1941–42 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

1941–42 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
1941–42 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big Six Co-Champions
NCAA tournament, Third place
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	17–5 (8–2 Big 6)
Head coach	Phog Allen (25th season);
Captain	Ralph Miller
Home arena	Hoch Auditorium
	Seasons ← 1940–41 1942–43 →

1941–42 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kansas	8	–	2	.800	17	–	5	.773
Oklahoma	8	–	2	.800	11	–	7	.611
Iowa State	5	–	5	.500	11	–	6	.647
Nebraska	4	–	6	.400	6	–	13	.316
Kansas State	3	–	7	.300	8	–	10	.444
Missouri	2	–	8	.200	6	–	12	.333

The 1941–42 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1941–42 college men's basketball season. Politician Bob Dole was a member of the team.

Roster

Charles B. Black
Jack Ballard
Donald Blair
John Buescher
George Dick
Bob Dole
Ray Evans
Wilson Fitzpatrick
Vance Hall
Thomas Hunter
Warren Israel
Bob Johnson
Max Kissell
Ralph Miller
Richard Miller
Marvin Sollenberger
Paul Turner
Hubert Ulrich
Charles Walker

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 17*	Denver	W 36–35	1-0	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
December 18*	at Bethel	W 61–28	2-0	Robertson Center Gym Newton, KS
January 6	Oklahoma	W 54–32	3-0 (1-0)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
January 14	at Missouri Border War	W 48–34	4-0 (2-0)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO
January 17	at Nebraska	W 51–32	5-0 (3-0)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE
January 19	at Iowa State	L 41–45	5-1 (3-1)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
January 24	Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 46–44	6-1 (4-1)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
January 29*	at Iowa	W 53–51	7-1	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
January 31*	at DePaul	W 46–26	8-1	University Auditorium Chicago, IL
February 2*	at Wichita	W 56–37	9-1	Henrion Gymnasium Wichita, KS
February 5*	vs. Great Lakes NTS	L 37–53	9-2	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
February 10*	Creighton	W 53–49	10-2	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
February 14	Nebraska	W 58–30	11-2 (5-1)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
January 16	Iowa State	W 60–44	12-2 (6-1)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
February 20*	Oklahoma A&M	W 31–28	13-2	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
February 25*	at Oklahoma A&M	L 33–40	13-3	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
February 27	at Oklahoma	L 51–63	13-4 (6-2)	Field House Norman, OK
March 3	at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 45–26	14-4 (7-2)	Nichols Hall Manhattan, KS
March 6	Missouri Border War	W 67–44	15-4 (8-2)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
March 17*	Oklahoma A&M	W 32–28	16-4	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
March 20*	vs. Colorado NCAA Regional semifinals	L 44–46	16-5	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
March 21*	vs. Rice NCAA Regional Third Place	W 55–53	17-5	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22.
^ 2012-13 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Accessed 2013-Aug-11.

[KU_Media_Guide-1] 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22.

[2] 2012-13 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Accessed 2013-Aug-11.

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v t e Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Venues	Robinson Gymnasium (1907–1927) Hoch Auditorium (1927–1955) Allen Fieldhouse (1955–present)
Rivalries	Kansas State Missouri
Culture & lore	Big Jay Baby Jay Blue blood status Champions Classic "Rock Chalk, Jayhawk" Jayhawkers
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics