1953–54 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

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
Big Seven Co-Champions
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 18
1953–54 record165 (102 Big 7)
Head coach
Home arenaHoch Auditorium
1953–54 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 18 Kansas102 .833  165  .762
Colorado102 .833  1111  .500
Missouri66 .500  1110  .524
Kansas State57 .417  1110  .524
Nebraska57 .417  813  .381
Oklahoma48 .333  813  .381
Iowa State210 .167  615  .286
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

  • B.H. Born
  • Dallas Dobbs
  • Al 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

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Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 10*
No. 5 at Tulane L 6569  0-1
Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, LA
December 12*
No. 5 at No. 10 LSU L 6368  0-2
Huey Long Field House 
Baton Rouge, LA
December 16*
Tulsa W 7261  1-2
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
December 26
vs. Colorado W 7962  2-2
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29
vs. Oklahoma W 8273  3-2
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29
vs. Missouri
Border War
W 6966  4-2
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 4
Oklahoma W 7672  5-2
(1-0)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
January 9
No. 16 Missouri
Border War
W 8669  6-2
(2-0)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
January 12*
No. 11 at No. 4 Oklahoma A&M L 5054  6-3
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
January 16
No. 11 at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 6562  7-3
(3-0)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
January 18
No. 11 Iowa State W 7661  8-3
(4-0)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 2
No. 19 at Colorado L 6270  8-4
(4-1)
Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
February 6
No. 19 at Oklahoma W 9380  9-4
(5-1)
Field House 
Norman, OK
February 8*
No. 19 at Tulsa W 7158  10-4
Expo Square Pavilion 
Tulsa, OK
February 13
No. 20 Nebraska W 7968  11-4
(6-1)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 17
Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 8574  12-4
(7-1)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 20
at Iowa State W 7870  13-4
(8-1)
The Armory 
Ames, IA
February 22
at Nebraska W 6762  14-4
(9-1)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
February 26*
No. 17 No. 5 Oklahoma A&M W 6655  15-4
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
March 1
No. 17 Colorado W 8362  16-4
(10-1)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
March 9
No. 13 at Missouri L 6776  16-5
(10-2)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

References

  1. sports-reference.com 1953-54 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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