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1954–55 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1954–55 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1954–55 college men's basketball season. The Jayhawks were coached by Phog Allen who in his 36th season of his second tenure, 38th season overall. Kansas played their home games primarily at Hoch Auditorium, however, they did play their first game at Allen Fieldhouse, named after their head coach, on March 1, 1955 against Kansas State. They would play one more game at Allen Fieldhouse that season. The Jayhawks finished 11–10 and failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament.

1954–55 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference|Big Seven Conference
Record11–10 (5–7 Big 7)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainJohn Anderson
Home arenaHoch Auditorium
Allen Fieldhouse
Seasons
1954–55 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Colorado 11 – 1   .917 19 – 6   .760
Missouri 9 – 3   .750 16 – 5   .762
Kansas State 6 – 6   .500 11 – 10   .524
Nebraska 6 – 6   .500 9 – 12   .429
Kansas 5 – 7   .417 11 – 10   .524
Iowa State 4 – 8   .333 11 – 10   .524
Oklahoma 1 – 11   .083 3 – 18   .143
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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  • Dallas Dobbs
  • Gene Elstun
  • Bill Brainard
  • Lew Johnson
  • John Parker
  • John Anderson
  • Maurice King
  • Gary Padgett
  • Larry Davenport
  • Blaine Hollinger
  • Chris Divich
  • Ron Johnston
  • Lee Green
  • Harry Jett
  • Jack Wolfe
  • Jerry Alberts
  • Jim Toft
  • Bill Heitholt
  • Dick Warren
  • Allan Hurst

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 6*
 LSU W 83–58  1-0
 Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
December 14*
 Tulsa W 73–66  2-0
 Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
December 17*
 Rice W 77–67  3-0
 Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
December 18*
 Rice W 100–72  4-0
 Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
December 27
 No. 20 vs. Iowa State L 81–82  4-1
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29*
 No. 16 vs. California L 62–65  4-2
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 31
 No. 16 vs. Nebraska W 69–66  5-2
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 4
 No. 9 Missouri
Border War 		L 65–76  5-3
(0-1) 		Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
January 10
 Colorado L 54–65  5-4
(0-2) 		Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
January 15
 at Nebraska L 55–66  5-5
(0-3) 		Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
January 17
 at Iowa State W 73–72  6-5
(1-3) 		The Armory 
Ames IA
February 8
 Iowa State L 59–77  6-6
(1-4) 		Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 12
 at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		W 78–68  7-6
(2-4) 		Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
February 14
 Oklahoma A&M W 50–42  8-6
 Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 16
 at Oklahoma W 87–75  9-6
(3-4) 		Field House 
Norman, OK
February 19
 Nebraska L 55–66  9-7
(3-5) 		Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 22
 Colorado L 69–80  9-8
(3-6) 		Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
February 27
 at Oklahoma A&M L 49–63  9-9
 Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
March 1
 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		W 77–67  10-9
(4-6) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 5
 at No. 20 Missouri
Border War 		L 71–90  10-10
(4-7) 		Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
March 8
 Oklahoma W 71–67  11-10
(5-7) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1954-55 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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