1958–59 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1958–59 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1958–59 college men's basketball season.

1958–59 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	11–14 (8–6 Big 8)
Head coach	Dick Harp (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Jack Eskridge (5th season) Jerry Waugh (3rd season)
Home arena	Allen Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 1957–58 1959–60 →

1958–59 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Kansas State	14	–	0		1.000			25	–	2		.926
Oklahoma	9	–	5		.643			15	–	10		.600
Colorado	8	–	6		.571			14	–	10		.583
Kansas	8	–	6		.571			11	–	14		.440
Nebraska	5	–	9		.357			12	–	13		.480
Oklahoma State	5	–	9		.357			11	–	14		.440
Iowa State	4	–	10		.286			9	–	16		.360
Missouri	3	–	11		.214			6	–	19		.240
Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

• Ron Loneski
• Bill Bridges
• Al Donaghue
• Bob Billings
• Dee Ketchum
• Bob Hickman
• Monte Johnson
• Jim Hoffman
• Lyn Kindred
• Gary Thompson
• Dick Gisel
• Russ Marcinek
• Doyle Schick

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 1*		Rice	W 65–49	1-0	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
December 6*		at Canisius	W 75–54	2-0	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium  Buffalo, NY
December 8*		Denver	L 60–73	2-1	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
December 12*	No. 7	at UCLA	L 61–72	2-2	UCLA Men's Gymnasium  Los Angeles, cA
December 13*	No. 7	at USC	L 55–68	2-3	Pan-Pacific Auditorium  Los Angeles, CA
December 19*		vs. No. 14 Saint Joseph's	L 65–67	2-4	Ahearn Field House  Manhattan, KS
December 20*		No. 4 NC State	L 63–66	2-5	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
December 26		vs. Colorado	L 52–63	2-6	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
December 27		vs. Oklahoma State	L 48–59	2-7	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
December 30		vs. Missouri Border War	W 84–73	3-7	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
January 5		Oklahoma State	W 58–49	4-7 (1-0)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
January 10		at Missouri Border War	W 69–62	5-7 (2-0)	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, MO
January 12		at Iowa State	W 69–48	6-7 (3-0)	The Armory  Ames, IA
January 17		at Oklahoma	L 38–45	6-8 (3-1)	Field House  Norman, OK
January 31		Colorado	L 64–66	6-9 (3-2)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
February 4		Oklahoma	W 71–44	7-9 (4-2)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
February 7		at Louisville	L 74–82	7-10	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
February 11		at No. 3 Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	L 72–82	7-11 (4-3)	Ahearn Field House  Manhattan, KS
February 14		at Nebraska	W 63–55	8-11 (5-3)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, NE
February 16		at Colorado	L 53–65	8-12 (5-4)	Balch Fieldhouse  Boulder, CO
February 21		Nebraska	W 66–50	9-12 (6-4)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
February 23		Missouri Border War	W 85–81	10-12 (7-4)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
February 27		No. 2 Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	L 77–87	10-13 (7-5)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
March 3		Iowa State	L 62–67	10-14 (7-6)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
March 10		at Oklahoma State	W 63–55	11-14 (8-6)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, OK
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

1. sports-reference.com 1958-59 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.