KCKingdom
Fansided

Kansas Basketball: Best seasons of All-Time for the Jayhawks

By Chris Taylor

LAWRENCE, KS - FEBRUARY 02: A view of the Forrest Clare 'Phog' Allen statue outside Allen Fieldhouse prior to a game between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Kansas Jayhawks on February 2, 2013 in Lawrence, Kansas. The Cowboys defeated the Jayhawks 85-80. (Photo by Denny Medley/Replay Photos via Getty Images)
LAWRENCE, KS - FEBRUARY 02: A view of the Forrest Clare 'Phog' Allen statue outside Allen Fieldhouse prior to a game between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Kansas Jayhawks on February 2, 2013 in Lawrence, Kansas. The Cowboys defeated the Jayhawks 85-80. (Photo by Denny Medley/Replay Photos via Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
5 of 11
Next
BOSTON, MA – APRIL 12: JoJo White, John Havlicek and Glenn McDonald of the Boston Celtics honored the 1966, 1976, and 1986 Championship teams at a special dinner event on April 12, 2016 at the Liberty Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA – APRIL 12: JoJo White, John Havlicek and Glenn McDonald of the Boston Celtics honored the 1966, 1976, and 1986 Championship teams at a special dinner event on April 12, 2016 at the Liberty Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Best Kansas basketball seasons all-time:

  • ’65-’66 Kansas Jayhawks
  • Head coach: Ted Owens
  • Results: 24-3 Elite Eight

Ted Owens is responsible for 348 wins for the Jayhawks. In the ’65-’66 season, Kansas went 23-4 and were one of the most dominant squads in the country . Owens also coached one of the finer Jayhawk players to have ever played, Jo Jo White.

During the ’65-’66 season the Jayhawks were dominant, all the way until they faced Don Haskins and Texas Western. If you have seen the movie Glory Road, you know the outcome. In a back and forth match, Kansas had a chance to win at the end of the first overtime. With seven seconds left White hit a three while falling out-of-bounds. The referee called White’s foot on the out-of-bounds line, sending the game to a second overtime. After celebration turned to shock, Texas Western won the game and went on to win the championship.

Jo Jo White went on to lead the United States to gold in the ’67 Pan-Am games and the ’68 Olympics. He won two NBA titles with the Boston Celtics and is a Hall of Famer in both the collegiate and professional levels.

White argued that he never stepped out-of-bounds the rest of his life.

Home/Kansas Jayhawks