1954-55
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ROSTER:
| NO. |
POS. |
NAME |
CLASS |
HGT. |
WGT. |
Hometown (Previous School) |
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RETURNEES: |
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| 3
| F
| Jerry Alberts
** %
| Sr
| 6'3
| 193
| Lincoln, IL |
| 10
| G
| John Anderson
** Cpt.
| Sr
| 6'2
| 205
| Grand Island, NE |
| 7
| F
| Bill Brainard
*
| Jr
| 6'3
| 170
| Newton, KS |
| 4
| F
| Larry
Davenport ***
| Sr
| 6'2
| 175
| Newton, KS |
| 15
| F
| Chris Divich
| Jr
| 6'2
| 195
| Doland, SD (Transfer from K-State) |
| 13
| G
| Dallas Dobbs
*
| Jr
| 5'11
| 165
| Bartlesville, OK |
| 21
| G
| Bill Heitholt
*** %
| Sr
| 6'3
| 195
| Quincy, IL |
| 30
| F
| Gary Padgett *
| Jr
| 6'2
| 175
| Greenleaf, KS |
| 23
| C
| Jim Toft
%
| Jr
| 6'6
| 220
| Grand Island, NE |
| 26
| C
| Dick Warren
%
| Jr
| 6'7
| 185
| Pontiac, MI |
| 27
| G
| Jack Wolfe * %
| Sr
| 5'8
| 135
| Lawrence, KS |
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NEW FACES: |
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| 12
| F
| Gene Elstun
| So
| 6'3
| 180
| Shawnee-Mission, KS (Shawnee
Mission Rural HS) |
| 29
| F
| Lee Green
| So
| 6'5
| 190
| Kansas City, KS (Argentine
HS) |
| 24
| G
| Blaine
Hollinger
| So
| 5'10
| 155
| Russell, KS |
| 32
| F
| Allan Hurst %
| So
| 6'4
| 195
| Augusta, KS |
| 31
| F
| Harry Jett %
| So
| 6'3
| 175
| Kansas City, KS (Wyandotte,
KS) |
| 25
| C
| Lewis Johnson
| So
| 6'7
| 190
| Kansas City, KS (Argentine
HS) |
| 18
| G
| Ronald
Johnston
| So
| 6'1
| 173
| Sea Cliff, L.I., NY |
| 8
| F
| Maurice King
| So
| 6'2
| 184
| Kansas City, MO (R.T. Coles HS) |
| 22
| G
| John Parker
| So
| 6'0
| 178
| Mission, KS (Shawnee Mission North
HS) |
* Varsity letter Cpt. = Captain
# = Walk-on % = Nonletterman
LOSSES FROM LAST YEAR ('54 stats):
SEASON SUMMARY:
When KU's shiny new arena was dedicated March 1, 1955, it
was appropriately named after Forrest Allen. But not without a battle.
There was a school policy prohibiting buildings from being named after a
living person. But, according to Blair Kerkhoff's book, "Phog Allen: The
Father of Basketball Coaching," there was too much sentiment in Allen's
favor. The previous year KU named
its new physical sciences building for former chancellor Dean Malott. Former
governor Harry Woodring, current governor Edward Arn and other dignitaries all
pleaded with the state legislature. Missouri
coach Sparky Stalcup and Wichita State coach Ralph Miller both publicly
supported Phog. The KU students voted in Allen's favor, 924-10, to name the
building in his honor. Finally, the regents relented.
Construction of the facility was slow -- it was scheduled to open prior
to the 1954-55 season -- so the building wasn't dedicated until March 1, 1955
when the Jayhawks played Kansas State.
Allen did not coach in the game, turning the reigns over to assistant
Dick Harp instead. KU, which was 9-9 and had lost the final game in Hoch
Auditorium, won it for Phog, 77-67. Every
former Kansas player that could make the journey to Lawrence was on hand. A
Cadillac was given to Allen at halftime.
