1944-45
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ROSTER:
| NO. |
POS. |
NAME |
CLASS |
HGT. |
WGT. |
Hometown (Previous School) |
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RETURNEES: |
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| 4
| C
| Dean Corder *
| So.
| 5'10
| 146
| Welda, KS |
|
| G
| Don Diehl
* %
|
Jr. |
|
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Smith Center, KS |
| 11,10
| G-F
| Lou Goehring *
| Sr.
| 6'1
| 165
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Arkansas City, KS (Ark City HS) |
| 7
| F
| Charles
Moffett *
| So.
| 6'0
| 175
| Peabody, KS |
| 18
| G
| Kirk Scott
Cpt.
| Jr.
| 6'0
| 163
| Newton, KS |
| | | NEW FACES:
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| 8
| C-G-F
| Charles
Aylward %
| So.
| 5'10
| 150
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Kansas City, MO |
| 13
| F-G
| Guy Ashcraft
%
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Jr. | 6'0
| 158
| Osage City, KS |
| 11
| F
| James Baska
%
|
Fr. | 6'5
| 185
| Kansas City, KS (Ward HS) |
| 16
| C-G
| James Briley %
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|
5'8 |
145 | Tulsa, OK (Central HS) |
|
| C-F-G
| Robert Brown
%
| Fr.
|
6'0 |
142 |
Peabody, KS |
| 14
| F
| Norman
Carlson
| Fr.
| 6'2
| 170
| West Orange, NJ (West Orange HS) |
| 23
| G-F
| George Darsie
%
| So.
| 6'0
| 183
|
St. Paul, MN. Transfer from North Dakota St. |
| 24
| G
| Gus Daum
| So.
| 6'3
| 200
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Topeka, KS (Harveyville HS) |
| 7
| G
| Charles Froom
| Fr.
| 5'11
| 150
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Frankfort, KS |
| 19,10
| G
| Jim Gregath
| So.
| 5'11
| 165
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Kansas City, MO (Paseo HS) |
| 21
| G
| Herbert Heim
| Sr.
| 6'4
| 196
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Leavenworth, KS (Immaculata HS); Transfer from St. Benedict's College (KS) |
| 17
| G
| Everett Hill
| Fr.
| 6'2
| 170
| Lawrence, KS (Lawrence
Memorial HS) |
|
| G-C
| Raymond Lance
%
| So.
|
6'2 |
190 | Pittsburg, KS |
| 9
| G
| Cecil
Langford %
| So.
|
6'2 |
170 | Kilgore, TX (Sabine HS);
Transfer from Texas A&M |
| 5
| C-F
| Owen Peck
| So.
| 5'9
| 157
|
Kansas City, KS (Wyandotte HS)Transfer from Kansas City Juco |
| 20
| G
| Francis
Peterson %
| Fr.
| 6'0
| 170
| Rembrandt, IA |
| 12
| G-F
| Edwin Pyle
%
| Jr.
| 6'4
| 200
| Beloit, KS |
| 15
| F
| Gordon
Reynolds Cpt.
| Jr.
| 6'2
| 184
|
Tacoma, WA (Clover Park HS)Transfer from North Dakota St. and Iowa State |
| 4
| G
| Wallace Rouse %
| Fr.
| 6'3
| 200
| Wichita, KS |
| 6
| G
| Earl Strong %
| Fr.
|
6'0 |
150 |
Nashville, KS |
| 2
| F
| Odd Williams
| Fr.
| 5'10
| 155
| Lawrence, KS (Culver Military
Academy) |
| 14
| G-F
| Geldard
Woerner %
| Jr.
|
6'0 |
172 |
Kansas City, MO |
* Varsity letter Cpt. = Captain
# = Walk-on % = Nonletterman
LOSSES FROM LAST YEAR ('44 stats):
PRESEASON OUTLOOK:
The Jayhawks lost 73% of their scoring from the 1944 squad,
returning only 1 starter and two key subs.Jim Mordy, reporting
in the April, 1945 Jayhawker, said that "at the beginning of the
season the experts picked the Kansas quintet to finish about
fourth or fifth."
In total, thirteen of the 27 squad members were in the Navy
V-12 program, a program designed to supplement the force of
commissioned officers in the United States Navy during World War
II. From the V-12 program, most of the Navy candidates went on
to a four-month course at a reserve midshipmen's school
Of those who didn't
return for 1945, at least six were cadets in the Navy V-12
training program, and two others joined the armed forces.
"It is hard to pick a starting line-up for the Jayhawkers
early in the season. Coach Allen has changed from the
original players he picked for the first game and likely he will
still be making changes after the Big Six season starts."
Source: Basketball at the University of Kansas, 1944-1945,
by Jim Mordy and Harry E. Morrow.
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SEASON SUMMARY:
700:
K.U. downs Aggies in a Thriller, January 31, 1945"Although
basketball in the Big Six conference might not have been up to
pre-war standards this year, certainly no season has been more
exciting, experienced more upsets, or help more suspense than
this one.
