1938–39 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1938â39 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1938â39 college men's basketball season. The Jayhawks were coached by Phog Allen. On January 18, 1939, the Jayhawks notched their 500th program victory by defeating rival Missouri Tigers at Home.[1] Kansas failed to qualify for the 1939 NCAA Tournament, which was the first tournament ever held.
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record13â7 (6â4 Big 6)
Headcoach
- Phog Allen (22nd season)
CaptainLyman Corlis
| 1938â39 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Big Six Conference |
| Record | 13â7 (6â4 Big 6) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Lyman Corlis |
| Home arena | Hoch Auditorium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 7 | â | 3 | .700 | 12 | â | 6 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 7 | â | 3 | .700 | 12 | â | 6 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 6 | â | 4 | .600 | 13 | â | 7 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 5 | â | 5 | .500 | 8 | â | 9 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 3 | â | 7 | .300 | 7 | â | 13 | .350 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 2 | â | 8 | .200 | 5 | â | 13 | .278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
- Robert Allen
- Lyman Corlis
- Ralph Dugan
- Donald Ebling
- Howard Engleman
- Loren Florell
- Richard Harp
- Lester Kappelman
- John Kline
- Ralph Miller
- Charles Nees
- Max Replogle
- Jack Sands
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 3* |
Warrensburg | W 25â20 | 1-0 |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| December 9* |
at Oklahoma A&M | L 15â21 | 1-1 |
Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK | |||||||
| December 10* |
at Oklahoma A&M | L 19â25 | 1-2 |
Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK | |||||||
| December 16* |
at Texas | L 34â36 | 1-3 |
Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX | |||||||
| December 17* |
at Texas | W 49â35 | 2-3 |
Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX | |||||||
| December 19* |
at SMU | W 46â40 | 3-3 |
Old Gym Dallas, TX | |||||||
| December 20* |
at SMU | W 52â45 | 4-3 |
Old Gym Dallas, TX | |||||||
| January 2* |
Carleton | W 39â33 | 5-3 |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| January 7 |
at Oklahoma | L 31â43 | 5-4 (0-1) |
Field House Norman, OK | |||||||
| January 10 |
Kansas State Sunflower Showdown |
W 33â29 | 6-4 (1-1) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| January 14 |
at Nebraska | L 37â48 | 6-5 (1-2) |
Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE | |||||||
| January 18 |
Missouri Border War |
W 37â32 | 7-5 (2-2) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| January 23 |
at Iowa State | L 37â40 | 7-6 (2-3) |
State Gymnasium Ames, IA | |||||||
| January 28 |
at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown |
W 40â38 | 8-6 (3-3) |
Nichols Hall Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| February 8* |
Oklahoma A&M | W 34â27 | 9-6 |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| February 10* |
at Washburn | W 37â34 | 10-6 |
Topeka High School Topeka, KS | |||||||
| February 14 |
Nebraska | W 49â46 | 11-6 (4-3) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| February 20 |
Iowa State | W 46â37 | 12-6 (5-3) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| February 25 |
Oklahoma | W 59â45 | 13-6 (6-3) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| March 2 |
at Missouri Border War |
L 30â55 | 13-7 (6-4) |
Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||