1905–06 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

1905–06 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	12–7
Head coach	James Naismith (8th season)
Captain	Milton Miller (1st year)
Home arena	Snow Hall

1905–06 collegiate men's basketball independents standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Oregon State		–			–			10	–	0		1.000
Rhode Island		–			–			5	–	0		1.000
Wabash		–			–			17	–	1		.944
Brigham Young		–			–			11	–	1		.917
Ohio State		–			–			9	–	1		.900
Dartmouth		–			–			16	–	2		.889
Fordham		–			–			14	–	2		.875
Texas		–			–			7	–	1		.875
Westminster College		–			–			12	–	2		.857
Auburn		–			–			5	–	1		.833
Bucknell		–			–			10	–	2		.833
Montana State		–			–			5	–	1		.833
Holy Cross		–			–			12	–	3		.800
William & Mary		–			–			4	–	1		.800
Dayton		–			–			7	–	2		.778
Illinois State		–			–			6	–	2		.750
Syracuse		–			–			9	–	3		.750
Maine		–			–			10	–	4		.714
Allegheny		–			–			12	–	5		.706
Cincinnati		–			–			2	–	1		.667
Connecticut		–			–			6	–	3		.667
Niagara		–			–			4	–	2		.667
Army		–			–			7	–	4		.636
Kansas		–			–			12	–	7		.632
Tulane		–			–			8	–	5		.615
Mount Union		–			–			9	–	6		.600
Penn State		–			–			6	–	4		.600
Wyoming		–			–			3	–	2		.600
Canisius		–			–			10	–	7		.588
North Dakota State		–			–			5	–	4		.556
West Virginia		–			–			5	–	4		.556
Colorado		–			–			6	–	5		.545
Colgate		–			–			7	–	6		.538
Butler		–			–			1	–	1		.500
Indiana State		–			–			6	–	6		.500
Lehigh		–			–			6	–	6		.500
New Mexico		–			–			2	–	2		.500
Wake Forest		–			–			3	–	3		.500
Washington State		–			–			5	–	5		.500
Akron		–			–			6	–	7		.462
Denver		–			–			6	–	7		.462
Bradley		–			–			4	–	5		.444
Delaware		–			–			3	–	4		.429
Temple		–			–			3	–	4		.429
Bloomsburg		–			–			2	–	3		.400
Trinity		–			–			2	–	3		.400
Grove City		–			–			3	–	5		.375
Brown		–			–			4	–	7		.364
Kentucky		–			–			5	–	9		.357
Wisc.–Stevens Point		–			–			2	–	4		.333
Georgia		–			–			0	–	2		.000
New Mexico State		–			–			0	–	1		.000
Oregon		–			–			0	–	5		.000
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1905–06 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in its eighth season of collegiate basketball. The head coach was James Naismith, the inventor of the game, who served his 8th year in that capacity. The Jayhawks finished the season 12–7, their first winning record since the 1898–99 season. Phog Allen, who would later become the Jayhawks head coach, played on the team.

Roster

• Frank Barlow
• Ralph Bergen
• Forrest Allen
• Charles Johnson
• Milton Miller
• William Miller
• Charles Siler
• Cecil Smith
• Roscoe Winnagle

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Dec. 13, 1905*	at Emporia State	W 33–22	1–0	Emporia, Kansas
Dec. 14, 1905*	at Newton	L 18–23	1–1	Newton, Kansas
Dec. 16, 1905*	at Chilocco	W 43–17	2–1	Chilocco, Oklahoma
Dec. 18, 1905*	at Baker	L 18–22	2–2	Baldwin, Kansas
Jan. 15, 1906*	Chilocco	W 19–11	3–2	Lawrence, Kansas
Jan. 19, 1906*	at Washburn	W 22–19	4–2	Topeka, Kansas
Feb. 8, 1906*	at Wyandotte AC	W 40–10	5–2	Kansas City, Kansas
Feb. 9, 1906*	at Independence AC	W 43–16	6–2	Independence, Missouri
Feb. 10, 1906*	at Kansas City YMCA	W 56–6	7–2	Kansas City, Missouri
Feb. 12, 1906*	at Nebraska	W 37–17	8–2	Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb. 13, 1906*	at Des Moines YMCA	W 25–20	9–2	Des Moines, Iowa
Feb. 14, 1906*	at Iowa	L 20–28	9–3	Iowa City, Iowa
Feb. 15, 1906*	at Armour Institute	W 34–25	10–3	Chicago, Illinois
Feb. 16, 1906*	at Evanston YMCA	L 13–29	10–4	Evanston, Illinois
Feb. 17, 1906*	at Chicago Central YMCA	L 12–35	10–5	Chicago, IL
Feb. 19, 1906*	at Muscatine YMCA	L 19–43	10–6	Muscatine, Iowa
Feb. 20, 1906*	at Fairfield	L 39–42	10–7	Fairfield, Iowa
Feb. 28, 1906*	Washburn	W 39–12	11–7	Lawrence, Kansas
Mar. 3, 1906*	Emporia State	W 60–13	12–7	Lawrence, Kansas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.