1919–20 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1919–20 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team (also known informally as Ames) represented Iowa State University during the 1919–20 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by R.N. Berryman, who was in his first and only season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

1919–20 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	6–12 (2–10 MVIAA)
Head coach	R.N. Berryman (1st season)
Home arena	State Gymnasium

1919–20 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Missouri	17	–	1		.944			17	–	1		.944
Washington University	11	–	5		.688			13	–	5		.722
Kansas	9	–	7		.563			11	–	7		.611
Kansas State	8	–	8		.500			10	–	8		.556
Oklahoma	3	–	7		.300			9	–	7		.563
Drake	3	–	7		.300			12	–	11		.522
Iowa State	2	–	10		.167			6	–	12		.333
Grinnell	1	–	9		.100			4	–	10		.286

They finished the season 6–12, 2–10 in Missouri Valley play to finish in seventh place.

Roster

1919–20 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C Anderson — — M.A. "Shorty" Boyd — — F Jack Currie — — Clyde Erskine — — Hibbs — — G G.F. Hudson — — So C M.N. Innes — — So Ames, Iowa F Janda — — W.L. "Red" Lane — — So Bob Miller — — "Boob" Miller — — F Bill Paige — — Schooley — — F Harry Shepard — — Sr F Tracy — — G Stewart White (C) — — G F.W. Willimack — — Sr F Wright — — Young — —	Head coach R.N. Berryman 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
January 6, 1920*		Coe	W 23–13	1–0	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
January 9, 1920		Missouri	L 20–55	1–1 (0–1)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
January 10, 1920		Missouri	L 17–45	1–2 (0–2)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
January 16, 1920		at Kansas	L 27–29	1–3 (0–3)	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, Kansas
January 17, 1920		at Kansas	L 18–28	1–4 (0–4)	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, Kansas
January 19, 1920*		Iowa State Teachers (Northern Iowa) Iowa Big Four	W 28–19	2–4	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
January 23, 1920*		at Iowa Iowa Big Four	L 15–27	2–4	First Iowa Armory  Iowa City, Iowa
January 28, 1920		Washington University (MO)	L 30–35	2–5 (0–5)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
January 29, 1920		Washington University (MO)	L 17–33	2–6 (0–6)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
January 31, 1920* 2:00 pm		Simpson	W 30–21	3–6	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
February 13, 1920		at Kansas State	L 20–37	3–7 (0–7)	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, Kansas
February 14, 1920		at Kansas State	L 21–27	3–7 (0–8)	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, Kansas
February 18, 1920		Drake Iowa Big Four	L 19–22	3–8 (0–9)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
February 20, 1920		at Grinnell	L 12–13	3–9 (0–10)	Grinnell, Iowa
February 23, 1920*		Cornell	W 26–14	4–9	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
February 28, 1920 2:00 pm		Grinnell	W 35–27	5–9 (1–10)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
March 1, 1920		at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 36–23	6–9 (2–10)	Des Moines Coliseum  Des Moines, Iowa
March 6, 1920*		Iowa CyHawk Rivalry	L 19–26	6–10	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.