# 1975–76 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1975–76 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Ken Trickey, who was in his second season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.
They finished the season 3–24, 3–11 in Big Eight play to finish in last place. Head Coach Ken Trickey resigned on January 21, 1976.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 29, 1975* 8:00 pm | Vanderbilt | L 80–105 | 0–1 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 2, 1975* 7:35 pm | South Dakota | L 75–79 | 0–2 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 6, 1975* 7:35 pm | at Drake Iowa's Big Four | L 83–98 | 0–3 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa |
| December 9, 1975* 7:35 pm | at TCU | L 83–95 | 0–4 | Daniel Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| December 12, 1975* 7:35 pm, WOI/Iowa PBS | Iowa CyHawk Rivalry | L 77–91 | 0–5 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 17, 1975* 7:35 pm | Creighton | L 61–73 | 0–6 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 20, 1975* 2:00 pm | at Nebraska-Omaha | L 73–84 | 0–7 | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| December 26, 1975* 7:05 pm | vs. Kansas State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals | L 67–81 | 0–8 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 29, 1975* 1:05 pm | vs. Oklahoma State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals | L 71–88 | 0–9 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 30, 1975* 1:05 pm | vs. Oklahoma Big Eight Holiday Tournament Seventh Place | L 51–71 | 0–10 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| January 8, 1976* 10:00 pm | at San Diego State | L 75–92 | 0–11 | Peterson Gymnasium San Diego |
| January 10, 1976* 2:10 pm, TVS–NBC | No. 5 UNLV | L 82–88 | 0–12 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 12, 1976* 8:30 pm | at Saint Louis | L 64–93 | 0–13 | St. Louis Arena (2,459) St. Louis, Missouri |
| January 17, 1976 7:35 pm | at Oklahoma State | W 93–89 $^{OT}$ | 1–13 (1–0) | Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| January 20, 1976 7:35 pm | at Kansas | L 60–68 | 1–14 (1–1) | Allen Fieldhouse (9,760) Lawrence, Kansas |
| January 24, 1976 7:35 pm | No. 18 Missouri | L 68–84 | 1–15 (1–2) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 28, 1976 7:35 pm | at Kansas State | L 66–84 | 1–16 (1–3) | Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas |
| January 31, 1976 1:10 pm, WOI | Colorado | W 82–71 | 2–16 (2–3) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 4, 1976 7:30 pm | at Oklahoma | L 63–75 | 2–17 (2–4) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| February 7, 1976 7:35 pm | Nebraska | L 56–66 | 2–18 (2–5) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 11, 1976 7:35 pm | Kansas | L 53–61 | 2–19 (2–6) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 14, 1976 1:10 pm, WOI | at No. 14 Missouri | L 64–85 | 2–20 (2–7) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| February 18, 1976 7:35 pm | Oklahoma State | L 71–83 | 2–21 (2–8) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 21, 1976 8:35 pm | at Colorado | L 83–92 | 2–22 (2–9) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado |
| February 27, 1976 7:35 pm | Kansas State | L 67–80 | 2–23 (2–10) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| March 3, 1976 7:35 pm | Oklahoma | W 62–57 | 3–23 (3–10) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| March 6, 1976 7:35 pm | Nebraska | L 66–82 | 3–24 (3–11) | Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||