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The 1955–56 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1955–56 college men's basketball season. The Jayhawks played their home games at Allen Fieldhouse, their first full season playing at the arena. It was the 39th and final season under head coach Phog Allen, who was forced to retire after the season. The Jayhawks finished the season 14–9 overall and 6–6 in the Big Seven Conference and did not qualify for the NCAA Tournament.
1955–56 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Seven Conference |
Record | 14–9 (6–6 Big 7) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Captain | Dallas Dobbs |
Home arena | Allen Fieldhouse |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 17 | – | 8 | .680 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 18 | – | 5 | .783 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 15 | – | 7 | .682 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 11 | – | 10 | .524 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 14 | – | 9 | .609 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 7 | – | 16 | .304 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 1 | – | 11 | .083 | 4 | – | 19 | .174 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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December 5* |
Northwestern | W 91–70 | 1–0 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
December 7* |
at Wichita | W 56–55 | 2–0 |
WSU Fieldhouse Wichita, KS | |||||||
December 10* |
at Wisconsin | W 74–66 | 3–0 |
Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI | |||||||
December 17* |
No. 18 | at SMU | L 61–81 | 3–1 |
Perkins Gym Dallas, TX | ||||||
December 19* |
No. 18 | at Rice | L 66–75 | 3–2 |
Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | ||||||
December 21* |
SMU | W 62–58 | 4–2 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
December 28* |
vs. Cornell | W 75–58 | 5-2 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | |||||||
December 29 |
vs. Missouri Border War |
W 73–56 | 6-2 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | |||||||
December 30 |
vs. Iowa State | L 56–67 | 6-3 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | |||||||
January 4* |
at Oklahoma A&M | W 65–62 | 7-3 |
Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK | |||||||
January 7 |
Oklahoma | W 77–65 | 8-3 (1-0) |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
January 9 |
at Missouri Border War |
L 54–76 | 8–4 (1–1) |
Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO | |||||||
January 14 |
at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown |
W 91–86 | 9–4 (2–1) |
Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS | |||||||
January 16 |
Iowa State | W 68–63 | 10–4 (3–1) |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
January 31 |
Oklahoma A&M | W 56–55 | 11–4 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
February 4 |
at Iowa State | L 63–79 | 11–5 (3–2) |
The Armory Ames, IA | |||||||
February 6 |
Missouri Border War |
L 78–85 | 11–6 (3–3) |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
February 11 |
Nebraska | W 80–56 | 12–6 (4–3) |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
February 17 |
at Oklahoma | L 68–69 | 12–7 (4–4) |
Field House Norman, OK | |||||||
February 25 |
at Nebraska | W 60–56 | 13–7 (5–4) |
Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE | |||||||
March 2 |
Colorado | W 54–44 | 14–7 (6–4) |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
March 6 |
Kansas State | L 68–79 | 14–8 (6–5) |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
March 10 |
at Colorado | L 67–75 | 14–9 (6–6) |
Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
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