Glasco, KS

Prior to the 1909-10 season, the reigns of Kansas basketball were passed on to William O. Hamilton, who coached 10 successful seasons before turning the job back over to Phog Allen.
Hamilton, the third coach in Kansas history, amassed a 125-59 record with five conference titles. He coached three All-Americans, including KUs first All-American in any sport, Tommy Johnson (1909).
Hamilton's first year was his best, compiling a 18-1 record en route to KU's third consecutive Missouri Valley crown. It was during Hamilton's tenure that a rivalry with Missouri heated up.
After breezing to an 8-0 record, Kansas hosted Missouri for a pair of memorable games. The tone of the series was set early in the opening half of the first game after KU's Johnson was tackled by MU's Theodore Hackney. The rough play continued throughout both games and by both teams.

Dr. James Naismith attended the second game only to witness the continued rough brand of basketball. "Oh my gracious! They are murdering my game!" Naismith reportedly said.
Kansas won both games from the Tigers even though the games were described as "a cross between a basketball game and a wrestling match with a generous sprinkling of football thrown in."
Kansas finished the season with six consecutive victories to earn an 18-1 record, securing the conference title along the way.

Source:  A Century of Kansas Basketball

“Phog Allen left the University of Kansas a second time in 1909, unsure that there was a future in coaching so new a game as basketball, but confident that any kind of career in athletics would be greatly enhanced if he knew how to treat injuries.  So he enrolled in the Central School of Osteopathy in Kansas City.”  Coach Hamilton inherited a team captained by junior Tommy Johnson, who won All-America accolades as a sophomore.  Other standouts brom the 1909 Missouri Valley Conference champions included Earl Woodward, Vern “Shorty” Long, Robert Heizer, and Donald Martindell.  Source:

Hamilton's first year was his best, compiling a 18-1 record en route to KU's third consecutive Missouri Valley crown. It was during Hamilton's tenure that a rivalry with Missouri heated up.  After breezing to an 8-0 record, Kansas hosted Missouri for a pair of memorable games. The tone of the series was set early in the opening half of the first game after KU's Johnson was tackled by MU's Theodore Hackney. The rough play continued throughout both games and by both teams.  Dr. James Naismith attended the second game only to witness the continued rough brand of basketball. "Oh my gracious! They are murdering my game!" Naismith reportedly said.  Kansas won both games from the Tigers even though the games were described as "a cross between a basketball game and a wrestling match with a generous sprinkling of football thrown in."  Kansas finished the season with six consecutive victories to earn an 18-1 record, securing the conference title along the way.   Source:  A Century of Kansas Basketball.