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James Naismith invented basketball in 1891. He was the first coach st the uniersity of Kansas.
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In his first appearance as KU’s basketball coach, James Naismith watches the men from Lawrence sustain a 16-5 defeat at the hands of the Kansas City YMCA team.
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In 1907 Phog Allen took over as head coach from James Neismith Phog Allen is also the reason why it is cslled Allen field house.
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James neismith is the only coach in Kansas Basketball history to have a losing record.
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The Jayhawks beat Nebraska 5 times in one year in 1909
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Phog allen choached the least amount of years in Kansas basketball history.
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The very first time that the Kansas Jayhawks won the NCAA title was in 1952 three years before allen field house opened.
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Allen field house opened in 1955. It is still curently the home of the Kansas Jayhawks.
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In Chamberlains first varsity game in 1957 he scored 52 points and grabbed 31 rebounds. Throughout Chamberlains career with the Jayhawks he averaged 30 points per game which is a lot.
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In 1988 the Jayhawks, under coach Larry Brown, entered the NCAA Tournament as a six seed. But led by forward Danny Manning, the Jayhawks went on a run through March Madness, and beat heavily favored conference rival Oklahoma in the championship game.
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The last time that Kansas Jayhawks won the NCAA tournament was in 2008 thanks to Mario Chalmers.
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On this date Bill self recorded his 500th win as the Kansas Jay hawks heasd coach.
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The Kansas Jayhawks won their 10th straight big 12 championship in 2015 that is the logest streak in the big 12 history.
