title: Louis Menze
text: # Louis Menze
  
  Louis Edmond Menze (June 28, 1894 – October 7, 1982) was a college men's basketball coach and athletics administrator. He was the head coach of Iowa State from 1928 to 1947. He coached Iowa State to a 166–153 record, winning four Big Six Conference championships and made the 1944 Final Four in one NCAA tournament appearance. He also served as Iowa State's athletic director from 1945 to 1958. He was inducted into the Iowa State athletics Hall of Fame in 1998.
  
  ## Head coaching record
  
  Statistics overview :
  
  | Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Iowa State Cyclones (Big Six Conference) (1928–1947) ||||||
  | 1928–29 | Iowa State | 8–7 | 4–6 | 4th | |
  | 1929–30 | Iowa State | 9–8 | 5–5 | 4th | |
  | 1930–31 | Iowa State | 8–8 | 4–6 | 5th | |
  | 1931–32 | Iowa State | 9–6 | 4–6 | 5th | |
  | 1932–33 | Iowa State | 6–10 | 2–8 | 6th | |
  | 1933–34 | Iowa State | 6–11 | 2–8 | T–5th | |
  | 1934–35 | Iowa State | 13–3 | 8–2 | 1st | |
  | 1935–36 | Iowa State | 8–8 | 3–7 | T–4th | |
  | 1936–37 | Iowa State | 3–15 | 0–10 | 6th | |
  | 1937–38 | Iowa State | 6–9 | 2–8 | 6th | |
  | 1938–39 | Iowa State | 8–9 | 5–5 | 4th | |
  | 1939–40 | Iowa State | 9–9 | 2–8 | T–4th | |
  | 1940–41 | Iowa State | 15–4 | 7–3 | T–1st | |
  | 1941–42 | Iowa State | 11–6 | 5–5 | 3rd | |
  | 1942–43 | Iowa State | 7–9 | 2–8 | 5th | |
  | 1943–44 | Iowa State | 14–4 | 9–1 | T–1st | NCAA Final Four |
  | 1944–45 | Iowa State | 11–5 | 8–2 | 1st | |
  | 1945–46 | Iowa State | 8–8 | 5–5 | 3rd | |
  | 1946–47 | Iowa State | 7–14 | 5–5 | T–3rd | |
  | Iowa State: | Iowa State: | 166–153 (.520) | 82–108 (.432) | | |
  | Total: | Total: | 166–153 (.520) | | | |
  | National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||
  