1927–28 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1927–28 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1927–28 college men's basketball season.

1927–28 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	9–9 (9–9 MVIAA)
Head coach	Phog Allen (11th season)
Assistant coach	John Bunn (7th season)
Captains	Glenn Burton James Hill
Home arena	Hoch Auditorium
Seasons ← 1926–27 1928–29 →

1927–28 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Oklahoma	18	–	0		1.000			18	–	0		1.000
Missouri	13	–	5		.722			13	–	5		.722
Oklahoma A&M	11	–	7		.611			11	–	8		.579
Kansas	9	–	9		.500			9	–	9		.500
Kansas State	8	–	10		.444			10	–	10		.500
Washington University	8	–	10		.444			10	–	12		.455
Drake	7	–	11		.389			7	–	13		.350
Nebraska	7	–	11		.389			7	–	11		.389
Grinnell	6	–	12		.333			6	–	13		.316
Iowa State	3	–	15		.167			3	–	15		.167

Roster

• Glenn Burton
• Leo Dodd
• Harold Hauser
• James Hill
• Balfour Jeffrey
• Robert Maney
• Clarence McGuire
• Carmen Newland
• Russell Thomson

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 16		Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	L 13–20	0-1 (0-1)	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, KS
January 6		Washington University (MO)	W 29–26	1-1 (1-1)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
January 10		Missouri Border War	L 22–30	1-2 (1-2)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
January 13*		at Oklahoma	L 19–45	1-3 (1-3)	Field House  Norman, OK
January 14		at Oklahoma A&M	W 34–31	2-3 (2-3)	Armory-Gymnasium  Stillwater, OK
January 19		Iowa State	W 46–33	3-3 (3-3)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
January 27		at Washington University (MO)	L 28–35	3-4 (3-4)	Francis Gymnasium  St. Louis, MO
February 2		at Grinnell	W 36–27	4-4 (4-4)	Grinnell, IA
February 3		at Iowa State	W 21–19	5-4 (5-4)	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
February 4		at Drake	W 28–27	6-4 (6-4)	Drake Fieldhouse  Des Moines, IA
February 9		Drake	L 28–40	6-5 (6-5)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
February 14		Oklahoma	L 21–30	6-6 (6-6)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
February 17		Nebraska	W 33–27	7-6 (7-6)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
February 18		Grinnell	W 42–21	8-6 (8-6)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
February 21		at Missouri Border War	L 29–49	8-7 (8-7)	Rothwell Gymnasium  Columbia, MO
February 24		at Nebraska	L 28–32	8-8 (8-8)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, Nebraska
February 27		Oklahoma A&M	W 46–44	9-8 (9-8)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
March 7		at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	L 30–40	9-9 (9-9)	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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