1950–51 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1950–51 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1950–51 college men's basketball season. The Jayhawks were coached by Phog Allen in his 34th year of his second tenure and 36th overall. On December 16, Allen coached against one of his former players, Adolph Rupp, for the first time. Rupp was the coach at Kentucky. The Jayhawks finished the season 8–4 in the Big Seven Conference, finishing 2nd in the conference, and 16–8 overall. They were not selected to the 1951 NCAA Tournament. One notable player on the team was Dean Smith, who would later go on to a Hall of Fame coaching career at North Carolina.

1950–51 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference|Big Seven Conference
Record16–8 (8–4 Big 7)
Head coach
Assistant coachDick Harp (2nd season)
CaptainJerry Waugh
Home arenaHoch Auditorium
Seasons
1950–51 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Kansas State 11 1   .917 25 4   .862
Kansas 8 4   .667 16 8   .667
Missouri 8 4   .667 16 8   .667
Oklahoma 6 6   .500 14 10   .583
Nebraska 4 8   .333 9 14   .391
Iowa State 3 9   .250 9 12   .429
Colorado 2 10   .167 4 20   .167
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 4*
Creighton W 51–35  1-0
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
December 6*
Utah State W 56–38  2-0
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
December 9*
at Saint Joseph's W 60–41  3-0
Convention Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
December 12*
at St. John's W 52–51  4-0
Madison Square Garden (III) 
New York, NY
December 16*
at Kentucky L 39–68  4-1
Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
December 19*
No. 11 Springfield (MA) W 78–52  5-1
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
December 27
No. 10 vs. Iowa State W 75–51  6-1
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29*
No. 10 vs. Minnesota L 51–62  6-2
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 30
No. 10 vs. Nebraska W 63–47  7-2
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 5
No. 20 Nebraska W 66–41  8-2
(1-0)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
January 8
No. 20 Missouri W 61–46  9-2
(2-0)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
January 11
No. 17 Colorado W 54–48  10-2
(3-0)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
January 15
No. 17 No. 9 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
L 43–47  10-3
(3-1)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
January 27
at No. 18 Oklahoma W 58–52  11-3
(4-1)
Field House 
Norman, OK
February 3*
No. 17 at Northwestern L 53–54  11-4
Chicago Stadium 
Chicago, IL
February 5*
No. 17 Oklahoma A&M L 41–46  11-5
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 10
No. 20 at Nebraska W 61–52  12-5
(5-1)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
February 12
No. 20 at Missouri
Border War
L 38–39  12-6
(5-2)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
February 17
at Iowa State W 56–54  13-6
(6-2)
The Armory 
Ames, IA
February 19
Oklahoma L 59–61  13-7
(6-3)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 24
at No. 5 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
L 51–65  13-8
(6-4)
Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, KS
February 26
Colorado W 58–56  14-8
(7-4)
Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
March 7
Iowa State W 70–64  15-8
(8-4)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
March 10*
at No. 2 Oklahoma A&M W 37–27  15-8
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1950-51 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.