1898–99 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1898–99 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in its first season of collegiate basketball. The head coach was James Naismith, 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.

1898–99 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
The 1899 University of Kansas basketball team, with Dr. James Naismith at the back, right.
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	James Naismith (1st season)
Captain	William Sutton
Home arena	Snow Hall

1898–99 collegiate men's basketball independents standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bloomsburg		–			–			10	–	0		1.000
Illinois State		–			–			2	–	0		1.000
Nebraska		–			–			4	–	0		1.000
Notre Dame		–			–			2	–	0		1.000
Syracuse		–			–			1	–	0		1.000
Wabash		–			–			2	–	0		1.000
Widener		–			–			1	–	0		1.000
West Chester		–			–			11	–	1		.917
Allegheny		–			–			8	–	1		.889
Yale		–			–			9	–	2		.818
Hiram		–			–			4	–	1		.800
Ohio State		–			–			12	–	4		.750
Temple		–			–			18	–	6		.750
Wisconsin–Stevens Point		–			–			6	–	2		.750
Macalester		–			–			7	–	3		.700
Kansas		–			–			7	–	4		.636
North Dakota State		–			–			2	–	2		.500
Washington		–			–			1	–	1		.500
Mount Union		–			–			2	–	3		.400
Penn State		–			–			2	–	3		.400
Bucknell		–			–			3	–	5		.375
Geneva		–			–			3	–	6		.333
Westminster College		–			–			2	–	4		.333
Cornell		–			–			1	–	3		.250
Butler		–			–			0	–	2		.000
Grove City		–			–			0	–	2		.000
Michigan State		–			–			0	–	2		.000

Roster

• Herbert Avery
• Patrick E. Ducey
• Willis Henderson
• William Hess
• Harold Hoyt
• Frederick Owens
• Claude Royal
• Rusel Russell
• Walter Sutton
• William Sutton
• William Yahn

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Feb. 3, 1899*	at Kansas City YMCA	L 5–16	0–1	Kansas City, Missouri
Feb. 10, 1899*	Topeka YMCA	W 31–6	1–1	Lawrence, Kansas
Feb. 18, 1899*	Lawrence YMCA	W 14–4	2–1	Lawrence, Kansas
Feb. 25, 1899*	Kansas City YMCA	W 17–14	3–1	Lawrence, Kansas
Mar. 3, 1899*	at Topeka YMCA	W 27–17	4–1	Topeka, Kansas
Mar. 8, 1899*	at Topeka YMCA	W 23–12	5–1	Topeka, Kansas
Mar. 23, 1899*	Haskell	W 29–8	6–1	Lawrence, Kansas
Mar. 27, 1899*	at Kansas City Athletic Club	L 5–19	6–2	Kansas City, Missouri
Mar. 30, 1899*	at Independence	L 15–21	6–3	Independence, Missouri
Mar. 31, 1899*	at Independence	L 10–22	6–4	Independence, Missouri
Apr. 3, 1899*	at William Jewell	W 19–3	7–4	Liberty, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.