1952–53 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team explained

Sport:	basketball
Year:	1952-53
Team:	Kansas Jayhawks
Conference:	Big Seven Conference
Conference Link:	Big Eight Conference
Short Conf:	Big 7
Coachrank:	5
Aprank:	3
Record:	19 - 6
Conf Record:	10 - 2
Head Coach:	Phog Allen
Hc Year:	36th
Asst Coach1:	Dick Harp
Ac1 Year:	4th
Captain:	Dean Kelley
Arena:	Hoch Auditorium
Champion:	NCAA tournament, Runner-up Big Seven Champions
Tourney:	National Championship Game
Tourney Result:	L 68-69 vs. Indiana

The 1952–53 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1952–53 college men's basketball season.

Roster

• B. H. Born
• Allen Kelley
• Dean Kelley
• Hal Patterson
• Gil Reich
• Larry Davenport
• Bill Heitholt
• Dean Smith
• Jerry Alberts
• Eldon Nicholson
• John Anderson
• LaVannes Squires
• Ken Buller
• Marvin Deckert
• Jerry Taylor
• Wes Whitney
• Jack Wolfe
• Everett Dye
• Wes Johnson

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Schedule

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Rankings

See main article: 1952–53 NCAA men's basketball rankings.

Notes and References

1. http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/kuathletics.com/documents/2014/10/9/201415_KU_mbb_media_guide.pdf 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide
2. 2012-13 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Accessed 2013-Aug-11.