1914–15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1914–15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1914–15 college men's basketball season, their 16 season. The Jayhawks, members of the MVIAA, who coached by sixth-year coach W.O. Hamilton. The Jayhawks finished the season 16–1 and won the MVIAA Championship, their 7th conference championship. On January 13, 1915, the Jayhawks defeated Warrensburg (now known as Central Missouri) who were coached by former Jayhawk basketball player and future long-time Kansas head coach Phog Allen, in what was the second of two games Allen coached against his alma mater. Ralph Sproull was retroactively named an All-American by the Helms Foundation, making him the second Jayhawk to earn the honor.

1914–15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
MVIAA Champions
Conference	MVIAA
Record	16–1 (13–1 MVIAA)
Head coach	W.O. Hamilton (6th season)
Captain	Ray Dunmire
Home arena	Robinson Gymnasium
Seasons ← 1913–14 1915–16 →

Roster

• Hilmar Appel
• Lawrence Cole
• Ray Dunmire
• Ray Folks
• Karl Kaiser
• Ephraim Sorensen
• Ralph Sproull
• Arthur Weaver

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
January 8		at Iowa State	W 29–22	1–0 (1–0)	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
January 9		at Iowa State	W 27–23	2–0 (2–0)	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
January 13*		Warrensburg	W 46–20	3–0	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, KS
January 15*		William Jewell	W 55–21	4–0	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, KS
January 22		Nebraska	W 45–17	5–0 (3–0)	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, KS
January 23		Nebraska	W 30–23	6–0 (4–0)	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, KS
January 28		at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 38–22	7–0 (5–0)	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, KS
January 29		at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 36–32	8–0 (6–0)	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, KS
February 6*		Washburn	W 53–28	9–0	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, KS
February 10		Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	L 18–21	9–1 (6–1)	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, KS
February 11		Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 39–20	10–1 (7–1)	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, KS
February 19		Missouri Border War	W 42–23	11–1 (8–1)	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, KS
February 20		Missouri Border War	W 44–19	12–1 (9–1)	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, KS
February 24		at Missouri Border War	W 33–22	13–1 (10–1)	Rothwell Gymnasium  Columbia, MO
February 25		at Missouri Border War	W 40–26	14–1 (11–1)	Rothwell Gymnasium  Columbia MO
February 26		at Washington University (MO)	W 48–16	15–1 (12–1)	Francis Gymnasium  St. Louis, MO
February 27		at Washington University (MO)	W 39–20	16–1 (13–1)	Francis Gymnasium  St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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.