1952–53 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

1952–53 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
Big Seven Champions
National Championship Game,
L 68-69 vs. Indiana
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 3
Record19–6 (10–2 Big 7)
Head coach
Assistant coachDick Harp (4th season)
CaptainDean Kelley
Home arenaHoch Auditorium
1952–53 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Kansas 10 2   .833 19 6   .760
No. 12 Kansas State 9 3   .750 17 4   .810
Missouri 6 6   .500 11 9   .550
Iowa State 5 7   .417 10 11   .476
Oklahoma 5 7   .417 8 13   .381
Nebraska 4 8   .333 9 11   .450
Colorado 3 9   .250 10 11   .476
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952–53 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1952–53 college men's basketball season.