The 1922–23 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the

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during the 1922–23

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men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was

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for the second consecutive season. The team was led by senior guard

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, junior guard Charlie Black, and sophomore forward/center Tus Ackerman. Endacott and Black were both retroactively named

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, and Endacott was also named the

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. The team also included reserve senior

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, who went on to have a Hall of Fame coaching career at

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. The Jayhawks were later named National Champions by the

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, which Kansas claims alongside their NCAA Tournament Championships as national titles they have won.

Roster

* Tusten Ackerman *Waldo Bowman *

*Byron Frederick * Andrew McDonald *James Mosby *

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*William Wilkin 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide
Retrieved 2015-May-22.

Schedule and results

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References

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