1969–70 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1969–70 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	12–14 (5–9 Big Eight)
Head coach	Glen Anderson (11th season)
Assistant coach	Arnie Gaarde
Home arena	Iowa State Armory
Seasons← 1968–69 1970–71 →

1969–70 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kansas State	10	–	4	.714	20	–	8	.714
Kansas	8	–	6	.571	17	–	9	.654
Oklahoma	7	–	7	.500	19	–	9	.679
Nebraska	7	–	7	.500	16	–	9	.640
Missouri	7	–	7	.500	15	–	11	.577
Colorado	7	–	7	.500	14	–	12	.538
Oklahoma State	5	–	9	.357	14	–	12	.538
Iowa State	5	–	9	.357	12	–	14	.462

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969–70 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Glen Anderson, who was in his eleventh season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 12–14, 5–9 in Big Eight play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

Roster

1969–70 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year
G	Jim Abrahamson (C)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr
C	Roger Ahrens	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—
F	Bill Cain (C)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr
F	Dave Collins	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Sr
G	Jack DeVilder	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
F	Rick Engel	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So
F	Aaron Jenkins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—
F	Ron Kaufman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr
G	Gene Mack	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So
G	Jim Abrahamson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr
	Pat Melloy	—	—
G	Jim Miller	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—	So
G	Mike Murray	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Sr
	Bill Snell	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—

Head coach

Glen Anderson

Assistant coach(es)

Arnie Gaarde

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, 1969* 7:35 pm	Washburn	W 75–49	1–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 4, 1969* 7:35 pm	Sacramento State	W 77–61	2–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 6, 1969* 7:35 pm	at No. 19 Drake	L 62–86	2–1	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
December 9, 1969* 7:35 pm	Minnesota	W 89–84	3–1	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 12, 1969* 9:05 pm	at Arizona	L 65–78	3–2	Bear Down Gym (3,600) Tucson, Arizona
December 13, 1969* 10:00 pm	at No. 6 USC	L 59–70	3–3	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles
December 16, 1969* 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Wisconsin	W 84–73	4–3	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 20, 1969* 8:15 pm, WOI (delay)	Augustana	W 90–58	5–3	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 27, 1969* 9:00 pm	vs. Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	L 50–52	5–4	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1969* 3:00 pm	vs. Nebraska Big Eight Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals	L 66–74	5–5	Municipal Auditorium (8,155) Kansas City, Missouri
December 30, 1969* 1:00 pm	vs. Oklahoma State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Seventh Place	W 87–84	6–5	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
January 6, 1970 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Nebraska	W 72–70	7–5 (1–0)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 10, 1970 8:05 pm	at Kansas	L 62–82	7–6 (1–1)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
January 17, 1970 7:35 pm	at Missouri	L 63–65	7–7 (1–2)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri
January 19, 1970 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Colorado	L 67–85	7–8 (1–3)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 22, 1970* 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Northern Illinois	W 97–90	8–8	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 26, 1970 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Kansas	W 91–89	9–8 (2–3)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 31, 1970 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Oklahoma State	W 75–61	10–8 (3–3)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 2, 1970 7:35 pm	at No. 19 Kansas State	L 64–82	10–9 (3–4)	Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas
February 7, 1970 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Missouri	W 89–78	11–9 (4–4)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 9, 1970 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	No. 18 Kansas State	W 80–64	12–9 (5–4)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 14, 1970 7:35 pm	at Oklahoma	L 68–74	12–10 (5–5)	OU Field House Norman, Oklahoma
February 16, 1970 7:35 pm	at Oklahoma State	L 62–72	12–11 (5–6)	Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma
February 21, 1970 1:10 pm, TVS	Oklahoma	L 73–75	12–12 (5–7)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
March 5, 1970 9:00 pm	at Colorado	L 79–107	12–13 (5–8)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado
March 7, 1970 2:10 pm, Big Eight	at Nebraska	L 81–87	12–14 (5–9)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

sports-reference.com 1969-70 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
"1969-70 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats".
"Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

v t e Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Venues	Margaret Hall Gymnasium (1907–1912) State Gymnasium (1913–1947) Iowa State Armory (1947–1971) Hilton Coliseum (1971–present)
Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)
Culture & lore	Cy the Cardinal "ISU Fights" Iowa State Pep Band ISU Holiday Classic
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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