1925–26 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1925–26 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team (also known informally as Ames) represented Iowa State University during the 1925–26 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Bill Chandler, who was in his fifth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

1925–26 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–14 (3–11 MVIAA)
Head coach	Bill Chandler (5th season)
Home arena	State Gymnasium

1925–26 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Kansas	16	–	2		.889			16	–	2		.889
Oklahoma	9	–	3		.750			11	–	4		.733
Kansas State	9	–	3		.750			11	–	7		.611
Missouri	8	–	8		.500			8	–	10		.444
Nebraska	7	–	7		.500			8	–	10		.444
Drake	7	–	9		.438			9	–	9		.500
Washington University	7	–	9		.438			7	–	9		.438
Oklahoma A&M	5	–	7		.417			9	–	9		.500
Iowa State	3	–	11		.214			4	–	14		.222
Grinnell	1	–	13		.071			1	–	14		.067

They finished the season 4–14, 3–11 in Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association play to finish in ninth place.

Roster

1925–26 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown Ernest Anderson (C) — — Arnold — — Earl Elliott — — Ames, Iowa C Herman Fennema — — Monroe, Iowa Gregg — — L.W. Grimes — — V.S. Hall — — G.B. Hay — — G Freddy Kling — — Lester Lande — — Northwood, Iowa Martin — — Aaron Miller — — Waterloo, Iowa Nelson — — Max Stayer — — Swanson — — Wright — —	Head coach Bill Chandler Assistant coach(es) 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 21, 1925*		Illinois	L 14–35	0–1	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
December 28, 1925*		at Minnesota	L 17–32	0–2	Kenwood Armory  Minneapolis
December 30, 1925* 8:00 pm		at Chicago	W 22–21	1–2	Bartlett Gymnasium  Chicago
January 2, 1926*		at Creighton	L 15–18	1–3	University Gym (1,500) Omaha, Nebraska
January 8, 1926 7:15 pm		Drake Iowa Big Four	L 18–26	1–4 (0–1)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
January 15, 1926		at Washington University (MO)	L 26–30	1–5 (0–2)	Francis Gymnasium (6,000) St. Louis, Missouri
January 16, 1926		at Missouri	W 23–22	2–5 (1–2)	Rothwell Gymnasium  Columbia, Missouri
January 23, 1926		at Nebraska	L 13–18	2–6 (1–3)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, Nebraska
January 29, 1926		Kansas	L 21–43	2–7 (1–4)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
February 1, 1926		Nebraska	L 12–27	2–8 (1–5)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
February 5, 1926 8:00 pm		at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 22–26	2–9 (1–6)	Des Moines Coliseum  Des Moines, Iowa
February 9, 1926		Grinnell	W 34–15	3–9 (2–6)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
February 13, 1926		at Kansas State	L 10–43	3–10 (2–7)	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, Kansas
February 15, 1926		at Kansas	L 23–25	3–11 (2–8)	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, Kansas
February 22, 1926		at Grinnell	W 32–23	4–11 (3–8)	Grinnell, Iowa
February 26, 1926		Missouri	L 21–34	4–12 (3–9)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
February 27, 1926		Washington University (MO)	L 20–24	4–13 (3–10)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
March 4, 1926		Kansas State	L 22–23 OT	4–14 (3–11)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.