1974–75 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

1974–75 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big Eight Champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record19–8 (11–3 Big 8)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sam Miranda (9th season)
  • Duncan Reid (2nd season)
Captains
  • Dale Greenlee
  • Danny Knight
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
1974–75 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kansas 11 – 3   .786 19 – 8   .704
No. 15 Kansas State 10 – 4   .714 20 – 9   .690
Missouri 9 – 5   .643 18 – 9   .667
Nebraska 7 – 7   .500 14 – 12   .538
Oklahoma 6 – 8   .429 13 – 13   .500
Oklahoma State 5 – 9   .357 10 – 16   .385
Iowa State 4 – 10   .286 10 – 16   .385
Colorado 4 – 10   .286 7 – 19   .269
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1974–75 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Roster

  • Rick Suttle
  • Roger Morningstar
  • Norm Cook
  • Dale Greenlee
  • Danny Knight
  • Donnie Von Moore
  • Clint Johnson
  • Tommie Smith
  • Ken Koenigs
  • Milt Gibson
  • Chris Barnthouse
  • Marc Fletcher
  • Jack Hollis
  • Tom King
  • Dale Ladner

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Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 30*
 No. 6 Truman State W 65-50  1-0
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 2*
 No. 6 Augustana (SD) W 85-50  2-0
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 6*
 No. 7 No. 3 Indiana L 70-74 OT 2-1
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 7*
 No. 7 Iowa W 89-54  3-1
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 9*
 No. 7 at No. 13 Notre Dame L 59-75  3-2
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 13*
 No. 9 Fordham W 78-74  4-2
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 14*
 Washington L 64-74  4-3
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 23*
 No. 18 vs. No. 20 Kentucky L 63-100  4-4
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
December 26
 vs. Oklahoma State W 88-68  5-4
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
December 28
 vs. Nebraska W 63-62  6-4
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
December 30
 vs. Iowa State W 76-75  7-4
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
January 6*
 at Saint Louis W 79-72  8-4
 Kiel Auditorium 
St. Louis, MO
January 18
 Missouri
Border War 		W 91-86  9-4
(1-0) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 22
 No. 18 at Iowa State L 81-96  9-5
(1-1) 		James H. Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
January 25
 No. 18 Oklahoma State W 71-60  10-5
(2-1) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 29
 No. 20 at Colorado W 81-59  11-5
(3-1) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 1
 No. 20 at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		L 56-66  11-6
(3-2) 		Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
February 5
 Nebraska W 72-44  12-6
(4-2) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 8
 at Oklahoma W 69-54  13-6
(5-2) 		McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 12
 Iowa State W 76-62  14-6
(6-2) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 15
 at Oklahoma State W 59-57  15-6
(7-2) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
February 19
 at Missouri
Border War 		L 72-87  15-7
(7-3) 		Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
February 22
 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		W 91-53  16-7
(8-3) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 1
 at Colorado W 78-76  17-7
(9-3) 		Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
March 5
 at Nebraska W 79-77  18-7
(10-3) 		Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
March 8
 Oklahoma W 74-63  19-7
(11-3) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 15
 vs. No. 12 Notre Dame
NCAA Midwest Regional Quarterfinals 		L 71-77  19-8
 Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Midwest=MW.

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References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1974-75 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ a b 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22.