1952–53 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1952–53 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1952–53 college men's basketball season.
| 1952–53 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 5 |
| AP | No. 3 |
| Record | 19–6 (10–2 Big 7) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coach | Dick Harp (4th season) |
| Captain | Dean Kelley |
| Home arena | Hoch Auditorium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Kansas | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 19 | – | 6 | .760 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Kansas State | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 17 | – | 4 | .810 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 10 | – | 11 | .476 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 8 | – | 13 | .381 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 10 | – | 11 | .476 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
- B. H. Born
- Allen Kelley
- Dean Kelley
- Hal Patterson
- Gil Reich
- Larry Davenport
- Bill Heitholt
- Dean Smith
- Jerry Alberts
- Eldon Nicholson
- John Anderson
- LaVannes Squires
- Ken Buller
- Marvin Deckert
- Jerry Taylor
- Wes Whitney
- Jack Wolfe
- Everett Dye
- Wes Johnson
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 10* |
at Tulane | W 63–50 | 1-0 |
Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA | |||||||
| December 13* |
at Rice | L 51–54 | 1-1 |
Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||
| December 19* |
No. 20 | SMU | W 83–66 | 2-1 |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | ||||||
| December 20* |
No. 20 | SMU | W 72–55 | 3-1 |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | ||||||
| December 27 |
vs. Nebraska | W 73–66 | 4-1 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| December 29 |
vs. Missouri Border War |
W 66–62 | 5-1 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| December 30 |
vs. No. 1 Kansas State Sunflower Showdown |
L 87–93 | 5-2 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| January 5 |
at Oklahoma | L 61–76 | 5-3 (0-1) |
Field House Norman, OK | |||||||
| January 8* |
No. 5 Oklahoma A&M | W 65–53 | 6-3 |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| January 10 |
at Iowa State | W 76–57 | 7-3 (1-1) |
The Armory Ames, IA | |||||||
| January 12 |
at Nebraska | W 65–59 | 8-3 (2-1) |
Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
| January 17 |
No. 15 | No. 1 Kansas State | W 80–66 | 9-3 (3-1) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | ||||||
| January 20 |
No. 9 | at Colorado | L 68–72 | 9-4 (3-2) |
Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO | ||||||
| February 7 |
No. 18 | Missouri Border War |
W 86–62 | 10-4 (4-2) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | ||||||
| February 10 |
No. 14 | Oklahoma | W 87–59 | 11-4 (5-2) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | ||||||
| February 14 |
No. 14 | Nebraska | W 77–58 | 12-4 (6-2) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | ||||||
| February 17 |
No. 10 | at No. 8 Kansas State Sunflower Showdown |
W 80–78 | 13-4 (7-2) |
Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS | ||||||
| February 23* |
No. 10 | at No. 7 Oklahoma A&M | L 58–79 | 13-5 |
Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK | ||||||
| March 2 |
No. 5 Colorado | W 78–55 | 14-5 (8-2) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| March 6* |
No. 6 | Iowa State | W 87–62 | 15-5 (9-2) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | ||||||
| March 9 |
No. 6 | at Missouri Border War |
W 69–60 | 16-5 (10-2) |
Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO | ||||||
| March 13* |
No. 5 | vs. No. 10 Oklahoma City NCAA Regional semifinals |
W 73–65 | 17-5 |
Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS | ||||||
| March 14* |
No. 5 | vs. No. 6 Oklahoma A&M NCAA Regional Finals |
W 61–55 | 18-5 |
Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS | ||||||
| March 17* |
No. 5 | vs. No. 2 Washington NCAA National Semifinals |
W 79–53 | 19-5 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | ||||||
| March 18* |
No. 5 | vs. No. 1 Indiana National Championship game |
L 68–69 | 19-6 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||