1960–61 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1960–61 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
Record | 17–8 (10–4 Big 8) |
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Home arena | Allen Fieldhouse |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Kansas State | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 22 | – | 5 | .815 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 17 | – | 8 | .680 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 14 | – | 11 | .560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 11 | – | 13 | .458 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 14 | – | 11 | .560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 10 | – | 15 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 15 | – | 10 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1960–61 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1960–61 college men's basketball season.
Roster
- Wayne Hightower
- Bill Bridges
- Jerry Gardner
- Nolen Ellison
- Al Correll
- Dee Ketchum
- Butch Ellison
- Ralph Heyward
- Jim Dumas
- Carl Deane
- John Matt
- Grover Marshall
- Pete Woodward
- John Williams
- Bob Frederick
- Larry Sterlin
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Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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December 1* | Northwestern | W 86–69 | 1-0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
December 5* | at Texas Tech | W 97–75 | 2-0 | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX | |||||||
December 9* | at St. John's | L 54–66 | 2-1 | Madison Square Garden (III) New York, NY | |||||||
December 16* | No. 16 | vs. Michigan State | W 93–69 | 3-1 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS | ||||||
December 17* | No. 16 | No. 5 North Carolina | L 70–78 | 3-2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
December 20* | No. 20 | at BYU | L 70–80 | 3-3 | George Albert Smith Field House Provo, UT | ||||||
December 22* | No. 20 | at San Francisco | W 60–43 | 4-3 | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA | ||||||
December 27 | vs. Nebraska | W 78–53 | 5-3 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | |||||||
December 28 | vs. Iowa State | W 76–72 | 6-3 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | |||||||
December 29 | vs. No. 12 Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | L 66–69 | 6-4 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | |||||||
January 7 | at Oklahoma | W 58–55 | 7-4 (1-0) | Field House Norman, OK | |||||||
January 9 | at Oklahoma State | W 73–68 | 8-4 (2-0) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK | |||||||
January 14 | Iowa State | W 90–59 | 9-4 (3-0) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
January 16 | Oklahoma State | L 49–54 | 9-5 (3-1) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
January 20 | No. 10 Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 75–66 | 10-5 (4-1) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
February 4 | Air Force | W 78–52 | 11-5 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
February 6 | Colorado | W 88–65 | 12-5 (5-1) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
February 11 | at Nebraska | W 38–33 | 13-5 (6-1) | Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE | |||||||
February 13 | Missouri Border War | W 88–73 | 14-5 (7-1) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
February 18 | at Colorado | W 90–62 | 15-5 (8-1) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO | |||||||
February 21 | at No. 8 Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | L 63–81 | 15-6 (8-2) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS | |||||||
February 25 | Nebraska | W 68–69 | 15-7 (8-3) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
February 28 | Oklahoma | W 81–56 | 16-7 (9-3) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
March 6 | at Iowa State | W 85–75 | 17-7 (10-3) | The Armory Ames, IA | |||||||
March 11 | at Missouri Border War | L 76–79 | 17-8 (10-4) | Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
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