Source: A Century of Kansas
Basketball
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1955 FINAL TEAM STATISTICS (Team
highs in bold):
|
CATEGORY
|
KU
|
OPP
|
DIFF
|
Dobbs, Dallas |
Elstun, Gene |
Brainard, Bill |
Johnson, Lew |
Parker, John |
Anderson, Bob |
|
Games Played/Started
|
21 |
21 |
|
20/ |
21/ |
20/ |
21/ |
21/ |
18/ |
|
Points
|
1,465 |
1,450 |
15 |
317 |
299 |
211 |
210 |
105 |
77 |
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Per Game
|
69.8 |
69.0 |
0.9 |
15.9 |
14.2 |
10.6 |
10.0 |
5.0 |
4.3 |
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Rebounds
|
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186 |
|
230 |
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Per Game
|
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8.9 |
|
11.0 |
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FG -Attempts
|
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Made
|
516 |
500 |
16 |
125 |
104 |
71 |
73 |
37 |
23 |
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Percent
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FT-Attempts
|
675 |
655 |
-20 |
91 |
124 |
98 |
108 |
53 |
43 |
|
Made
|
433 |
450 |
-17 |
67 |
91 |
69 |
64 |
31 |
31 |
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Percent
|
64.1 |
68.7 |
-4.6 |
73.6 |
73.4 |
70.4 |
59.3 |
58.5 |
72.1 |
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Production Points/Game
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| Production Points/Minute |
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Statistics, Cont'd
Statistics, Cont'd
| CATEGORY |
Wolfe,
Jack |
Toft,
Jim |
Alberts, Jerry |
Heitholt,
Bill |
Warren, Dick |
Hurst,
Allen |
Total |
| Games Played/ Started |
4 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
| Points |
6 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
| Per Game |
1.5 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
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| Rebounds |
|
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| Per Game |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| FG - Attempts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Made |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Percent |
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| FT - Attempts |
8 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
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| Made |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
| Percent |
50.0 |
50.0 |
0.0 |
66.7 |
66.7 |
0.0 |
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| Production Points/Game |
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| Production Points/Minute |
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Source: KU Basketball Media Guide
GAME-BY-GAME
|
LSU |
W |
85-58 |
|
Dec. 6 |
at Lawrence |
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Tulsa |
W |
73-66 |
|
Dec. 14 |
at Lawrence |
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Rice |
W |
77-67 |
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Dec. 17 |
at Lawrence |
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Rice |
W |
100-72 |
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Dec. 18 |
at Lawrence |
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Iowa State |
L |
81-82 |
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Dec. 28 |
at Kansas City, Mo. |
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California |
L |
62-65 |
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Dec. 30 |
at Kansas City, Mo. |
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Nebraska |
W |
69-66 |
|
Dec. 31 |
at Kansas City, Mo. |
|
Missouri |
L |
65-76 |
|
Jan. 4 |
at Lawrence |
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Colorado |
L |
54-65 |
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Jan. 10 |
at Lawrence |
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Nebraska |
L |
62-66 |
|
Jan. 15 |
at Lincoln, Neb. |
|
Iowa State |
W |
73-72 |
|
Jan. 17 |
at Ames, Iowa |
|
Iowa State |
L |
59-77 |
|
Feb. 8 |
at Lawrence |
|
Kansas State |
W |
78-68 |
|
Feb. 12 |
at Manhattan, Kan. |
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Oklahoma State |
W |
50-42 |
|
Feb. 14 |
at Lawrence |
|
Oklahoma |
W |
87-75 |
|
Feb. 16 |
at Norman, Okla. |
|
Nebraska |
L |
55-66 |
|
Feb. 19 |
at Lawrence |
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Colorado |
L |
69-80 |
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Feb. 22 |
at Boulder, Colo. |
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Oklahoma State |
L |
49-63 |
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Feb. 27 |
at Stillwater, Okla. |
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Kansas State* |
W |
77-67 |
|
Mar. 1 |
at Lawrence |
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Missouri |
L |
71-90 |
|
Mar. 5 |
at Columbia, Mo.
(U.S. Olympic Playoffs) |
|
Oklahoma |
W |
71-67 |
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Mar. 8 |
at Lawrence |
*First game played in Allen Fieldhouse. |
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