1921–22 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1921â22 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1921â22 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was Phog Allen, coaching in his fifth overall season with the Jayhawks. The team finished the season with a 16â2 record[1] and was retroactively named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation.[2] This was Kansas' first of two consecutive Helms national championships.[2]
| 1921â22 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 16â2 (15â1 MVIAA) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coach | John Bunn (1st season) |
| Captain | George Rody |
| Home arena | Robinson Gymnasium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 15 | â | 1 | .938 | 16 | â | 1 | .941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 15 | â | 1 | .938 | 16 | â | 2 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 12 | â | 4 | .750 | 14 | â | 4 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 8 | â | 8 | .500 | 10 | â | 8 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 8 | â | 8 | .500 | 9 | â | 9 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 8 | â | 8 | .500 | 8 | â | 9 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 3 | â | 13 | .188 | 3 | â | 14 | .176 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grinnell | 2 | â | 14 | .125 | 5 | â | 14 | .263 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington University | 1 | â | 15 | .063 | 1 | â | 18 | .053 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team captain and senior forward George E. Rody led the team and the Missouri Valley Conference in scoring with a 14.7 average.[3] Rody was awarded the âfirst team captaincyâ of the All Conference team, the forerunner of the Conference âMost Valuable Playerâ award.[3] Junior Paul Endacott was also named first team All Conference and was retroactively declared a consensus All-American by the Helms Foundation. The team also included standout sophomore Charlie T. Black and reserve junior Adolph Rupp, who later went on to a Hall of Fame coaching career at Kentucky.
Roster
- Waldo Bowman
- Paul Endacott
- Armin F. Woestemeyer
- Byron Frederick
- Andrew McDonald
- George Rody
- Adolph Rupp
- Charlie T. Black
- John Wulf
Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| 1/2/1922* |
at Minnesota | W 32â11 | 1â0 |
UM Armory Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
| 1/6/1922 |
Grinnell | W 38â16 | 2â0 (1â0) |
Robinson Gymnasium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| 1/10/1922 |
Drake | W 28â23 | 3â0 (2â0) |
Robinson Gymnasium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| 1/16/1922 |
Washington University | W 44â17 | 4â0 (3â0) |
Robinson Gymnasium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| 1/19/1922 |
at Nebraska | W 25â15 | 5â0 (4â0) |
State Fairgrounds Coliseum Lincoln, NE | |||||||
| 1/24/1922 |
Missouri Border War |
L 25â35 | 5â1 (4â1) |
Robinson Gymnasium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| 1/30/1922* |
at Kansas City Athletic Club | L 32â34 | 5â2 |
Club House Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| 2/1/1922 |
at Oklahoma | W 26â18 | 6â2 (5â1) |
Norman, OK | |||||||
| 2/6/1922 |
Iowa State | W 32â21 | 7â2 (6â1) |
Robinson Gymnasium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| 2/8/1922 |
at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown |
W 32â23 | 8â2 (7â1) |
Nichols Hall Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| 2/11/1922 |
Oklahoma | W 42â28 | 9â2 (8â1) |
Robinson Gymnasium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| 2/14/1922 |
at Iowa State | W 24â18 | 10â2 (9â1) |
State Gymnasium Ames, IA | |||||||
| 2/15/1922 |
at Grinnell | W 21â14 | 11â2 (10â1) |
Grinnell, IA | |||||||
| 2/16/1922 |
at Drake | W 28â13 | 12â2 (11â1) |
Des Moines Coliseum Des Moines, IA | |||||||
| 2/21/1922 |
at Missouri Border War |
W 26â16 | 13â2 (12â1) |
Rothwell Gymnasium Columbia, MO | |||||||
| 2/22/1922 |
at Washington University | W 41â26 | 14â2 (13â1) |
Francis Gymnasium St. Louis, MO | |||||||
| 2/28/1922 |
Kansas State Sunflower Showdown |
W 44â26 | 15â2 (14â1) |
Robinson Gymnasium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| 3/6/1922 |
Nebraska | W 41â18 | 16â2 (15â1) |
Robinson Gymnasium Lawrence, KA | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
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