1937–38 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1937–38 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1937–38 college men's basketball season.
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record18–2 (9–1 Big 6)
Headcoach
- Phog Allen (21st season)
CaptainFred Pralle
| 1937–38 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball | |
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Big Six Champions | |
| Conference | Big Six Conference |
| Record | 18–2 (9–1 Big 6) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Fred Pralle |
| Home arena | Hoch Auditorium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | 18 | – | 2 | .900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 8 | – | 2 | .800 | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 4 | – | 6 | .400 | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 4 | – | 6 | .400 | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 2 | – | 8 | .200 | 6 | – | 9 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
- Lyman Corlis
- Fenlon Durand
- Donald Ebling
- Loren Florell
- George Golay
- Richard Harp
- Robert Hunt
- Carl Johnson
- Lester Kappelman
- Charles Nees
- Kirk Owen
- Fred Pralle
- Bruce Reid
- Sylvester Schmidt
- Nelson Sullivan
- Edwin Wienecke
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 6* |
Doane | W 38–23 | 1-0 |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| December 7* |
Ottawa | W 36–17 | 2-0 |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| December 10* |
at Ottawa | W 41–35 | 3-0 |
Wilson Field House Ottawa, KS | |||||||
| December 13* |
Baker | W 41–27 | 4-0 |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| December 14* |
Southwestern (KS) | W 39–29 | 5-0 |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| December 15* |
at Washburn | W 31–15 | 6-0 |
Topeka, KS | |||||||
| December 15* |
Morningside | W 26–21 | 7-0 |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| December 21* |
at Southwestern (KS) | W 28–24 | 8-0 |
Stewart Field House Winfield, KS | |||||||
| December 29* |
at Drake | L 29–34 | 8-1 |
Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, IA | |||||||
| January 4* |
Washburn | W 62–33 | 9-1 |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| January 7 |
Oklahoma | L 46–49 | 9-2 (0-1) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| January 11 |
at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown |
W 33–21 | 10-2 (1-1) |
Nichols Hall Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| January 15 |
Iowa State | W 31–17 | 11-2 (2-1) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| January 19 |
at Missouri Border War |
W 37–32 | 12-2 (3-1) |
Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO | |||||||
| February 2 |
Nebraska | W 48–33 | 13-2 (4-1) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| February 7 |
Kansas State | W 35–33 | 14-2 (5-1) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| February 18 |
at Oklahoma | W 41–38 | 15-2 (6-1) |
Field House Norman, OK | |||||||
| February 21 |
at Iowa State | W 31–23 | 16-2 (7-1) |
State Gymnasium Ames, IA | |||||||
| February 26 |
at Nebraska | W 50–47 | 17-2 (8-1) |
Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE | |||||||
| March 3 |
Missouri Border War |
W 56–36 | 18-2 (9-1) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||