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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.

ConferenceBig Seven Conference
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 8
Record28–3 (11–1 Big 7)
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1951–52 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions
Big Seven champions
National Championship Game,
W 80–63 vs. St. John’s
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 8
Record28–3 (11–1 Big 7)
Head coach
Assistant coachDick Harp (3rd season)
Captains
Home arenaHoch Auditorium
Seasons
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1951–52 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Kansas11–1 .91728–3  .903
No. 3 Kansas State10–2 .83319–5  .792
Missouri6–6 .50014–10  .583
Iowa State4–8 .33310–11  .476
Colorado4–8 .3338–16  .333
Oklahoma4–8 .3337–17  .292
Nebraska3–9 .2507–17  .292
Rankings from AP Poll[1]
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
1951–52 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 3 Jerry Alberts 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)186 lb (84 kg) Fr Lincoln, Illinois
F/C 25 B. H. Born 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg) So Medicine Lodge, Kansas
F 4 Larry Davenport 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) Fr Newton, Kansas
G/F 12 Everett Dye 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)155 lb (70 kg) So Independence, Kansas
G/F 21 Bill Heitholt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)178 lb (81 kg) Fr Quincy, Illinois
G/F 5 Charlie Hoag 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Oak Park, Illinois
G 17 Bill Hougland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Beloit, Kansas
G 13 Weston Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)174 lb (79 kg) So Newton, Kansas
G/F 20 John Keller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Page City, Kansas
G 24 Allen Kelley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)164 lb (74 kg) So McCune, Kansas
F 14 Dean Kelley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)164 lb (74 kg) Jr McCune, Kansas
F 9 Bob Kenney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Winfield, Kansas
F 11 Bill Lienhard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Newton, Kansas
C 16 Clyde Lovellette 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) Sr Terre Haute, Indiana
F 22 Dean Smith 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) Jr Topeka, Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
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Schedule

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 3*
 Baylor W 57–46  1-0
 Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
December 8*
 Denver W 84–53  2-0
 Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
December 10*
 No. 8 Creighton W 65–47  3-0
 Vinardi Center 
Omaha, NE
December 14*
 No. 8 at SMU W 74–51  4-0
 Perkins Gym 
Dallas, TX
December 15*
 No. 8 at SMU W 58–57  5-0
 Perkins Gym 
Dallas, TX
December 18
 No. 7 vs. Rice W 68–48  6-0
 Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
December 22*
 No. 7 USC W 76–55  7-0
 Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
December 26
 No. 4 vs. Colorado W 76–56  8-0
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 28
 No. 4 vs. No. 8 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown		 W 90–88  9-0
 Memorial Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29
 No. 4 vs. Missouri
Border War		 W 75–65  10-0
 Memorial Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 5
 No. 1 Oklahoma W 71–48  11-0
(1-0)		 Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
January 12
 No. 1 at Missouri
Border War		 W 60–59  12-0
(2-0)		 Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
January 14
 No. 1 at Nebraska W 69–66  13-0
(3-0)		 Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
January 26
 No. 2 at No. 7 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown		 L 64–81  13-1
(3-1)		 Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
January 30*
 No. 4 at Oklahoma A&M L 45–49  13-2
 Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
February 2
 No. 4 Iowa State W 86–68  14-2
(4-1)		 Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 4
 No. 4 Colorado W 73–68  15-2
(5-1)		 Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 11
 No. 6 at Iowa State W 55–50  16-2
(6-1)		 The Armory 
Ames, IA
February 16
 No. 9 Nebraska W 90–52  17-2
(7-1)		 Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 19*
 No. 7 Oklahoma A&M W 66–46  18-2
 Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 25
 No. 9 Missouri
Border War		 W 65–54  19-2
(8-1)		 Hoch Auditoriium 
Lawrence, KS
March 1
 No. 8 at Oklahoma W 74–55  20-2
(9-1)		 Field House 
Norman, OK
March 7
 No. 8 No. 3 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown		 W 78–61  21-2
(10-1)		 Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
March 10
 No. 8 at Colorado W 72–55  22-2
(11-1)		 Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
March 21*
 No. 8 vs. TCU
NCAA regional semifinals		 W 68–64  23-2
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
March 22*
 No. 8 vs. No. 5 Saint Louis
NCAA Regional Finals		 W 74–55  24-2
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
March 25*
 No. 8 vs. Santa Clara
NCAA National Semifinals		 W 74–55  25-2
 Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, WA
March 26*
 No. 8 vs. No. 10 St. John's
National Championship		 W 80–63  26-2
 Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, WA
March 30*
 No. 8 vs. Southwest Missouri State
Olympic Trials collegiate semi-final		 W 92–65  27-2
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
March 31*
 No. 8 vs. La Salle
Olympic Trials collegiate final		 W 70–65  28-2
 Madison Square Garden (III) 
New York, NY
April 1*
 No. 8 vs. Peoria
Olympic Trials final		 L 60–62  28-3
 Madison Square Garden (III) 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Rankings

Main article: 1951–52 NCAA men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA club
19Clyde LovelletteMinneapolis Lakers

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