1931–32 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

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1931–32 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big Six Champions
Conference Big Six Conference
Record135 (73 Big 6)
Head coach
Captains
  • Theodore O'Leary
  • Leland Page
Home arena Hoch Auditorium
Seasons
  1930–31
1932–33  
1931–32 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Kansas 73 .700135  .722
Oklahoma 64 .60095  .643
Missouri 64 .60099  .500
Kansas State 55 .50078  .467
Iowa State 46 .40096  .600
Nebraska 28 .200317  .150

The 1931–32 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1931–32 college men's basketball season.

Contents

Roster

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Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
December 11*
Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 3230 1-0
Hoch Auditorium  
Lawrence, KS
December 16*
at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 2725 2-0
Nichols Hall  
Manhattan, KS
December 21*
vs.  Pittsburgh W 2423 3-0
Convention Hall  
Kansas City, MO
December 22*
vs. PittsburghW 2620 4-0
Convention Hall 
Kansas City, MO
December 23*
vs. PittsburghL 2225 4-1
Convention Hall 
Kansas City, MO
January 4*
Colorado L 2225 5-2
Convention Hall 
Kansas City, MO
January 5*
vs. ColoradoW 4122 6-2
Convention Hall 
Kansas City, MO
January 6*
ColoradoW 3425 7-2
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
January 9
at  Oklahoma L 2631 7-3
(0-1)
Field House  
Norman, OK
January 12
at  Nebraska W 3421 8-3
(1-1)
Nebraska Coliseum  
Lincoln, NE
January 15
Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 2726 9-3
(2-1)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
January 18
Iowa State L 2937 9-4
(2-2)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
January 30
at Missouri
Border War
L 2226 9-5
(2-3)
Brewer Fieldhouse  
Columbia, MO
February 5
at Iowa StateW 4027 10-5
(3-3)
State Gymnasium  
Ames, IA
February 12
at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 3022 11-5
(4-3)
Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, KS
February 15
NebraskaW 5119 12-5
(5-3)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 20
Missouri
Border War
W 2416 13-5
(6-3)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 27
OklahomaW 3329 14-5
(7-3)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Per the January 4, 1932 Lawrence Daily Journal World the first two Kansas State College games were not part of the Big 6 Conference schedule, so they are not counted as conference games.

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References

  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.