Until the season was more than halfway completed, four teams
had a good chance to win the crown, Oklahoma and Kansas State
alone failing to keep the fast pace set by Iowa State and
Kansas. This year's Jayhawk team led the leagu during the final
three weeks of the campaign but lost their position to the Iowa
State Cyclones in the final game at Ames by a wide 61 to 39
margin." Source: The Jayhawker, April, 1945. |
1945 FINAL TEAM STATISTICS (Team
highs in bold):
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CATEGORY
|
KU
|
OPP
|
DIFF
|
Moffett, Charles |
Reynolds, Gordon |
Scott, Kirk |
Peck, Owen |
Heim,
Herbert |
Corder,
Dean |
Carlson,
Norman |
|
Games Played/Started
|
17 |
17 |
|
16/ |
16/ |
17/ |
17/ |
17/ |
17/ |
14/ |
|
Points
|
751 |
619 |
132 |
156 |
138 |
114 |
89 |
67 |
43 |
33 |
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Per Game
|
44.2 |
36.4 |
7.8 |
9.8 |
8.6 |
6.7 |
5.2 |
3.9 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
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FG -Attempts
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Made
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286 |
226 |
60 |
62 |
59 |
42 |
28 |
24 |
16 |
12 |
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Percent
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FT-Attempts
|
269 |
234 |
35 |
40 |
38 |
42 |
40 |
36 |
16 |
9 |
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Made
|
179 |
167 |
12 |
32 |
20 |
30 |
33 |
19 |
11 |
9 |
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Percent
|
66.5 |
71.4 |
-4.9 |
80.0 |
52.6 |
71.4 |
82.5 |
52.8 |
68.8 |
100.0 |
Statistics, Cont'd
| CATEGORY |
Hill, Everett |
Williams, Odd |
Daum, Gus |
Gregath, Jim |
Briley, James |
Goehring, Lou |
Ashcraft, Guy |
Lance, Ray |
Langford, Cecil |
Darsie, George |
| Games Played/ Started |
15/ |
13/ |
12/ |
6/ |
4/ |
9/ |
3/ |
2/ |
5/ |
3/ |
| Points |
29 |
19 |
16 |
12 |
10 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
| Per Game |
1.9 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
| Rebounds |
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| Per Game |
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| FG - Attempts |
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Made |
11 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
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Percent |
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| FT - Attempts |
7 |
3 |
9 |
0 |
6 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Made |
7 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Percent |
100.0 |
100.0 |
66.7 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
28.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
| Production Points/Game |
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| Production Points/Minute |
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Statistics, Cont'd
| CATEGORY |
Pyle, Edwin |
Aylward, Charles |
Baska, Jim |
Brown, Robert |
Diehl, Don |
Froom, Charles |
Peterson, Francis |
Rouse, Wallace |
Strong, Earl |
Woerner, Gil |
| Games Played/ Started |
3/ |
4/ |
2/ |
2/ |
1/ |
3/ |
4/ |
2/ |
2/ |
4/ |
| Points |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Per Game |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Rebounds |
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| Per Game |
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| FG - Attempts |
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Made |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Percent |
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| FT - Attempts |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Made |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Percent |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Production Points/Game |
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| Production Points/Minute |
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Note: missing 7 games of FTA data.
GAME-BY-GAME
|
Washburn |
L |
35-40 |
|
Dec. 4 |
at Topeka, Kan. |
|
Washburn |
W |
31-27 |
|
Dec. 8 |
at Lawrence |
|
Rockhurst |
W |
47-28 |
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Dec. 12 |
at Kansas City, Mo. |
|
Rockhurst |
W |
47-23 |
|
Dec. 19 |
at Lawrence |
|
Kansas State |
W |
63-40 |
|
Dec. 22 |
at Kansas City, Mo. |
|
Missouri |
L |
39-48 |
|
Dec. 23 |
at Kansas City, Mo. |
|
Missouri |
W |
45-28 |
|
Jan. 5 |
at Columbia, Mo. |
|
Nebraska |
W |
48-33 |
|
Jan. 12 |
at Lawrence |
|
Oklahoma |
L |
43-44 |
* |
Jan. 20 |
at Norman, Okla. |
|
Iowa State |
W |
50-35 |
|
Jan. 27 |
at Lawrence |
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Kansas State |
W |
39-36 |
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Jan. 30 |
at Lawrence |
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Olathe NAB |
W |
41-26 |
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Feb. 6 |
at Lawrence |
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Nebraska |
L |
45-59 |
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Feb. 10 |
at Lincoln, Neb. |
|
Oklahoma |
W |
42-27 |
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Feb. 13 |
at Lawrence |
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Kansas State |
W |
33-31 |
|
Feb. 16 |
at Manhattan, Kan. |
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Missouri |
W |
64-33 |
|
Feb. 24 |
at Lawrence |
|
Iowa State |
L |
39-61 |
|
Mar. 3 |
at Ames, Iowa |
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LINK
TO 1945 NATIONAL STATISTICS
Link to Big Conference for
I have a mimeographed copy of a publication called
"Basketball at the University of Kansas, 1944-1945", which was compiled,
written and edited by Jim Mordy and Harry E. Morrow. This was kind
of a forerunner of the annual Media Guides that have been published by
the Athletic Department for many years.
Here are some interesting statistics from that
publication:
University Enrollment - 2,758
Civilians - 2,199 Military
Trainees - 559
Admission to Home Games: Season Book (7 games) $4.10
Conference games - $1.00
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