1928–29 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1928–29 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1928–29 college men's basketball season. It was the Jayhawks' 31st season. The Jayhawks were coached by Phog Allen, who was in the 10th season of his second tenure and 12th overall. They played their home games at Hoch Auditorium. The Jayhawks finished 2–8 in the Big Six Conference and 3–15 overall. The Jayhawks' .167 win percentage remains the worst win percentage in program history and is tied with the 1899–1900 team for fewest wins, however, that team only played 7 games.

1928–29 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	3–15 (2–8 Big 6)
Head coach	Phog Allen (12th season)
Assistant coach	John Bunn (8th season)
Captain	Forrest Cox
Home arena	Hoch Auditorium

1928–29 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Oklahoma	10	–	0		1.000			13	–	2		.867
Missouri	7	–	3		.700			11	–	7		.611
Nebraska	5	–	5		.500			11	–	5		.688
Iowa State	4	–	6		.400			8	–	7		.533
Kansas State	2	–	8		.200			6	–	10		.375
Kansas	2	–	8		.200			3	–	15		.167

Roster

• Tom Bishop
• Forrest Cox
• Leo Dodd
• Robert Maney
• George McCormick
• Clarence McGuire
• Francis Plumley
• Floyd Ramsey
• Russell Thomson

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 18*		at Washburn	L 24–25	0-1	Topeka, KS
December 22		vs. Missouri Border War	L 31–38	0-2	Convention Hall  Kansas City, MO
January 2*		vs. Notre Dame	L 21–32	0-3	Convention Hall  Kansas City, MO
December 29*		Notre Dame	L 17–29	0-4	Convention Hall  Kansas City, MO
January 3*		vs. California	L 21–33	0-5	Kaiser Convention Center  Oakland, CA
January 4*		vs. California	L 23–30	0-6	Kaiser Convention Center  Oakland, CA
January 5*		vs. California	W 24–23	1-6	Kaiser Convention Center  Oakland, CA
January 12		Oklahoma	L 25–27	1-7 (0-1)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
January 15		at Missouri Border War	L 30–34	1-8 (0-2)	Rothwell Gymnasium  Columbia, MO
January 19		at Nebraska	L 29–30	1-9 (0-3)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, NE
January 21		Iowa State	L 24–27	1-10 (0-4)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
February 2		Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 31–24	2-10 (1-4)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
February 7		Nebraska	L 31–37	2-11 (1-5)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
February 16		at Oklahoma	L 25–40	2-12 (1-6)	Field House  Norman, OK
February 20		Missouri Border War	L 20–33	2-13 (1-7)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
February 28*		at Creighton	L 27–44	2-14	University Gymnasium  Omaha, Nebraska
February 28		at Iowa State	W 33–32	3-14 (2-7)	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
March 5		at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	L 35–36	3-15 (2-8)	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.