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1952–53 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

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1952–53 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
Big Seven Champions
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 3
Record19–6 (10–2 Big 7)
Head coach
Assistant coachDick Harp (4th season)
CaptainDean Kelley
Home arenaHoch Auditorium
Seasons
1952–53 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Kansas 10 2   .833 19 6   .760
No. 12 Kansas State 9 3   .750 17 4   .810
Missouri 6 6   .500 11 9   .550
Iowa State 5 7   .417 10 11   .476
Oklahoma 5 7   .417 8 13   .381
Nebraska 4 8   .333 9 11   .450
Colorado 3 9   .250 10 11   .476
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1952–53 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1952–53 college men's basketball season.

Roster

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 10*
at Tulane W 63–50  1-0
Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, LA
December 13*
at Rice L 51–54  1-1
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
December 19*
No. 20 SMU W 83–66  2-1
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
December 20*
No. 20 SMU W 72–55  3-1
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
December 27
vs. Nebraska W 73–66  4-1
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29
vs. Missouri
Border War
W 66–62  5-1
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 30
vs. No. 1 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
L 87–93  5-2
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 5
at Oklahoma L 61–76  5-3
(0-1)
Field House 
Norman, OK
January 8*
No. 5 Oklahoma A&M W 65–53  6-3
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
January 10
at Iowa State W 76–57  7-3
(1-1)
The Armory 
Ames, IA
January 12
at Nebraska W 65–59  8-3
(2-1)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, Nebraska
January 17
No. 15 No. 1 Kansas State W 80–66  9-3
(3-1)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
January 20
No. 9 at Colorado L 68–72  9-4
(3-2)
Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
February 7
No. 18 Missouri
Border War
W 86–62  10-4
(4-2)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 10
No. 14 Oklahoma W 87–59  11-4
(5-2)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 14
No. 14 Nebraska W 77–58  12-4
(6-2)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 17
No. 10 at No. 8 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 80–78  13-4
(7-2)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
February 23*
No. 10 at No. 7 Oklahoma A&M L 58–79  13-5
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
March 2
No. 5 Colorado W 78–55  14-5
(8-2)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
March 6*
No. 6 Iowa State W 87–62  15-5
(9-2)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
March 9
No. 6 at Missouri
Border War
W 69–60  16-5
(10-2)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
March 13*
No. 5 vs. No. 10 Oklahoma City
NCAA Regional semifinals
W 73–65  17-5
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
March 14*
No. 5 vs. No. 6 Oklahoma A&M
NCAA Regional Finals
W 61–55  18-5
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
March 17*
No. 5 vs. No. 2 Washington
NCAA National Semifinals
W 79–53  19-5
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
March 18*
No. 5 vs. No. 1 Indiana
National Championship game
L 68–69  19-6
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1952-53 Big Seven 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.