# 1974–75 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1974–75 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Ken Trickey, who was in his first season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.
They finished the season 10–16, 4–10 in Big Eight play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 29, 1974* 7:30 pm | Mankato State | W 99–81 | 1–0 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 3, 1974* 7:30 pm | at Bradley | L 72–93 | 1–1 | Robertson Memorial Field House (6,900) Peoria, Illinois |
| December 7, 1974* 1:30 pm | at Wisconsin | L 84–86 | 1–2 | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin |
| December 9, 1974* 7:30 pm | Illinois | L 71–77 | 1–3 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 12, 1974* 7:35 pm | at Iowa CyHawk Rivalry | L 66–77 | 1–4 | Iowa Fieldhouse Iowa City, Iowa |
| December 14, 1974* 7:35 pm | TCU | W 91–90 | 2–4 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 19, 1974* 7:35 pm, WOI | Drake Iowa Big Four | L 64–65 | 2–5 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 21, 1974* 7:35 pm | Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four | W 123–70 | 3–5 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 27, 1974* 7:05 pm | vs. Colorado Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals | W 107–82 | 4–5 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 28, 1974* 9:05 pm | vs. Kansas State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals | W 82–64 | 5–5 | Kemper Arena (12,869) Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 30, 1974* 9:05 pm | vs. Kansas Big Eight Holiday Tournament Championship | L 75–76 | 5–6 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| January 6, 1975* 7:35 pm | UW-Oshkosh | W 110–106 | 6–6 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 18, 1975 7:35 pm | Oklahoma State | L 95–101 | 6–7 (0–1) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 22, 1975 7:35 pm | No. 18 Kansas | W 96–81 | 7–7 (1–1) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 25, 1975 2:10 pm, Big Eight | at Missouri | L 85–87 | 7–8 (1–2) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| January 29, 1975 7:35 pm | Kansas State | L 93–108 | 7–9 (1–3) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 1, 1975 6:35 pm | at Colorado | W 101–90 | 8–9 (2–3) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado |
| February 5, 1975 7:35 pm | Oklahoma | L 89–91 | 8–10 (2–4) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 8, 1975 7:35 pm | at Nebraska | L 62–75 | 8–11 (2–5) | Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska |
| February 12, 1975 7:35 pm | at Kansas | L 62–76 | 8–12 (2–6) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| February 15, 1975 7:35 pm | Missouri | L 86–96 | 8–13 (2–7) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 19, 1975 7:35 pm | at Oklahoma State | L 70–95 | 8–14 (2–8) | Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| February 22, 1975 2:10 pm, Big Eight | Colorado | W 119–96 | 9–14 (3–8) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| March 1, 1975 2:05 pm, Big Eight | at Kansas State | L 68–70 | 9–15 (3–9) | Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas |
| March 5, 1975 7:30 pm | at Oklahoma | L 79–84 | 9–16 (3–10) | OU Field House Norman, Oklahoma |
| March 8, 1975 7:35 pm | Nebraska | W 82–69 | 10–16 (4–10) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||