1968–69 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

1968–69 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 19
Record20–7 (9–5 Big 8)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
1968–69 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Colorado 10 – 4   .714 21 – 7   .750
No. 19 Kansas 9 – 5   .643 20 – 7   .741
Kansas State 9 – 5   .643 14 – 12   .538
Iowa State 8 – 6   .571 14 – 12   .538
Missouri 7 – 7   .500 14 – 11   .560
Oklahoma State 5 – 9   .357 12 – 13   .480
Nebraska 5 – 9   .357 12 – 14   .462
Oklahoma 3 – 11   .214 7 – 19   .269
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1968–69 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1968–69 college men's basketball season. On February 3, 1969 the Jayhawks reached the milestone victory by recording their thousandth win for the program by defeating the Oklahoma State Cowboys in Lawrence.[2]

Roster

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Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 30*
 No. 5 Saint Louis W 88–65  1-0
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 3*
 No. 4 at Wisconsin L 62–67  1-1
 Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
December 7*
 No. 4 Loyola (IL) W 93–61  2-1
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 9*
 No. 4 Xavier W 79–56  3-1
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 13*
 No. 11 vs. Creighton W 78–65  4-1
 Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
December 14*
 No. 11 Syracuse W 71–41  5-1
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 16*
 No. 11 Murray State W 72–59  6-1
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 20
 No. 11 at Utah State W 67–61  7-1
 Nelson Fieldhouse 
Logan, UT
December 21
 No. 11 at Stanford W 76–67  8-1
 Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
December 26
 No. 8 vs. Nebraska W 82–56  9-1
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 28
 No. 8 vs. Colorado W 60–55  10-1
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 30
 No. 8 vs. Oklahoma State W 56–45  11-1
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 4
 No. 5 at Nebraska W 56–52  12-1
(1-0) 		Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
January 6
 No. 5 Iowa State W 94–61  13-1
(2-0) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 11
 No. 5 at Missouri
Border War 		L 46–47  13-2
(2-1) 		Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
January 13
 No. 5 at Iowa State L 72–78  13-3
(2-2) 		Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
January 18
 No. 10 at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		W 73–67  14-3
(3-2) 		Ahrean Field House 
Manhattan, KS
February 1
 No. 15 No. 17 Colorado W 80–70  15-3
(4-2) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 3
 No. 15 Oklahoma State W 64–48  16-3
(5-2) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 8
 No. 13 at Oklahoma W 66–59 OT 17-3
(6-2) 		McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 10
 No. 13 at Oklahoma State W 45–41  18-3
(7-2) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
February 15
 No. 12 Missouri
Border War 		L 55–56  18-4
(7-3) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 22
 No. 16 Nebraska W 79–73  19-4
(8-3) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 24
 No. 16 Oklahoma W 83–58  20-4
(9-3) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 1
 No. 13 at Colorado L 67–75  20-5
(9-4) 		Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
March 8
 No. 13 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		L 57–64  20-6
(9-5) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 16
 No. 19 vs. No. 16 Boston College
NIT First Round 		L 62–78  20-7
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1968-69 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ a b 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.