1942–43 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

1942–43 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
1942–43 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big Six Champions
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	22–6 (10–0 Big 6)
Head coach	Phog Allen (26th season);
Captain	John Buescher
Home arena	Hoch Auditorium
	Seasons ← 1941–42 1943–44 →

1942–43 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kansas	10	–	0	1.000	22	–	6	.786
Missouri	7	–	3	.700	18	–	9	.667
Oklahoma	5	–	5	.500	7	–	10	.412
Nebraska	5	–	5	.500	6	–	10	.375
Iowa State	2	–	8	.200	7	–	9	.438
Kansas State	1	–	9	.100	6	–	14	.300

The 1942–43 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1942–43 college men's basketball season.

Roster

Otto Schnellbacher
John Buescher
Donald Blair
Robert "Bob" Fitzpatrick
Max Kissell
Paul Turner
Jack Ballard
Charles B. Black
Ray Evans
George Dick
William Brill
Armand Dixon
William Forsyth
John Short
Hoyt Baker
Harold McSpadden

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 5*	vs. Olathe NAB	L 29–40	0-1	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
December 11*	at Rockhurst	W 44–40	1-1	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
December 15*	Creighton	L 33–38	1-2	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
December 26*	vs. St. Bonaventure	W 53–22	2-2	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, NY
December 28	at Fordham	W 31–30	3-2	Rose Hill Gymnasium New York, NY
December 30*	at Saint Joseph's	W 63–38	4-2	Convention Hall Philadelphia, PA
January 1*	at Saint Louis	W 60–25	5-2	West Pine Gym St. Louis, MO
January 4*	Olathe AAB	W 60–32	6-2	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
January 6	Missouri Border War	W 69–44	7-2 (1-0)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
January 9	at Oklahoma	W 48–44	8-2 (2-0)	Field House Norman, OK
January 13*	Oklahoma A&M	W 36–29	9-2	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
January 10*	at N. Amer. Bombers	W 45–36	10-2	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
January 16*	vs. Camp Crowder	W 57–26	11-2	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
January 16*	vs. Rosecrans A.F.	W 71–22	12-2	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
January 20	at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 40–20	13-2 (3-0)	Nichols Hall Manhattan, KS
January 23*	at Camp Crowder	L 31–35	13-3	Neosho, MO
January 29*	vs. Olathe NAB	W 47–36	14-3	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
January 30*	vs. Great Lakes NTS	L 41–47	14-4	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
February 3*	at Olathe AAB	L 32–42	14-5	Olathe, KS
February 6	Iowa State	W 44–20	15-5 (4-0)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
February 13	at Nebraska	W 56–24	16-5 (5-0)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE
February 15	at Iowa State	W 37–29	17-5 (6-0)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
February 17*	at Oklahoma A&M	W 47–43	18-5	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
February 23	Nebraska	W 52–33	19-5 (7-0)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
February 26	Oklahoma	W 42–35	20-5 (8-0)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
March 2	at Missouri Border War	W 47–44	21-5 (9-0)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO
March 4	at Creighton	L 34–56	21-6	University Gym Omaha, NE
March 6	Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 47–30	22-6 (10-0)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22.
^ 1942-1943 Roster. Retrieved 2023-Jan-21.
^ 2012-13 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Accessed 2013-Aug-11.

[KU_Media_Guide-1] 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22.

[Hoops_Zone_1943_Roster-2] 1942-1943 Roster. Retrieved 2023-Jan-21.

[3] 2012-13 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Accessed 2013-Aug-11.

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v t e Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Venues	Robinson Gymnasium (1907–1927) Hoch Auditorium (1927–1955) Allen Fieldhouse (1955–present)
Rivalries	Kansas State Missouri
Culture & lore	Big Jay Baby Jay Blue blood status Champions Classic "Rock Chalk, Jayhawk" Jayhawkers
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics