1957–58 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1957–58 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1957–58 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Bill Strannigan, who was in his fourth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

1957–58 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	15–8 (8–4 Big Eight)
Head coach	Bill Strannigan (4th season)
Home arena	Iowa State Armory
Seasons ← 1956–57 1958–59 →

1957–58 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Kansas State	10	–	2		.833			22	–	5		.815
No. 7 Kansas	8	–	4		.667			18	–	5		.783
Iowa State	8	–	4		.667			15	–	8		.652
Oklahoma	5	–	7		.417			13	–	10		.565
Nebraska	5	–	7		.417			10	–	13		.435
Missouri	3	–	9		.250			9	–	13		.409
Colorado	3	–	9		.250			8	–	15		.348
No. 19 Oklahoma State	0	–	0		–			21	–	8		.724
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

They finished the season 15–8, 8–4 in Big Eight play to finish in a tie for second.

Roster

1957–58 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
[2] Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G Ronald Baukol 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Jr F Bud Bergman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr F John Crawford (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr F Gary Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr G Dick Farwell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Sr G Larry Fie — — So Spencer, Iowa G Lyle Frahm (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr F Gene Gronau 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr F Dale Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — C John Krocheski 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr G Al Lowery 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Sr C Don Medsker (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Sr F Doug Meyer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) —	Head coach Bill Strannigan Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
December 2, 1957* 7:35 pm		Drake Iowa Big Four	W 62–55	1–0	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 5, 1957* 8:00 pm		at Minnesota	L 66–67	1–1	Williams Arena  Minneapolis
December 12, 1957* 9:00 pm		at BYU	W 54–45	2–1	Smith Fieldhouse  Provo, Utah
December 14, 1957*		at Wyoming	W 72–51	3–1	War Memorial Fieldhouse  Laramie, Wyoming
December 21, 1957* 7:35 pm		Illinois	W 68–60	4–1	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 23, 1957* 8:30 pm		No. 9 Michigan State	L 51–57 OT	4–2	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 26, 1957* 9:30 pm	No. 20	vs. Colorado Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	W 81–43	5–2	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
December 28, 1957* 7:30 pm	No. 20	vs. No. 2 Kansas Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals	L 48–55	5–3	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1957* 7:30 pm	No. 20	vs. Nebraska Big Eight Holiday Tournament Third Place	W 61–51	6–3	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
January 6, 1958* 7:35PM		Montana State	L 61–62	6–4	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 11, 1958 7:35 pm		Missouri	W 62–55	7–4 (1–0)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 13, 1958* 8:15 pm		at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 63–42	8–4	Veterans Memorial Auditorium  Des Moines, Iowa
January 18, 1958 7:30 pm		at Nebraska	W 57–52	9–4 (2–0)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, Nebraska
January 20, 1958 9:00 pm		at Colorado	L 36–45	9–5 (2–1)	Balch Fieldhouse  Boulder, Colorado
January 25, 1958 7:35 pm, WOI/WIBW		No. 3 Kansas State	L 54–64	9–6 (2–2)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 1, 1958 7:35 pm		Nebraska	W 78–63	10–6 (3–2)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 8, 1958 7:35 pm		at No. 4 Kansas State	L 70–77	10–7 (3–3)	Ahearn Fieldhouse  Manhattan, Kansas
February 15, 1958 7:35 pm		at No. 4 Kansas	L 61–90	10–8 (3–4)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
February 17, 1958 7:35 pm		at No. 20 Oklahoma	W 59–56 OT	11–8 (4–4)	OU Fieldhouse  Norman, Oklahoma
February 24, 1958 7:35 pm, WOI/WIBW		No. 4 Kansas	W 48–42	12–8 (5–4)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
March 1, 1958 7:35 pm		Colorado	W 71–44	13–8 (6–4)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
March 3, 1958 7:35 pm		Oklahoma	W 66–65	14–8 (7–4)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
March 10, 1958 8:00 pm		at Missouri	W 63–59 OT	15–8 (8–4)	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

1. sports-reference.com 1957-58 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
2. "1957-58 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats".
3. "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.