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1951–52 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
American college basketball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| sport | Basketball |
| year | 1951–52 |
| team | Kansas Jayhawks |
| image | 1951–52 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team.png |
| image_size | 295 |
| conference | Big Seven Conference |
| conference_link | Big Eight Conference |
| short_conf | Big 7 |
| CoachRank | 3 |
| APRank | 8 |
| record | 28–3 |
| conf_record | 11–1 |
| head_coach | Phog Allen |
| hc_year | 35th |
| asst_coach1 | Dick Harp |
| ac1_year | 3rd |
| captain | Bill Hougland |
| captain2 | John Keller |
| captain3 | Bob Kenney |
| captain4 | Bill Lienhard |
| captain5 | Clyde Lovellette |
| stadium | Hoch Auditorium |
| champion | [NCAA tournament](1952-ncaa-basketball-tournament) National champions |
| Big Seven champions | |
| bowl | [National Championship Game](1952-ncaa-basketball-championship-game) |
| bowl_result | |
| W 80–63 vs. [St. John’s](1951-52-st-john-s-redmen-basketball-team) |
Big Seven champions W 80–63 vs. St. John’s
The 1951–52 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 1951–52 NCAA men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 54th. They were led by coach Phog Allen in his 35th season overall, 33rd consecutive. He guided Kansas to its first NCAA Tournament championship, their 3rd National Championship overall, behind center Clyde Lovellette, who scored 33 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in an 80–63 victory over St. John's in the title game. Lovellette became the only player in NCAA history to lead the nation in scoring while leading his team to the national championship in the same season. Also on the team was Dean Smith, who later went on to a Hall of Fame coaching career at North Carolina. Seven members of the team, as well as Allen, would be named to the 1952 United States men's Olympic basketball team.
Roster
- Phog Allen
- Dick Harp
Schedule
Rankings
Main article: 1951–52 NCAA men's basketball rankings
Awards and honors
- Clyde Lovellette, NCAA Men's MOP Award
Team players drafted into the NBA
References
References
- . (March 1952). "1952 NCAA Final Four program".
- [http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/kuathletics.com/documents/2014/10/9/201415_KU_mbb_media_guide.pdf 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide]. Retrieved 2015-May-22.
- "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com.
- "1952 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". databaseBasketball.com.
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