1946–47 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1946–47 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1946–47 college men's basketball season.

1946–47 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	16–11 (5–5 Big 6)
Head coach	Phog Allen (30th season)
Assistant coach	Howard Engleman (1st season)
Captain	Charles B. Black
Home arena	Hoch Auditorium

1946–47 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Oklahoma	8	–	2		.800			24	–	7		.774
Missouri	6	–	4		.600			15	–	10		.600
Kansas	5	–	5		.500			16	–	11		.593
Iowa State	5	–	5		.500			7	–	14		.333
Kansas State	3	–	7		.300			14	–	10		.583
Nebraska	3	–	7		.300			10	–	14		.417

Roster

• Otto Schnellbacher
• Charles B. Black
• Ray Evans
• Owen Peck
• Don Auten
• Wendell Clark
• Gilbert Stramel
• Clifford King
• Jack Eskridge
• Claude Houchin
• William Sapp
• Charles Penny
• Harold England

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 7*		at Emporia State	W 48–42	1-0	William L. White Auditorium  Emporia, KS
December 11*		Idaho	W 42–28	2-0	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
December 12*		vs. Iowa State	W 55–36	3-0	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
December 13*		vs. Arkansas	W 53–52	4-0	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
December 14*		vs. SMU	L 46–49	4-1	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
December 17*		at Saint Louis	W 49–35	5-1	Kiel Auditorium  St. Louis, MO
December 20*		vs. Oklahoma A&M	L 37–47	5-2	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
December 26*		vs. Tulane All-College Tournament	W 65–53	6-2	Municipal Auditorium  Oklahoma City, OK
December 27*		vs. Oklahoma All-College Tournament	W 51–45	7-2	Municipal Auditorium  Oklahoma City, OK
December 28*		vs. Oklahoma A&M All-College Tournament	L 39–42	7-3	Municipal Auditorium  Oklahoma City, OK
December 30*		vs. Stanford	W 54–52	8-3	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
January 2*		vs. Colorado	L 50–52	8-4	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
January 7		Missouri Border War	L 34–39	8-5 (0-1)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
January 10		at Oklahoma	L 47–50	8-6	Field House  Norman, OK
January 14		at Nebraska	L 46–48	8-7 (0-2)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, NE
January 20*		at Colorado	L 54–59	8-8 (0-3)	Balch Fieldhouse  Boulder, CO
January 24		Iowa State	W 55–30	9-8 (1-3)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
January 28		Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 50–39	10-8 (2-3)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
February 11*		at Oklahoma A&M	L 31–33	10-9	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, OK
February 15		Nebraska	W 69–37	11-9 (3-3)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
February 20		at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	L 45–48	11-10 (3-4)	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, KS
February 22*		at DePaul	W 58–41	12-10	University Auditorium  Chicago, IL
February 24*		Oklahoma A&M	W 37–34	13-10	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
February 28		at Iowa State	L 44–56	13-11 (3-5)	The Armory  Ames, IA
March 4		Oklahoma	W 38–36	14-11 (4-5)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
March 7		Missouri Border War	W 48–38	15-11 (5-5)	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, MO
March 14*		Colorado	W 51–39	16-11	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.