1941–42 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1941–42 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1941–42 college men's basketball season. Politician Bob Dole was a member of the team.

1941–42 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big Six Co-Champions
NCAA tournament, Third place
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	17–5 (8–2 Big 6)
Head coach	Phog Allen (25th season)
Captain	Ralph Miller
Home arena	Hoch Auditorium
Seasons ← 1940–41 1942–43 →

1941–42 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Kansas	8	–	2		.800			17	–	5		.773
Oklahoma	8	–	2		.800			11	–	7		.611
Iowa State	5	–	5		.500			11	–	6		.647
Nebraska	4	–	6		.400			6	–	13		.316
Kansas State	3	–	7		.300			8	–	10		.444
Missouri	2	–	8		.200			6	–	12		.333

Roster

• Charles B. Black
• Jack Ballard
• Donald Blair
• John Buescher
• George Dick
• Bob Dole
• Ray Evans
• Wilson Fitzpatrick
• Vance Hall
• Thomas Hunter
• Warren Israel
• Bob Johnson
• Max Kissell
• Ralph Miller
• Richard Miller
• Marvin Sollenberger
• Paul Turner
• Hubert Ulrich
• Charles Walker

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 17*		Denver	W 36–35	1-0	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
December 18*		at Bethel	W 61–28	2-0	Robertson Center Gym  Newton, KS
January 6		Oklahoma	W 54–32	3-0 (1-0)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
January 14		at Missouri Border War	W 48–34	4-0 (2-0)	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, MO
January 17		at Nebraska	W 51–32	5-0 (3-0)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, NE
January 19		at Iowa State	L 41–45	5-1 (3-1)	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
January 24		Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 46–44	6-1 (4-1)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
January 29*		at Iowa	W 53–51	7-1	Iowa Field House  Iowa City, IA
January 31*		at DePaul	W 46–26	8-1	University Auditorium  Chicago, IL
February 2*		at Wichita	W 56–37	9-1	Henrion Gymnasium  Wichita, KS
February 5*		vs. Great Lakes NTS	L 37–53	9-2	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
February 10*		Creighton	W 53–49	10-2	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
February 14		Nebraska	W 58–30	11-2 (5-1)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
January 16		Iowa State	W 60–44	12-2 (6-1)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
February 20*		Oklahoma A&M	W 31–28	13-2	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
February 25*		at Oklahoma A&M	L 33–40	13-3	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, OK
February 27		at Oklahoma	L 51–63	13-4 (6-2)	Field House  Norman, OK
March 3		at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 45–26	14-4 (7-2)	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, KS
March 6		Missouri Border War	W 67–44	15-4 (8-2)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
March 17*		Oklahoma A&M	W 32–28	16-4	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
March 20*		vs. Colorado NCAA Regional semifinals	L 44–46	16-5	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
March 21*		vs. Rice NCAA Regional Third Place	W 55–53	17-5	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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