1959–60 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1959–60 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1959–60 college men's basketball season.
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record19–9 (10–4 Big 8)
Headcoach
- Dick Harp (4th season)
Assistant coaches
- Jerry Waugh (4th season)
- Jack Wolfe (1st season)
| 1959–60 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball | |
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Big Eight Co-Champions | |
NCAA tournament, Regional Finals | |
| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 19–9 (10–4 Big 8) |
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| Home arena | Allen Fieldhouse |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 19 | – | 9 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 16 | – | 10 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 14 | – | 11 | .560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 12 | – | 13 | .480 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 10 | – | 15 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 7 | – | 17 | .292 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
- Wayne Hightower
- Bill Bridges
- Jerry Gardner
- Al Donaghue
- Bob Hickman
- Dee Ketchum
- Butch Myers
- Al Correll
- Jim Hoffman
- Dick Gisel
- Bill Goetze
- Bill Elstun
- Larry Sterlin
- Ken Hensley
- Howard Parker
- Pete Woodward
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| December 5* |
at Northwestern | W 76–67 | 1-0 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL | |||||||
| December 7* |
Texas Tech | W 85–71 | 2-0 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| December 11* |
vs. North Carolina | L 49–60 | 2-1 |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | |||||||
| December 12* |
at NC State | W 80–58 | 3-1 |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | |||||||
| December 14* |
Kentucky | L 72–77 OT | 3-2 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| December 18* |
San Francisco | W 73–42 | 4-2 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| December 19* |
vs. BYU | W 96–64 | 5-2 |
Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| December 22* |
at No. 7 Saint Louis | L 59–66 | 5-3 |
Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, MO | |||||||
| December 28 |
vs. Oklahoma State | W 67–59 | 6-3 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| December 29 |
vs. Oklahoma | W 55–54 | 7-3 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| December 30 |
vs. Iowa State | L 70–83 | 7-4 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| January 9 |
at Nebraska | W 60–47 | 8-4 (1-0) |
Nebraska Coliseum Stillwater, OK | |||||||
| January 11 |
at Colorado | L 61–65 | 8-5 (1-1) |
Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO | |||||||
| January 16 |
Missouri Border War |
W 79–63 | 9-5 (2-1) |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| January 18 |
Oklahoma State | L 49–62 | 9-6 (2-2) |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| January 23 |
at Iowa State | L 60–72 | 9-7 (2-3) |
The Armory Ames, IA | |||||||
| February 6 |
Iowa State | W 70–64 | 10-7 (3-3) |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| February 10 |
Kansas State Sunflower Showdown |
W 64–62 | 11-7 (4-3) |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| February 13 |
at Oklahoma State | W 64–52 | 12-7 (5-3) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK | |||||||
| February 15 |
at Oklahoma | W 54–53 | 13-7 (6-3) |
Field House Norman, OK | |||||||
| February 20 |
Colorado | W 75–67 | 14-7 (7-3) |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| February 24 |
at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown |
L 57–68 | 14-8 (7-4) |
Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| February 27 |
at Missouri Border War |
W 85–72 | 15-8 (8-4) |
Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO | |||||||
| March 1 |
Oklahoma | W 65–52 | 16-8 (9-4) |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| March 7 |
Nebraska | W 79–74 | 17-8 (10-4) |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| March 9 |
at Kansas State | W 84–82 | 18-8 |
Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| March 11 |
vs. Texas NCAA regional semifinals |
W 90–81 | 19-8 |
Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| March 12 |
vs. No. 1 Cincinnati NCAA Regional Finals |
L 71–82 | 19-9 |
Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||