1921–22 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|sport =Basketball
|year =1921–22
|team =Kansas Jayhawks
|image =1921–22 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team.webp
|image_size =295
|conference =Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
|division =
|short_conf =MVIAA
|CoachRank =
|APRank =
|record =16–2
|conf_record =15–1
|head_coach =Phog Allen
|hc_year = 5th
| captain = George Rody
| mvp =
|asst_coach1 = John Bunn
| ac1_year = 1st
|asst_coach2 =
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|stadium =Robinson Gymnasium
|champion =MVIAA Co-Champions
Helms Foundation National Champions
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}}
{{1921–22 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings}}
The 1921–22 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1921–22 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was Phog Allen, coaching in his fifth overall season with the Jayhawks. The team finished the season with a 16–2 record{{cite web| title =Kansas Jayhawks season-by-season results| work =sports-reference.com| publisher =Sports Reference LLC| year=2014| url =https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/kansas/| access-date =May 22, 2014}} and was retroactively named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation.{{cite web| title =NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions| publisher =Rauzulu's Street| year=2004| url =http://www.rauzulusstreet.com/basketball/college/helmscollegechampionship.htm| access-date =May 22, 2014}} This was Kansas' first of two consecutive Helms national championships.
Team captain and senior forward George E. Rody led the team and the Missouri Valley Conference in scoring with a 14.7 average.Spalding’s Official Basketball Guide for 1922-23, pp. 74–75 Rody was awarded the “first team captaincy” of the All Conference team, the forerunner of the Conference “Most Valuable Player” award. Junior Paul Endacott was also named first team All Conference and was retroactively declared a consensus All-American by the Helms Foundation. The team also included standout sophomore Charlie T. Black and reserve junior Adolph Rupp, who later went on to a Hall of Fame coaching career at Kentucky.
Roster
- Waldo Bowman
- Paul Endacott
- Armin F. Woestemeyer
- Byron Frederick
- Andrew McDonald
- George Rody
- Adolph Rupp
- Charlie T. Black
- John Wulf
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style="background:#00009C; color:red;"| Regular season
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| date = 1/2/1922
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| away = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|1921|sex=men|team=Minnesota Golden Gophers|title=Minnesota}}
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| site_stadium = UM Armory
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
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| score = 32–11
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| record = 1–0
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| date = 1/6/1922
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| opponent = {{cbb link|1921|sex=men|team=Grinnell Pioneers|title=Grinnell}}
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| site_stadium = Robinson Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
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| score = 38–16
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| record = 2–0 (1–0)
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| date = 1/10/1922
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| opponent = {{cbb link|1921|sex=men|team=Drake Bulldogs|title=Drake}}
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| site_stadium = Robinson Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
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| score = 28–23
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| record = 3–0 (2–0)
}}
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| date = 1/16/1922
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| opponent = {{cbb link|1921|sex=men|team=Washington University Bears|title=Washington University}}
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| site_stadium = Robinson Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
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| score = 44–17
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| record = 4–0 (3–0)
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/19/1922
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| opponent = {{cbb link|1921|sex=men|team=Nebraska Cornhuskers|title=Nebraska}}
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| site_stadium = State Fairgrounds Coliseum
| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE
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| score = 25–15
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| record = 5–0 (4–0)
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/24/1922
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| opponent = Missouri
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| site_stadium = Robinson Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| gamename = Border War
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| score = 25–35
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| record = 5–1 (4–1)
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/30/1922
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| away = yes
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| opponent = Kansas City Athletic Club
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| site_stadium = Club House
| site_cityst = Kansas City, MO
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| score = 32–34
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| record = 5–2
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{{CBB schedule entry
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| opponent = {{cbb link|1921|sex=men|team=Oklahoma Sooners|title=Oklahoma}}
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| site_cityst = Norman, OK
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| score = 26–18
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| record = 6–2 (5–1)
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| opponent = Iowa State
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| site_stadium = Robinson Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
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| score = 32–21
| overtime =
| record = 7–2 (6–1)
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/8/1922
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| opponent = {{cbb link|1921|sex=men|team=Kansas State Wildcats|title=Kansas State}}
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| site_stadium = Nichols Hall
| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
| gamename = Sunflower Showdown
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| score = 32–23
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| record = 8–2 (7–1)
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/11/1922
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| site_stadium = Robinson Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
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| score = 42–28
| overtime =
| record = 9–2 (8–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/14/1922
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| away = yes
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| opponent = Iowa State
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| site_stadium = State Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Ames, IA
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| score = 24–18
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| record = 10–2 (9–1)
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/15/1922
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| opponent = {{cbb link|1921|sex=men|team=Grinnell Pioneers|title=Grinnell}}
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| site_cityst = Grinnell, IA
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| score = 21–14
| overtime =
| record = 11–2 (10–1)
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{{CBB schedule entry
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| opponent = {{cbb link|1921|sex=men|team=Drake Bulldogs|title=Drake}}
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| site_stadium = Des Moines Coliseum
| site_cityst = Des Moines, IA
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| score = 28–13
| overtime =
| record = 12–2 (11–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/21/1922
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| opponent = Missouri
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| site_stadium = Rothwell Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| gamename = Border War
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| score = 26–16
| overtime =
| record = 13–2 (12–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/22/1922
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| opponent = {{cbb link|1921|sex=men|team=Washington University Bears|title=Washington University}}
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| site_stadium = Francis Gymnasium
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
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| score = 41–26
| overtime =
| record = 14–2 (13–1)
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/28/1922
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| opponent = {{cbb link|1921|sex=men|team=Kansas State Wildcats|title=Kansas State}}
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| site_stadium = Robinson Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| gamename = Sunflower Showdown
| tv =
| score = 44–26
| overtime =
| record = 15–2 (14–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/6/1922
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| opponent = {{cbb link|1921|sex=men|team=Nebraska Cornhuskers|title=Nebraska}}
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| site_stadium = Robinson Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KA
| gamename =
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| score = 41–18
| overtime =
| record = 16–2 (15–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule end}}
References
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