1922–23 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1922–23 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1922–23 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was Phog Allen, coaching in his sixth overall season with the Jayhawks. The team finished the season with a 17–1 record^[1] and were named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation for the second consecutive season.^[2]

1922–23 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
MVIAA Champions Helms Foundation National Champions
Conference	Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	17–1 (16–0 MVIAA)
Head coach	Phog Allen (6th season)
Assistant coach	John Bunn (2nd season)
Captain	Paul Endacott
Home arena	Robinson Gymnasium
Seasons ← 1921–22 1923–24 →

1922–23 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Kansas	16	–	0		1.000			17	–	1		.944
Missouri	14	–	2		.875			15	–	3		.833
Drake	10	–	6		.625			10	–	6		.625
Iowa State	9	–	7		.563			10	–	8		.556
Washington University	8	–	8		.500			8	–	10		.444
Nebraska	5	–	11		.313			6	–	12		.333
Oklahoma	5	–	11		.313			6	–	12		.333
Grinnell	3	–	13		.188			3	–	13		.188
Kansas State	2	–	14		.125			2	–	14		.125

The team was led by senior guard Paul Endacott, junior guard Charlie Black, and sophomore forward/center Tus Ackerman. Endacott and Black were both retroactively named 1923 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans, and Endacott was also named the national player of the year. The team also included reserve senior Adolph Rupp, who went on to have a Hall of Fame coaching career at Kentucky. The Jayhawks were later named National Champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation, which Kansas claims alongside their NCAA Tournament Championships as national titles they have won.

Roster

• Tusten Ackerman
• Waldo Bowman
• Paul Endacott
• Byron Frederick
• Andrew McDonald
• James Mosby
• Adolph Rupp
• Charlie T. Black
• William Wilkin

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
1/3/1923*		at Creighton	W 29–7	1–0	University Gymnnasium  Omaha, NE
1/5/1923		Nebraska	W 30–20	2–0 (1–0)	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, KS
1/8/1923		Iowa State	W 22–12	3–0 (2–0)	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, KS
1/11/1923		at Iowa State	W 37–17	4–0 (3–0)	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
1/12/1923		at Grinnell	W 23–8	5–0 (4–0)	Grinnell, IA
1/13/1923		at Drake	W 32–18	6–0 (5–0)	Des Moines Coliseum  Des Moines, IA
1/16/1923		at Missouri Border War	W 21–19	7–0 (6–0)	Rothwell Gymnasium  Columbia, MO
1/17/1923		at Washington University	W 34–16	8–0 (7–0)	Francis Gymnasium  St. Louis, MO
1/22/1923		Washington University	W 41–14	9–0 (8–0)	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, KS
1/24/1923*		at Kansas City Athletic Club	L 23–27	9–1	Club House  Kansas City, MO
1/29/1923		at Oklahoma	W 27–21	10–1 (9–0)	Norman, OK
2/7/1923		Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 44–23	11–1 (10–0)	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, KS
2/12/1923		at Nebraska	W 36–15	12–1 (11–0)	State Fairgrounds Coliseum  Lincoln, NE
2/17/1923		Drake	W 41–11	13–1 (12–0)	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, KS
2/21/1923		at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 24–17	14–1 (13–0)	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, KS
2/22/1923		Oklahoma	W 42–18	15–1 (14–0)	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, KS
2/24/1923		Grinnell	W 38–16	16–1 (15–0)	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, KS
2/28/1923		Missouri Border War	W 23–20	17–1 (16–0)	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source^[4]