:1960–61 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
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{{1960–61 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1960–61 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1960–61 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Glen Anderson, who was in his second season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.
They finished the season 14–11, 8–6 in Big Eight play to finish tied for fourth place.
Roster
{{CBB roster/Header|year=1960|team=Iowa State Cyclones|teamcolors=y}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Sam|last=Barnard|num=|pos=|ft=6|in=6|lbs=|class=Sr|link=|home=Oshkosh, Wisconsin}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Vinnie|last=Brewer|num=|pos=|ft=6|in=3|lbs=|class=So|link=|home=New York City}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Nick|last=Bruno|num=|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=|class=Sr|link=|home=Staten Island, New York}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=John|last=Davidson|num=|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=|class=So|link=|home=Las Animas, Colorado}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Nelson|last=Davis|num=|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=|class=So|link=|home=Danville, Illinois}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Dave|last=Groth|num=|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=|class=So|link=|home=Des Moines, Iowa}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Gary|last=Kleven|num=|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=|class=So|link=|home=Westbrook, Minnesota}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Glen|last=Mente|num=|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=|class=Sr|link=|home=Wheatland, Iowa}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jay|last=Murrell|num=|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=|class=Jr|link=|home=Omaha, Nebraska}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=John|last=Ptacek|num=|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=|class=Jr|link=|home=Webster City, Iowa}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Terry|last=Roberts|num=|pos=C|ft=6|in=11|lbs=|class=Sr|link=|home=Webster City, Iowa}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Bob|last=Stoy|num=|pos=C|ft=6|in=8|lbs=|class=Jr|link=|home=Waterloo, Iowa}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Marv|last=Straw|num=|pos=F|ft=6|in=4|lbs=|class=So|link=|home=Lee, Illinois}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Gary|last=Wheeler|num=|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|lbs=|class=Jr|link=|home=Tama, Iowa}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Henry|last=Whitney|num=|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=|class=Sr|link=|home=Brooklyn, New York|note=C}}
{{CBB roster/Footer|head_coach=* Glen Anderson
|asst_coach=}}
Schedule and results
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!colspan=6 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Iowa State Cyclones|border=0|color=white}}"|Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
|date=December 5, 1960
|time=7:35 pm
|nonconf=yes
|away=
|neutral=
|rank=
|opponent=Wisconsin
|opprank=
|site_stadium=Iowa State Armory
|site_cityst=Ames, Iowa
|gamename=
|score=88–76
|tv=
|overtime=
|attend=
|record=1–0}}
