1951–52_Kansas_Jayhawks_men's_basketball_team

1951–52 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
1951–52 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions; Big Seven champions
Conference	Big Seven Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 8
Record	28–3 (11–1 Big 7)
Head coach	Phog Allen (35th season);
Assistant coach	Dick Harp (3rd season)
Captains	Bill Hougland; John Keller; Bob Kenney; Bill Lienhard; Clyde Lovellette;
Home arena	Hoch Auditorium
	Seasons ← 1950–51 1952–53 →

1951–52 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 1951–52 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 1951–52 NCAA men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 54th. They were led by coach Phog Allen in his 35th season overall, 33rd consecutive. He guided Kansas to its first NCAA Tournament championship, their 3rd National Championship overall, behind center Clyde Lovellette, who scored 33 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in an 80-63 victory over St. John's in the title game. Lovellette became the only player in NCAA history to lead the nation in scoring while leading his team to the national championship in the same season. Also on the team was Dean Smith, who later went on to a Hall of Fame coaching career at North Carolina. Seven members of the team, as well as Allen, would be named to the 1952 United States men's Olympic basketball team.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 3*		Baylor	W 57–46	1-0	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
December 8*		Denver	W 84–53	2-0	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
December 10*	No. 8	Creighton	W 65–47	3-0	Vinardi Center Omaha, NE
December 14*	No. 8	at SMU	W 74–51	4-0	Perkins Gym Dallas, TX
December 15*	No. 8	at SMU	W 58–57	5-0	Perkins Gym Dallas, TX
December 18	No. 7	vs. Rice	W 68–48	6-0	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
December 22*	No. 7	USC	W 76–55	7-0	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
December 26	No. 4	vs. Colorado	W 76–56	8-0	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
December 28	No. 4	vs. No. 8 Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 90–88	9-0	Memorial Auditorium Kansas City, MO
December 29	No. 4	vs. Missouri Border War	W 75–65	10-0	Memorial Auditorium Kansas City, MO
January 5	No. 1	Oklahoma	W 71–48	11-0 (1-0)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
January 12	No. 1	at Missouri Border War	W 60–59	12-0 (2-0)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO
January 14	No. 1	at Nebraska	W 69–66	13-0 (3-0)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE
January 26	No. 2	at No. 7 Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	L 64–81	13-1 (3-1)	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS
January 30*	No. 4	at Oklahoma A&M	L 45–49	13-2	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
February 2	No. 4	Iowa State	W 86–68	14-2 (4-1)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
February 4	No. 4	Colorado	W 73–68	15-2 (5-1)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
February 11	No. 6	at Iowa State	W 55–50	16-2 (6-1)	The Armory Ames, IA
February 16	No. 9	Nebraska	W 90–52	17-2 (7-1)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
February 19*	No. 7	Oklahoma A&M	W 66–46	18-2	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
February 25	No. 9	Missouri Border War	W 65–54	19-2 (8-1)	Hoch Auditoriium Lawrence, KS
March 1	No. 8	at Oklahoma	W 74–55	20-2 (9-1)	Field House Norman, OK
March 7	No. 8	No. 3 Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 78–61	21-2 (10-1)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
March 10	No. 8	at Colorado	W 72–55	22-2 (11-1)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO
March 21*	No. 8	vs. TCU NCAA regional semifinals	W 68–64	23-2	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
March 22*	No. 8	vs. No. 5 Saint Louis NCAA Regional Finals	W 74–55	24-2	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
March 25*	No. 8	vs. Santa Clara NCAA National Semifinals	W 74–55	25-2	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
March 26*	No. 8	vs. No. 10 St. John's National Championship	W 80–63	26-2	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
March 30*	No. 8	vs. Southwest Missouri State	W 92–65	27-2	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
March 31*	No. 8	vs. La Salle	W 70–65	28-2	Madison Square Garden (III) New York, NY
April 1*	No. 8	vs. Peoria	L 60–62	28-3	Madison Square Garden (III) New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	9	Clyde Lovellette	Minneapolis Lakers

1951–52_Kansas_Jayhawks_men's_basketball_team

1951–52 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

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1951–52 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions Big Seven champions
Conference	Big Seven Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 8
Record	28–3 (11–1 Big 7)
Head coach	Phog Allen (35th season)
Assistant coach	Dick Harp (3rd season)
Captains	Bill Hougland John Keller Bob Kenney Bill Lienhard Clyde Lovellette
Home arena	Hoch Auditorium
Seasons ← 1950–51 1952–53 →

v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Kansas	11	–	1	.917	28	–	3	.903
No. 3 Kansas State	10	–	2	.833	19	–	5	.792
Missouri	6	–	6	.500	14	–	10	.583
Iowa State	4	–	8	.333	10	–	11	.476
Colorado	4	–	8	.333	8	–	16	.333
Oklahoma	4	–	8	.333	7	–	17	.292
Nebraska	3	–	9	.250	7	–	17	.292

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]