1898–99 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

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 Dr. James Naismith, the inventor of the game, who served his 1st year.

1898–99 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
The 1899 University of Kansas basketball team, with Dr. James Naismith at the back, right.
ConferenceIndependent
1898–99 record7–4
Head coach
1898–99 collegiate men's basketball independents standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Bloomsburg   100  1.000
Illinois State   20  1.000
Nebraska   40  1.000
Notre Dame   20  1.000
Syracuse   10  1.000
Wabash   20  1.000
Widener   10  1.000
West Chester   111  .917
Allegheny   81  .889
Yale   92  .818
Hiram   41  .800
Ohio State   124  .750
Temple   186  .750
Wisc.–Stevens Point   62  .750
Macalester   73  .700
Kansas   74  .636
North Dakota State   22  .500
Washington   11  .500
Mount Union   23  .400
Penn State   23  .400
Bucknell   35  .375
Geneva   36  .333
Westminster College   24  .333
Cornell   13  .250
Butler   02  .000
Grove City   02  .000
Michigan State   02  .000
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

  • Herbert Avery
  • Willis Henderson
  • Henry Hess
  • Harold Hoyt
  • Frederick Owens
  • Claude Royal
  • Rusel Russell
  • Walter Sutton
  • William Sutton
  • William Yahn

[1]

Schedule

[2]

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

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