1953–54 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1953–54 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1953–54 college men's basketball season.
| 1953–54 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball | |
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Big Seven Co-Champions | |
| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 7 |
| AP | No. 18 |
| Record | 16–5 (10–2 Big 7) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coach | Dick Harp (5th season) |
| Captains | |
| Home arena | Hoch Auditorium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Kansas | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 16 | – | 5 | .762 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 11 | – | 11 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 11 | – | 10 | .524 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 11 | – | 10 | .524 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 8 | – | 13 | .381 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 8 | – | 13 | .381 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 6 | – | 15 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
- B. H. Born
- Dallas Dobbs
- Allen Kelley
- Hal Patterson
- Larry Davenport
- Bill Brainard
- Bill Heitholt
- Harold McElroy
- Gary Padgett
- John Anderson
- Jerry Alberts
- Jack Wolfe
- Chris Divich
- LaVannes Squires
- Jim Toft
- Len Martin
- Bob Crisler
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 10* |
No. 5 | at Tulane | L 65–69 | 0-1 |
Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA | ||||||
| December 12* |
No. 5 | at No. 10 LSU | L 63–68 | 0-2 |
Huey Long Field House Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
| December 16* |
Tulsa | W 72–61 | 1-2 |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| December 26 |
vs. Colorado | W 79–62 | 2-2 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| December 29 |
vs. Oklahoma | W 82–73 | 3-2 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| December 29 |
vs. Missouri Border War |
W 69–66 | 4-2 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| January 4 |
Oklahoma | W 76–72 | 5-2 (1-0) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| January 9 |
No. 16 | Missouri Border War |
W 86–69 | 6-2 (2-0) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | ||||||
| January 12* |
No. 11 | at No. 4 Oklahoma A&M | L 50–54 | 6-3 |
Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK | ||||||
| January 16 |
No. 11 | at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown |
W 65–62 | 7-3 (3-0) |
Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS | ||||||
| January 18 |
No. 11 | Iowa State | W 76–61 | 8-3 (4-0) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | ||||||
| February 2 |
No. 19 | at Colorado | L 62–70 | 8-4 (4-1) |
Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO | ||||||
| February 6 |
No. 19 | at Oklahoma | W 93–80 | 9-4 (5-1) |
Field House Norman, OK | ||||||
| February 8* |
No. 19 | at Tulsa | W 71–58 | 10-4 |
Expo Square Pavilion Tulsa, OK | ||||||
| February 13 |
No. 20 | Nebraska | W 79–68 | 11-4 (6-1) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | ||||||
| February 17 |
Kansas State Sunflower Showdown |
W 85–74 | 12-4 (7-1) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| February 20 |
at Iowa State | W 78–70 | 13-4 (8-1) |
The Armory Ames, IA | |||||||
| February 22 |
at Nebraska | W 67–62 | 14-4 (9-1) |
Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE | |||||||
| February 26* |
No. 17 | No. 5 Oklahoma A&M | W 66–55 | 15-4 |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | ||||||
| March 1 |
No. 17 | Colorado | W 83–62 | 16-4 (10-1) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | ||||||
| March 9 |
No. 13 | at Missouri | L 67–76 | 16-5 (10-2) |
Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||