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James Naismith
James Naismith invented basketball in 1891. He was the first coach st the uniersity of Kansas. -
first game os head coch
In his first appearance as KU’s basketball coach, James Naismith watches the men from Lawrence sustain a 16-5 defeat at the hands of the Kansas City YMCA team. -
Phog Allen era
In 1907 Phog Allen took over as head coach from James Neismith Phog Allen is also the reason why it is cslled Allen field house. -
most losses
James neismith is the only coach in Kansas Basketball history to have a losing record. -
most wins against team in a year
The Jayhawks beat Nebraska 5 times in one year in 1909 -
shortest time coaching
Phog allen choached the least amount of years in Kansas basketball history. -
1st NCAA win
The very first time that the Kansas Jayhawks won the NCAA title was in 1952 three years before allen field house opened. -
Allen field house
Allen field house opened in 1955. It is still curently the home of the Kansas Jayhawks. -
Wilt Chamberlain
In Chamberlains first varsity game in 1957 he scored 52 points and grabbed 31 rebounds. Throughout Chamberlains career with the Jayhawks he averaged 30 points per game which is a lot. -
2nd ncaa tournament win
In 1988 the Jayhawks, under coach Larry Brown, entered the NCAA Tournament as a six seed. But led by forward Danny Manning, the Jayhawks went on a run through March Madness, and beat heavily favored conference rival Oklahoma in the championship game. -
ncaa
The last time that Kansas Jayhawks won the NCAA tournament was in 2008 thanks to Mario Chalmers. -
500 wins
On this date Bill self recorded his 500th win as the Kansas Jay hawks heasd coach. -
big 12
The Kansas Jayhawks won their 10th straight big 12 championship in 2015 that is the logest streak in the big 12 history.
