1952–53 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1952–53 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1952–53 college men's basketball season.

1952–53 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
Big Seven Champions
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 3
Record19–6 (10–2 Big 7)
Head coach
Assistant coachDick Harp (4th season)
CaptainDean Kelley
Home arenaHoch Auditorium
Seasons
1952–53 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Kansas 10 2   .833 19 6   .760
No. 12 Kansas State 9 3   .750 17 4   .810
Missouri 6 6   .500 11 9   .550
Iowa State 5 7   .417 10 11   .476
Oklahoma 5 7   .417 8 13   .381
Nebraska 4 8   .333 9 11   .450
Colorado 3 9   .250 10 11   .476
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

edit

[2]

Schedule

edit
Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 10*
at Tulane W 63–50  1-0
Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, LA
December 13*
at Rice L 51–54  1-1
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
December 19*
No. 20 SMU W 83–66  2-1
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
December 20*
No. 20 SMU W 72–55  3-1
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
December 27
vs. Nebraska W 73–66  4-1
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29
vs. Missouri
Border War
W 66–62  5-1
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 30
vs. No. 1 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
L 87–93  5-2
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 5
at Oklahoma L 61–76  5-3
(0-1)
Field House 
Norman, OK
January 8*
No. 5 Oklahoma A&M W 65–53  6-3
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
January 10
at Iowa State W 76–57  7-3
(1-1)
The Armory 
Ames, IA
January 12
at Nebraska W 65–59  8-3
(2-1)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, Nebraska
January 17
No. 15 No. 1 Kansas State W 80–66  9-3
(3-1)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
January 20
No. 9 at Colorado L 68–72  9-4
(3-2)
Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
February 7
No. 18 Missouri
Border War
W 86–62  10-4
(4-2)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 10
No. 14 Oklahoma W 87–59  11-4
(5-2)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 14
No. 14 Nebraska W 77–58  12-4
(6-2)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 17
No. 10 at No. 8 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 80–78  13-4
(7-2)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
February 23*
No. 10 at No. 7 Oklahoma A&M L 58–79  13-5
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
March 2
No. 5 Colorado W 78–55  14-5
(8-2)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
March 6*
No. 6 Iowa State W 87–62  15-5
(9-2)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
March 9
No. 6 at Missouri
Border War
W 69–60  16-5
(10-2)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
March 13*
No. 5 vs. No. 10 Oklahoma City
NCAA Regional semifinals
W 73–65  17-5
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
March 14*
No. 5 vs. No. 6 Oklahoma A&M
NCAA Regional Finals
W 61–55  18-5
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
March 17*
No. 5 vs. No. 2 Washington
NCAA National Semifinals
W 79–53  19-5
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
March 18*
No. 5 vs. No. 1 Indiana
National Championship game
L 68–69  19-6
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

[3]

Rankings

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1952-53 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.