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
Record16–5 (10–2 Big 7)
Head coach
Assistant coachDick Harp (5th season)
Captains
Home arenaHoch Auditorium
Seasons
1953–54 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Kansas 10 2   .833 16 5   .762
Colorado 10 2   .833 11 11   .500
Missouri 6 6   .500 11 10   .524
Kansas State 5 7   .417 11 10   .524
Nebraska 5 7   .417 8 13   .381
Oklahoma 4 8   .333 8 13   .381
Iowa State 2 10   .167 6 15   .286
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 10*
No. 5 at Tulane L 65–69  0-1
Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, LA
December 12*
No. 5 at No. 10 LSU L 63–68  0-2
Huey Long Field House 
Baton Rouge, LA
December 16*
Tulsa W 72–61  1-2
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
December 26
vs. Colorado W 79–62  2-2
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29
vs. Oklahoma W 82–73  3-2
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29
vs. Missouri
Border War
W 69–66  4-2
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 4
Oklahoma W 76–72  5-2
(1-0)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
January 9
No. 16 Missouri
Border War
W 86–69  6-2
(2-0)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
January 12*
No. 11 at No. 4 Oklahoma A&M L 50–54  6-3
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
January 16
No. 11 at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 65–62  7-3
(3-0)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
January 18
No. 11 Iowa State W 76–61  8-3
(4-0)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 2
No. 19 at Colorado L 62–70  8-4
(4-1)
Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
February 6
No. 19 at Oklahoma W 93–80  9-4
(5-1)
Field House 
Norman, OK
February 8*
No. 19 at Tulsa W 71–58  10-4
Expo Square Pavilion 
Tulsa, OK
February 13
No. 20 Nebraska W 79–68  11-4
(6-1)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 17
Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 85–74  12-4
(7-1)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 20
at Iowa State W 78–70  13-4
(8-1)
The Armory 
Ames, IA
February 22
at Nebraska W 67–62  14-4
(9-1)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
February 26*
No. 17 No. 5 Oklahoma A&M W 66–55  15-4
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
March 1
No. 17 Colorado W 83–62  16-4
(10-1)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
March 9
No. 13 at Missouri L 67–76  16-5
(10-2)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

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References

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  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.