1939–40 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1939â40 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1939â40 college men's basketball season. They were coached by Phog Allen. The Jayhawks qualified for the NCAA tournament, which was played for the first time the previous season, for the first time in school history. They would lose to Indiana in the national championship game.
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record19â6 (8â2 Big 6)
Headcoach
- Phog Allen (23rd season)
Captains
- Donald Ebling
- Richard Harp
| 1939â40 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Six Conference |
| Record | 19â6 (8â2 Big 6) |
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| Home arena | Hoch Auditorium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 8 | â | 2 | .800 | 19 | â | 6 | .760 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 8 | â | 2 | .800 | 13 | â | 6 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 8 | â | 2 | .800 | 12 | â | 7 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 2 | â | 8 | .200 | 9 | â | 9 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 2 | â | 8 | .200 | 6 | â | 12 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 2 | â | 8 | .200 | 6 | â | 12 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
- Robert Allen
- Donald Ebling
- Howard Engleman
- Richard Harp
- William Hogben
- Thomas Hunter
- Bob Johnson
- John Kline
- Ralph Miller
- Charles Nees
- Jack Sands
- Bruce Voran
- Maurice Jackson
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| December 5* |
Oklahoma A&M | W 34â30 | 1-0 |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| December 8* |
at Warrensburg | L 31â33 | 1-1 |
Warrensburg, MO | |||||||
| December 18* |
SMU | W 63â31 | 2-1 |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| December 19* |
SMU | W 37â26 | 3-1 |
Hoch Auditoriuim Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| December 28* |
vs. Baker | W 34â18 | 4-1 |
Topeka, KS | |||||||
| December 29* |
vs. New Mexico Mines | W 40â24 | 5-1 |
Topeka, KS | |||||||
| December 30* |
at Washburn | W 44â41 | 6-1 |
Topeka, KS | |||||||
| January 5 |
Oklahoma | W 46â26 | 7-1 (1-0) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| January 8* |
at Loyola | W 40â36 | 8-1 |
Alumni Gym Chicago, IL | |||||||
| January 12 |
Kansas State Sunflower Showdown |
W 34â33 | 9-1 (2-0) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| January 18 |
at Missouri Border War |
L 31â42 | 9-2 (2-1) |
Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO | |||||||
| January 23 |
Nebraska | W 40â24 | 10-2 (3-1) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| February 10 |
at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown |
W 44â33 | 11-2 (4-1) |
Nichols Hall Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| February 12 |
Iowa State | W 36â34 | 12-2 (5-1) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| February 15* |
at Oklahoma A&M | L 22â24 | 12-3 |
Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK | |||||||
| February 24 |
at Nebraska | W 48â41 | 13-3 (6-1) |
Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE | |||||||
| February 26 |
at Iowa State | W 42â29 | 14-3 (7-1) |
State Gymnasium Ames, IA | |||||||
| March 1 |
Missouri Border War |
W 42â40 | 15-3 (8-1) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| March 4* |
at Creighton | L 33â35 | 15-4 |
University Gym Omaha, NE | |||||||
| March 8 |
at Oklahoma | L 36â47 | 15-5 (8-2) |
Field House Norman, OK | |||||||
| March 12 |
vs. Oklahoma | W 45â39 | 16-5 |
Henrion Gymnasium Wichita, KS | |||||||
| March 16* |
vs. Oklahoma State | W 45â43 | 17-5 |
Memorial Auditorium Oklahoma City, OK | |||||||
| March 22* |
vs. Rice NCAA Quarterfinals |
W 50â44 | 18-5 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| March 23* |
vs. USC NCAA Semifinals |
W 43â42 | 19-5 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| March 30* |
vs. Indiana National Championship game |
L 42â60 | 19-6 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||