1927–28 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1927–28 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1927–28 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–15 (3–15 MVIAA)
Head coach	Bill Chandler (7th season);
Home arena	State Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1926–27 1928–29 →

1927–28 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Oklahoma	18	–	0	1.000	18	–	0	1.000
Missouri	13	–	5	.722	13	–	5	.722
Oklahoma A&M	11	–	7	.611	11	–	8	.579
Kansas	9	–	9	.500	9	–	9	.500
Kansas State	8	–	10	.444	10	–	10	.500
Washington University	8	–	10	.444	10	–	12	.455
Drake	7	–	11	.389	7	–	13	.350
Nebraska	7	–	11	.389	7	–	11	.389
Grinnell	6	–	12	.333	6	–	13	.316
Iowa State	3	–	15	.167	3	–	15	.167

The 1927–28 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team (also known informally as Ames) represented Iowa State University during the 1927–28 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Bill Chandler, who was in his seventh and final season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 3–15, 3–15 in Missouri Valley play to finish in tenth place.

Roster

1927–28 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	G.H. Ayres	—	—	Sr	Sioux Falls, South Dakota
F	Stanley Brown	—	—	Sr
G	Laurence Coomer	—	—	Jr
	Glasscock	—	—
G	Freddy Kling	—	—	Sr
G	C.W. Klingaman	—	—	So
G	R.W. Lamson	—	—	Sr
F	Lester Lande	—	—	Jr	Northwood, Iowa
F	Fred Ludwig	—	—	Jr	Lawton, Iowa
F	H.M. Pohlman	—	—	So	Melvin, Iowa
C	Lee Stillman	—	—	So	Gowrie, Iowa
F	Max Stayer (C)	—	—	Sr
G	M.H. Taylor	—	—	Jr	Montezuma, Iowa
C	R.M. Treadwell	—	—	Sr
C	Glenn Woods	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	So	Irwin, Iowa

Head coach

Bill Chandler

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
January 5, 1928	Oklahoma	L 32–51	0–1 (0–1)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 7, 1928	Oklahoma A&M	L 41–42 ^OT	0–2 (0–2)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 13, 1928	at Washington University (MO)	W 41–35	1–2 (1–2)	Francis Gymnasium (3,000) St. Louis, Missouri
January 14, 1928	at Missouri	L 28–52	1–3 (1–3)	Rothwell Gymnasium Columbia, Missouri
January 18, 1928	at Kansas State	L 28–38	1–4 (1–4)	Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas
January 19, 1928	at Kansas	L 33–46	1–5 (1–5)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, Kansas
January 24, 1928	Drake Iowa Big Four	L 21–26	1–6 (1–6)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 28, 1928	at Nebraska	L 26–37	1–7 (1–7)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
January 30, 1928	Grinnell	L 30–38	1–8 (1–8)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 3, 1928	Kansas	L 19–21	1–9 (1–9)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 9, 1928	Nebraska	L 26–32	1–10 (1–10)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 10, 1928	Kansas State	W 39–38	2–10 (2–10)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 13, 1928	at Grinnell	L 25–33	2–11 (2–11)	Grinnell, Iowa
February 17, 1928	at Oklahoma A&M	L 43–54	2–12 (2–12)	Armory-Gymnasium Stillwater, Oklahoma
February 18, 1928	at Oklahoma	L 17–37	2–13 (2–13)	OU Field House Norman, Oklahoma
February 25, 1928	Missouri	L 30–42	2–14 (2–14)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 27, 1928	Washington University (MO)	L 31–36	2–15 (2–15)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
March 5, 1928 8:00 pm	at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 26–25	3–15 (3–15)	Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, Iowa
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

^ Iowa State Has a Fast Quintet: Basketball Team Lacking in Height, but Good in Floor Work Four Letter Men Available Three Sophomore Stars. The Christian Science Monitor 1927 Dec 22:8.
^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

[1] Iowa State Has a Fast Quintet: Basketball Team Lacking in Height, but Good in Floor Work Four Letter Men Available Three Sophomore Stars. The Christian Science Monitor 1927 Dec 22:8.

[2] "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

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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