# 1960–61 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1960–61 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1960–61 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Glen Anderson, who was in his second season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.
They finished the season 14–11, 8–6 in Big Eight play to finish tied for fourth place.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| December 5, 1960* 7:35 pm | Wisconsin | W 88–76 | 1–0 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 10, 1960* 8:00 pm | at No. 16 Wichita (State) | L 58–75 | 1–1 | Wichita Fieldhouse Wichita, Kansas |
| December 16, 1960* 7:35 pm | Washington | W 63–60 | 2–1 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 17, 1960* 8:45 pm | Washington | W 60–50 | 3–1 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 20, 1960* 8:00 pm | at Marquette | L 62–70 | 3–2 | Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee |
| December 22, 1960* 7:00 pm | at Michigan State | L 81–92 | 3–3 | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan |
| December 27, 1960* 9:30 pm | vs. Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals | W 72–68 | 4–3 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 28, 1960* 9:30 pm | vs. Kansas Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals | L 72–76 | 4–4 | Municipal Auditorium (10,000) Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 29, 1960* 7:30 pm | vs. Oklahoma Big Eight Holiday Tournament Third Place | W 67–55 | 5–4 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| January 7, 1961 7:35 pm | Colorado forfeit by Colorado | L 60–61 | 6–4 (1–0) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 9, 1961 7:35 pm | Missouri | W 76–67 | 7–4 (2–0) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 14, 1961 7:30 pm | at Kansas | L 59–90 | 7–5 (2–1) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| January 18, 1961* 7:35 pm | Drake Iowa Big Four | W 71–70 | 8–5 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 21, 1961 8:05 pm | at Nebraska | W 66–58 | 9–5 (3–1) | Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska |
| January 28, 1961 9:05 pm | at Colorado Forfeit by Colorado | L 65–67 | 10–5 (4–1) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado |
| January 30, 1961 7:35 pm | Kansas State | L 70–72 | 10–6 (4–2) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 1, 1961* 8:15 pm | at Drake Iowa Big Four | L 81–83 | 10–7 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa |
| February 6, 1961 7:35 pm | Oklahoma State | W 80–63 | 11–7 (5–2) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 11, 1961 7:35 pm | at No. 7 Kansas State | L 55–56 | 11–8 (5–3) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| February 13, 1961 7:35 pm | Nebraska | W 68–62 | 12–8 (6–3) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 18, 1961 7:35 pm | Oklahoma | W 57–56 | 13–8 (7–3) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 25, 1961 7:35 pm | at Oklahoma | W 61–55 | 14–8 (8–3) | OU Field House Norman, Oklahoma |
| February 27, 1961 7:35 pm | at Oklahoma State | L 55–59 | 14–9 (8–4) | Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| March 2, 1961 8:05 pm | at Missouri | L 82–95 | 14–10 (8–5) | Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri |
| March 6, 1961 7:35 pm | Kansas | L 75–85 | 14–11 (8–6) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||