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1914–15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

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1914–15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
MVIAA Champions
ConferenceMVIAA
Record16–1 (13–1 MVIAA)
Head coach
CaptainRay Dunmire
Home arenaRobinson Gymnasium
Seasons

The 1914–15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1914–15 college men's basketball season, their 16 season. The Jayhawks, members of the MVIAA, who coached by sixth-year coach W.O. Hamilton. The Jayhawks finished the season 16–1 and won the MVIAA Championship, their 7th conference championship. On January 13, 1915, the Jayhawks defeated Warrensburg (now known as Central Missouri) who were coached by former Jayhawk basketball player and future long-time Kansas head coach Phog Allen, in what was the second of two games Allen coached against his alma mater. Ralph Sproull was retroactively named an All-American by the Helms Foundation, making him the second Jayhawk to earn the honor.

Roster

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  • Hilmar Appel
  • Lawrence Cole
  • Ray Dunmire
  • Ray Folks
  • Karl Kaiser
  • Ephraim Sorensen
  • Ralph Sproull
  • Arthur Weaver

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
January 8
at Iowa State W 29–22  1–0
(1–0)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
January 9
at Iowa State W 27–23  2–0
(2–0)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
January 13*
Warrensburg W 46–20  3–0
Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, KS
January 15*
William Jewell W 55–21  4–0
Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, KS
January 22
Nebraska W 45–17  5–0
(3–0)
Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, KS
January 23
Nebraska W 30–23  6–0
(4–0)
Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, KS
January 28
at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 38–22  7–0
(5–0)
Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, KS
January 29
at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 36–32  8–0
(6–0)
Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, KS
February 6*
Washburn W 53–28  9–0
Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, KS
February 10
Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
L 18–21  9–1
(6–1)
Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, KS
February 11
Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 39–20  10–1
(7–1)
Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, KS
February 19
Missouri
Border War
W 42–23  11–1
(8–1)
Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, KS
February 20
Missouri
Border War
W 44–19  12–1
(9–1)
Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, KS
February 24
at Missouri
Border War
W 33–22  13–1
(10–1)
Rothwell Gymnasium 
Columbia, MO
February 25
at Missouri
Border War
W 40–26  14–1
(11–1)
Rothwell Gymnasium 
Columbia MO
February 26
at Washington University (MO) W 48–16  15–1
(12–1)
Francis Gymnasium 
St. Louis, MO
February 27
at Washington University (MO) W 39–20  16–1
(13–1)
Francis Gymnasium 
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22.
  2. ^ 2012-13 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Accessed 2013-Aug-11.