1917–18 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1917–18 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team (also known informally as Ames) represented Iowa State University during the 1917-18 NCAA College men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Harter Walter, who was in his third season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

1917–18 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	6–10 (1–6 MVIAA)
Head coach	Harter Walter (3rd season)
Home arena	State Gymnasium

1917–18 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Missouri	15	–	1		.938			17	–	1		.944
Kansas State	10	–	5		.667			12	–	5		.706
Kansas	9	–	8		.529			10	–	8		.556
Washington University	4	–	8		.333			9	–	8		.529
Nebraska	4	–	5		.444			7	–	7		.500
Iowa State	1	–	6		.143			6	–	10		.375
Drake	0	–	10		.000			1	–	15		.063

They finished the season 6–10, 1–6 in Missouri Valley play to finish in sixth place.

Roster

1917–18 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F.H. Abbott — — Howard Aldrich (C) — — Sr Anderson — — Baker — — A.M. Boyd — — Brotherlin — — Churchill — — Crouse — — Harry Hahn — — Handley — — Harper — — Hurwich — — Jager — — C Johnson — — F E.H. Levsen — — Sr J.M. Linnan — — Marso — — Melham — — Maxwell Morgan (C) — — Jr Morsch — — Mortimer — — Owen — — Powell — — G Allen Robinson — — Spiker — — Staly — — Templeton — — Vanderloo — — Wallace — — Wood — —	Head coach Harter Walter 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 15, 1917*		Camp Dodge	L 10–13	0–1	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
December 18, 1917*		Simpson	W 23–17	1–1	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
January 4, 1918*		Coe	W 29–19	2–1	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
January 8, 1918*		Cornell	W 28–14	3–1	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
January 12, 1918*		at Camp Dodge	L 18–31	3–2	Des Moines, IA
January 17, 1918		at Kansas	L 21–24	3–3 (0–1)	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, KS
January 18, 1918		at Kansas	L 20–31	3–4 (0–2)	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, KS
January 19, 1918		at Kansas State	L 27–33	3–5 (0–3)	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, KS
February 1, 1918*		at Grinnell	W 24–23	4–5	Grinnell, IA
February 5, 1918		Drake Iowa Big Four	W 33–21	5–5 (1–3)	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
February 9, 1918*		at Iowa Cy-Hawk Rivalry	L 9–24	5–6	First Iowa Armory  Iowa City, IA
February 15, 1918		Missouri	L 11–26	5–7 (1–4)	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
February 16, 1918		Missouri	L 13–24	5–8 (1–5)	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
February 22, 1918*		Grinnell	W 24–17	6–8	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
February 23, 1918		Kansas State	L 18–22	6–9 (1–6)	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
March 1, 1918		Iowa Cy-Hawk Rivalry	L 20–22	6–10	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.