1959–60 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1959–60 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1959–60 college men's basketball season.

1959–60 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big Eight Co-Champions
NCAA Tournament, Regional Finals
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
1959–60 record199 (104 Big 8)
Head coach
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
1959–60 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Kansas104 .714  199  .679
Kansas State104 .714  1610  .615
Oklahoma95 .643  1411  .560
Colorado77 .500  1311  .542
Iowa State77 .500  159  .625
Missouri59 .357  1213  .480
Oklahoma State410 .286  1015  .400
Nebraska410 .286  717  .292
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

  • Wayne Hightower
  • Bill Bridges
  • Jerry Gardner
  • Al Donaghue
  • Bob Hickman
  • Dee Ketchum
  • Butch Myers
  • Al Correll
  • Jim Hoffman
  • Dick Gisel
  • Bill Goetze
  • Bill Elstun
  • Larry Sterlin
  • Ken Hensley
  • Howard Parker
  • Pete Woodward

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Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 5*
at Northwestern W 7667  1-0
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
December 7*
Texas Tech W 8571  2-0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 11*
vs. North Carolina L 4960  2-1
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
December 12*
at NC State W 8058  3-1
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
December 14*
Kentucky L 7277 OT 3-2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 18*
San Francisco W 7342  4-2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 19*
vs. BYU W 9664  5-2
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
December 22*
at No. 7 Saint Louis L 5966  5-3
Kiel Auditorium 
St. Louis, MO
December 28
vs. Oklahoma State W 6759  6-3
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29
vs. Oklahoma W 5554  7-3
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 30
vs. Iowa State L 7083  7-4
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 9
at Nebraska W 6047  8-4
(1-0)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Stillwater, OK
January 11
at Colorado L 6165  8-5
(1-1)
Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
January 16
Missouri
Border War
W 7963  9-5
(2-1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 18
Oklahoma State L 4962  9-6
(2-2)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 23
at Iowa State L 6072  9-7
(2-3)
The Armory 
Ames, IA
February 6
Iowa State W 7064  10-7
(3-3)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 10
Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 6462  11-7
(4-3)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 13
at Oklahoma State W 6452  12-7
(5-3)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
February 15
at Oklahoma W 5453  13-7
(6-3)
Field House 
Norman, OK
February 20
Colorado W 7567  14-7
(7-3)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 24
at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
L 5768  14-8
(7-4)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
February 27
at Missouri
Border War
W 8572  15-8
(8-4)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
March 1
Oklahoma W 6552  16-8
(9-4)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 7
Nebraska W 7974  17-8
(10-4)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 9
at Kansas State W 8482  18-8
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
March 11
vs. Texas
NCAA Regional Semifinals
W 9081  19-8
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
March 12
vs. No. 1 Cincinnati
NCAA Regional Finals
L 7182  19-9
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. sports-reference.com 1959-60 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
  2. 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22.
  3. 2012-13 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Accessed 2013-Aug-11.
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