The 1950–51 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the

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during the 1950–51 college men's basketball season. The Jayhawks were coached by

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, for the first time. Rupp was the coach at Kentucky. The Jayhawks finished the season 8–4 in the Big Seven Conference, finishing 2nd in the conference, and 16–8 overall. They were not selected to the 1951 NCAA Tournament. One notable player on the team was

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, who would later go on to a Hall of Fame coaching career at

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Roster

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* Ben Kenney * Bill Lienhard * Bill Hougland *Jerry Waugh * Charlie Hoag *Dale Engel *Sonny Enns * Dean Kelley *Clinton Bull * John Keller * Bill Schaake *Dean Wells *Ken Buller *Wally Beck *Harold Lowe *Jack Rodgers *

*Aubrey Linville *Mark Rivard *Don Woodson 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide
Retrieved 2015-May-22.

Schedule

2012-13 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Accessed 2013-Aug-11.

References

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