1928–29 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

1928–29 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
1928–29 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	3–15 (2–8 Big 6)
Head coach	Phog Allen (12th season);
Assistant coach	John Bunn (8th season)
Captain	Forrest Cox
Home arena	Hoch Auditorium
	Seasons ← 1927–28 1929–30 →

1928–29 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Oklahoma	10	–	0	1.000	13	–	2	.867
Missouri	7	–	3	.700	11	–	7	.611
Nebraska	5	–	5	.500	11	–	5	.688
Iowa State	4	–	6	.400	8	–	7	.533
Kansas State	2	–	8	.200	6	–	10	.375
Kansas	2	–	8	.200	3	–	15	.167

The 1928–29 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1928–29 college men's basketball season. It was the Jayhawks' 31st season. The Jayhawks were coached by Phog Allen, who was in the 10th season of his second tenure and 12th overall. They played their home games at Hoch Auditorium. The Jayhawks finished 2–8 in the Big Six Conference and 3–15 overall. The Jayhawks' .167 win percentage remains the worst win percentage in program history and is tied with the 1899–1900 team for fewest wins, however, that team only played 7 games.

Roster

Tom Bishop
Forrest Cox
Leo Dodd
Robert Maney
George McCormick
Clarence McGuire
Francis Plumley
Floyd Ramsey
Russell Thomson

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 18*	at Washburn	L 24–25	0-1	Topeka, KS
December 22	vs. Missouri Border War	L 31–38	0-2	Convention Hall Kansas City, MO
January 2*	vs. Notre Dame	L 21–32	0-3	Convention Hall Kansas City, MO
December 29*	Notre Dame	L 17–29	0-4	Convention Hall Kansas City, MO
January 3*	vs. California	L 21–33	0-5	Kaiser Convention Center Oakland, CA
January 4*	vs. California	L 23–30	0-6	Kaiser Convention Center Oakland, CA
January 5*	vs. California	W 24–23	1-6	Kaiser Convention Center Oakland, CA
January 12	Oklahoma	L 25–27	1-7 (0-1)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
January 15	at Missouri Border War	L 30–34	1-8 (0-2)	Rothwell Gymnasium Columbia, MO
January 19	at Nebraska	L 29–30	1-9 (0-3)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE
January 21	Iowa State	L 24–27	1-10 (0-4)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
February 2	Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 31–24	2-10 (1-4)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
February 7	Nebraska	L 31–37	2-11 (1-5)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
February 16	at Oklahoma	L 25–40	2-12 (1-6)	Field House Norman, OK
February 20	Missouri Border War	L 20–33	2-13 (1-7)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
February 28*	at Creighton	L 27–44	2-14	University Gymnasium Omaha, Nebraska
February 28	at Iowa State	W 33–32	3-14 (2-7)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
March 5	at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	L 35–36	3-15 (2-8)	Nichols Hall Manhattan, KS
*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