1973–74 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1973–74 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

1973–74 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big Eight Champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 7
Record23–7 (13–1 Big 8)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sam Miranda (8th season)
  • Duncan Reid (1st season)
Captains
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
1973–74 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Kansas 13 1   .929 23 7   .767
Kansas State 11 3   .786 19 8   .704
Oklahoma 9 5   .643 18 8   .692
Nebraska 7 7   .500 14 12   .538
Iowa State 6 8   .429 15 11   .577
Colorado 4 10   .286 9 17   .346
Missouri 3 11   .214 12 14   .462
Oklahoma State 3 11   .214 9 17   .346
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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  • Danny Knight
  • Roger Morningstar
  • Dale Greenlee
  • Norm Cook
  • Rick Suttle
  • Tom Kivisto
  • Tommie Smith
  • Dave Taynor
  • Nino Samuel
  • Donnie Von Moore
  • Reuben Shelton
  • Jack Hollis
  • Bob Emery
  • Paul Werner
  • Chris Barnthouse
  • Dwight Haley

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 1*
No. 13 Murray State W 103-71  1-0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 3*
No. 13 No. 10 Kentucky W 71-63  2-0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 5*
No. 3 Indiana L 59-72  2-1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
December 8*
Northern Iowa W 94-60  3-1
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 14*
Washington State W 66-51  4-1
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 15*
Oregon W 67-49  5-1
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 22*
at No. 17 Vanderbilt L 72-83  5-2
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
December 26
vs. Colorado L 71-73  5-3
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
December 28
vs. Oklahoma W 82-72  6-3
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29
vs. Nebraska W 75-66  7-3
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
January 2
at Iowa W 72-71  8-3
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
January 12*
Nebraska W 79-64  9-3
(1-0)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 14
at Iowa State W 73-69  10-3
(2-0)
James H. Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
January 19
Oklahoma State W 68-66  11-3
(3-0)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 22*
No. 1 Notre Dame L 74-76  11-4
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 25
at Oklahoma W 82-79  12-4
(4-0)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
January 29
No. 18 at Missouri
Border War
W 80-67  13-4
(5-0)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
February 4
No. 18 Colorado W 81-66  14-4
(6-0)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 9
No. 17 at Oklahoma State W 80-71  15-4
(7-0)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
February 13
No. 16 at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
L 71-74  15-5
(7-1)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
February 16
No. 16 Iowa State W 72-57  16-5
(8-1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 18
No. 16 Oklahoma W 98-80  17-5
(9-1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 26
No. 15 at Nebraska W 51-46  18-5
(10-1)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
March 2
No. 15 at Colorado W 70-68  19-5
(11-1)
Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
March 6
No. 15 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 60-55  20-5
(12-1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 9
No. 15 Missouri
Border War
W 112-76  21-5
(13-1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 14
No. 14 vs. No. 19 Creighton
NCAA Midwest Regional semifinals
W 55-54  22-5
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
March 16
No. 14 vs. Oral Roberts
NCAA Midwest Regional Finals
W 93-90 OT 23-5
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
March 23
No. 6 vs. No. 3 Marquette
NCAA national semifinals
L 51-64  23-6
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
March 25
No. 6 vs. No. 2 UCLA
NCAA National third-place game
L 61-78  23-7
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Midwest=MW.

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