1943–44 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1943–44 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1943–44 college men's basketball season.

1943–44 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	17–9 (5–5 Big 6)
Head coach	Phog Allen (27th season)
Captain	Harold McSpadden
Home arena	Hoch Auditorium
Seasons ← 1942–43 1944–45 →

1943–44 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Iowa State	9	–	1		.900			14	–	4		.778
Oklahoma	9	–	1		.900			15	–	8		.652
Kansas	5	–	5		.500			17	–	9		.654
Missouri	5	–	5		.500			10	–	9		.526
Kansas State	1	–	9		.100			7	–	15		.318
Nebraska	1	–	9		.100			2	–	13		.133

Roster

• George Dick
• Willard Frank
• Gordon Stucker
• Dean Corder
• Harold McSpadden
• Charles Moffett
• Homer Sherwood
• Louis Goehring
• Robert Turner
• William Lindquist
• Robert Malott
• Donald Diehl
• Donald Barrington

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 1*		Herington AAB	W 40–27	1-0	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
December 4*		Hutchinson NAB	L 32–46	1-1	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
December 12*		at Ft. Leavenworth	W 31–27	2-1	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
December 10*		at Washburn	W 46–24	3-1	Topeka, KS
December 11		at Rockhurst	W 45–32	4-1	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
December 13*		Rockhurst	W 43–28	5-1	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
December 15*		Olathe NAB	L 36–42	5-2	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
December 17*		Ft. Riley CRTC	W 32–31	6-2	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
December 23*		Herington AAB	W 22–15	7-2	Herington, KS
December 29		vs. Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 62–44	8-2	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
December 30		vs. Missouri Border War	W 34–27	9-2	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
January 3		Pittsburg State	W 35–21	10-2	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
January 8		at Missouri Border War	L 28–35	10-3 (0-1)	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, MO
January 11*		at Olathe NAB	L 25–49	10-4	Olathe, KS
January 15		at Nebraska	W 51–27	11-4 (1-1)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
January 18		Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 36–30	12-4 (2-1)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
January 21		Oklahoma	L 23–24	12-5 (2-2)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
January 29		at Iowa State	L 29–40	12-6 (2-3)	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
February 2*		Washburn	W 35–22	13-6	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
February 7*		Ft. Riley CRTC	L 38–43	13-7	Ft. Riley, KS
February 12		at Oklahoma	L 35–39	13-8 (2-4)	Field House  Norman, OK
February 15*		at Ft. Leavenworth	W 54–52	14-8	Leavenworth, KS
February 19		at Nebraska	W 56–47	15-8 (3-4)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, NE
February 23		at Kansas State	W 32–24	16-8 (4-4)	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, KS
February 26		Missouri Border War	W 40–27	17-8 (5-4)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
March 3		Iowa State	L 25–47	17-9 (5-5)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
*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.