1921–22 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

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.

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
  • Phog Allen (5th season)
Assistant coachJohn Bunn (1st season)
CaptainGeorge Rody
Home arenaRobinson Gymnasium
1921–22 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Missouri151 .938161  .941
Kansas151 .938162  .889
Drake124 .750144  .778
Iowa State88 .500108  .556
Oklahoma88 .50099  .500
Nebraska88 .50089  .471
Kansas State313 .188314  .176
Grinnell214 .125514  .263
Washington University115 .063118  .053

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.

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