The 1958–59 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented
Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, Iowa State became one of the n ...
during the
1958-59 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The
Cyclones
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were coached by
Bill Strannigan
William Matthew Strannigan (December 1, 1918 – September 7, 1997) was an American college basketball, college men's basketball coach . He was the head coach of Colorado State Rams men's basketball, Colorado State from 1950 to 1954, Iowa State Cy ...
, who was in his fifth and final season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the
Iowa State Armory in
Ames, Iowa
Ames () is a city in Story County, Iowa, United States, located approximately north of Des Moines in central Iowa. It is best known as the home of Iowa State University (ISU), with leading agriculture, design, engineering, and veterinary medici ...
.
They finished the season 9–16, 4–10 in
Big Eight play to finish in seventh place.
Roster
Schedule and results
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References
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