1953–54 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

1953–54 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big Seven Co-Champions
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 18
Record16–5 (10–2 Big 7)
Head coach
Assistant coachDick Harp (5th season)
Captains
Home arenaHoch Auditorium
Seasons
1953–54 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Kansas 10 – 2   .833 16 – 5   .762
Colorado 10 – 2   .833 11 – 11   .500
Missouri 6 – 6   .500 11 – 10   .524
Kansas State 5 – 7   .417 11 – 10   .524
Nebraska 5 – 7   .417 8 – 13   .381
Oklahoma 4 – 8   .333 8 – 13   .381
Iowa State 2 – 10   .167 6 – 15   .286
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1953–54 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1953–54 college men's basketball season.

Roster

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Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 10*
 No. 5 at Tulane L 65–69  0-1
 Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, LA
December 12*
 No. 5 at No. 10 LSU L 63–68  0-2
 Huey Long Field House 
Baton Rouge, LA
December 16*
 Tulsa W 72–61  1-2
 Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
December 26
 vs. Colorado W 79–62  2-2
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29
 vs. Oklahoma W 82–73  3-2
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29
 vs. Missouri
Border War 		W 69–66  4-2
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 4
 Oklahoma W 76–72  5-2
(1-0) 		Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
January 9
 No. 16 Missouri
Border War 		W 86–69  6-2
(2-0) 		Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
January 12*
 No. 11 at No. 4 Oklahoma A&M L 50–54  6-3
 Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
January 16
 No. 11 at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		W 65–62  7-3
(3-0) 		Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
January 18
 No. 11 Iowa State W 76–61  8-3
(4-0) 		Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 2
 No. 19 at Colorado L 62–70  8-4
(4-1) 		Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
February 6
 No. 19 at Oklahoma W 93–80  9-4
(5-1) 		Field House 
Norman, OK
February 8*
 No. 19 at Tulsa W 71–58  10-4
 Expo Square Pavilion 
Tulsa, OK
February 13
 No. 20 Nebraska W 79–68  11-4
(6-1) 		Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 17
 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		W 85–74  12-4
(7-1) 		Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 20
 at Iowa State W 78–70  13-4
(8-1) 		The Armory 
Ames, IA
February 22
 at Nebraska W 67–62  14-4
(9-1) 		Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
February 26*
 No. 17 No. 5 Oklahoma A&M W 66–55  15-4
 Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
March 1
 No. 17 Colorado W 83–62  16-4
(10-1) 		Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
March 9
 No. 13 at Missouri L 67–76  16-5
(10-2) 		Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

Main article: 1953–54 NCAA men's basketball rankings

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1953-54 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.