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1973–74 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1973–74 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record15–11 (6–8 Big Eight)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Gus Guydon
  • Tom Smith
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
Seasons

The 1973–74 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Maury John, who was in his third season with the Cyclones. John was diagnosed with cancer early in the season and stepped away, with Gus Guydon taking over as interim head coach. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 15–11, 6–8 in Big Eight play to finish in fifth place.

1973–74 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Kansas 13 – 1   .929 23 – 7   .767
Kansas State 11 – 3   .786 19 – 8   .704
Oklahoma 9 – 5   .643 18 – 8   .692
Nebraska 7 – 7   .500 14 – 12   .538
Iowa State 6 – 8   .429 15 – 11   .577
Colorado 4 – 10   .286 9 – 17   .346
Missouri 3 – 11   .214 12 – 14   .462
Oklahoma State 3 – 11   .214 9 – 17   .346
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

1973–74 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players Coaches
[2]
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 31 Mike Benjamin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 So LaPorte, Indiana
G 54 Bill Benson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
G 10 Jeff Branstetter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Harlan, Iowa
F 42 Steve Burgason 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Fr Ames, Iowa
G 24 Mike Capobianco
—
—
 Sr
C 44 Craig DeLoss 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
 Jr Spencer, Iowa
12 Fred Frommelt
—
—
F 32 Wes Harris (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
G 14 Eric Heft (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 Sr
G 34 Hercle Ivy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 So St. Louis, Missouri
42 John John
—
—
 Jr Des Moines, Iowa
C 52 Larry Loots 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 Jr Ames, Iowa
C 50 Alex Mazeika 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
 Fr Clinton, Iowa
33 Jim Thorup
—
—
 Fr Des Moines, Iowa
F 40 Robert Wilson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Gus Guydon
Tom Smith

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

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
November 16, 1973*
7:35 pm 		Yugoslavian National Team
Exhibition 		L 96–97 2OT
Hilton Coliseum (5,000)
Ames, Iowa
Regular season
December 1, 1973*
7:35 pm 		Western Illinois W 84–81 OT 1–0
 Hilton Coliseum (10,200)
Ames, Iowa
December 4, 1973*
7:35 pm 		South Dakota W 103–67  2–0
 Hilton Coliseum (7,680)
Ames, Iowa
December 8, 1973*
7:35 pm 		Bradley W 81–62  3–0
 Hilton Coliseum (10,600)
Ames, Iowa
December 11, 1973*
7:35 pm, WOI (delay) 		San Jose State W 83–60  4–0
 Hilton Coliseum (9,100)
Ames, Iowa
December 15, 1973*
7:35 pm 		at Drake
Iowa's Big Four 		L 60–61  4–1
 Veterans Memorial Auditorium (11,200)
Des Moines, Iowa
December 18, 1973*
7:35 pm, WOI (delay) 		San Francisco State W 77–65  5–1
 Hilton Coliseum (8,100)
Ames, Iowa
December 21, 1973*
7:30 pm 		at Tulsa L 69–79  5–2
 Expo Square Pavilion (3,378)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
December 27, 1973*
9:00 pm 		vs. Oklahoma State
Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals 		W 73–50  6–2
 Municipal Auditorium (6,826)
Kansas City, Missouri
December 28, 1973*
9:00 pm 		vs. No. 18 Kansas State
Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals 		W 61–55  7–2
 Municipal Auditorium (10,200)
Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1973*
9:00 pm 		vs. Missouri
Big Eight Holiday Tournament Championship 		L 78–80  7–3
 Municipal Auditorium (10,200)
Kansas City, Missouri
January 5, 1974*
7:35 pm, WOI (delay) 		UW-River Falls W 107–61  8–3
 Hilton Coliseum (5,800)
Ames, Iowa
January 7, 1974*
7:35 pm, WOI (delay) 		Iowa
CyHawk Rivalry 		W 94–77  9–3
 Hilton Coliseum (14,800)
Ames, Iowa
January 12, 1974
2:00 pm 		at Missouri L 83–91  9–4
(0–1) 		Hearnes Center (7,378)
Columbia, Missouri
January 15, 1974
7:35 pm, WOI (delay) 		Kansas L 69–73  9–5
(0–2) 		Hilton Coliseum (10,200)
Ames, Iowa
January 19, 1974
8:35 pm 		at Colorado W 81–66  10–5
(1–2) 		Balch Fieldhouse (2,242)
Boulder, Colorado
January 21, 1974
7:35 pm, WOI (delay) 		Oklahoma L 69–71 OT 10–6
(1–3) 		Hilton Coliseum (10,100)
Ames, Iowa
January 26, 1974
7:35 pm 		at Kansas State L 66–92  10–7
(1–4) 		Ahearn Fieldhouse (11,700)
Manhattan, Kansas
February 2, 1974
7:35 pm, WOI (delay) 		Oklahoma State W 78–75  11–7
(2–4) 		Hilton Coliseum (10,500)
Ames, Iowa
February 5, 1974
7:35 pm 		at Nebraska L 88–91 3OT 11–8
(2–5) 		Nebraska Coliseum (4,100)
Lincoln, Nebraska
February 9, 1974
2:00 pm, WOI 		Kansas State L 56–72  11–9
(2–6) 		Hilton Coliseum (11,000)
Ames, Iowa
February 11, 1974
7:35 pm, WOI (delay) 		Missouri W 79–75  12–9
(3–6) 		Hilton Coliseum (9,200)
Ames, Iowa
February 16, 1974
2:00 pm, Big Eight 		at No. 16 Kansas L 57–72  12–10
(3–7) 		Allen Fieldhouse (11,500)
Lawrence, Kansas
February 25, 1974
7:35 pm, WOI (delay) 		Colorado W 69–61  13–10
(4–7) 		Hilton Coliseum (6,200)
Ames, Iowa
March 4, 1974
7:35 pm 		at Oklahoma State W 70–68  14–10
(5–7) 		Gallagher Hall (2,600)
Stillwater, Oklahoma
March 6, 1974
7:35 pm 		at Oklahoma L 70–88  14–11
(5–8) 		OU Field House (3,600)
Norman, Oklahoma
March 9, 1974
1:00 pm, TVS – Big Eight 		Nebraska W 76–58  15–11
(6–8) 		Hilton Coliseum (7,100)
Ames, Iowa
*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 1973-74 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1973-74 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.
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