1916–17 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1916–17 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1916–17 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	12–6 (6–4 MVIAA)
Head coach	Harter Walter (2nd season);
Home arena	State Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1915–16 1917–18 →

The 1916–17 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team (also known informally as Ames) represented Iowa State University during the 1916–17 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Harter Walter, who was in his second season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

1916–17 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kansas State	10	–	2	.833	15	–	2	.882
Missouri	10	–	4	.714	12	–	4	.750
Iowa State	6	–	4	.600	12	–	6	.667
Kansas	9	–	7	.563	12	–	6	.667
Nebraska	4	–	8	.333	12	–	10	.545
Washington University	1	–	11	.083	6	–	13	.316
Drake	0	–	4	.000	5	–	7	.417

They finished the season 12–6, 6–4 in Missouri Valley play to finish in third place.

Roster

1916–17 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
	Aldrich	—	—
G	W.H. Boynton (C)	—	—	Sr
F	S.S. Bragdon	—	—	Sr
	Brotherlin	—	—
C	C.W. Erskine	—	—	So	Ottumwa, Iowa
	Frost	—	—
	Harry Hahn	—	—
	Harper	—	—
	Hubbard	—	—
C	L. Janda	—	—	Jr
	Kimler	—	—
	Linnane	—	—
	Meadows	—	—
G	Morgan	—	—	Jr
C	Roscoe Packer	—	—	Sr	Marshalltown, Iowa
F	J.W. Paige	—	—	So
	Tomlinson	—	—
	Wolrad	—	—
F	Woodward	—	—

Head coach

Harter Walter

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
December 16, 1916*	Central	W 32–19	1–0	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 2, 1917*	Simpson	L 13–18	1–1	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 6, 1917*	Iowa State Teachers Iowa Big Four	W 22–15	2–1	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 12, 1917	at Missouri	L 25–28	2–2 (0–1)	Rothwell Gymnasium Columbia, Missouri
January 13, 1917	at Missouri	W 22–21	3–2 (1–1)	Rothwell Gymnasium Columbia, Missouri
January 18, 1917	Kansas	L 13–30	3–3 (1–2)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 19, 1917	Kansas	L 9–25	3–4 (1–3)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 26, 1917 4:00 pm	at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 25–21	4–4 (2–3)	Alumni Gymnasium Des Moines, Iowa
February 6, 1917*	at Grinnell	W 18–8	5–4	Grinnell, Iowa
February 10, 1917*	Chicago	W 27–20	6–4	State Gymnasium (2,500) Ames, Iowa
February 13, 1917	Drake Iowa Big Four	W 25–9	7–4 (3–3)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 16, 1917*	Iowa CyHawk Rivalry	W 24–12	8–4	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 22, 1917	Nebraska	W 19–7	9–4 (4–3)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 23, 1917	Nebraska	W 24–17	10–4 (5–3)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 27, 1917*	at Iowa CyHawk Rivalry	L 13–15	10–5	First Iowa Armory Iowa City, Iowa
March 3, 1917*	Grinnell	W 25–19	11–5	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
March 9, 1917	at Nebraska	W 24–22	12–5 (6–3)	Grant Memorial Hall Lincoln, Nebraska
March 10, 1917	at Nebraska	L 21–24	12–6 (6–4)	Grant Memorial Hall Lincoln, Nebraska
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

^ AMES FIVE HAS CHANCE TO WIN THE STATE TITLE: SEVERAL CANDIDATES ON THE SQUAD EXPECTED TO BECOME ELIGIBLE AT OPENING OF THE NEXT SEMESTER. The Christian Science Monitor 1917 Jan 27:16.
^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

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[1] AMES FIVE HAS CHANCE TO WIN THE STATE TITLE: SEVERAL CANDIDATES ON THE SQUAD EXPECTED TO BECOME ELIGIBLE AT OPENING OF THE NEXT SEMESTER. The Christian Science Monitor 1917 Jan 27:16.

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

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