1965–66 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1965–66 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball | |
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Big Eight Champions | |
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight | |
Conference | Big Eight Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 4 |
AP | No. 4 |
Record | 23–4 (13–1 Big 8) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Harry Gibson (1st season) |
Captains |
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Home arena | Allen Fieldhouse |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Kansas | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 23 | – | 4 | .852 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 20 | – | 5 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 14 | – | 11 | .560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 11 | – | 14 | .440 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 12 | – | 13 | .480 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 11 | – | 14 | .440 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 4 | – | 21 | .160 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 3 | – | 21 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1965–66 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Ted Owens, the fourth-ranked Jayhawks won the Big Eight Conference title and the automatic berth in the 22-team NCAA tournament.[2][3]
Kansas' Elite Eight double-overtime loss to eventual champion Texas Western,[4] (now UTEP), was featured in the 2006 film Glory Road.
Roster
- Walt Wesley
- Al Lopes
- Del Lewis
- Ron Franz
- Rodger Bohnenstiehl
- Bob Wilson
- Riney Lochmann
- Jo Jo White
- Pat Davis
- Fred Chana
- John Carter
- Source:[3][5]
Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
December 1* | No. 8 | Arkansas | W 81–52 | 1–0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
December 4* | No. 8 | at Texas Tech | W 74–70 | 2–0 | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX | ||||||
December 7* | No. 7 | New Mexico State | W 102–51 | 3–0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
December 10* | No. 7 | Maryland | W 71–62 | 4–0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
December 11* | No. 7 | vs. St. John's | W 61–55 | 5–0 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS | ||||||
December 17* | No. 4 | at No. 8 UCLA | L 71–78 | 5–1 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
December 18* | No. 4 | at USC | L 69–81 | 5–2 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
December 23* | at Ohio State | W 81–68 | 6–2 | St. John Arena Columbus, OH | |||||||
December 28 | vs. Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 69–63 | 7–2 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | |||||||
December 29 | vs. Iowa State | W 73–66 | 8–2 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | |||||||
December 30 | vs. Nebraska | W 71–61 | 9–2 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | |||||||
January 3 | at Colorado | W 69–55 | 10–2 (1–0) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO | |||||||
January 8 | Iowa State | W 82–65 | 11–2 (2–0) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
January 10 | Oklahoma | W 89–68 | 12–2 (3–0) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
January 15 | No. 10 | at Iowa State | W 49–47 | 13–2 (4–0) | The Armory Ames, IA | ||||||
January 18 | No. 6 | at Nebraska | L 75–83 | 13–3 (4–1) | Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE | ||||||
January 22 | No. 6 | Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 69–61 | 14–3 (5–1) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
February 5 | No. 7 | at Missouri Border War | W 77–54 | 15–3 (6–1) | Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO | ||||||
February 12 | No. 7 | Oklahoma State | W 59–38 | 16–3 (7–1) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
February 15 | No. 7 | Missouri Border War | W 98–54 | 17–3 (8–1) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
February 19 | No. 7 | at Oklahoma State | W 80–47 | 18–3 (9–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK | ||||||
February 21 | No. 7 | at Oklahoma | W 86–69 | 19–3 (10–1) | Field House Norman, OK | ||||||
February 26 | No. 6 | No. 8 Nebraska | W 110–73 | 20–3 (11–1) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
March 5 | No. 6 | at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 68–55 | 21–3 (12–1) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS | ||||||
March 7 | No. 6 | Colorado | W 85–65 | 22–3 (13–1) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 11* | No. 4 | vs. SMU Regional semifinal | W 76–70 | 23–3 | Lubbock Memorial Coliseum Lubbock, TX | ||||||
March 12* | No. 4 | vs. No. 3 Texas Western Elite Eight | L 80–81 2OT | 23–4 | Lubbock Memorial Coliseum Lubbock, TX | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
- Source:[6]
References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1965-66 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
- ^ Morey, Earl (March 8, 1966). "KU eyes NCAA title after winning loop". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). p. 12.
- ^ a b "KU, SMU to renew rivalry". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). March 9, 1966. p. 25.
- ^ "KU ends fine year in 2-OT heartbreak". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). March 14, 1966. p. 13.
- ^ 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22.
- ^ 2012-13 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Accessed 2013-Aug-11.