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- The Jayhawks secured the fourth title in the program’s history after rallying from a 16-point deficit to stun the Tar Heels inside Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. The win gave coach Bill Self his second national championship, making him the first KU coach to win multiple NCAA titles.
Apr 5, 2022 · After trailing by 15 points at halftime, No. 1 seed Kansas rallied back with an impressive second half to beat No. 8 seed North Carolina, 72-69, to win the Jayhawks' fourth national...
- Kansas college basketball championships: Complete history
Kansas center Clyde Lovellette scored 14 points in the...
- Kansas college basketball championships: Complete history
Apr 5, 2022 · The Jayhawks brought their fourth NCAA title back to Allen Fieldhouse on Monday thanks to a second-half flurry that erased a 16-point deficit and eventually overcame North Carolina 72-69 in...
- Dec. 3, 1951 – Kansas 57, Baylor 46
- Dec. 8, 1951 – Kansas 84, Denver 53
- Dec. 10, 1951 – Kansas 65, Creighton 47
- Dec. 14, 1951 – Kansas 74, SMU 51
- Dec. 15, 1951 – Kansas 58, SMU 57
- Dec. 18, 1951 – Kansas 68, Rice 48
- Dec. 22, 1951 – Kansas 76, Southern California 55
- Dec. 26, 1951 – Kansas 76, Colorado 56
- Dec. 28, 1951 – Kansas 90, Kansas State 88
- Dec. 29, 1951 – Kansas 75, Missouri 65
"Kansas never was in trouble, but didn't — or couldn't — apply much pressure tonight as the Jayhawks opened their basketball campaign with a 57 to 46 victory over the Baylor Bears," wrote The Kansas City Times' Bob Busby. Kansas made 21-of-26 free throws in the win as the Jayhawks led by as many as 16, 36-20.
The Jayhawks set a single-game scoring record with 84 points, breaking the previous record of 79, which the school had reached in 1949 and 1950. "Denver opened the scoring with six-foot-six center Dale Toft tipping one in," reported the UP. "But Kansas quickly went into a lead that never was in danger."
Kansas center Clyde Lovellette scored 14 points in the fourth quarter after scoring just 11 points in the first three quarters to lead the Jayhawks to a win in Omaha.
Clyde Lovellette scored 42 points on 18-of-30 shooting, plus 6-of-7 from the free-throw line, as he finished with just nine fewer points than SMU. "The Methodists couldn't come close to handling him," the AP reported. "Lovellette controlled the ball off the backboards all evening."
"Southern Methodist's Mustangs came close to pulling the basketball upset of the young season tonight before falling to the potent Kansas Jayhawks, 58 to 57, in the finale minute of play," reported the AP. Bob Keeney's free throw gave Kansas a one-point lead and the Jayhawks played keep-away for the entire last minute to hang on.
Kansas entered the game ranked No. 7 in the AP poll and the Jayhawks maintained a double-digit lead for most of the game. "But even so it was a rather dull, yawning exhibition," wrote The Kansas City Times' Bob Busby. Clyde Lovellette scored 24 points, including 15 after halftime, while Bob Kenney had 17.
"Center Clyde Lovellette scored 30 points on every type of shot to keep his season average at 28 points per game," reported the UP. "A new modern school free-throw record was set by the six-foot-nine Lovellette as he sank 12."
The Jayhawks shot 59 percent from the field as Clyde Lovellette scored 23 and Bob Kenney added 21 in the first round of the Big Seven tournament.
Kansas found itself leading by 19 points but allowed Kansas State to fight back to tie the game at 80 before the Jayhawks won by two in overtime in the semifinals of the Big Seven tournament. "Clyde Lovellette of Kansas, possessor of the nation's best scoring average, was a hero again, getting twenty-seven points, but he shared the laurels liberall...
The Kansas City Times reported that Kansas was "never behind, but always on the brink of trouble," in the Big Seven tournament championship. Clyde Lovellette scored 26 points but he was ejected with 3:02 left in the game after reportedly stepping on Missouri's Winfred Wilfong. The closest Missouri got to Kansas was shortly after halftime when the T...
Apr 5, 2022 · The Kansas Jayhawks launched a historic comeback to prevail 72-69 over the North Carolina Tar Heels in Monday night's final in New Orleans, the school's fourth national title and second under...
Apr 5, 2022 · The Jayhawks won their fourth NCAA title Monday thanks to a second-half flurry that erased a 16-point deficit and eventually overcame North Carolina 72-69 in an epic battle of power programs.
Apr 4, 2022 · The KU men’s basketball team broke two records by erasing a 16-point deficit in beating UNC for the Jayhawks’ fourth NCAA title in program history Monday night in New Orleans.
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Apr 5, 2022 · The Jayhawks secured the fourth title in the program’s history after rallying from a 16-point deficit to stun the Tar Heels inside Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. The win gave coach Bill Self...