1902-03
OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL
 7-8 0-1 7-7 0-0

                            

HIGHLIGHTS:

 

COACHES:

Dr. James Naismith

ROSTER:

NO. POS. NAME CLASS HGT. WGT. Hometown (Previous School)
    RETURNEES:        
  F/C Don Alford *        
  F/C Joe Alford ** Cpt. Jr.      
  C Harry Allen * Sr.      
    Clyde Allphin *** Sr.      
    Andrew Brown *        
  C/F Albert Hicks * Jr.      
    NEW FACES:        
  F/G Irwin Adams        
    Loren Ames        
    Arthur Pooler        

* Varsity Letter               Cpt. - Captain

PRESEASON OUTLOOK:

 

 

SEASON SUMMARY:
Although seriously handicapped by the lack of a good court on which to practice, our Basketball team has nevertheless made an unusually good record.  During the course of the season it has take two trips, each one of which was longer than any trip over before taken by any Basketball team west of the Mississippi.  On the first of these trips our team played three of the best teams in the United States.  On this trip we got some very valuable information respecting the way Basketball should be played.  The second trip was begun Friday, January 30.  On this trip our team made a very credible record, winning five out of the seven games played.  Two of the teams we beat had just succeeded in defeating the Haskell Indians.  Three other trips were taken during the season; the first at Liberty, Missouri; a second at Newton, Kansas; and a third to Lee's Summit, Missouri. 
Source: Jayhawker, 2003, p.112

 

1903  FINAL TEAM STATISTICS

CATEGORY

KU

OPP

DIFF

           

Games Played/Started

15 15              

Points

314 284 30            

    Per Game

20.9 18.9 2.0            

Rebounds

                 

    Per Game

                 

   

Source:   KU Basketball Media Guide

GAME-BY-GAME

KU SCORE OPPONENT OPP. SCORE W/L
12 Haskell 23 L
10 William Jewell College 12 L
38 Newton Athletic Club 7 W
18 Chicago Central YMCA 43 L
19 Monmouth Athletic Club 40 L
20 Fond du Lac Athletic Club 29 L
11 Schmelzer Athletic Club 15 L
31 Lee's Summit Athletic Club 11 W
23 William Jewell College 12 W
19 University of Nebraska 23 L
25 Omaha YMCA 23 W
21 Highland Park College 9 W
10 Des Moines YMCA 16 L
29 Ottumwa YMCA 5 W
28 Fairfield Athletic Club 16 W

 

 

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