# 1950–51 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1950–51 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1950–51 college men's basketball season. The Jayhawks were coached by Phog Allen in his 34th year of his second tenure and 36th overall. On December 16, Allen coached against one of his former players, Adolph Rupp, for the first time. Rupp was the coach at Kentucky. The Jayhawks finished the season 8–4 in the Big Seven Conference, finishing 2nd in the conference, and 16–8 overall. They were not selected to the 1951 NCAA Tournament. One notable player on the team was Dean Smith, who would later go on to a Hall of Fame coaching career at North Carolina.

## Roster

* Clyde Lovellette
* Ben Kenney
* Bill Lienhard
* Bill Hougland
* Jerry Waugh
* Charlie Hoag
* Dale Engel
* Sonny Enns
* Dean Kelley
* Clinton Bull
* John Keller
* Bill Schaake
* Dean Wells
* Ken Buller
* Wally Beck
* Harold Lowe
* Jack Rodgers
* Dean Smith
* Aubrey Linville
* Mark Rivard
* Don Woodson

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| December 4* | | Creighton | W 51–35 | 1-0 | Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS |
| December 6* | | Utah State | W 56–38 | 2-0 | Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS |
| December 9* | | at Saint Joseph's | W 60–41 | 3-0 | Convention Hall Philadelphia, PA |
| December 12* | | at St. John's | W 52–51 | 4-0 | Madison Square Garden (III) New York, NY |
| December 16* | | at Kentucky | L 39–68 | 4-1 | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY |
| December 19* | No. 11 | Springfield (MA) | W 78–52 | 5-1 | Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS |
| December 27 | No. 10 | vs. Iowa State | W 75–51 | 6-1 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| December 29* | No. 10 | vs. Minnesota | L 51–62 | 6-2 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| December 30 | No. 10 | vs. Nebraska | W 63–47 | 7-2 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| January 5 | No. 20 | Nebraska | W 66–41 | 8-2 (1-0) | Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS |
| January 8 | No. 20 | Missouri | W 61–46 | 9-2 (2-0) | Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS |
| January 11 | No. 17 | Colorado | W 54–48 | 10-2 (3-0) | Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS |
| January 15 | No. 17 | No. 9 Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | L 43–47 | 10-3 (3-1) | Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS |
| January 27 | | at No. 18 Oklahoma | W 58–52 | 11-3 (4-1) | Field House Norman, OK |
| February 3* | No. 17 | at Northwestern | L 53–54 | 11-4 | Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL |
| February 5* | No. 17 | Oklahoma A&M | L 41–46 | 11-5 | Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS |
| February 10 | No. 20 | at Nebraska | W 61–52 | 12-5 (5-1) | Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE |
| February 12 | No. 20 | at Missouri Border War | L 38–39 | 12-6 (5-2) | Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO |
| February 17 | | at Iowa State | W 56–54 | 13-6 (6-2) | The Armory Ames, IA |
| February 19 | | Oklahoma | L 59–61 | 13-7 (6-3) | Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS |
| February 24 | | at No. 5 Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | L 51–65 | 13-8 (6-4) | Nichols Hall Manhattan, KS |
| February 26 | | Colorado | W 58–56 | 14-8 (7-4) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO |
| March 7 | | Iowa State | W 70–64 | 15-8 (8-4) | Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS |
| March 10* | | at No. 2 Oklahoma A&M | W 37–27 | 15-8 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||