1939–40 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

1939–40 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
Big Six co-champions
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record19–6 (8–2 Big 6)
Head coach
Captains
Home arenaHoch Auditorium
Seasons
1939–40 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kansas 8 – 2   .800 19 – 6   .760
Missouri 8 – 2   .800 13 – 6   .684
Oklahoma 8 – 2   .800 12 – 7   .632
Iowa State 2 – 8   .200 9 – 9   .500
Kansas State 2 – 8   .200 6 – 12   .333
Nebraska 2 – 8   .200 6 – 12   .333

The 1939–40 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1939–40 college men's basketball season. They were coached by Phog Allen. The Jayhawks qualified for the NCAA tournament, which was played for the first time the previous season, for the first time in school history. They would lose to Indiana in the national championship game.

Roster

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Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 5*
 Oklahoma A&M W 34–30  1-0
 Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
December 8*
 at Warrensburg L 31–33  1-1
  
Warrensburg, MO
December 18*
 SMU W 63–31  2-1
 Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
December 19*
 SMU W 37–26  3-1
 Hoch Auditoriuim 
Lawrence, KS
December 28*
 vs. Baker W 34–18  4-1
  
Topeka, KS
December 29*
 vs. New Mexico Mines W 40–24  5-1
  
Topeka, KS
December 30*
 at Washburn W 44–41  6-1
  
Topeka, KS
January 5
 Oklahoma W 46–26  7-1
(1-0) 		Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
January 8*
 at Loyola W 40–36  8-1
 Alumni Gym 
Chicago, IL
January 12
 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		W 34–33  9-1
(2-0) 		Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
January 18
 at Missouri
Border War 		L 31–42  9-2
(2-1) 		Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
January 23
 Nebraska W 40–24  10-2
(3-1) 		Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 10
 at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		W 44–33  11-2
(4-1) 		Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, KS
February 12
 Iowa State W 36–34  12-2
(5-1) 		Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 15*
 at Oklahoma A&M L 22–24  12-3
 Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
February 24
 at Nebraska W 48–41  13-3
(6-1) 		Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
February 26
 at Iowa State W 42–29  14-3
(7-1) 		State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
March 1
 Missouri
Border War 		W 42–40  15-3
(8-1) 		Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
March 4*
 at Creighton L 33–35  15-4
 University Gym 
Omaha, NE
March 8
 at Oklahoma L 36–47  15-5
(8-2) 		Field House 
Norman, OK
March 12
 vs. Oklahoma W 45–39  16-5
 Henrion Gymnasium 
Wichita, KS
March 16*
 vs. Oklahoma State W 45–43  17-5
 Memorial Auditorium 
Oklahoma City, OK
March 22*
 vs. Rice
NCAA Quarterfinals 		W 50–44  18-5
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
March 23*
 vs. USC
NCAA Semifinals 		W 43–42  19-5
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
March 30*
 vs. Indiana
National Championship game 		L 42–60  19-6
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. ^ 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22.
  2. ^ 2012-13 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Accessed 2013-Aug-11.