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 record19–9 (10–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
1959–60 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Kansas10–4 .714  19–9  .679
Kansas State10–4 .714  16–10  .615
Oklahoma9–5 .643  14–11  .560
Colorado7–7 .500  13–11  .542
Iowa State7–7 .500  15–9  .625
Missouri5–9 .357  12–13  .480
Oklahoma State4–10 .286  10–15  .400
Nebraska4–10 .286  7–17  .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 76–67  1-0
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
December 7*
Texas Tech W 85–71  2-0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 11*
vs. North Carolina L 49–60  2-1
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
December 12*
at NC State W 80–58  3-1
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
December 14*
Kentucky L 72–77 OT 3-2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 18*
San Francisco W 73–42  4-2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 19*
vs. BYU W 96–64  5-2
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
December 22*
at No. 7 Saint Louis L 59–66  5-3
Kiel Auditorium 
St. Louis, MO
December 28
vs. Oklahoma State W 67–59  6-3
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29
vs. Oklahoma W 55–54  7-3
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 30
vs. Iowa State L 70–83  7-4
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 9
at Nebraska W 60–47  8-4
(1-0)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Stillwater, OK
January 11
at Colorado L 61–65  8-5
(1-1)
Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
January 16
Missouri
Border War
W 79–63  9-5
(2-1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 18
Oklahoma State L 49–62  9-6
(2-2)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 23
at Iowa State L 60–72  9-7
(2-3)
The Armory 
Ames, IA
February 6
Iowa State W 70–64  10-7
(3-3)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 10
Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 64–62  11-7
(4-3)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 13
at Oklahoma State W 64–52  12-7
(5-3)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
February 15
at Oklahoma W 54–53  13-7
(6-3)
Field House 
Norman, OK
February 20
Colorado W 75–67  14-7
(7-3)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 24
at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
L 57–68  14-8
(7-4)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
February 27
at Missouri
Border War
W 85–72  15-8
(8-4)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
March 1
Oklahoma W 65–52  16-8
(9-4)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 7
Nebraska W 79–74  17-8
(10-4)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 9
at Kansas State W 84–82  18-8
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
March 11
vs. Texas
NCAA Regional Semifinals
W 90–81  19-8
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
March 12
vs. No. 1 Cincinnati
NCAA Regional Finals
L 71–82  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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