1940–41 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1940–41 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1940–41 college men's basketball season.

1940–41 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big Six Co-Champions
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	12–6 (7–3 Big 6)
Head coach	Phog Allen (24th season)
Captains	Robert Allen Howard Engleman John Kline
Home arena	Hoch Auditorium

1940–41 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Iowa State	7	–	3		.700			15	–	4		.789
Kansas	7	–	3		.700			12	–	6		.667
Nebraska	6	–	4		.600			8	–	10		.444
Oklahoma	5	–	5		.500			6	–	12		.333
Kansas State	3	–	7		.300			6	–	12		.333
Missouri	2	–	8		.200			6	–	10		.375

Roster

• Robert Allen
• James Arnold
• John Buescher
• Howard Engleman
• Edward Hall
• Vance Hall
• Thomas Hunter
• John Kline
• Norman Sanneman
• Marvin Sollenberger
• Charles Walker

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 9*		Texas	W 35–27	1-0	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
December 10*		Texas	W 48–45	2-0	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
December 28*		at Fordham	L 42–53	2-1	Rose Hill Gymnasium  New York, NY
December 30*		at Temple	L 35–40	2-2	Convention Hall  Philadelphia, PA
January 2*		at Loyola	W 41–40	3-2	Alumni Gym  Chicago, IL
January 8		at Oklahoma	L 31–42	3-3 (0-1)	Field House  Norman, OK
January 13		Iowa State	W 44–41	4-3 (1-1)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
January 16		Missouri Border War	W 48–41	5-3 (2-1)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
January 20		at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 46–41	6-3 (3-1)	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, KS
February 3*		at Wichita	W 54–39	7-3	Henrion Gymnasium  Wichita, KS
February 10		Nebraska	W 44–38	8-3 (4-1)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, NE
February 17*		at Oklahoma A&M	L 26–30	8-4	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, OK
February 21		at Missouri Border War	W 35–24	9-4 (5-1)	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, MO
February 25		Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 50–45	10-4 (6-1)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
March 1		at Nebraska	W 55–53	11-4 (7-1)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, NE
March 3		at Iowa State	L 29–41	11-5 (7-2)	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
March 7		Oklahoma	L 37–45	11-6 (7-3)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
March 11		Oklahoma A&M	W 34–31	12-6	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.