The 1898–99 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the

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in its first season of collegiate

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. The head coach was

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, the inventor of the game, who served his 1st year. The Jayhawks, who were not a member of a conference, finished the season 7–4.

Roster

*Herbert Avery *Patrick E. Ducey *Willis Henderson *William Hess *Harold Hoyt *Frederick Owens *Claude Royal *Rusel Russell *

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

Schedule

References

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