{{CBB schedule entry
|date=December 10, 1960
|time=8:00 pm
|nonconf=yes
|away=yes
|neutral=
|rank=
|opponent=Wichita (State)
|opprank=16
|site_stadium=Wichita Fieldhouse
|site_cityst=Wichita, Kansas
|gamename=
|score=58–75
|tv=
|overtime=
|attend=
|record=1–1}}
{{CBB schedule entry
|date=December 16, 1960
|time=7:35 pm
|nonconf=yes
|away=
|neutral=
|rank=
|opponent=Washington
|opprank=
|site_stadium=Iowa State Armory
|site_cityst=Ames, Iowa
|gamename=
|score=63–60
|tv=
|overtime=
|attend=
|record=2–1}}
{{CBB schedule entry
|date=December 17, 1960
|time=8:45 pm
|nonconf=yes
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|neutral=
|rank=
|opponent=Washington
|opprank=
|site_stadium=Iowa State Armory
|site_cityst=Ames, Iowa
|gamename=
|score=60–50
|tv=
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|attend=
|record=3–1}}
{{CBB schedule entry
|date=December 20, 1960
|time=8:00 pm
|nonconf=yes
|away=yes
|neutral=
|rank=
|opponent=Marquette
|opprank=
|site_stadium=Milwaukee Arena
|site_cityst=Milwaukee
|gamename=
|score=62–70
|tv=
|overtime=
|attend=
|record=3–2}}
{{CBB schedule entry
|date=December 22, 1960
|time=7:00 pm
|nonconf=yes
|away=yes
|neutral=
|rank=
|opponent=Michigan State
|opprank=
|site_stadium=Jenison Fieldhouse
|site_cityst=East Lansing, Michigan
|gamename=
|score=81–92
|tv=
|overtime=
|attend=
|record=3–3}}
{{CBB schedule entry
|date=December 27, 1960
|time=9:30 pm
|nonconf=yes
|away=
|neutral=yes
|rank=
|opponent=Missouri
|opprank=
|site_stadium=Municipal Auditorium
|site_cityst=Kansas City, Missouri
|gamename=Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals
|score=72–68
|tv=
|overtime=
|attend=
|record=4–3}}
{{CBB schedule entry
|date=December 28, 1960
|time=9:30 pm
|nonconf=yes
|away=
|neutral=yes
|rank=
|opponent=Kansas
|opprank=
|site_stadium=Municipal Auditorium
|site_cityst=Kansas City, Missouri
|gamename=Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals
|score=72–76
|tv=
|overtime=
|attend=10,000
|record=4–4}}
{{CBB schedule entry
|date=December 29, 1960
|time=7:30 pm
|nonconf=yes
|away=
|neutral=yes
|rank=
|opponent=Oklahoma
|opprank=
|site_stadium=Municipal Auditorium
|site_cityst=Kansas City, Missouri
|gamename=Big Eight Holiday Tournament Third Place
|score=67–55
|tv=
|overtime=
|attend=
|record=5–4}}
{{CBB schedule entry
|date=January 7, 1961
|time=7:35 pm
|nonconf=
|away=
|neutral=
|rank=
|opponent=Colorado
|opprank=
|site_stadium=Iowa State Armory
|site_cityst=Ames, Iowa
|gamename=forfeit by Colorado
|score=60–61
|tv=
|overtime=
|attend=
|record=6–4
|conference=1–0}}
{{CBB schedule entry
|date=January 9, 1961
|time=7:35 pm
|nonconf=
|away=
|neutral=
|rank=
|opponent=Missouri
|opprank=
|site_stadium=Iowa State Armory
|site_cityst=Ames, Iowa
|gamename=
|score=76–67
|tv=
|overtime=
|attend=
|record=7–4
|conference=2–0}}
{{CBB schedule entry
|date=January 14, 1961
|time=7:30 pm
|nonconf=
|away=yes
|neutral=
|rank=
|opponent=Kansas
|opprank=
|site_stadium=Allen Fieldhouse
|site_cityst=Lawrence, Kansas
|gamename=
|score=59–90
|tv=
|overtime=
|attend=
|record=7–5
|conference=2–1}}
{{CBB schedule entry
|date=January 18, 1961
|time=7:35 pm
|nonconf=yes
|away=
|neutral=
|rank=
|opponent=Drake
|opprank=
|site_stadium=Iowa State Armory
|site_cityst=Ames, Iowa
|gamename=Iowa Big Four
|score=71–70
|tv=
|overtime=
|attend=
|record=8–5}}
{{CBB schedule entry
|date=January 21, 1961
|time=8:05 pm
|nonconf=
|away=yes
|neutral=
|rank=
