1960–61 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1960–61 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
	Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1960–61 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1960–61 record	14–11 (8–6 Big Eight)
Head coach	Glen Anderson (2nd season)
Home arena	Iowa State Armory

The 1960–61 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1960–61 NCAA Division I 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

1960–61 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
	Sam Barnard	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr	Oshkosh, WI
	Vinnie Brewer	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	New York, NY
G	Nick Bruno	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr	Staten Island, NY
F	John Davidson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	Las Animas, CO
G	Nelson Davis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	Danville, IL
G	Dave Groth	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So	Des Moines, IA
F	Gary Kleven	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	Westbrook, MN
G	Glen Mente	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Sr	Wheatland, IA
F	Jay Murrell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Omaha, NE
G	John Ptacek	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Webster City, IA
C	Terry Roberts	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Sr	Webster City, IA
C	Bob Stoy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr	Waterloo, IA
F	Marv Straw	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So	Lee, IL
G	Gary Wheeler	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Jr	Tama, IA
F	Henry Whitney (C)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr	Brooklyn, NY

Head coach

Glen Anderson

Assistant coach(es)

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 5, 1960* 7:35 PM	Wisconsin	W 88–76	1–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
December 10, 1960* 8:00 PM	at No. 16 Wichita (State)	L 58–75	1–1	Wichita Fieldhouse Wichita, KS
December 16, 1960* 7:35 PM	Washington	W 63–60	2–1	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
December 17, 1960* 8:45 PM	Washington	W 60–50	3–1	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
December 20, 1960* 8:00 PM	at Marquette	L 62–70	3–2	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
December 22, 1960* 7:00 PM	at Michigan State	L 81–92	3–3	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
December 27, 1960* 9:30 PM	vs. Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	W 72–68	4–3	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
December 28, 1960* 9:30 PM	vs. Kansas Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals	L 72–76	4–4	Municipal Auditorium (10,000) Kansas City, MO
December 29, 1960* 7:30 PM	vs. Oklahoma Big Eight Holiday Tournament Third Place	W 67–55	5–4	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
January 7, 1961 7:35 PM	Colorado forfeit by Colorado	L 60–61	6–4 (1–0)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
January 9, 1961 7:35 PM	Missouri	W 76–67	7–4 (2–0)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
January 14, 1961 7:30 PM	at Kansas	L 59–90	7–5 (2–1)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
January 18, 1961* 7:35 PM	Drake Iowa Big Four	W 71–70	8–5	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
January 21, 1961 8:05 PM	at Nebraska	W 66–58	9–5 (3–1)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE
January 28, 1961 9:05 PM	at Colorado Forfeit by Colorado	L 65–67	10–5 (4–1)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO
January 30, 1961 7:35 PM	Kansas State	L 70–72	10–6 (4–2)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
February 1, 1961* 8:15 PM	at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 81–83	10–7	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA
February 6, 1961 7:35 PM	Oklahoma State	W 80–63	11–7 (5–2)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
February 11, 1961 7:35 PM	at No. 7 Kansas State	L 55–56	11–8 (5–3)	Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, KS
February 13, 1961 7:35 PM	Nebraska	W 68–62	12–8 (6–3)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
February 18, 1961 7:35 PM	Oklahoma	W 57–56	13–8 (7–3)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
February 25, 1961 7:35 PM	at Oklahoma	W 61–55	14–8 (8–3)	OU Fieldhouse Norman, OK
February 27, 1961 7:35 PM	at Oklahoma State	L 55–59	14–9 (8–4)	Gallagher Hall Stillwater, OK
March 2, 1961 8:05 PM	at Missouri	L 82–95	14–10 (8–5)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO
March 6, 1961 7:35 PM	Kansas	L 75–85	14–11 (8–6)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

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[1] sports-reference.com 1960-61 Big Eight Conference Season Summary

[2] ttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/iowa-state/1961.html

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

Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Venues	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
People	Head coaches Notable players Statistical leaders
Hosted Tournaments	Cyclone Challenge ISU Holiday Classic
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
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

1960–61 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Kansas State	12	–	2	.857	22	–	5	.815
Kansas	10	–	4	.714	17	–	8	.680
Oklahoma State	8	–	6	.571	14	–	11	.560
Missouri	7	–	7	.500	11	–	13	.458
Iowa State	6	–	8	.429	14	–	11	.560
Nebraska	4	–	10	.286	10	–	14	.417
Oklahoma	2	–	12	.143	10	–	15	.400
Colorado	7	–	7	.500	15	–	10	.600

Rankings from AP Poll[1]