# 1968–69 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1968–69 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1968–69 college men's basketball season. On February 3, 1969 the Jayhawks reached the milestone victory by recording their thousandth win for the program by defeating the Oklahoma State Cowboys in Lawrence.

## Roster

* Dave Robisch
* Jo Jo White
* Bruce Sloan
* Rich Bradshaw
* Pierre Russell
* Roger Brown
* Phil Harmon
* Greg Douglas
* Dave Nash
* Tim Natsus
* Howard Arndt
* Chester Lawrence

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| November 30* | No. 5 | Saint Louis | W 88–65 | 1-0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| December 3* | No. 4 | at Wisconsin | L 62–67 | 1-1 | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| December 7* | No. 4 | Loyola (IL) | W 93–61 | 2-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| December 9* | No. 4 | Xavier | W 79–56 | 3-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| December 13* | No. 11 | vs. Creighton | W 78–65 | 4-1 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS |
| December 14* | No. 11 | Syracuse | W 71–41 | 5-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| December 16* | No. 11 | Murray State | W 72–59 | 6-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| December 20 | No. 11 | at Utah State | W 67–61 | 7-1 | Nelson Fieldhouse Logan, UT |
| December 21 | No. 11 | at Stanford | W 76–67 | 8-1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| December 26 | No. 8 | vs. Nebraska | W 82–56 | 9-1 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| December 28 | No. 8 | vs. Colorado | W 60–55 | 10-1 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| December 30 | No. 8 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 56–45 | 11-1 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| January 4 | No. 5 | at Nebraska | W 56–52 | 12-1 (1-0) | Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE |
| January 6 | No. 5 | Iowa State | W 94–61 | 13-1 (2-0) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| January 11 | No. 5 | at Missouri Border War | L 46–47 | 13-2 (2-1) | Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO |
| January 13 | No. 5 | at Iowa State | L 72–78 | 13-3 (2-2) | Iowa State Armory Ames, IA |
| January 18 | No. 10 | at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 73–67 | 14-3 (3-2) | Ahrean Field House Manhattan, KS |
| February 1 | No. 15 | No. 17 Colorado | W 80–70 | 15-3 (4-2) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| February 3 | No. 15 | Oklahoma State | W 64–48 | 16-3 (5-2) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| February 8 | No. 13 | at Oklahoma | W 66–59 $^{OT}$ | 17-3 (6-2) | McCasland Field House Norman, OK |
| February 10 | No. 13 | at Oklahoma State | W 45–41 | 18-3 (7-2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| February 15 | No. 12 | Missouri Border War | L 55–56 | 18-4 (7-3) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| February 22 | No. 16 | Nebraska | W 79–73 | 19-4 (8-3) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| February 24 | No. 16 | Oklahoma | W 83–58 | 20-4 (9-3) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| March 1 | No. 13 | at Colorado | L 67–75 | 20-5 (9-4) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO |
| March 8 | No. 13 | Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | L 57–64 | 20-6 (9-5) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| March 16 | No. 19 | vs. No. 16 Boston College NIT First Round | L 62–78 | 20-7 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||