1961–62 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

1961–62 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
1961–62 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	7–18 (3–11 Big Eight)
Head coach	Dick Harp (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Jim Husser (1st season); Dee Ketchum (1st season); Ted Owens (2nd season);
Home arena	Allen Fieldhouse

1961–62 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Colorado	13	–	1	.929	19	–	7	.731
No. 6 Kansas State	12	–	2	.857	22	–	3	.880
Iowa State	8	–	6	.571	13	–	12	.520
Oklahoma State	7	–	7	.500	14	–	11	.560
Nebraska	5	–	9	.357	9	–	16	.360
Oklahoma	5	–	9	.357	7	–	17	.292
Missouri	3	–	11	.214	9	–	16	.360
Kansas	3	–	11	.214	7	–	18	.280

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1961–62 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1961–62 college men's basketball season. The Jayhawks were coached by Dick Harp in his 6th season with the program. The Jayhawks, members of the Big Eight Conference, played their home games at Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks' 7 wins remains the fewest wins in program history in a season in which they played more than 20 games.

Roster

Jerry Gardner
Nolen Ellison
Jim Dumas
Harry Gibson
Loye Sparks
John Matt
Robert Buddy Vance
Lee Flachsbarth
Jay Roberts
Carl Deane
Derrill Gwinner
Pete Townsend

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 1*	Arkansas	W 85–74	1-0	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
December 4*	Saint Louis	L 65–79	1-1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
December 8*	at No. 4 USC	L 70–78	1-2	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 9*	at UCLA	L 61–69	1-3	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 11*	at Arizona State	L 58–72	1-4	Sun Devil Gym Tempe, AZ
December 15*	No. 9 St. John's	L 59–64	1-5	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
December 16*	vs. Marquette	W 76–62	2-5	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS
December 28*	vs. Oklahoma	L 60–61	2-6	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
December 29	vs. Colorado	W 75–66	3-6	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
December 30	vs. Nebraska	W 69–68	4-6	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
January 6	Nebraska	L 69–68	4-7 (0-1)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
January 10	at No. 5 Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	L 45–70	4-8 (0-2)	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS
January 13	at Missouri Border War	W 65–54	5-8 (1-2)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO
February 3*	at Air Force	L 72–76	5-9	Cadet Gymnasium Colorado Springs, CO
February 5	Missouri Border War	L 66–79	5-10 (1-3)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 7	No. 4 Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	L 72–91	5-11 (1-4)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 10	Iowa State	L 72–75	5-12 (1-5)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 12	at Oklahoma State	L 68–72	5-13 (1-6)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
February 17	Colorado	L 61–65	5-14 (1-7)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 19	Oklahoma	L 66–67 ^OT	5-15 (1-8)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 21	at Nebraska	W 73–70	6-15 (2-8)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE
February 24	Oklahoma State	L 37–56	6-16 (2-9)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 28	at Oklahoma	L 62–63	6-17 (2-10)	Field House Norman, OK
March 5	at Iowa State	W 76–71	7-17 (3-10)	The Armory Ames, IA
March 10	at Colorado	L 59–63	7-18 (3-11)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

↑ sports-reference.com 1961-62 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
↑ 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22.
↑ 2012-13 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Accessed 2013-Aug-11.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1961-62 Big Eight Conference Season Summary

[KU_Media_Guide-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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Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Venues	Robinson Gymnasium (1907–1927) Hoch Auditorium (1927–1955) Allen Fieldhouse (1955–present)
Rivalries	Kansas State (results) Missouri
Culture & lore	Big Jay Baby Jay Blue blood status Champions Classic "Rock Chalk, Jayhawk" Jayhawkers
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Helms and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics