1917–18 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1917–18 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–10 (1–6 MVIAA)
Head coach
  • Harter Walter (3rd season)
Home arenaState Gymnasium
Seasons
1917–18 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Missouri 15 1   .938 17 1   .944
Kansas State 10 5   .667 12 5   .706
Kansas 9 8   .529 10 8   .556
Washington University 4 8   .333 9 8   .529
Nebraska 4 5   .444 7 7   .500
Iowa State 1 6   .143 6 10   .375
Drake 0 10   .000 1 15   .063

The 1917–18 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team (also known informally as Ames) represented Iowa State University during the 1917–18 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Harter Walter, who was in his third season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 6–10, 1–6 in Missouri Valley play to finish in sixth place.

Roster

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1917–18 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F.H. Abbott
Howard Aldrich (C)
Sr
Anderson
Baker
A.M. Boyd
Brotherlin
Churchill
Crouse
Harry Hahn
Handley
Harper
Hurwich
Jager
C Johnson
F E.H. Levsen
Sr
J.M. Linnan
Marso
Melham
Maxwell Morgan (C)
Jr
Morsch
Mortimer
Owen
Powell
G Allen Robinson
Spiker
Staly
Templeton
Vanderloo
Wallace
Wood
Head coach
  • Harter Walter
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
December 15, 1917*
Camp Dodge L 10–13  0–1
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
December 18, 1917*
Simpson W 23–17  1–1
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
January 4, 1918*
Coe W 29–19  2–1
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
January 8, 1918*
Cornell W 28–14  3–1
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
January 12, 1918*
at Camp Dodge L 18–31  3–2
 
Des Moines, Iowa
January 17, 1918
at Kansas L 21–24  3–3
(0–1)
Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, Kansas
January 18, 1918
at Kansas L 20–31  3–4
(0–2)
Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, Kansas
January 19, 1918
at Kansas State L 27–33  3–5
(0–3)
Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, Kansas
February 1, 1918*
at Grinnell W 24–23  4–5
 
Grinnell, Iowa
February 5, 1918
Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 33–21  5–5
(1–3)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
February 9, 1918*
at Iowa
Cy-Hawk Rivalry
L 9–24  5–6
First Iowa Armory 
Iowa City, Iowa
February 15, 1918
Missouri L 11–26  5–7
(1–4)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
February 16, 1918
Missouri L 13–24  5–8
(1–5)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
February 22, 1918*
Grinnell W 24–17  6–8
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
February 23, 1918
Kansas State L 18–22  6–9
(1–6)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
March 1, 1918
Iowa
Cy-Hawk Rivalry
L 20–22  6–10
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
*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. ^ (1) December 8, 1917 (Page 8 of 12). Des Moines Register 1917 Dec 08(170):8.
  2. ^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.