1942–43 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1942–43 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1942–43 college men's basketball season.

1942–43 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big Six Champions
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	22–6 (10–0 Big 6)
Head coach	Phog Allen (26th season)
Captain	John Buescher
Home arena	Hoch Auditorium

1942–43 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Kansas	10	–	0		1.000			22	–	6		.786
Missouri	7	–	3		.700			18	–	9		.667
Oklahoma	5	–	5		.500			7	–	10		.412
Nebraska	5	–	5		.500			6	–	10		.375
Iowa State	2	–	8		.200			7	–	9		.438
Kansas State	1	–	9		.100			6	–	14		.300

Roster

• Otto Schnellbacher
• John Buescher
• Donald Blair
• Robert "Bob" Fitzpatrick
• Max Kissell
• Paul Turner
• Jack Ballard
• Charles B. Black
• Ray Evans
• George Dick
• William Brill
• Armand Dixon
• William Forsyth
• John Short
• Hoyt Baker
• Harold McSpadden

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 5*		vs. Olathe NAB	L 29–40	0-1	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
December 11*		at Rockhurst	W 44–40	1-1	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
December 15*		Creighton	L 33–38	1-2	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
December 26*		vs. St. Bonaventure	W 53–22	2-2	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium  Buffalo, NY
December 28		at Fordham	W 31–30	3-2	Rose Hill Gymnasium  New York, NY
December 30*		at Saint Joseph's	W 63–38	4-2	Convention Hall  Philadelphia, PA
January 1*		at Saint Louis	W 60–25	5-2	West Pine Gym  St. Louis, MO
January 4*		Olathe AAB	W 60–32	6-2	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
January 6		Missouri Border War	W 69–44	7-2 (1-0)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
January 9		at Oklahoma	W 48–44	8-2 (2-0)	Field House  Norman, OK
January 13*		Oklahoma A&M	W 36–29	9-2	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
January 10*		at N. Amer. Bombers	W 45–36	10-2	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
January 16*		vs. Camp Crowder	W 57–26	11-2	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
January 16*		vs. Rosecrans A.F.	W 71–22	12-2	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
January 20		at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 40–20	13-2 (3-0)	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, KS
January 23*		at Camp Crowder	L 31–35	13-3	Neosho, MO
January 29*		vs. Olathe NAB	W 47–36	14-3	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
January 30*		vs. Great Lakes NTS	L 41–47	14-4	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
February 3*		at Olathe AAB	L 32–42	14-5	Olathe, KS
February 6		Iowa State	W 44–20	15-5 (4-0)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
February 13		at Nebraska	W 56–24	16-5 (5-0)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, NE
February 15		at Iowa State	W 37–29	17-5 (6-0)	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
February 17*		at Oklahoma A&M	W 47–43	18-5	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, OK
February 23		Nebraska	W 52–33	19-5 (7-0)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
February 26		Oklahoma	W 42–35	20-5 (8-0)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
March 2		at Missouri Border War	W 47–44	21-5 (9-0)	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, MO
March 4		at Creighton	L 34–56	21-6	University Gym  Omaha, NE
March 6		Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 47–30	22-6 (10-0)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.