1952–53 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

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
Big Seven Champions
NCAA Tournament, Runner-Ups
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 3
1952–53 record196 (102 Big 7)
Head coach
Home arenaHoch Auditorium
1952–53 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Kansas102 .833  196  .760
No. 12 Kansas State93 .750  174  .810
Missouri66 .500  119  .550
Iowa State57 .417  1011  .476
Oklahoma57 .417  813  .381
Nebraska48 .333  911  .450
Colorado39 .250  1011  .476
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

  • B.H. Born
  • Al 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

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Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 10*
at Tulane W 6350  1-0
Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, LA
December 13*
at Rice L 5154  1-1
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
December 19*
No. 20 SMU W 8366  2-1
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
December 20*
No. 20 SMU W 7255  3-1
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
December 27
vs. Nebraska W 7366  4-1
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29
vs. Missouri
Border War
W 6662  5-1
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 30
vs. No. 1 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
L 8793  5-2
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 5
at Oklahoma L 6176  5-3
(0-1)
Field House 
Norman, OK
January 8*
No. 5 Oklahoma A&M W 6553  6-3
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
January 10
at Iowa State W 7657  7-3
(1-1)
The Armory 
Ames, IA
January 12
at Nebraska W 6559  8-3
(2-1)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, Nebraska
January 17
No. 15 No. 1 Kansas State W 8066  9-3
(3-1)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
January 20
No. 9 at Colorado L 6872  9-4
(3-2)
Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
February 7
No. 18 Missouri
Border War
W 8662  10-4
(4-2)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 10
No. 14 Oklahoma W 8759  11-4
(5-2)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 14
No. 14 Nebraska W 7758  12-4
(6-2)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 17
No. 10 at No. 8 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 8078  13-4
(7-2)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
February 23*
No. 10 at No. 7 Oklahoma A&M L 5879  13-5
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
March 2
No. 5 Colorado W 7855  14-5
(8-2)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
March 6*
No. 6 Iowa State W 8762  15-5
(9-2)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
March 9
No. 6 at Missouri
Border War
W 6960  16-5
(10-2)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
March 13*
No. 5 vs. No. 10 Oklahoma City
NCAA Regional Semifinals
W 7365  17-5
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
March 14*
No. 5 vs. No. 6 Oklahoma A&M
NCAA Regional Finals
W 6155  18-5
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
March 17*
No. 5 vs. No. 2 Washington
NCAA National Semifinals
W 7953  19-5
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
March 18*
No. 5 vs. No. 1 Indiana
NCAA National Championship
L 6869  19-6
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

References

  1. sports-reference.com 1952-53 Big Seven Conference Season Summary
  2. 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22.
  3. 2012-13 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Accessed 2013-Aug-11.
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