1955–56 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

1955–56 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
1955–56 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Conference	Big Seven Conference
Record	14–9 (6–6 Big 7)
Head coach	Phog Allen (39th season);
Assistant coaches	Jack Eskridge (2nd season); Dick Harp (7th season);
Captain	Dallas Dobbs
Home arena	Allen Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1954–55 1956–57 →

1955–56 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kansas State	9	–	3	.750	17	–	8	.680
Iowa State	8	–	4	.667	18	–	5	.783
Missouri	8	–	4	.667	15	–	7	.682
Colorado	7	–	5	.583	11	–	10	.524
Kansas	6	–	6	.500	14	–	9	.609
Nebraska	3	–	9	.250	7	–	16	.304
Oklahoma	1	–	11	.083	4	–	19	.174

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1955–56 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1955–56 college men's basketball season. The Jayhawks played their home games at Allen Fieldhouse, their first full season playing at the arena. It was the 39th and final season under head coach Phog Allen, who was forced to retire after the season. The Jayhawks finished the season 14–9 overall and 6–6 in the Big Seven Conference and did not qualify for the NCAA Tournament.

Roster

Maurice King
Gene Elstun
Dallas Dobbs
Lew Johnson
Ron Johnston
Bill Brainard
John Parker
Eddie Dater
Lee Green
Bob Lockley
John Cleland
Harry Jett
Blaine Hollinger
Jim Toft
Gary Mowry
Mark Boxberger

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 5*		Northwestern	W 91–70	1–0	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
December 7*		at Wichita	W 56–55	2–0	WSU Fieldhouse Wichita, KS
December 10*		at Wisconsin	W 74–66	3–0	Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
December 17*	No. 18	at SMU	L 61–81	3–1	Perkins Gym Dallas, TX
December 19*	No. 18	at Rice	L 66–75	3–2	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
December 21*		SMU	W 62–58	4–2	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
December 28*		vs. Cornell	W 75–58	5-2	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
December 29		vs. Missouri Border War	W 73–56	6-2	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
December 30		vs. Iowa State	L 56–67	6-3	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
January 4*		at Oklahoma A&M	W 65–62	7-3	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
January 7		Oklahoma	W 77–65	8-3 (1-0)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
January 9		at Missouri Border War	L 54–76	8–4 (1–1)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO
January 14		at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 91–86	9–4 (2–1)	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS
January 16		Iowa State	W 68–63	10–4 (3–1)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
January 31		Oklahoma A&M	W 56–55	11–4	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 4		at Iowa State	L 63–79	11–5 (3–2)	The Armory Ames, IA
February 6		Missouri Border War	L 78–85	11–6 (3–3)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 11		Nebraska	W 80–56	12–6 (4–3)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 17		at Oklahoma	L 68–69	12–7 (4–4)	Field House Norman, OK
February 25		at Nebraska	W 60–56	13–7 (5–4)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE
March 2		Colorado	W 54–44	14–7 (6–4)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
March 6		Kansas State	L 68–79	14–8 (6–5)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
March 10		at Colorado	L 67–75	14–9 (6–6)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1955-56 Big Seven Conference Season Summary
^ 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.

[1] sports-reference.com 1955-56 Big Seven Conference Season Summary

[KU_Media_Guide-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.

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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