1898–99 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

1898–99 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Conference Independent
1898–99 record 7–4
Head coach James Naismith
Seasons
« 1898–99 1899–1900 »

The 1899 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in its first season of collegiate basketball. The head coach was Dr. James Naismith, the inventor of the game, who served his 1st year.

Schedule

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Date Opponent Site Result Record
1899/02/03* at Kansas City YMCA Kansas City, MO L 5–16  0–1
1899/02/10* Topeka YMCA Lawrence, KS W 31–6  1–1
1899/02/18* Lawrence YMCA Lawrence, KS W 14–4  2–1
1899/02/25* Kansas City YMCA Lawrence, KS W 17–14  3–1
1899/03/03* at Topeka YMCA Topeka, KS W 27–17  4–1
1899/03/08* at Topeka YMCA Topeka, KS W 23–12  5–1
1899/03/23* Haskell Lawrence, KS W 29–8  6–1
1899/03/27* at Kansas City Athletic Club Kansas City, MO L 5–19  6–2
1899/03/30* at Independence Independence, MO L 15–21  6–3
1899/03/31* at Independence Independence, MO L 10–22  6–4
1899/04/03* at William Jewell Liberty, MO W 19–3  7–4
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Standard Time.

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