1902–03 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1902–03 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in its fifth season of collegiate basketball. The Jayhawks were coached by 5th year head coach James Naismith, the inventor of the game.

1902–03 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–8
Head coach
CaptainJoe Alford
Home arenaSnow Hall
Seasons
1902–03 collegiate men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Army   1 0   1.000
Bucknell   10 0   1.000
Cheyenne Business College   1 0   1.000
Michigan State   6 0   1.000
Vanderbilt   6 0   1.000
Ensign College   15 1   .938
Grove City   13 1   .929
Geneva   10 1   .909
Minnesota A&M   10 1   .909
Williams   18 2   .900
Colgate   7 1   .875
Allegheny   10 2   .833
Oregon Agricultural   5 1   .833
Wheaton (Ill.)   14 3   .824
Hiram   4 1   .800
Wabash   12 3   .800
Augustana (Ill.)   3 1   .750
Haskell (Kan.)   3 1   .750
Bradley   5 2   .714
Connecticut   5 2   .714
Fordham   15 6   .714
Ohio State   5 2   .714
Lehigh   4 2   .667
Montana State   4 2   .667
North Dakota Agricultural   4 2   .667
Bloomsburg   6 4   .600
Muhlenberg   6 4   .600
Grinnell   7 5   .583
Nebraska   7 5   .583
Baker   6 5   .545
Gettysburg   6 5   .545
Holy Cross   6 5   .545
Akron   4 4   .500
Cincinnati   4 4   .500
Illinois State   3 3   .500
Mount Union   7 7   .500
Washington State   2 2   .500
Kansas   7 8   .467
Temple   4 5   .444
Brigham Young   7 9   .438
Dartmouth   8 6   .571
Indiana State   5 7   .417
Wooster   2 3   .400
Brown   6 10   .375
Penn State   3 5   .375
Wesleyan (Conn.)   4 7   .364
Colorado   2 4   .333
Kentucky   1 2   .333
New Mexico   1 2   .333
Washington   2 4   .333
Wisconsin–Stevens Point   1 2   .333
Butler   1 3   .250
Syracuse   1 8   .111
Colorado Agricultural   0 1   .000
Oregon   0 2   .000

Roster

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  • Donald Alford
  • Joe Alford
  • Harry Allen
  • Clyde Allphin
  • Loren Ames
  • Albert Hicks
  • Arthur Pooler

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
Dec. 12, 1902*
Haskell L 12–23  0–1
 
Lawrence, Kansas
Dec. 18, 1902*
at William Jewell L 10–12  0–2
 
Liberty, Missouri
Dec.18, 1902*
at Newton AC W 38–7  1–2
 
Newton, Kansas
Dec. 31, 1902*
at Chicago Central YMCA L 18–43  1–3
 
Chicago, Illinois
Jan. 1, 1903*
at Monmouth AC L 19–40  1–4
 
Monmouth, Illinois
Jan. 2, 1903*
at Fond du Lac AC L 20–29  1–5
 
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Jan. 23, 1903*
at Schmelzer AC L 11–15  1–6
 
Independence, Missouri
Jan. 24, 1903*
at Lee's Summit AC W 31–11  2–6
 
Lee's Summit, Missouri
Jan. 30, 1903*
at William Jewell W 23–12  3–6
 
Liberty, MO
Jan. 31, 1903*
at Nebraska L 19–23  3–7
 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb. 3, 1903*
at Omaha YMCA W 25–23  4–7
 
Omaha, Nebraska
Feb. 7, 1903*
Highland Park W 21–9  5–7
 
Unknown
Feb. 9, 1903*
no, no
at Des Moines YMCA L 10–16  5–8
 
Des Moines, Iowa
Feb. 10, 1903*
at Ottumwa YMCA W 29–5  6–8
 
Ottumwa, Iowa
Feb. 11, 1903*
at Fairfield AC W 28–16  7–8
 
Fairfield, Iowa
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

References

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  1. ^ 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22.
  2. ^ "Kansas Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 23, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2009.