1954–55 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1954–55 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1954–55 college men's basketball season. The Jayhawks were coached by Phog Allen who in his 36th season of his second tenure, 38th season overall. Kansas played their home games primarily at Hoch Auditorium, however, they did play their first game at Allen Fieldhouse, named after their head coach, on March 1, 1955 against Kansas State. They would play one more game at Allen Fieldhouse that season. The Jayhawks finished 11–10 and failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament.
ConferenceBig Eight Conference|Big Seven Conference
Record11–10 (5–7 Big 7)
Headcoach
- Phog Allen (38th season)
Assistant coaches
- Jack Eskridge (1st season)
- Dick Harp (6th season)
| 1954–55 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference|Big Seven Conference |
| Record | 11–10 (5–7 Big 7) |
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| Assistant coaches |
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| Captain | John Anderson |
| Home arena | Hoch Auditorium Allen Fieldhouse |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Colorado | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | 19 | – | 6 | .760 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 16 | – | 5 | .762 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 11 | – | 10 | .524 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 9 | – | 12 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 11 | – | 10 | .524 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 11 | – | 10 | .524 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 1 | – | 11 | .083 | 3 | – | 18 | .143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
- Dallas Dobbs
- Gene Elstun
- Bill Brainard
- Lew Johnson
- John Parker
- John Anderson
- Maurice King
- Gary Padgett
- Larry Davenport
- Blaine Hollinger
- Chris Divich
- Ron Johnston
- Lee Green
- Harry Jett
- Jack Wolfe
- Jerry Alberts
- Jim Toft
- Bill Heitholt
- Dick Warren
- Allan Hurst
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| December 6* |
LSU | W 83–58 | 1-0 |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| December 14* |
Tulsa | W 73–66 | 2-0 |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| December 17* |
Rice | W 77–67 | 3-0 |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| December 18* |
Rice | W 100–72 | 4-0 |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| December 27 |
No. 20 | vs. Iowa State | L 81–82 | 4-1 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | ||||||
| December 29* |
No. 16 | vs. California | L 62–65 | 4-2 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | ||||||
| December 31 |
No. 16 | vs. Nebraska | W 69–66 | 5-2 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | ||||||
| January 4 |
No. 9 Missouri Border War |
L 65–76 | 5-3 (0-1) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| January 10 |
Colorado | L 54–65 | 5-4 (0-2) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| January 15 |
at Nebraska | L 55–66 | 5-5 (0-3) |
Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE | |||||||
| January 17 |
at Iowa State | W 73–72 | 6-5 (1-3) |
The Armory Ames IA | |||||||
| February 8 |
Iowa State | L 59–77 | 6-6 (1-4) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| February 12 |
at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown |
W 78–68 | 7-6 (2-4) |
Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| February 14 |
Oklahoma A&M | W 50–42 | 8-6 |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| February 16 |
at Oklahoma | W 87–75 | 9-6 (3-4) |
Field House Norman, OK | |||||||
| February 19 |
Nebraska | L 55–66 | 9-7 (3-5) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| February 22 |
Colorado | L 69–80 | 9-8 (3-6) |
Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO | |||||||
| February 27 |
at Oklahoma A&M | L 49–63 | 9-9 |
Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma | |||||||
| March 1 |
Kansas State Sunflower Showdown |
W 77–67 | 10-9 (4-6) |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| March 5 |
at No. 20 Missouri Border War |
L 71–90 | 10-10 (4-7) |
Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO | |||||||
| March 8 |
Oklahoma | W 71–67 | 11-10 (5-7) |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||