1952–53 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1952-53 Kansas Jayhawks Big Seven Conference Big Eight Conference Big 7 5 3 19–6 10–2 Phog Allen 36th Dick Harp 4th Dean Kelley Hoch Auditorium NCAA tournament, Runner-upBig Seven Champions National Championship Game L Lost 68-69 vs. Indiana The 1952–53 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1952–53 college men's basketball season. Roster B. H. Born Allen Kelley Dean Kelley Hal Patterson Gil Reich Larry Davenport Bill Heitholt Dean Smith Jerry Alberts Eldon Nicholson John Anderson LaVannes Squires Ken Buller Marvin Deckert Jerry Taylor Wes Whitney Jack Wolfe Everett Dye Wes Johnson 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22. Schedule December 10 w yes yes Tulane Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA 63–50 1-0 December 13 l yes yes Rice Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX 51–54 1-1 December 19 w yes 20 SMU Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS 83–66 2-1 December 20 w yes 20 SMU Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS 72–55 3-1 December 27 w yes Nebraska Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO 73–66 4-1 December 29 w yes Missouri Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO Border War 66–62 5-1 December 30 l yes Kansas State 1 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO Sunflower Showdown 87–93 5-2 January 5 l yes Oklahoma Field House Norman, OK 61–76 5-3 0-1 January 8 w yes Oklahoma A&M 5 Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS 65–53 6-3 January 10 w yes Iowa State The Armory Ames, IA 76–57 7-3 1-1 January 12 w yes Nebraska Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska 65–59 8-3 2-1 January 17 w 15 Kansas State 1 Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS 80–66 9-3 3-1 January 20 l yes 9 Colorado Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO 68–72 9-4 3-2 February 7 w 18 Missouri Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS Border War 86–62 10-4 4-2 February 10 w 14 Oklahoma Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS 87–59 11-4 5-2 February 14 w 14 Nebraska Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS 77–58 12-4 6-2 February 17 w yes 10 Kansas State 8 Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS Sunflower Showdown 80–78 13-4 7-2 February 23 l yes yes 10 Oklahoma A&M 7 Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK 58–79 13-5 March 2 w Colorado 5 Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS 78–55 14-5 8-2 March 6 w yes 6 Iowa State Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS 87–62 15-5 9-2 March 9 w yes 6 Missouri Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO Border War 69–60 16-5 10-2 March 13 w yes yes 5 Oklahoma City 10 Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS NCAA Regional semifinals 73–65 17-5 March 14 w yes yes 5 Oklahoma A&M 6 Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS NCAA Regional Finals 61–55 18-5 March 17 w yes yes 5 Washington 2 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO NCAA National Semifinals 79–53 19-5 March 18 l yes yes 5 Indiana 1 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO National Championship game 68–69 19-6 2012-13 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Accessed 2013-Aug-11. Rankings 1952–53 NCAA men's basketball rankings References Category:Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball seasons Kansas Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Kansas Kansas Kansas