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1965–66 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

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1965–66 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big Eight Champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record23–4 (13–1 Big 8)
Head coach
Assistant coachHarry Gibson (1st season)
Captains
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
1965–66 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Kansas 13 1   .929 23 4   .852
Nebraska 12 2   .857 20 5   .800
Kansas State 9 5   .643 14 11   .560
Oklahoma 7 7   .500 11 14   .440
Colorado 6 8   .429 12 13   .480
Iowa State 6 8   .429 11 14   .440
Oklahoma State 2 12   .143 4 21   .160
Missouri 1 13   .071 3 21   .125
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1965–66 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Ted Owens, the fourth-ranked Jayhawks won the Big Eight Conference title and the automatic berth in the 22-team NCAA tournament.[2][3]

Kansas' Elite Eight double-overtime loss to eventual champion Texas Western,[4] (now UTEP), was featured in the 2006 film Glory Road.

Roster

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Source:[3][5]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
December 1*
No. 8 Arkansas W 81–52  1–0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 4*
No. 8 at Texas Tech W 74–70  2–0
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, TX
December 7*
No. 7 New Mexico State W 102–51  3–0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 10*
No. 7 Maryland W 71–62  4–0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 11*
No. 7 vs. St. John's W 61–55  5–0
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
December 17*
No. 4 at No. 8 UCLA L 71–78  5–1
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 18*
No. 4 at USC L 69–81  5–2
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
December 23*
at Ohio State W 81–68  6–2
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
December 28
vs. Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 69–63  7–2
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29
vs. Iowa State W 73–66  8–2
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 30
vs. Nebraska W 71–61  9–2
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 3
at Colorado W 69–55  10–2
(1–0)
Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
January 8
Iowa State W 82–65  11–2
(2–0)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 10
Oklahoma W 89–68  12–2
(3–0)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 15
No. 10 at Iowa State W 49–47  13–2
(4–0)
The Armory 
Ames, IA
January 18
No. 6 at Nebraska L 75–83  13–3
(4–1)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
January 22
No. 6 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 69–61  14–3
(5–1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 5
No. 7 at Missouri
Border War
W 77–54  15–3
(6–1)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
February 12
No. 7 Oklahoma State W 59–38  16–3
(7–1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 15
No. 7 Missouri
Border War
W 98–54  17–3
(8–1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 19
No. 7 at Oklahoma State W 80–47  18–3
(9–1)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
February 21
No. 7 at Oklahoma W 86–69  19–3
(10–1)
Field House 
Norman, OK
February 26
No. 6 No. 8 Nebraska W 110–73  20–3
(11–1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 5
No. 6 at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 68–55  21–3
(12–1)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
March 7
No. 6 Colorado W 85–65  22–3
(13–1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
NCAA Tournament
March 11*
No. 4 vs. SMU
Regional semifinal
W 76–70  23–3
Lubbock Memorial Coliseum 
Lubbock, TX
March 12*
No. 4 vs. No. 3 Texas Western
Elite Eight
L 80–81 2OT 23–4
Lubbock Memorial Coliseum 
Lubbock, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1965-66 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ Morey, Earl (March 8, 1966). "KU eyes NCAA title after winning loop". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). p. 12.
  3. ^ a b "KU, SMU to renew rivalry". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). March 9, 1966. p. 25.
  4. ^ "KU ends fine year in 2-OT heartbreak". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). March 14, 1966. p. 13.
  5. ^ 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22.
  6. ^ 2012-13 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Accessed 2013-Aug-11.