1965–66 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big Eight Champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record23–4 (13–1 Big 8)
Head coach
Assistant coachHarry Gibson (1st season)
Captains
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
1965–66 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Kansas131 .929234  .852
Nebraska122 .857205  .800
Kansas State95 .6431411  .560
Oklahoma77 .5001114  .440
Colorado68 .4291213  .480
Iowa State68 .4291114  .440
Oklahoma State212 .143421  .160
Missouri113 .071321  .125
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1965–66 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Ted Owens, the fourth-ranked Jayhawks won the Big Eight Conference title and the automatic berth in the 22-team NCAA tournament.[2][3]

Kansas' Elite Eight double-overtime loss to eventual champion Texas Western,[4] (now UTEP), was featured in the 2006 film Glory Road.

Roster

Source:[3][5]

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
December 1*
No. 8 Arkansas W 8152  1–0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 4*
No. 8 at Texas Tech W 7470  2–0
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, TX
December 7*
No. 7 New Mexico State W 10251  3–0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 10*
No. 7 Maryland W 7162  4–0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 11*
No. 7 vs. St. John's W 6155  5–0
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
December 17*
No. 4 at No. 8 UCLA L 7178  5–1
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 18*
No. 4 at USC L 6981  5–2
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
December 23*
at Ohio State W 8168  6–2
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
December 28
vs. Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 6963  7–2
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29
vs. Iowa State W 7366  8–2
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 30
vs. Nebraska W 7161  9–2
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 3
at Colorado W 6955  10–2
(1–0)
Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
January 8
Iowa State W 8265  11–2
(2–0)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 10
Oklahoma W 8968  12–2
(3–0)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 15
No. 10 at Iowa State W 4947  13–2
(4–0)
The Armory 
Ames, IA
January 18
No. 6 at Nebraska L 7583  13–3
(4–1)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
January 22
No. 6 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 6961  14–3
(5–1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 5
No. 7 at Missouri
Border War
W 7754  15–3
(6–1)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
February 12
No. 7 Oklahoma State W 5938  16–3
(7–1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 15
No. 7 Missouri
Border War
W 9854  17–3
(8–1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 19
No. 7 at Oklahoma State W 8047  18–3
(9–1)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
February 21
No. 7 at Oklahoma W 8669  19–3
(10–1)
Field House 
Norman, OK
February 26
No. 6 No. 8 Nebraska W 11073  20–3
(11–1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 5
No. 6 at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 6855  21–3
(12–1)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
March 7
No. 6 Colorado W 8565  22–3
(13–1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
NCAA Tournament
March 11*
No. 4 vs. SMU
Regional semifinal
W 7670  23–3
Lubbock Memorial Coliseum 
Lubbock, TX
March 12*
No. 4 vs. No. 3 Texas Western
Elite Eight
L 8081 2OT 23–4
Lubbock Memorial Coliseum 
Lubbock, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Source:[6]

References

  1. sports-reference.com 1965-66 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
  2. Morey, Earl (March 8, 1966). "KU eyes NCAA title after winning loop". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). p. 12.
  3. 1 2 "KU, SMU to renew rivalry". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). March 9, 1966. p. 25.
  4. "KU ends fine year in 2-OT heartbreak". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). March 14, 1966. p. 13.
  5. 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22.
  6. 2012-13 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Accessed 2013-Aug-11.
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