1952–53 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big Seven Champions
NCAA tournament, Runner-Up
ConferenceBig Eight Conference|Big Seven Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 3
Record196 (102 Big 7)
Head coach
Assistant coachDick Harp (4th season)
CaptainDean Kelley
Home arenaHoch Auditorium
1952–53 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Kansas102 .833196  .760
No. 12 Kansas State93 .750174  .810
Missouri66 .500119  .550
Iowa State57 .4171011  .476
Oklahoma57 .417813  .381
Nebraska48 .333911  .450
Colorado39 .2501011  .476
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1952–53 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1952–53 college men's basketball season.

Roster

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Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 10*
at Tulane W 6350  1-0
Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, LA
December 13*
at Rice L 5154  1-1
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
December 19*
No. 20 SMU W 8366  2-1
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
December 20*
No. 20 SMU W 7255  3-1
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
December 27
vs. Nebraska W 7366  4-1
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29
vs. Missouri
Border War
W 6662  5-1
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 30
vs. No. 1 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
L 8793  5-2
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 5
at Oklahoma L 6176  5-3
(0-1)
Field House 
Norman, OK
January 8*
No. 5 Oklahoma A&M W 6553  6-3
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
January 10
at Iowa State W 7657  7-3
(1-1)
The Armory 
Ames, IA
January 12
at Nebraska W 6559  8-3
(2-1)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, Nebraska
January 17
No. 15 No. 1 Kansas State W 8066  9-3
(3-1)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
January 20
No. 9 at Colorado L 6872  9-4
(3-2)
Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
February 7
No. 18 Missouri
Border War
W 8662  10-4
(4-2)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 10
No. 14 Oklahoma W 8759  11-4
(5-2)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 14
No. 14 Nebraska W 7758  12-4
(6-2)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 17
No. 10 at No. 8 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 8078  13-4
(7-2)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
February 23*
No. 10 at No. 7 Oklahoma A&M L 5879  13-5
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
March 2
No. 5 Colorado W 7855  14-5
(8-2)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
March 6*
No. 6 Iowa State W 8762  15-5
(9-2)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
March 9
No. 6 at Missouri
Border War
W 6960  16-5
(10-2)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
March 13*
No. 5 vs. No. 10 Oklahoma City
NCAA Regional semifinals
W 7365  17-5
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
March 14*
No. 5 vs. No. 6 Oklahoma A&M
NCAA Regional Finals
W 6155  18-5
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
March 17*
No. 5 vs. No. 2 Washington
NCAA National Semifinals
W 7953  19-5
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
March 18*
No. 5 vs. No. 1 Indiana
National Championship game
L 6869  19-6
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

References

  1. sports-reference.com 1952-53 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.
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