American college basketball season
The 1900–01 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in its third season of collegiate basketball . The head coach was James Naismith , the inventor of the game, who served his 3rd year. The Jayhawks finished the season 4–8.
Roster
[ 1]
Schedule
[ 2]
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
Site city, state
Dec. 11, 1900 *
at William Jewell
L 6–8
0–1
Liberty, Missouri
Dec. 22, 1900 *
at Ajax AC
L 0–2‡
0–2
Newton, Kansas
Jan. 24, 1901 *
Haskell
L 22–40
0–3
Lawrence, Kansas
Jan. 31, 1901 *
at Independence
L 8–11
0–4
Independence, Missouri
Feb. 01, 1901 *
at Independence
L 13–29
0–5
Independence, Missouri
Feb. 8, 1901 *
at Topeka YMCA
L 7–14
0–6
Topeka, Kansas
Feb. 15, 1901 *
Lawrence YMCA
W 28–12
1–6
Lawrence, Kansas
Feb. 22, 1901 *
at Haskell
L 12–18
1–7
Lawrence, Kansas
Mar. 1, 1901 *
Topeka YMCA
L 21–23
1–8
Lawrence, Kansas
Mar. 4, 1901 *
at Ottawa YMCA
W 14–8
2–8
Ottawa, Kansas
Mar. 8, 1901 *
Lawrence YMCA
W 29–20
3–8
Lawrence, Kansas
Mar. 9, 1901 *
Haskell
W 25–20
4–8
Lawrence, Kansas
‡ – KU walked off the court and forfeited the game following a dispute over the rules.
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons Helms and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics