# 1959–60 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1959–60 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1959–60 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Glen Anderson, who was in his first season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.
They finished the season 15–9, 7–7 in Big Eight play to finish in fourth place. They were Big Eight Holiday Tournament champions, defeating Kansas State, Colorado and Kansas in the December tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| December 1, 1959* 7:35 pm | South Dakota | W 66–47 | 1–0 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 5, 1959* 1:30 pm | at Wisconsin | W 71–53 | 2–0 | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin |
| December 10, 1959* 7:35 pm | Utah State | L 66–71 | 2–1 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 18, 1959* 10:00 pm | at Washington | W 60–56 | 3–1 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle |
| December 19, 1959* 10:00 pm | at Washington | L 59–69 | 3–2 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle |
| December 23, 1959* 8:30 pm | Drake Iowa Big Four | W 58–54 | 4–2 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 26, 1959* 7:30 pm | vs. Kansas State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals | W 74–73 $^{OT}$ | 5–2 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 29, 1959* 7:30 pm | vs. Colorado Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals | W 55–41 | 6–2 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 30, 1959* 9:30 pm | vs. Kansas Big Eight Holiday Tournament Championship | W 83–70 | 7–2 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| January 4, 1960 7:35 pm | Nebraska | W 57–53 | 8–2 (1–0) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 9, 1960 8:00 pm | at Oklahoma State | W 49–48 | 9–2 (2–0) | Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| January 11, 1960 7:30 pm | at Oklahoma | L 47–65 | 9–3 (2–1) | OU Field House Norman, Oklahoma |
| January 16, 1960 7:35 pm | Oklahoma State | W 48–40 | 10–3 (3–1) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 18, 1960 7:35 pm | at Kansas State | L 66–68 | 10–4 (3–2) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| January 23, 1960 2:50 pm, Big Eight | Kansas | W 72–60 | 11–4 (4–2) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 1, 1960 7:30 pm | Colorado forfeit by Colorado | L 55–70 | 12–4 (5–2) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 6, 1960 7:35 pm | at Kansas | L 64–70 | 12–5 (5–3) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| February 13, 1960 8:05 pm | at Nebraska | L 49–69 | 12–6 (5–4) | Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska |
| February 15, 1960 7:35 pm | Kansas State | L 70–72 | 12–7 (5–5) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 20, 1960 2:50 pm, Big Eight | Oklahoma | L 47–58 | 12–8 (5–6) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 27, 1960 9:05 pm | at Colorado | W 83–80 $^{5OT}$ | 13–8 (6–6) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado |
| February 29, 1960 7:35 pm | Missouri | W 92–69 | 14–8 (7–6) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| March 2, 1960* 8:15 pm | at Drake Iowa Big Four | W 61–57 | 15–8 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa |
| March 7, 1960 8:00 pm | at Missouri | L 57–59 | 15–9 (7–7) | Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||