1921–22 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

1921–22 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
MVIAA Co-Champions
Helms Foundation National Champions
ConferenceMissouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record16–2 (15–1 MVIAA)
Head coach
Assistant coachJohn Bunn (1st season)
CaptainGeorge Rody
Home arenaRobinson Gymnasium
1921–22 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Missouri 15 1   .938 16 1   .941
Kansas 15 1   .938 16 2   .889
Drake 12 4   .750 14 4   .778
Iowa State 8 8   .500 10 8   .556
Oklahoma 8 8   .500 9 9   .500
Nebraska 8 8   .500 8 9   .471
Kansas State 3 13   .188 3 14   .176
Grinnell 2 14   .125 5 14   .263
Washington University 1 15   .063 1 18   .053

The 1921–22 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1921–22 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was Phog Allen, coaching in his fifth overall season with the Jayhawks. The team finished the season with a 16–2 record and was retroactively named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation. This was Kansas' first of two consecutive Helms national championships.

Team captain and senior forward George E. Rody led the team and the Missouri Valley Conference in scoring with a 14.7 average. Rody was awarded the “first team captaincy” of the All Conference team, the forerunner of the Conference “Most Valuable Player” award. Junior Paul Endacott was also named first team All Conference and was retroactively declared a consensus All-American by the Helms Foundation. The team also included standout sophomore Charlie T. Black and reserve junior Adolph Rupp, who later went on to a Hall of Fame coaching career at Kentucky.