1945–46 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

1945–46 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big Six Champions
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record19–2 (10–0 Big 6)
Head coach
Assistant coachJohn Pfitsch (1st season)
Home arenaHoch Auditorium
Seasons
1945–46 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kansas 10 0   1.000 19 2   .905
Oklahoma 7 3   .700 11 10   .524
Iowa State 5 5   .500 8 8   .500
Missouri 3 7   .300 6 11   .353
Nebraska 3 7   .300 7 13   .350
Kansas State 2 8   .200 4 20   .167

The 1945–46 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1945–46 college men's basketball season.

Roster

  • Wendell Clark
  • Don Auten
  • Eugene Barr
  • Otto Schnellbacher
  • Donald Frisby
  • Jack Ballard
  • Owen Peck
  • Hoyt Baker
  • Ray Evans
  • Charles B. Black
  • Gilbert Stramel
  • Dean Corder
  • George Gear
  • Gustave Daum
  • Maurice Martin
  • Gene Petersen
  • Gene Anderson

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Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 3*
Warrensburg W 45–28  1-0
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
December 7*
Olathe NAS W 65–61  2-0
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
December 11*
at Rockhurst W 59–45  3-0
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 14
vs. Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 71–46  4-0
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 15
vs. Missouri
Border War
W 59–35  5-0
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 17*
Rockhurst W 50–21  6-0
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
December 19*
at Olathe NAS W 52–22  7-0
 
Olathe, KS
December 26*
vs. Rice W 42–34  8-0
Municipal Auditorium 
Oklahoma City, OK
December 27*
vs. Oklahoma A&M L 28–46  8-1
Municipal Auditorium 
Oklahoma City, OK
December 28
vs. Oklahoma W 53–46  9-1
Municipal Auditorium 
Oklahoma City, OK
January 7
Missouri W 48–36  10-1
(1-0)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
January 9
at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 39–26  11-1
(2-0)
Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, KS
January 11
at Nebraska W 56–45  12-1
(3-0)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
January 18
Oklahoma W 53–52  13-1
(4-0)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
January 25
at Iowa State W 50–47  14-1
(5-0)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
January 29
Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 68–43  15-1
(6-0)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 16
Nebraska W 72–30  16-1
(7-0)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 22
at Missouri
Border War
W 50–34  17-1
(8-0)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
February 25
Iowa State W 69–41  18-1
(9-0)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 28
at Oklahoma W 52–45  19-1
(10-0)
Field House 
Norman, OK
March 18*
vs. Oklahoma A&M L 38–49  19-2
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.