1951–52 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 8

Season summary

Legendary coach Forrest C. "Phog" Allen guided Kansas to its first NCAA Tournament championship behind center Clyde Lovellette, who scored 33 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in an 80-63 victory over St. John's in the title game. Lovellette became the only player in NCAA history to lead the nation in scoring while leading his team to the national championship in the same season.

NCAA tournament

West
- Kansas 68, TCU 64
- Kansas 74, St Louis 55
Final Four
- Kansas 74, Santa Clara 55
- Kansas 80, St. Johns 63

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Awards and honors

Clyde Lovellette, NCAA Men's MOP Award^[2]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	9	Clyde Lovellette	Minneapolis Lakers

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References

^ http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1952
^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
^ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1952

[1] ttp://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1952

[Tourney_History-2] "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Retrieved 31 March 2008.

[3] ttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1952

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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
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Helms and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics