1976-77
| OVERALL |
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CONF. TOURNEY |
POST-SEASON |
| 18-10 |
12-2 |
6-8 |
0-0 |
8-6 |
4th |
1-1 |
None |
ROSTER:
| NO. |
POS. |
NAME |
CLASS |
HGT. |
WGT. |
Hometown (Previous School) |
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RETURNEES: |
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| 12 |
G/F |
Cris Barnthouse** |
Sr. |
6'4 |
185 |
Winfield, KS (Winfield HS) |
| 15 |
G |
Milt Gibson** |
Jr. |
6'0 |
180 |
Roswell, N.M. (Goddard HS) |
| 14 |
G |
Clint Johnson** |
Jr. |
6'2 |
180 |
Leavenworth, KS (Leavenworth HS) |
| 24 |
C/F |
Ken Koenigs** Cpt. |
Jr. |
6'10 |
200 |
Goddard, KS (Goddard HS) |
| 44 |
C |
Paul Mokeski* |
So. |
7'0 |
235 |
Encino, CA (Crespi HS) |
| 32 |
F |
Herb Nobles* |
Sr. |
6'7 |
210 |
E. St. Louis IL (Transfer from
Johnson Co. Juco) |
| 34 |
G/F |
Brad Sanders* |
So. |
6'4 |
180 |
Leavenworth, KS (Leavenworth HS) |
| 22 |
F/C |
Donnie VonMoore* |
Jr. |
6'9 |
210 |
Chicago, IL (Kenwood HS) |
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NEW FACES: |
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| 42 |
F |
Scott Anderson |
Fr. |
6'7 |
225 |
Addison, IL (Addison Trail HS) |
| 13 |
G |
John Douglas |
Jr. |
6'2 |
170 |
Leighton, AL (Colbert Co. HS,
Transfer from J.C.Calhoun CC) |
| 00 |
G |
Hasan Houston |
Fr. |
6'1 |
180 |
St. Louis, MO (University City HS) |
| 21 |
F |
Mac Stallcup% |
Fr. |
6'6 |
210 |
Tulsa, OK (Edison HS) |
| 20 |
G |
Thomas Paget #% |
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| 10 |
G |
David Preston #% |
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* Varsity letter Cpt. = Captain
# = Walk-on % = Nonletterman
LOSSES FROM LAST YEAR (76' stats):
| PLAYER LOSSES |
Class |
Hgt. |
POS. |
G/GS |
PTS |
PPG |
RBS |
RPG |
PPts |
STATUS |
|
Norm Cook |
Jr. |
6'9 |
F |
26-26 |
386 |
14.8 |
206 |
7.9 |
18.46 |
Drafted by Boston Celtics |
|
Reuben Sheldon |
So. |
6'5 |
G |
7-3 |
34 |
4.9 |
25 |
3.6 |
5.71 |
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Arnie Baum |
Fr. |
6'3 |
F |
5-0 |
4 |
0.8 |
4 |
0.8 |
1.80 |
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Robert Worthington |
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2-0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
- |
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| TOTALS |
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424 |
16.3 |
235 |
9.1 |
25.97 |
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PRESEASON OUTLOOK:
Kansas returns four starters and eight lettermen
for the 1976-77 season. Also returning is Donnie Von Moore, who
was medical redshirt last year.
"I think we have improved our weaknesses from a year ago.
Our several new faces all should help.", Owens said. Because
of the improved depth, speed and quickness, Owens plans to press
full court.
Source: KU Media Guide, 1976-77. |
SEASON SUMMARY:
KU opened with five consecutive wins before a
much-anticipated trip to Lexington to face Kentucky. It was
one of the first games in Rupp Arena, the massive 25,000-seat
structure named in honor of Adolph Rupp, who had played for James
Naismith at Kansas.Kentucky played inspired basketball and
thrashed the Jayhawks, 90-63. The Jayhawks showed progress and
finished the year with an 18-10 record.
Source: Max and the Jayhawks, p. 158.Kansas State traveled to Allen Fieldhouse on Feb. 12, 1977,
for a game that was broadcast nationally on NBC. The 16,138 fans in attendance and those in televisionland
were treated to a thriller. With 33
seconds remaining, KU co-captain Ken Koenigs hit two free throws to tie the game
at 83. But Koenigs’ reign as a
hero was short-lived. After K-State
failed to inbound the ball in five seconds, KU took possession. Koenigs counted to three in his head while trying to inbound
the ball (just as Owens had drilled his players to do) and when he couldn’t,
he called time out. But KU had
already used its allotted four time-outs, and Koenigs was charged with a
technical foul.
K-State’s Curtis Redding hit
the free throw for his 34th point.
The Wildcats had the lead and the ball and scored once more to wrap up
an 86-83 victory. Several days
later, Big Eight supervisor of officials Bernie Saggau said there actually
should have been a jump ball after the technical shot because of the “False
double foul” rule – both teams had committed infractions back-to-back.
The score would have been 84-83 in favor of K-State at the jump ball,
and KU players and coaches weren’t about to say they should’ve or
could’ve won. That’s because
KU had missed three wide-open layups in the late going and Owens had called
time out to make a substitution that he later said was unnecessary.
“If there’s anyone to blame,” Owens said in the Kansas, “its me
for not having a time-out left.”
Source:
The Crimson & Blue Handbook, pages 75-77.
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1976-77 FINAL TEAM STATISTICS (Team
highs in bold):
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CATEGORY
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KU
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OPP
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DIFF
|
Douglas, John |
Nobles, Herb |
Koenigs, Ken |
Johnson, Clint |
VonMoore, Donnie |
Houston, Hasan |
|
Games Played/Started
|
28 |
28 |
|
28/28 |
28/28 |
28/28 |
28/28 |
28/3 |
22/11 |
|
Minutes
|
5700 |
5700 |
|
1018 |
932 |
813 |
929 |
635 |
373 |
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Per Game
|
200.0 |
200.0 |
|
36.4 |
33.3 |
29.0 |
33.2 |
22.7 |
17.0 |
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Points
|
2032 |
1922 |
110 |
537 |
415 |
304 |
250 |
200 |
93 |
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Per Game
|
72.6 |
68.6 |
4.0 |
19.2 |
14.8 |
10.9 |
8.9 |
7.1 |
4.2 |
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Rebounds
|
1241 |
1119 |
122 |
172 |
230 |
197 |
106 |
153 |
35 |
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Per Game
|
44.3 |
40.0 |
4.3 |
6.1 |
8.2 |
7.0 |
3.8 |
5.5 |
1.6 |
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Blocks
|
150 |
56 |
94 |
8 |
48 |
24 |
3 |
51 |
0 |
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Assists
|
437 |
351 |
86 |
48 |
77 |
45 |
70 |
41 |
67 |
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Steals
|
207 |
172 |
35 |
43 |
38 |
25 |
38 |
16 |
13 |
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Turnovers |
450 |
393 |
57 |
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(Assists+Steals)/TO |
1.43 |
1.33 |
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FG -Attempts
|
1817 |
1726 |
91 |
457 |
381 |
227 |
222 |
160 |
113 |
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Made
|
840 |
727 |
113 |
223 |
185 |
116 |
104 |
79 |
38 |
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Percent
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46.2 |
42.1 |
4.1 |
48.8 |
48.6 |
51.1 |
46.8 |
49.4 |
33.6 |
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FT-Attempts
|
505 |
699 |
-194 |
138 |
61 |
85 |
61 |
68 |
21 |
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Made
|
352 |
468 |
-216 |
91 |
45 |
72 |
42 |
42 |
17 |
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Percent
|
69.7 |
67.0 |
2.7 |
65.9 |
73.8 |
84.7 |
68.9 |
61.8 |
81.0 |
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Production Points/Game
|
104.89 |
85.36 |
19.53 |
18.82 |
21.29 |
16.82 |
11.82 |
12.64 |
5.86 |
| Production Points/Minute |
.515 |
.419 |
.096 |
.518 |
.639 |
.579 |
.356 |
.557 |
.346 |
Statistics, Cont'd
| CATEGORY |
Mokeski, Paul |
Gibson, Milt |
Sanders, Brad |
Barnthouse, Cris |
Stallcup, Mac |
Anderson, Scott |
Preston, David |
Paget, Thomas |
Team |
| Games Played/ Started |
14/8 |
25/6 |
25/0 |
15/0 |
3/0 |
11/0 |
2/0 |
1/0 |
|
| Minutes |
250 |
405 |
246 |
50 |
12 |
32 |
3 |
2 |
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| Per Game |
17.9 |
16.2 |
9.8 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
2.9 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
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| Points |
86 |
63 |
54 |
18 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
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| Per Game |
6.1 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
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| Rebounds |
86 |
30 |
32 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
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| Per Game |
6.1 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
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| Blocks |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Assists |
9 |
59 |
15 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Steals |
8 |
15 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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| Turnovers |
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| (Assists+Steals)/TO |
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| FG - Attempts |
96 |
85 |
48 |
17 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
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Made |
38 |
28 |
18 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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Percent |
39.6 |
32.9 |
37.5 |
41.2 |
66.7 |
33.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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| FT - Attempts |
16 |
18 |
26 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
| Made |
10 |
7 |
18 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
| Percent |
62.5 |
38.9 |
69.2 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
0.0 |
66.7 |
0.0 |
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| Production Points/Game |
9.93 |
3.96 |
2.84 |
1.47 |
4.67 |
0.73 |
0.50 |
- |
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| Production Points/Minute |
.556 |
.244 |
.289 |
.440 |
1.167 |
.250 |
.333 |
- |
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Source: KU Basketball Media Guide
GAME-BY-GAME
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Montana State
|
W
|
104-47
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Nov. 27
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at Lawrence
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Murray State
|
W
|
81-66
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Dec. 1
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at Lawrence
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Central Mo. State
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W
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74-52
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Dec. 4
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at Lawrence
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Oral Roberts
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W
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79-69
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Dec. 6
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at Lawrence
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Fordham
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W
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57-48
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Dec. 9
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at New York, N.Y.
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Kentucky
|
L
|
63-90
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Dec. 11
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at Lexington, Ky.
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Mankato State
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W
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87-74
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Dec. 17
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at Lawrence
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Arkansas
|
L
|
63-67
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Dec. 18
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at Lawrence
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St. Louis
|
W
|
69-68
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**
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Dec. 20
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at St. Louis, Mo.
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Oklahoma
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W
|
74-70
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*
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Dec. 28
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at Kansas City, Mo.
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Kansas State
|
W
|
81-64
|
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Dec. 29
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at Kansas City, Mo.
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Missouri
|
L
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65-69
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Dec. 30
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at Kansas City, Mo.
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Missouri
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W
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77-72
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Jan. 8
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at Lawrence
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Oklahoma State
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W
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62-60
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Jan. 12
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at Lawrence
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Oklahoma
|
L
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67-71
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Jan. 15
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at Norman, Okla.
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Iowa State
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W
|
73-62
|
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Jan. 18
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at Lawrence
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Kansas State
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L
|
65-80
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Jan. 22
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at Manhattan, Kan.
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Nebraska
|
L
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57-60
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Jan. 26
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at Lincoln, Neb.
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Colorado
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W
|
79-70
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Jan. 29
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at Lawrence
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Oklahoma State
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W
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60-58
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Feb. 2
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at Stillwater, Okla.
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Oklahoma
|
W
|
91-81
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Feb. 5
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at Lawrence
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Missouri
|
L
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79-87
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Feb. 9
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at Columbia, Mo.
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Kansas State
|
L
|
83-86
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Feb. 12
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at Lawrence
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Iowa State
|
W
|
91-89
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*
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Feb. 16
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at Ames, Iowa
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Nebraska
|
W
|
74-66
|
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Feb. 19
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at Lawrence
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Colorado
|
L
|
49-58
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Feb. 23
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at Boulder, Colo.
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Nebraska
|
W
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61-58
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Feb. 26
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at Lawrence
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Kansas State
|
L
|
67-80
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Mar. 3
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at Kansas City, Mo.
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LINK TO 1977 NATIONAL STATISTICS
Link to Big Conference for
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