1951–52 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1951–52 Kansas Jayhawks 1951–52 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team.png 295 Big Seven Conference Big Eight Conference Big 7 3 8 28–3 11–1 Phog Allen 35th Dick Harp 3rd Bill Hougland John Keller Bob Kenney Bill Lienhard Clyde Lovellette Hoch Auditorium NCAA tournament National championsBig Seven champions National Championship Game W Won 80–63 vs. St. John’s The 1951–52 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 1951–52 NCAA men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 54th. They were led by coach Phog Allen in his 35th season overall, 33rd consecutive. He guided Kansas to its first NCAA Tournament championship, their 3rd National Championship overall, behind center Clyde Lovellette, who scored 33 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in an 80–63 victory over St. John's in the title game. Lovellette became the only player in NCAA history to lead the nation in scoring while leading his team to the national championship in the same season. Also on the team was Dean Smith, who later went on to a Hall of Fame coaching career at North Carolina. Seven members of the team, as well as Allen, would be named to the 1952 United States men's Olympic basketball team. Roster 1951 Kansas Jayhawks y Jerry Alberts 3 F 6 3 186 Fr Lincoln, Illinois B. H. Born y 25 FC 6 8 195 So Medicine Lodge, Kansas Larry Davenport 4 F 6 2 195 Fr Newton, Kansas Everett Dye 12 GF 6 2 155 So Independence, Kansas Bill Heitholt 21 GF 6 3 178 Fr Quincy, Illinois Charlie Hoag y 5 GF 6 2 185 Jr Oak Park, Illinois Bill Hougland y 17 G 6 4 180 Sr Beloit, Kansas Weston Johnson 13 G 6 3 174 So Newton, Kansas John Keller y basketball 20 GF 6 3 185 Sr Page City, Kansas Allen Kelley y 24 G 5 11 164 So McCune, Kansas Dean Kelley y 14 F 5 11 164 Jr McCune, Kansas Bob Kenney y 9 F 6 2 195 Sr Winfield, Kansas Bill Lienhard y 11 F 6 5 180 Sr Newton, Kansas Clyde Lovellette y 16 C 6 9 230 Sr Terre Haute, Indiana Dean Smith y 22 F 5 10 160 Jr Topeka, Kansas Phog Allen Dick Harp 1952 NCAA Final Four program March 1952 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22. Schedule December 3 w yes Baylor Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS 57–46 1-0 December 8 w yes Denver Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS 84–53 2-0 December 10 w yes 8 Creighton Vinardi Center Omaha, NE 65–47 3-0 December 14 w yes yes 8 SMU Perkins Gym Dallas, TX 74–51 4-0 December 15 w yes yes 8 SMU Perkins Gym Dallas, TX 58–57 5-0 December 18 w yes 7 Rice Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS 68–48 6-0 December 22 w yes 7 USC Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS 76–55 7-0 December 26 w yes 4 Colorado Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO 76–56 8-0 December 28 w yes 4 Kansas State 8 Memorial Auditorium Kansas City, MO Sunflower Showdown 90–88 9-0 December 29 w yes 4 Missouri Memorial Auditorium Kansas City, MO Border War 75–65 10-0 January 5 w 1 Oklahoma Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS 71–48 11-0 1-0 January 12 w yes 1 Missouri Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO Border War 60–59 12-0 2-0 January 14 w yes 1 Nebraska Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE 69–66 13-0 3-0 January 26 l yes 2 Kansas State 7 Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS Sunflower Showdown 64–81 13-1 3-1 January 30 l yes yes 4 Oklahoma A&M Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK 45–49 13-2 February 2 w 4 Iowa State Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS 86–68 14-2 4-1 February 4 w 4 Colorado Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS 73–68 15-2 5-1 February 11 w yes 6 Iowa State The Armory Ames, IA 55–50 16-2 6-1 February 16 w 9 Nebraska Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS 90–52 17-2 7-1 February 19 w yes 7 Oklahoma A&M Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS 66–46 18-2 February 25 w 9 Missouri Hoch Auditoriium Lawrence, KS Border War 65–54 19-2 8-1 March 1 w yes 8 Oklahoma Field House Norman, OK 74–55 20-2 9-1 March 7 w 8 Kansas State 3 Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS Sunflower Showdown 78–61 21-2 10-1 March 10 w yes 8 Colorado Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO 72–55 22-2 11-1 March 21 w yes yes 8 TCU Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO NCAA regional semifinals 68–64 23-2 March 22 w yes yes 8 Saint Louis 5 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO NCAA Regional Finals 74–55 24-2 March 25 w yes yes 8 Santa Clara Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA NCAA National Semifinals 74–55 25-2 March 26 w yes yes 8 St. John's 10 Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA National Championship 80–63 26-2 March 30 w yes yes 8 Southwest Missouri State Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO Olympic Trials collegiate semi-final 92–65 27-2 March 31 w yes yes 8 La Salle Madison Square Garden (III) New York, NY Olympic Trials collegiate final 70–65 28-2 April 1 l yes yes 8 Peoria Madison Square Garden (III) New York, NY Olympic Trials final 60–62 28-3 Rankings 1951–52 NCAA men's basketball rankings Awards and honors Clyde Lovellette, NCAA Men's MOP Awardhttp://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer Final Four Most Outstanding Players cbs.sportsline.com 31 March 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080907123518/http://sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer 7 September 2008 Team players drafted into the NBA Round Pick Player NBA club 1 9 Clyde Lovellette Minneapolis Lakershttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1952 1952 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com databaseBasketball.com 2009-05-08 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20100117212832/http://databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1952&lg=N 2010-01-17 References Kansas Kansas Category:Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Kansas Kansas Kansas