| Sport: | basketball |
| Year: | 1950-51 |
| Team: | Kansas Jayhawks |
| Conference: | Big Eight ConferenceBig Seven Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 7 |
| Record: | 16 - 8 |
| Conf Record: | 8 - 4 |
| Head Coach: | Phog Allen |
| Hc Year: | 34th |
| Asst Coach1: | Dick Harp |
| Ac1 Year: | 2nd |
| Captain: | Jerry Waugh |
| Arena: | Hoch Auditorium |
The 1950–51 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1950–51 college men's basketball season. The Jayhawks were coached by Phog Allen in his 34th year of his second tenure and 36th overall. On December 16, Allen coached against one of his former players, Adolph Rupp, for the first time. Rupp was the coach at Kentucky. The Jayhawks finished the season 8–4 in the Big Seven Conference, finishing 2nd in the conference, and 16–8 overall. They were not selected to the 1951 NCAA Tournament. One notable player on the team was Dean Smith, who would later go on to a Hall of Fame coaching career at North Carolina.