|opponent=Nebraska
|opprank=
|site_stadium=Nebraska Coliseum
|site_cityst=Lincoln, Nebraska
|gamename=
|score=66–58
|tv=
|overtime=
|attend=
|record=9–5
|conference=3–1}}
{{CBB schedule entry
|date=January 28, 1961
|time=9:05 pm
|nonconf=
|away=yes
|neutral=
|rank=
|opponent=Colorado
|opprank=
|site_stadium=Balch Fieldhouse
|site_cityst=Boulder, Colorado
|gamename=Forfeit by Colorado
|score=65–67
|tv=
|overtime=
|attend=
|record=10–5
|conference=4–1}}
{{CBB schedule entry
|date=January 30, 1961
|time=7:35 pm
|nonconf=
|away=
|neutral=
|rank=
|opponent=Kansas State
|opprank=
|site_stadium=Iowa State Armory
|site_cityst=Ames, Iowa
|gamename=
|score=70–72
|tv=
|overtime=
|attend=
|record=10–6
|conference=4–2}}
{{CBB schedule entry
|date=February 1, 1961
|time=8:15 pm
|nonconf=yes
|away=yes
|neutral=
|rank=
|opponent=Drake
|opprank=
|site_stadium=Veterans Memorial Auditorium
|site_cityst=Des Moines, Iowa
|gamename=Iowa Big Four
|score=81–83
|tv=
|overtime=
|attend=
|record=10–7}}
{{CBB schedule entry
|date=February 6, 1961
|time=7:35 pm
|nonconf=
|away=
|neutral=
|rank=
|opponent=Oklahoma State
|opprank=
|site_stadium=Iowa State Armory
|site_cityst=Ames, Iowa
|gamename=
|score=80–63
|tv=
|overtime=
|attend=
|record=11–7
|conference=5–2}}
{{CBB schedule entry
|date=February 11, 1961
|time=7:35 pm
|nonconf=
|away=yes
|neutral=
|rank=
|opponent=Kansas State
|opprank=7
|site_stadium=Ahearn Field House
|site_cityst=Manhattan, Kansas
|gamename=
|score=55–56
|tv=
|overtime=
|attend=
|record=11–8
|conference=5–3}}
{{CBB schedule entry
|date=February 13, 1961
|time=7:35 pm
|nonconf=
|away=
|neutral=
|rank=
|opponent=Nebraska
|opprank=
|site_stadium=Iowa State Armory
|site_cityst=Ames, Iowa
|gamename=
|score=68–62
|tv=
|overtime=
|attend=
|record=12–8
|conference=6–3}}
{{CBB schedule entry
|date=February 18, 1961
|time=7:35 pm
|nonconf=
|away=
|neutral=
|rank=
|opponent=Oklahoma
|opprank=
|site_stadium=Iowa State Armory
|site_cityst=Ames, Iowa
|gamename=
|score=57–56
|tv=
|overtime=
|attend=
|record=13–8
|conference=7–3}}
{{CBB schedule entry
|date=February 25, 1961
|time=7:35 pm
|nonconf=
|away=yes
|neutral=
|rank=
|opponent=Oklahoma
|opprank=
|site_stadium=OU Field House
|site_cityst=Norman, Oklahoma
|gamename=
|score=61–55
|tv=
|overtime=
|attend=
|record=14–8
|conference=8–3}}
{{CBB schedule entry
|date=February 27, 1961
|time=7:35 pm
|nonconf=
|away=yes
|neutral=
|rank=
|opponent=Oklahoma State
|opprank=
|site_stadium=Gallagher Hall
|site_cityst=Stillwater, Oklahoma
|gamename=
|score=55–59
|tv=
|overtime=
|attend=
|record=14–9
|conference=8–4}}
{{CBB schedule entry
|date=March 2, 1961
|time=8:05 pm
|nonconf=
|away=yes
|neutral=
|rank=
|opponent=Missouri
|opprank=
|site_stadium=Brewer Fieldhouse
|site_cityst=Columbia, Missouri
|gamename=
|score=82–95
|tv=
|overtime=
|attend=
|record=14–10
|conference=8–5}}
{{CBB schedule entry
|date=March 6, 1961
|time=7:35 pm
|nonconf=
|away=
|neutral=
|rank=
|opponent=Kansas
|opprank=
|site_stadium=Iowa State Armory
|site_cityst=Ames, Iowa
|gamename=
|score=75–85
|tv=
|overtime=
|attend=
|record=14–11
|conference=8–6}}
|-
{{CBB schedule end|poll=AP poll|timezone=Central Time}}
{{cite web|title=Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results|url=https://cyclones.com/documents/2015/5/4/Results.pdf|access-date=April 18, 2020|publisher=Iowa State University Athletic Department}}
References
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