1965–66 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1965–66 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	11–14 (6–8 Big Eight)
Head coach	Glen Anderson (7th season)
Assistant coach	Bob Lamson
Home arena	Iowa State Armory
Seasons← 1964–65 1966–67 →

1965–66 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Kansas	13	–	1	.929	23	–	4	.852
Nebraska	12	–	2	.857	20	–	5	.800
Kansas State	9	–	5	.643	14	–	11	.560
Oklahoma	7	–	7	.500	11	–	14	.440
Colorado	6	–	8	.429	12	–	13	.480
Iowa State	6	–	8	.429	11	–	14	.440
Oklahoma State	2	–	12	.143	4	–	21	.160
Missouri	1	–	13	.071	3	–	21	.125

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965–66 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1965–66 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Glen Anderson, who was in his seventh season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 11–14, 6–8 in Big Eight play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

Roster

1965–66 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	Jerry Closter	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr
	Ron Doncagave	—	—
F	Raul Duarte	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Jr	Lima, Peru
C	Dave Fleming	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Cedar Falls, Iowa
	David Harvey	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Goldfield, Iowa
	Gene Hoemann	—	—
F	Gary Jones	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr
F	Al Koch (C)	—	—	Sr
G	John McGonigle	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	Moline, Illinois
F	Don Smith	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So	Brooklyn, New York
	Wayne Tjernagel	—	—		Nevada, Iowa
G	Al Tubbs	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Sr
F	Al Wantiez	—	—	Sr
G	Bob Ziegler (C)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr
G	Don Ziegler	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr	Laurens, Iowa

Head coach

Glen Anderson

Assistant coach(es)

Bob Lamson

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
December 1, 1965* 7:35 pm	Air Force	W 59–55	1–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 4, 1965* 8:00 pm	at No. 7 Minnesota	L 69–80	1–1	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 6, 1965* 7:35 pm	New Mexico	L 52–56	1–2	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 11, 1965* 7:35 pm	at Augustana	W 102–76	2–2	Sioux Falls Arena Sioux Falls, South Dakota
December 13, 1965* 7:35 pm	State College of Iowa (Northern Iowa) Iowa Big Four	W 73–54	3–2	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 16, 1965* 8:00 pm	at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 66–72	3–3	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
December 20, 1965* 7:30 pm	at Ohio State	L 70–87	3–4	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
December 28, 1965* 7:35 pm	vs. Colorado Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	W 89–72	4–4	Municipal Auditorium (10,500) Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1965* 9:30 pm	vs. Kansas Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals	L 66–73	4–5	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
December 30, 1965* 3:00 pm	vs. Oklahoma Big Eight Holiday Tournament Third Place	W 87–82	5–5	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
January 4, 1966 7:35 pm	Nebraska	L 74–76	5–6 (0–1)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 8, 1966 8:00 pm	at Kansas	L 65–82	5–7 (0–2)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
January 10, 1966 7:35 pm	Missouri	W 85–70	6–7 (1–2)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 15, 1966 7:35 pm	No. 10 Kansas	L 47–49	6–8 (1–3)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 17, 1966 9:05 pm	at Colorado	L 63–71	6–9 (1–4)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado
January 22, 1966 7:35 pm	Oklahoma State	W 76–61	7–9 (2–4)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 26, 1966* 7:35 pm	Drake Iowa Big Four	L 71–74	7–10	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 29, 1966 7:35 pm	at Oklahoma State	W 69–56	8–10 (3–4)	Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma
January 31, 1966 8:05 pm	at Oklahoma	W 92–82	9–10 (4–4)	OU Fieldhouse Norman, Oklahoma
February 5, 1966 7:35 pm	Colorado	W 74–65	10–10 (5–4)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 12, 1966 7:30 pm	at No. 9 Nebraska	L 70–81	10–11 (5–5)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
February 14, 1966 7:30 pm	at Kansas State	L 69–80	10–12 (5–6)	Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas
February 19, 1966 7:35 pm	Oklahoma	L 78–80	10–13 (5–7)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
March 3, 1966 7:35 pm	at Missouri	W 79–73	11–13 (6–7)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri
March 7, 1966 7:35 pm	Kansas State	L 73–75	11–14 (6–8)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

sports-reference.com 1965-66 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
"1965-66 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats".
"Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

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