1950–51 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1950-51 Kansas Jayhawks Big Eight ConferenceBig Seven Conference Big 7 16–8 8–4 Phog Allen 34th Dick Harp 2nd Jerry Waugh Hoch Auditorium The 1950–51 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1950–51 college men's basketball season. The Jayhawks were coached by Phog Allen in his 34th year of his second tenure and 36th overall. On December 16, Allen coached against one of his former players, Adolph Rupp, for the first time. Rupp was the coach at Kentucky. The Jayhawks finished the season 8–4 in the Big Seven Conference, finishing 2nd in the conference, and 16–8 overall. They were not selected to the 1951 NCAA Tournament. One notable player on the team was Dean Smith, who would later go on to a Hall of Fame coaching career at North Carolina. Roster Clyde Lovellette Ben Kenney Bill Lienhard Bill Hougland Jerry Waugh Charlie Hoag Dale Engel Sonny Enns Dean Kelley Clinton Bull John Keller Bill Schaake Dean Wells Ken Buller Wally Beck Harold Lowe Jack Rodgers Dean Smith Aubrey Linville Mark Rivard Don Woodson 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22. Schedule December 4 w yes Creighton Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS 51–35 1-0 December 6 w yes Utah State Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS 56–38 2-0 December 9 w yes yes Saint Joseph's Convention Hall Philadelphia, PA 60–41 3-0 December 12 w yes yes St. John's Madison Square Garden (III) New York, NY 52–51 4-0 December 16 l yes yes Kentucky Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY 39–68 4-1 December 19 w yes 11 Springfield (MA) Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS 78–52 5-1 December 27 w yes 10 Iowa State Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO 75–51 6-1 December 29 l yes yes 10 Minnesota Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO 51–62 6-2 December 30 w yes 10 Nebraska Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO 63–47 7-2 January 5 w 20 Nebraska Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS 66–41 8-2 1-0 January 8 w 20 Missouri Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS 61–46 9-2 2-0 January 11 w 17 Colorado Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS 54–48 10-2 3-0 January 15 l 17 Kansas State 9 Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS Sunflower Showdown 43–47 10-3 3-1 January 27 w yes Oklahoma 18 Field House Norman, OK 58–52 11-3 4-1 February 3 l yes yes 17 Northwestern Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL 53–54 11-4 February 5 l yes 17 Oklahoma A&M Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS 41–46 11-5 February 10 w yes 20 Nebraska Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE 61–52 12-5 5-1 February 12 l yes 20 Missouri Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO Border War 38–39 12-6 5-2 February 17 w yes Iowa State The Armory Ames, IA 56–54 13-6 6-2 February 19 l Oklahoma Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS 59–61 13-7 6-3 February 24 l yes Kansas State 5 Nichols Hall Manhattan, KS Sunflower Showdown 51–65 13-8 6-4 February 26 w Colorado Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO 58–56 14-8 7-4 March 7 w Iowa State Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS 70–64 15-8 8-4 March 10 w yes yes Oklahoma A&M 2 Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK 37–27 15-8 2012-13 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Accessed 2013-Aug-11. References Category:Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball seasons Kansas Kansas Kansas