1898–99 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

1898–99 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
1898–99 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
	The 1899 University of Kansas basketball team, with Dr. James Naismith at the back, right.
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	James Naismith (1st season);
Captain	William Sutton
Home arena	Snow Hall

1898–99 collegiate men's basketball independents standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bloomsburg		–		–	10	–	0	1.000
Illinois State		–		–	2	–	0	1.000
Nebraska		–		–	4	–	0	1.000
Notre Dame		–		–	2	–	0	1.000
Syracuse		–		–	1	–	0	1.000
Wabash		–		–	2	–	0	1.000
Widener		–		–	1	–	0	1.000
West Chester		–		–	11	–	1	.917
Allegheny		–		–	8	–	1	.889
Yale		–		–	9	–	2	.818
Hiram		–		–	4	–	1	.800
Ohio State		–		–	12	–	4	.750
Temple		–		–	18	–	6	.750
Wisc.–Stevens Point		–		–	6	–	2	.750
Macalester		–		–	7	–	3	.700
Kansas		–		–	7	–	4	.636
North Dakota State		–		–	2	–	2	.500
Washington		–		–	1	–	1	.500
Mount Union		–		–	2	–	3	.400
Penn State		–		–	2	–	3	.400
Bucknell		–		–	3	–	5	.375
Geneva		–		–	3	–	6	.333
Westminster College		–		–	2	–	4	.333
Cornell		–		–	1	–	3	.250
Butler		–		–	0	–	2	.000
Grove City		–		–	0	–	2	.000
Michigan State		–		–	0	–	2	.000


Rankings from AP Poll

The 1898–99 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in its first season of collegiate basketball. The head coach was James Naismith, the inventor of the game, who served his 1st year. The Jayhawks, who were not a member of a conference, finished the season 7–4.

Roster

Herbert Avery
Patrick E. Ducey
Willis Henderson
William Hess
Harold Hoyt
Frederick Owens
Claude Royal
Rusel Russell
Walter Sutton
William Sutton
William Yahn

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Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Feb. 3, 1899*	at Kansas City YMCA	L 5–16	0–1	Kansas City, Missouri
Feb. 10, 1899*	Topeka YMCA	W 31–6	1–1	Lawrence, Kansas
Feb. 18, 1899*	Lawrence YMCA	W 14–4	2–1	Lawrence, Kansas
Feb. 25, 1899*	Kansas City YMCA	W 17–14	3–1	Lawrence, Kansas
Mar. 3, 1899*	at Topeka YMCA	W 27–17	4–1	Topeka, Kansas
Mar. 8, 1899*	at Topeka YMCA	W 23–12	5–1	Topeka, Kansas
Mar. 23, 1899*	Haskell	W 29–8	6–1	Lawrence, Kansas
Mar. 27, 1899*	at Kansas City Athletic Club	L 5–19	6–2	Kansas City, Missouri
Mar. 30, 1899*	at Independence	L 15–21	6–3	Independence, Missouri
Mar. 31, 1899*	at Independence	L 10–22	6–4	Independence, Missouri
Apr. 3, 1899*	at William Jewell	W 19–3	7–4	Liberty, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

References

↑ 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22.
↑ "Kansas Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 23, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2009.

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[KU_Media_Guide-1] 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22.

[2] "Kansas Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 23, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2009.

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Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Venues	Robinson Gymnasium (1907–1927) Hoch Auditorium (1927–1955) Allen Fieldhouse (1955–present)
Rivalries	Kansas State (results) Missouri
Culture & lore	Big Jay Baby Jay Blue blood status Champions Classic "Rock Chalk, Jayhawk" Jayhawkers
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Helms and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics