1957–58 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

1957–58 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 7
Record18–5 (8–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
1957–58 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Kansas State 10 – 2   .833 22 – 5   .815
No. 7 Kansas 8 – 4   .667 18 – 5   .783
Iowa State 8 – 4   .667 15 – 8   .652
Oklahoma 5 – 7   .417 13 – 10   .565
Nebraska 5 – 7   .417 10 – 13   .435
Missouri 3 – 9   .250 9 – 13   .409
Colorado 3 – 9   .250 8 – 15   .348
No. 19 Oklahoma State 0 – 0   – 21 – 8   .724
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1957–58 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1957–58 college men's basketball season.

Roster

  • Wilt Chamberlain
  • Ron Loneski
  • Bob Billings
  • Bob Hickman
  • Al Donaghue
  • Monte Johnson
  • Jim Hoffman
  • Gary Thompson
  • Lyn Kindred
  • John Cleland
  • Jerry Johnson
  • Gary Mowry
  • Larry Kelley
  • Art Muegler

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Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 2*
 at Oklahoma State W 63–56  1-0
 Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
December 4*
 Canisius W 66–46  2-0
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 7*
 at Northwestern W 71–65  3-0
 Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
December 9*
 at Marquette W 82–62  4-0
 Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
December 14*
 No. 2 at Saint Joseph's W 66–54  5-0
 Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
December 20*
 No. 2 Washington W 77–59  6-0
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 21*
 No. 2 vs. California W 58–52  7-0
 Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
December 26
 No. 2 vs. Oklahoma W 68–50  8-0
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 28
 No. 2 vs. No. 20 Iowa State W 55–48  9-0
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 30
 No. 2 vs. No. 3 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		W 79–65  10-0
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 5*
 No. 2 No. 14 Oklahoma State L 50–52  10-1
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 7
 No. 2 at Oklahoma L 62–64  10-2
(0-1) 		Field House 
Norman, OK
January 13
 No. 2 Colorado W 67–46  11-2
(1-1) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 18
 No. 3 at Missouri
Border War 		W 68–54  12-2
(2-1) 		Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
February 3
 No. 2 No. 4 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		L 75–79  12-3
(2-2) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 8
 No. 2 Nebraska W 102–46  13-3
(3-2) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 10
 No. 2 at Colorado W 60–51  14-3
(4-2) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 15
 No. 4 Iowa State W 90–61  15-3
(5-2) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 17
 No. 4 Missouri
Border War 		W 84–69  16-3
(6-2) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 22
 No. 4 at Nebraska L 41–43  16-4
(6-3) 		Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
February 24
7:35 pm, WOI/WIBW 		No. 4 at Iowa State L 42–48  16-5
(6-4) 		The Armory 
Ames, IA
February 28
 No. 7 Oklahoma W 60–59 OT 17-5
(7-4) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 27
 No. 7 at No. 1 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		W 61–44  18-5
(8-4) 		Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1957-58 Big Eight 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.