In January 1957, the last time Iowa State was in the top three in the AP poll, Dwight Eisenhower was president and "Singing ...

AMES — It's one small step in the AP Poll, and one giant leap for Iowa State basketball ... The Roland Rocket, Gary Thompson, led the 1957 squad to a 39-37 victory over Wilt Chamberlain ...

More: Iowa State men's basketball ranked No. 2 in the nation ... That honor went to Iowa State's Gary Thompson. Thompson, a 5-foot-10-inch guard from Roland, Iowa, averaged 20 points and four ...