# 1958–59 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1958–59 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1958–59 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Bill Strannigan, who was in his fifth and final season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.
They finished the season 9–16, 4–10 in Big Eight play to finish in seventh place.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| December 1, 1958* 7:35 pm | South Dakota State | W 63–56 | 1–0 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 8, 1958* 7:35 pm | Minnesota | W 81–75 | 2–0 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 12, 1958* 9:30 pm, KTTV (delay) | at USC | L 62–71 | 2–1 | Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles |
| December 13, 1958* 9:30 pm, KTTV (delay) | at UCLA | L 53–65 | 2–2 | Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles |
| December 15, 1958* 8:00 pm | at Illinois | L 46–68 | 2–3 | Huff Hall (6,328) Champaign, Illinois |
| December 19, 1958* 9:35 pm | Colorado State | W 79–55 | 3–3 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 20, 1958* 7:30 pm | vs. Oklahoma City | L 56–63 | 3–4 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa |
| December 26, 1958* 9:30 pm | vs. Oklahoma Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals | L 65–68 | 3–5 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 29, 1958* 2:00 pm | vs. Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals | W 72–70 $^{OT}$ | 4–5 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 30, 1958* 4:00 pm | vs. Oklahoma State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Fifth Place | W 64–62 | 5–5 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| January 5, 1959 7:35 pm | No. 3 Kansas State | L 56–59 | 5–6 (0–1) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 10, 1959 7:35 pm | Oklahoma | L 43–56 | 5–7 (0–2) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 12, 1959 7:35 pm | Kansas | L 48–69 | 5–8 (0–3) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 17, 1959 8:05 pm | at Nebraska | L 49–52 | 5–9 (0–4) | Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska |
| January 19, 1959 9:05 pm | at Colorado | L 64–73 | 5–10 (0–5) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado |
| January 26, 1959 7:35 pm | at No. 3 Kansas State | L 55–78 | 5–11 (0–6) | Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas |
| January 31, 1959 7:35 pm | Oklahoma State | W 48–47 | 6–11 (1–6) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 7, 1959 7:35 pm | Missouri | W 61–53 | 7–11 (2–6) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 9, 1959* 8:15 pm | at Drake Iowa Big Four | L 57–58 | 7–12 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa |
| February 14, 1959 7:30 pm | at Oklahoma | L 50–65 | 7–13 (2–7) | OU Fieldhouse Norman, Oklahoma |
| February 16, 1959 7:30 pm | at Oklahoma State | L 54–59 | 7–14 (2–8) | Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| February 21, 1959 7:35 pm | Colorado | L 63–75 | 7–15 (2–9) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 28, 1959 7:35 pm | Nebraska | W 59–56 | 8–15 (3–9) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| March 3, 1959 7:30 pm | at Kansas | W 67–62 | 9–15 (4–9) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| March 9, 1959 8:00 pm | at Missouri | L 67–68 | 9–16 (4–10) | Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||