1956–57 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1956–57 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1956–57 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Seven Conference
Record	16–7 (6–6 Big Seven)
Head coach	Bill Strannigan (3rd season);
Assistant coach	Bob Lamson
Home arena	Iowa State Armory
	Seasons ← 1955–56 1957–58 →

1956–57 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Kansas	11	–	1	.917	24	–	3	.889
Kansas State	8	–	4	.667	15	–	8	.652
Iowa State	6	–	6	.500	16	–	7	.696
Colorado	5	–	7	.417	14	–	9	.609
Nebraska	5	–	7	.417	11	–	12	.478
Missouri	4	–	8	.333	10	–	13	.435
Oklahoma	3	–	9	.250	8	–	15	.348

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1956–57 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1956–57 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Bill Strannigan, who was in his third season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 16–7, 6–6 in Big Seven play to finish in third place. Gary Thompson won Big Seven Player of the Year, edging out Wilt Chamberlain of Kansas. Iowa State also picked up their first ever win over a top ranked team, defeating Kansas, 39–37.

Roster

1956–57 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G		Ronald Baukol	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	So
F		Bud Bergman	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So
F		Fred Boshela	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—		Rockford, Illinois
F		John Crawford	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr
F		Gary Davis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So
F		Dave Day	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—
G		Dick Farwell	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr
G		Lyle Frahm	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr
F		Gene Gronau	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—
C		John Krocheski	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So
G		Al Lowery	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Jr
C		Don Medsker	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr
G		Larry Swanson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—
G	20	Gary Thompson (C)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Sr	Roland, Iowa
F		Chuck Vogt (C)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr

Head coach

Bill Strannigan

Assistant coach(es)

Bob Lamson

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
December 1, 1956* 8:00 pm		at Michigan State	W 60–53	1–0	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan
December 3, 1956* 7:35 pm		Houston	W 92–73	2–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 6, 1956* 7:35 pm		BYU	W 57–48	3–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 14, 1956* 8:00 pm	No. 17	at Texas Tech	W 63–62	4–0	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas
December 15, 1956* 7:30 pm	No. 17	at Tulsa	W 72–52	5–0	Expo Square Pavilion Tulsa, Oklahoma
December 22, 1956* 8:00 pm	No. 14	Wyoming	W 85–57	6–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 26, 1956* 9:30 pm	No. 14	vs. No. 1 Kansas Big Seven Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	L 57–58	6–1	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
December 28, 1956* 2:00 pm	No. 14	vs. Kansas State Big Seven Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals	W 74–64	7–1	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1956* 4:00 pm	No. 14	vs. Nebraska Big Seven Holiday Tournament Fifth Place	W 89–69	8–1	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
January 7, 1957 8:00 pm	No. 7	at Missouri	L 59–77	8–2 (0–1)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri
January 11, 1957 8:15 pm	No. 7	at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 97–71	9–2	Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, Iowa
January 14, 1957 7:35 pm, WOI	No. 7	No. 1 Kansas	W 39–37	10–2 (1–1)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 19, 1957 7:35 pm	No. 9	Oklahoma	W 74–54	11–2 (2–1)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 24, 1957 7:35 pm, WOI	No. 3	Missouri	L 66–69 ^OT	11–3 (2–2)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 28, 1957 7:35 pm	No. 3	at Oklahoma	W 67–56	12–3 (3–2)	OU Fieldhouse Norman, Oklahoma
February 2, 1957 7:35 pm, WOI/WMT/KVTV/WDAF	No. 8	at No. 2 Kansas	L 64–75	12–4 (3–3)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
February 4, 1957 7:35 pm	No. 8	Colorado	W 72–71	13–4 (4–3)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 7, 1957* 7:35 pm	No. 9	Drake Iowa Big Four	W 92–71	14–4	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 11, 1957 9:05 pm	No. 9	at Colorado	L 52–59	14–5 (4–4)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado
February 16, 1957 7:35 pm	No. 9	Nebraska	W 59–47	15–5 (5–4)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 23, 1957 7:35 pm	No. 9	at No. 17 Kansas State	L 77–86 ^OT	15–6 (5–5)	Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas
March 2, 1957 7:35 pm, WOI	No. 16	No. 12 Kansas State	W 69–67 ^OT	16–6 (6–5)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
March 9, 1957 8:00 pm	No. 17	Nebraska	L 58–67	16–7 (6–6)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

^ "1956–57 Big Seven Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
^ "1956-57 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats".
^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

[1] "1956–57 Big Seven Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.

[2] "1956-57 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats".

[3] "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

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Culture & lore	Cy the Cardinal "ISU Fights" Iowa State Pep Band ISU Holiday Classic
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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