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University of Kansas is an institution of higher learning located in Lawrence, Kansas. The University was founded in 1864.
The University's School of Medicine is located at Kansas City, Kansas. There are also campuses at Overland Park, Parsons, Topeka and Wichita.
Athletics
The school's sports teams are called the Jayhawks. They participate in the NCAA's Division I-A, and in the Big Twelve Conference.
In NCAA DI play, the Jayhawks participate in basketball, baseball, cross country, football, golf, rowing, soccer (women only), softball, swimming (women only), tennis (women only), track, and volleyball (women only).
Basketball
The men's basketball team is a perennial national contender, even though their last national championship was in 1988. In addition, Allen Fieldhouse is considered one of the greatest places to play basketball in the nation. Kansas has counted among its coaches Dr. James Naismith (the inventor of basketball), Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Phog Allen (sometimes dubbed "Father of Basketball Coaching"), and Detroit Pistons coach Larry Brown. Ironically, Naismith is the only Kansas coach to have a losing record for his tenure in Lawrence.
The Jayhawks have won 4 national championships. The 1922 and 1923 championships were retroactively awarded by the Helms Foundation in 1936. The 1952 and 1988 championships were won in the NCAA tournament. They have the third most all-time wins in NCAA history, behind Kentucky and North Carolina. The coaches most responsible for Kentucky and North Carolina being ahead of Kansas in wins are Adolph Rupp and Dean Smith, the two coaches with the most wins in NCAA history. They were both players for Kansas under Phog Allen.
KU Basketball Coaches:
Dr. James Naismith 1898-1907
Dr. Forrest "Phog" Allen 1907-1909, 1920-1956
W.O. Hamilton 1909-1919
Dick Harp 1956-1964
Ted Owens 1964-1983
Larry Brown 1984-1988
Roy Williams 1988-2003
Bill Self 2004-present
Famous KU Basketball Players:
Phog Allen 1905-1907
Dean Smith 1952-1953
Wilt Chamberlain 1956-1958
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