# 1973–74 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1973–74 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

## Roster

* Danny Knight
* Roger Morningstar
* Dale Greenlee
* Norm Cook
* Rick Suttle
* Tom Kivisto
* Tommie Smith
* Dave Taynor
* Nino Samuel
* Donnie Von Moore
* Reuben Shelton
* Jack Hollis
* Bob Emery
* Paul Werner
* Chris Barnthouse
* Dwight Haley

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| December 1* | No. 13 | Murray State | W 103-71 | 1-0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| December 3* | No. 13 | No. 10 Kentucky | W 71-63 | 2-0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| December 5* | | No. 3 Indiana | L 59-72 | 2-1 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| December 8* | | Northern Iowa | W 94-60 | 3-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| December 14* | | Washington State | W 66-51 | 4-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| December 15* | | Oregon | W 67-49 | 5-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| December 22* | | at No. 17 Vanderbilt | L 72-83 | 5-2 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN |
| December 26 | | vs. Colorado | L 71-73 | 5-3 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| December 28 | | vs. Oklahoma | W 82-72 | 6-3 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| December 29 | | vs. Nebraska | W 75-66 | 7-3 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| January 2 | | at Iowa | W 72-71 | 8-3 | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| January 12* | | Nebraska | W 79-64 | 9-3 (1-0) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| January 14 | | at Iowa State | W 73-69 | 10-3 (2-0) | James H. Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA |
| January 19 | | Oklahoma State | W 68-66 | 11-3 (3-0) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| January 22* | | No. 1 Notre Dame | L 74-76 | 11-4 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| January 25 | | at Oklahoma | W 82-79 | 12-4 (4-0) | McCasland Field House Norman, OK |
| January 29 | No. 18 | at Missouri Border War | W 80-67 | 13-4 (5-0) | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO |
| February 4 | No. 18 | Colorado | W 81-66 | 14-4 (6-0) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| February 9 | No. 17 | at Oklahoma State | W 80-71 | 15-4 (7-0) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| February 13 | No. 16 | at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | L 71-74 | 15-5 (7-1) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS |
| February 16 | No. 16 | Iowa State | W 72-57 | 16-5 (8-1) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| February 18 | No. 16 | Oklahoma | W 98-80 | 17-5 (9-1) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| February 26 | No. 15 | at Nebraska | W 51-46 | 18-5 (10-1) | Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE |
| March 2 | No. 15 | at Colorado | W 70-68 | 19-5 (11-1) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO |
| March 6 | No. 15 | Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 60-55 | 20-5 (12-1) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| March 9 | No. 15 | Missouri Border War | W 112-76 | 21-5 (13-1) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| March 14 | No. 14 | vs. No. 19 Creighton NCAA Midwest Regional semifinals | W 55-54 | 22-5 | Mabee Center Tulsa, OK |
| March 16 | No. 14 | vs. Oral Roberts NCAA Midwest Regional Finals | W 93-90 $^{OT}$ | 23-5 | Mabee Center Tulsa, OK |
| March 23 | No. 6 | vs. No. 3 Marquette NCAA national semifinals | L 51-64 | 23-6 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| March 25 | No. 6 | vs. No. 2 UCLA NCAA National third-place game | L 61-78 | 23-7 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. Midwest=MW. ||||||