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1960–61 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

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1960–61 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record17–8 (10–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lew Johnson (1st season)
  • Ted Owens (1st season)
Captains
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
1960–61 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Kansas State 12 2   .857 22 5   .815
Kansas 10 4   .714 17 8   .680
Oklahoma State 8 6   .571 14 11   .560
Missouri 7 7   .500 11 13   .458
Iowa State 6 8   .429 14 11   .560
Nebraska 4 10   .286 10 14   .417
Oklahoma 2 12   .143 10 15   .400
Colorado 7 7   .500 15 10   .600
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1960–61 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1960–61 college men's basketball season.

Roster

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  • Wayne Hightower
  • Bill Bridges
  • Jerry Gardner
  • Nolen Ellison
  • Al Correll
  • Dee Ketchum
  • Butch Ellison
  • Ralph Heyward
  • Jim Dumas
  • Carl Deane
  • John Matt
  • Grover Marshall
  • Pete Woodward
  • John Williams
  • Bob Frederick
  • Larry Sterlin

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 1*
Northwestern W 86–69  1-0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 5*
at Texas Tech W 97–75  2-0
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, TX
December 9*
at St. John's L 54–66  2-1
Madison Square Garden (III) 
New York, NY
December 16*
No. 16 vs. Michigan State W 93–69  3-1
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
December 17*
No. 16 No. 5 North Carolina L 70–78  3-2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 20*
No. 20 at BYU L 70–80  3-3
George Albert Smith Field House 
Provo, UT
December 22*
No. 20 at San Francisco W 60–43  4-3
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, CA
December 27
vs. Nebraska W 78–53  5-3
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 28
vs. Iowa State W 76–72  6-3
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29
vs. No. 12 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
L 66–69  6-4
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 7
at Oklahoma W 58–55  7-4
(1-0)
Field House 
Norman, OK
January 9
at Oklahoma State W 73–68  8-4
(2-0)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
January 14
Iowa State W 90–59  9-4
(3-0)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 16
Oklahoma State L 49–54  9-5
(3-1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 20
No. 10 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 75–66  10-5
(4-1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 4
Air Force W 78–52  11-5
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 6
Colorado W 88–65  12-5
(5-1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 11
at Nebraska W 38–33  13-5
(6-1)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
February 13
Missouri
Border War
W 88–73  14-5
(7-1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 18
at Colorado W 90–62  15-5
(8-1)
Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
February 21
at No. 8 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
L 63–81  15-6
(8-2)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
February 25
Nebraska W 68–69  15-7
(8-3)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 28
Oklahoma W 81–56  16-7
(9-3)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 6
at Iowa State W 85–75  17-7
(10-3)
The Armory 
Ames, IA
March 11
at Missouri
Border War
L 76–79  17-8
(10-4)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1960-61 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22.
  3. ^ 2012-13 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Accessed 2013-Aug-11.