1915–16 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1915–16 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1915–16 college men's basketball season.

1915–16 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	6-12 (5-11 MVIAA)
Head coach	W.O. Hamilton (7th season)
Assistant coach	Ralph Sproull (1st Season)
Captain	Lawrence Cole
Home arena	Robinson Gymnasium

Roster

• Hilmar Appel
• Lawrence Cole
• Leon Gibbens
• Walter Kauder
• Carl Kennedy
• Harold Lytle
• Lawrence Nelson
• Darwin Pattinson
• John Reber
• Rudolf Uhrlaub

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
January 7		Iowa State	W 26–25	1-0 (1-0)	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, KS
January 8		Iowa State	L 21–24	1-1 (1-1)	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, KS
January 12*		Washburn	W 38–10	2-1	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, KS
January 14		at Nebraska	L 33–34	2-2 (1-2)	Grant Memorial Hall  Lincoln, NE
January 15		at Nebraska	L 27–40	2-3 (1-3)	Grant Memorial Hall  Lincoln, NE
January 20		Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	L 18–31	2-4 (1-4)	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, KS
January 24		Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	L 12–26	2-5 (1-5)	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, KS
February 4		Washington University (MO)	W 30–16	3-5 (2-5)	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, KS
February 5		Washington University (MO)	W 43–13	4-5 (3-5)	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, KS
February 9		at Missouri Border War	L 24–30	4-6 (3-6)	Rothwell Gymnasium  Columbia, MO
February 10		at Missouri Border War	L 20–42	4-7 (3-7)	Rothwell Gymnasium  Columbia, MO
February 11		at Washington University (MO)	W 30–25	5-7 (4-7)	Francis Gymnasium  St. Louis, MO
February 12		at Washington University (MO)	L 24–33	5-8 (4-8)	Francis Gymnasium  St. Louis, MO
February 17		at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	L 23–38	5-9 (4-9)	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, KS
February 18		at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	L 21–45	5-10 (4-10)	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, KS
February 24*		Emporia State	L 25–36	5-11	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, KS
February 28		Missouri Border War	L 10–41	5-12 (4-11)	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, KS
February 29		Missouri Border War	W 31–19	6-12 (5-11)	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.