1960–61 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1960–61 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1960–61 college men's basketball season.

1960–61 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record178 (104 Big 8)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lew Johnson (1st season)
  • Ted Owens (1st season)
Captains
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
1960–61 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Kansas State122 .857225  .815
Kansas104 .714178  .680
Oklahoma State86 .5711411  .560
Missouri77 .5001113  .458
Iowa State68 .4291411  .560
Nebraska410 .2861014  .417
Oklahoma212 .1431015  .400
Colorado77 .5001510  .600
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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
December 1*
Northwestern W 8669  1-0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 5*
at Texas Tech W 9775  2-0
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, TX
December 9*
at St. John's L 5466  2-1
Madison Square Garden (III) 
New York, NY
December 16*
No. 16 vs. Michigan State W 9369  3-1
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
December 17*
No. 16 No. 5 North Carolina L 7078  3-2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 20*
No. 20 at BYU L 7080  3-3
George Albert Smith Field House 
Provo, UT
December 22*
No. 20 at San Francisco W 6043  4-3
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, CA
December 27
vs. Nebraska W 7853  5-3
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 28
vs. Iowa State W 7672  6-3
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29
vs. No. 12 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
L 6669  6-4
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 7
at Oklahoma W 5855  7-4
(1-0)
Field House 
Norman, OK
January 9
at Oklahoma State W 7368  8-4
(2-0)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
January 14
Iowa State W 9059  9-4
(3-0)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 16
Oklahoma State L 4954  9-5
(3-1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 20
No. 10 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 7566  10-5
(4-1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 4
Air Force W 7852  11-5
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 6
Colorado W 8865  12-5
(5-1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 11
at Nebraska W 3833  13-5
(6-1)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
February 13
Missouri
Border War
W 8873  14-5
(7-1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 18
at Colorado W 9062  15-5
(8-1)
Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
February 21
at No. 8 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
L 6381  15-6
(8-2)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
February 25
Nebraska W 6869  15-7
(8-3)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 28
Oklahoma W 8156  16-7
(9-3)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 6
at Iowa State W 8575  17-7
(10-3)
The Armory 
Ames, IA
March 11
at Missouri
Border War
L 7679  17-8
(10-4)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. sports-reference.com 1960-61 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.
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