1935-36
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21-2 |
8-0 |
6-0 |
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10-0 |
1st |
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US Olympic Playoffs
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ROSTER:
NO. |
POS. |
NAME |
CLASS |
HGT. |
WGT. |
Hometown (Previous School) |
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RETURNEES: |
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F/G |
Mitt Allen |
Sr. |
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Lawrence, KS |
3 |
F |
Ray Ebling |
Sr. |
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Lindsborg, KS |
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F/C |
Bob Holmer |
Jr. |
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Topeka, KS |
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G |
Francis Kappelman |
Sr. |
6'1 |
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Lawrence, KS |
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G |
Dave Lutton |
Jr. |
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Bartlesville, OK |
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G/C/F |
Ray Noble |
Jr. |
6'2 |
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Arkansas City, KS |
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F |
Paul Rogers |
Jr. |
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Arkansas City, KS |
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F/G |
Wilmer Shaffer |
Sr. |
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Russell, KS |
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NEW FACES: |
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C/F |
Marvin Cox |
So. |
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Yates Center, KS |
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F |
Roy Holliday |
Jr. |
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Kansas City, KS |
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G/F |
Paul Hormuth |
So. |
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Lawrence, KS |
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C/G |
Newton Hoverstock |
So. |
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Topeka, KS |
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G/F/C |
Don Piper |
Jr. |
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Seneca, KS |
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G |
Fred Pralle |
So. |
6'0 |
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St. Louis, MO |
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F/G/C |
Sylvester Schmidt |
So. |
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Marysville, KS |
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C |
Noel Stewart |
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G |
Grant Barcus |
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* Varsity letter Cpt. = Captain
# = Walk-on % = Nonletterman
LOSSES FROM LAST YEAR ('35 stats):
PRESEASON OUTLOOK:
KU lost a couple of starters from the 1935 team that went 15-5.
However, the 1936 squad is very experienced, with four seniors
and four juniors returning. They will be joined by
transfer Roy Holiday and incoming sophomore Fred Pralle. |
SEASON SUMMARY:
Allen Family Dispute Nearly Disrupted Streak
Somehow Kansas managed to beat Nebraska, 43-36, on Feb. 23, 1936. Nebraska was
seeking a share of its first conference title in 20 years and 7,000 fans packed
the Cornhusker Gym. Things didn't look good for Kansas. Milton "Mitt"
Allen, son of coach Phog Allen, had argued with his dad that week in practice.
Milton sat out most of the first half but came off the bench in the second half
to lead Kansas to victory. Kansas went on to win its first 21 games, a record
that stood until 1996-97.
Source: www.college-basketball-tickets.comThe Jayhawks, led by All-Big Six players Ray Ebling,
Francis Kappelman and Fred Pralle, won 21 straight games in the 1935-36 season.
Ebling, a native of Lindsborg, Kan., was named All-American in 1936, and
Pralle was named All-American the following two years.
Ebling, one of the two “Death Rays” on the 1935-36 team
(the other was Ray Noble), was the first player to lead the Big Six in scoring
for three straight seasons. He
averaged 14.1 points a game in 1935-36 as KU advanced to the Olympic playoffs.
The Jayhawks beat Washburn and Oklahoma State to win the district
playoffs and advanced to meet Utah State for a three-game series.
KU won the first game 39-37 in overtime but lost the last two games,
ending its Olympic bid. The first
loss to Utah State ended a 23-game KU winning streak, still the longest in KU
history.
Source: The Crimson & Blue Handbook, page 33.
The Jayhawks rolled through their regular season 18-0,
completing the conference schedule 10-0 with 51-26 and 51-29
routs over Oklahoma and Misouri. Ray Ebling led the
conference in scoring for the third consecutive season and was
again an all-American choice. Fred Pralle and Francis
Kappelman joined Ebling on the all-conference team.
Source: The Jayhawker, 1936.
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1936 FINAL TEAM STATISTICS (Team
highs in bold):
Statistics, Cont'd
CATEGORY |
Shaffer, Wilmer |
Cox, Marvin |
Lutton, Dave |
Holmer, Bob |
Piper, Don |
Stewart, |
Schmidt, Syl |
Hormuth, Paul |
Hoverstock,
Newton |
Barcus, |
Games Played/ Started |
15/ |
13/ |
5/ |
7/ |
2/ |
2/ |
4/ |
3/ |
2/ |
1/ |
Points |
10 |
10 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Per Game |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
FG - Attempts |
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Made |
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Percent |
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FT - Attempts |
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Made |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Percent |
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Source: Conference
data: Basketball - 1935-1936; Non-conference data: from Kansas City Star
box scores.
GAME-BY-GAME
Washburn
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W
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35-18
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Dec. 9
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at Lawrence
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Ottawa
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W
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53-22
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Dec. 12
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at Lawrence
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Baker
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W
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34-32
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Dec. 16
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at Lawrence
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Southern California
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W
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34-31
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Dec. 20
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at Kansas City, Mo.
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Kansas State
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W
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38-23
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Dec. 21
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at Kansas City, Mo.
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California
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W
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32-28
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Jan. 2
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at Kansas City, Mo.
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California
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W
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27-18
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Jan. 3
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at Kansas City, Mo.
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Kansas State
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W
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28-17
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Jan. 7
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at Manhattan, Kan.
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Iowa State
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W
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38-17
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Jan. 11
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at Lawrence
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Missouri
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W
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29-25
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Jan. 15
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at Columbia, Mo.
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Nebraska
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W
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45-23
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Jan. 20
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at Lawrence
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Iowa State
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W
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42-25
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Feb. 4
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at Ames, Iowa
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Oklahoma
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W
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43-36
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Feb. 8
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at Norman, Okla.
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Kansas State
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W
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52-34
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Feb. 15
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at Lawrence
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Washburn
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W
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51-26
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Feb. 19
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at Topeka, Kan.
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Nebraska
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W
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43-36
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Feb. 28
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at Lincoln, Neb.
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Oklahoma
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W
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51-26
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Mar. 3
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at Lawrence
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Missouri
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W
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51-29
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Mar. 6
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at Lawrence
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Washburn
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W
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33-30
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Mar. 13
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at Kansas City, Mo.
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(Olympic-Missouri Valley District)
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Oklahoma State
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W
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34-28
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Mar. 14
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at Kansas City, Mo.
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(Olympic-Missouri Valley District)
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Utah State
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W
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39-37
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*
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Mar. 25
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at Kansas City, Mo.
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(Olympic Playoffs)
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Utah State
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L
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37-42
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Mar. 26
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at Kansas City, Mo.
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(Olympic Playoffs)
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Utah State
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L
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31-50
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Mar. 28
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at Kansas City, Mo.
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(Olympic Playoffs)
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