1954–55 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1954–55 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1954–55 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Bill Strannigan, who was in his first season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

1954–55 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Seven Conference
Record	11–10 (4–8 Big Seven)
Head coach	Bill Strannigan (1st season)
Home arena	Iowa State Armory
Seasons ← 1953–54 1955–56 →

1954–55 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 15 Colorado	11	–	1		.917			19	–	6		.760
Missouri	9	–	3		.750			16	–	5		.762
Kansas State	6	–	6		.500			11	–	10		.524
Nebraska	6	–	6		.500			9	–	12		.429
Kansas	5	–	7		.417			11	–	10		.524
Iowa State	4	–	8		.333			11	–	10		.524
Oklahoma	1	–	11		.083			3	–	18		.143
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

They finished the season 11–10, 4–8 in Big Seven play to finish in sixth place.

Roster

1954–55 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
[2] Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 41 Barney Alleman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr Ankeny, Iowa C 40 Bill Dale 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr Lehigh, Iowa F 33 Don DeKoster 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Spencer, Iowa G 35 Mark DeRuyter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sioux Center, Iowa C 30 Chuck Duncan (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr Atlantic, Iowa F 34 Stanley Frahm 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Manning, Iowa G 22 Arnie Gaarde 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Jr Armstrong, Iowa F 25 Tom LeBuhn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Davenport, Iowa F 31 Jake Muehlenthaler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sheldahl, Iowa F 24 Jack Peterson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Des Moines, Iowa G 32 Jerry Sandbulte 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Sioux Center, Iowa C 42 Jim Sinning 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Marshalltown, Iowa G 20 Gary Thompson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — So Roland, Iowa F 21 Chuck Vogt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — So Clinton, Iowa G 23 Larry Wetter (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Rinard, Iowa	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 6, 1954* 7:35 pm		Carleton	W 78–60	1–0	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 11, 1954* 8:00 pm		at Bradley	L 67–79	1–1	Robertson Memorial Field House  Peoria, Illinois
December 17, 1954* 7:15 pm		Denver	W 80–59	2–1	Iowa State Armory (4,000) Ames, Iowa
December 18, 1954* 8:15 pm		Creighton	W 100–65	3–1	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 21, 1954* 8:45 pm		Drake Iowa Big Four	W 72–53	4–1	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 28, 1954* 8:00 pm		vs. No. 20 Kansas Big Seven Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	W 82–81	5–1	Municipal Auditorium (10,500) Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1954* 10:00 pm		vs. Kansas State Big Seven Holiday Tournament Semifinals	L 60–70	5–2	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
December 30, 1954* 8:00 pm		vs. Oklahoma Big Seven Holiday Tournament Third Place	W 71–64	6–2	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
January 4, 1955 8:05 pm		at Nebraska	L 63–76	6–3 (0–1)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, Nebraska
January 8, 1955 7:35 pm		Kansas State	L 77–78	6–4 (0–2)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 15, 1955 7:35 pm		Oklahoma	W 105–78	7–4 (1–2)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 17, 1955 7:35 pm		Kansas	L 72–73	7–5 (1–3)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 22, 1955 8:00 pm		at Kansas State	L 67–79	7–6 (1–4)	Ahearn Fieldhouse  Manhattan, Kansas
January 24, 1955 8:05 pm		at Colorado	L 71–78	7–7 (1–5)	Balch Fieldhouse  Boulder, Colorado
February 1, 1955 7:35 pm		No. 17 Missouri	L 67–84	7–8 (1–6)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 5, 1955 7:35 pm		Colorado	L 70–86	7–9 (1–7)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 8, 1955 7:30 pm		at Kansas	W 77–59	8–9 (2–7)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, Kansas
February 16, 1955* 8:15 pm		at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 82–73	9–9	Drake Fieldhouse  Des Moines, Iowa
February 19, 1955 8:00 pm		at Missouri	L 63–78	9–10 (2–8)	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, Missouri
February 26, 1955 7:35 pm		Nebraska	W 82–75	10–10 (3–8)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
March 5, 1955 8:00 pm		at Oklahoma	W 84–71	11–10 (4–8)	OU Field House  Norman, Oklahoma
*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 1954-55 Big Seven Conference Season Summary
2. "1954-55 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.