1906–07 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1906–07 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in its ninth season of collegiate basketball. The head coach was James Naismith, the inventor of the game, who served in his 9th year. Naismith would retire after the season. The Jayhawks finished the season 7–8. Phog Allen, who would later become the Jayhawks head coach, played on the team. The season marked the beginning of the Jayhawks two biggest rivalries, the Border War with Missouri and the Sunflower Showdown against Kansas State.

1906–07 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–8
Head coach
CaptainMilton Miller (2nd year)
Home arenaSnow Hall
Seasons

Roster

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  • Ralph Bergen
  • Phog Allen
  • John Hackett
  • George McCune
  • Milton Miller
  • William Miller
  • Charles Siler
  • Paul Wohler
  • Earl Woodward

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
Jan. 12, 1907*
Lawrence YMCA W 43–37  1–0
 
Lawrence, Kansas
Jan. 25, 1907*
Kansas State W 54–39  2–0
 
Lawrence, Kansas
Feb. 8, 1907*
Ottawa (KS) W 37–35  3–0
 
Lawrence, Kansas
Feb. 9, 1907*
Nebraska L 19–32  3–1
 
Lawrence, Kansas
Feb. 11, 1907*
at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
L 25–29  3–2
 
Manhattan, Kansas
Feb. 12, 1907*
at Emporia State W 35–20  4–2
 
Emporia, Kansas
Feb. 13, 1907*
at Newton YMCA W 41–27  5–2
 
Newton, Kansas
Feb. 14, 1907*
at Baker L 24–39  5–3
 
Baldwin, Kansas
Mar. 5, 1907*
at Warrensburg W 34–16  6–3
 
Warrensburg, Missouri
Mar. 6, 1907*
at Kansas City AC L 35–44  6–4
 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar. 7, 1907*
at William Jewell L 20–22  6–5
 
Liberty, Missouri
Mar. 8, 1907*
at Co. F, Independence L 15–41  6–6
 
Independence, Missouri
Mar. 9, 1907*
Kirksville W 65–21  7–6
 
Lawrence, Kansas
Mar. 11, 1907*
Missouri
Border War
L 31–34  7–7
 
Lawrence, Kansas
Mar. 12, 1907*
Missouri
Border War
L 12–34  7–8
 
Lawrence, Kansas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.
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The Jayhawks March 11 game against Missouri, the first in the rivalry, was featured in the opening scene of the 2014 film Jayhawkers, as well as a conversation between James Naismith and Phog Allen about coaching after the game.

References

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  1. ^ 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22.
  2. ^ cdieckmann. "Kansas Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on May 23, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2009.