1914–15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

1914–15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
1914–15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
MVIAA Champions
Conference	MVIAA
Record	16–1 (13–1 MVIAA)
Head coach	W.O. Hamilton (6th season);
Captain	Ray Dunmire
Home arena	Robinson Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1913–14 1915–16 →

The 1914–15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1914–15 college men's basketball season, their 16 season. The Jayhawks, members of the MVIAA, who coached by sixth-year coach W.O. Hamilton. The Jayhawks finished the season 16–1 and won the MVIAA Championship, their 7th conference championship. On January 13, 1915, the Jayhawks defeated Warrensburg (now known as Central Missouri) who were coached by former Jayhawk basketball player and future long-time Kansas head coach Phog Allen, in what was the second of two games Allen coached against his alma mater. Ralph Sproull was retroactively named an All-American by the Helms Foundation, making him the second Jayhawk to earn the honor.

Roster[edit]

Hilmar Appel
Lawrence Cole
Ray Dunmire
Ray Folks
Karl Kaiser
Ephraim Sorensen
Ralph Sproull
Arthur Weaver

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Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
January 8	at Iowa State	W 29–22	1–0 (1–0)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
January 9	at Iowa State	W 27–23	2–0 (2–0)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
January 13*	Warrensburg	W 46–20	3–0	Robinson Gymnasium Lawrence, KS
January 15*	William Jewell	W 55–21	4–0	Robinson Gymnasium Lawrence, KS
January 22	Nebraska	W 45–17	5–0 (3–0)	Robinson Gymnasium Lawrence, KS
January 23	Nebraska	W 30–23	6–0 (4–0)	Robinson Gymnasium Lawrence, KS
January 28	at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 38–22	7–0 (5–0)	Nichols Hall Manhattan, KS
January 29	at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 36–32	8–0 (6–0)	Nichols Hall Manhattan, KS
February 6*	Washburn	W 53–28	9–0	Robinson Gymnasium Lawrence, KS
February 10	Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	L 18–21	9–1 (6–1)	Robinson Gymnasium Lawrence, KS
February 11	Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 39–20	10–1 (7–1)	Robinson Gymnasium Lawrence, KS
February 19	Missouri Border War	W 42–23	11–1 (8–1)	Robinson Gymnasium Lawrence, KS
February 20	Missouri Border War	W 44–19	12–1 (9–1)	Robinson Gymnasium Lawrence, KS
February 24	at Missouri Border War	W 33–22	13–1 (10–1)	Rothwell Gymnasium Columbia, MO
February 25	at Missouri Border War	W 40–26	14–1 (11–1)	Rothwell Gymnasium Columbia MO
February 26	at Washington University (MO)	W 48–16	15–1 (12–1)	Francis Gymnasium St. Louis, MO
February 27	at Washington University (MO)	W 39–20	16–1 (13–1)	Francis Gymnasium St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References[edit]

^ 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22.
^ 2012-13 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Accessed 2013-Aug-11.

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

[2] 2012-13 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Accessed 2013-Aug-11.

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v t e 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 NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of 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 2024–25
Helms and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics