1921–22 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 1921–22 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1921–22 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was Phog Allen, coaching in his fifth overall season with the Jayhawks. The team finished the season with a 16–2 record[1] and was retroactively named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation.[2] This was Kansas' first of two consecutive Helms national championships.[2]
1921–22 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball | |
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Conference | Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
Record | 16–2 (15–1 MVIAA) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | John Bunn (1st season) |
Captain | George Rody |
Home arena | Robinson Gymnasium |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 16 | – | 1 | .941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 3 | – | 14 | .176 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grinnell | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 5 | – | 14 | .263 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington University | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 1 | – | 18 | .053 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team captain and senior forward George E. Rody led the team and the Missouri Valley Conference in scoring with a 14.7 average.[3] Rody was awarded the “first team captaincy” of the All Conference team, the forerunner of the Conference “Most Valuable Player” award.[3] Junior Paul Endacott was also named first team All Conference and was retroactively declared a consensus All-American by the Helms Foundation. The team also included standout sophomore Charlie T. Black and reserve junior Adolph Rupp, who later went on to a Hall of Fame coaching career at Kentucky.
Roster
edit- Waldo Bowman
- Paul Endacott
- Armin F. Woestemeyer
- Byron Frederick
- Andrew McDonald
- George Rody
- Adolph Rupp
- Charlie T. Black
- John Wulf
Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
1/2/1922* |
at Minnesota | W 32–11 | 1–0 |
UM Armory Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
1/6/1922 |
Grinnell | W 38–16 | 2–0 (1–0) |
Robinson Gymnasium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
1/10/1922 |
Drake | W 28–23 | 3–0 (2–0) |
Robinson Gymnasium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
1/16/1922 |
Washington University | W 44–17 | 4–0 (3–0) |
Robinson Gymnasium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
1/19/1922 |
at Nebraska | W 25–15 | 5–0 (4–0) |
State Fairgrounds Coliseum Lincoln, NE | |||||||
1/24/1922 |
Missouri Border War |
L 25–35 | 5–1 (4–1) |
Robinson Gymnasium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
1/30/1922* |
at Kansas City Athletic Club | L 32–34 | 5–2 |
Club House Kansas City, MO | |||||||
2/1/1922 |
at Oklahoma | W 26–18 | 6–2 (5–1) |
Norman, OK | |||||||
2/6/1922 |
Iowa State | W 32–21 | 7–2 (6–1) |
Robinson Gymnasium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
2/8/1922 |
at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown |
W 32–23 | 8–2 (7–1) |
Nichols Hall Manhattan, KS | |||||||
2/11/1922 |
Oklahoma | W 42–28 | 9–2 (8–1) |
Robinson Gymnasium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
2/14/1922 |
at Iowa State | W 24–18 | 10–2 (9–1) |
State Gymnasium Ames, IA | |||||||
2/15/1922 |
at Grinnell | W 21–14 | 11–2 (10–1) |
Grinnell, IA | |||||||
2/16/1922 |
at Drake | W 28–13 | 12–2 (11–1) |
Des Moines Coliseum Des Moines, IA | |||||||
2/21/1922 |
at Missouri Border War |
W 26–16 | 13–2 (12–1) |
Rothwell Gymnasium Columbia, MO | |||||||
2/22/1922 |
at Washington University | W 41–26 | 14–2 (13–1) |
Francis Gymnasium St. Louis, MO | |||||||
2/28/1922 |
Kansas State Sunflower Showdown |
W 44–26 | 15–2 (14–1) |
Robinson Gymnasium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
3/6/1922 |
Nebraska | W 41–18 | 16–2 (15–1) |
Robinson Gymnasium Lawrence, KA | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Source[5]
References
edit- ^ "Kansas Jayhawks season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- ^ a b "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- ^ a b Spalding’s Official Basketball Guide for 1922-23, pp. 74–75
- ^ 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22.
- ^ "2012–13 Kansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball Media Guide". Yearly Results (p. 187). University of Kansas. 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2014.