1948–49 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1948–49 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1948–49 college men's basketball season.

1948–49 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference|Big Seven Conference
Record	12–12 (3–9 Big 7)
Head coach	Phog Allen (32nd season)
Captain	William Sapp
Home arena	Hoch Auditorium

1948–49 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Nebraska	9	–	3		.750			16	–	10		.615
Oklahoma	9	–	3		.750			14	–	10		.583
Kansas State	8	–	4		.667			13	–	11		.542
Missouri	6	–	6		.500			11	–	13		.458
Colorado	4	–	8		.333			6	–	12		.333
Kansas	3	–	9		.250			12	–	12		.500
Iowa State	3	–	9		.250			8	–	14		.364
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

• Clinton Bull
• Guy Mabry
• Jerry Waugh
• Claude Houchin
• William Sapp
• Dale Engel
• Charles Penny
• Lynwood Smith
• Maurice Martin
• Gene Petersen
• Harold England
• David Dennis

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 4*		at Rockhurst	W 67–20	1-0	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
December 8*		Trinity	W 63–44	2-0	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
December 13*		at Purdue	L 46–47	2-1	Lambert Fieldhouse  West Lafayette, IN
December 18*		at Drake	L 44–60	2-2	Drake Fieldhouse  Des Moines, IA
December 23*		Centenary	W 49–41	3-2	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
December 28		vs. Missouri Border War	W 62–50	4-2	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
December 29*		vs. Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 60–46	5-2	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
December 30		vs. Oklahoma	L 49–52	5-3	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
January 4		at Oklahoma	L 36–38	5-4 (0-1)	Field House  Norman, OK
January 8		at Nebraska	L 34–52	5-5 (0-2)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, NE
January 11		Missouri Border War	W 42–35	6-5 (1-2)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
January 15		at Washington University (MO)	W 46–41	7-5	WU Field House  St. Louis, MO
January 17		Colorado	L 30–42	7-6 (1-3)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
January 19		Drake	W 62–37	8-6	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
January 29*		Creighton	W 79–50	9-6	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
February 5		at Iowa State	W 62–57	10-6 (2-3)	The Armory  Ames, IA
February 9		Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	L 48–53	10-7 (2-4)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
February 12		Nebraska	L 39–49	10-8 (2-5)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
February 15		at Missouri Border War	W 55–37	11-8 (3-5)	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, MO
February 19*		Washington University (MO)	W 43–39	12-8	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
February 24		at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	L 36–63	12-9 (3-6)	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, KS
February 28		at Colorado	L 43–50	12-10 (3-7)	Balch Fieldhouse  Boulder, CO
March 3		Oklahoma	L 45–55	12-11 (3-8)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
March 8		Iowa State	L 45–49	12-12 (3-9)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.