1905–06 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
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The 1905-1906 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas
in its eighth season of collegiate basketball
. The head coach was Dr. James Naismith
, the inventor of the game, who served his 8th year in that capacity.
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...
in its eighth season of collegiate basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
. The head coach was Dr. James Naismith
James Naismith
The first game of "Basket Ball" was played in December 1891. In a handwritten report, Naismith described the circumstances of the inaugural match; in contrast to modern basketball, the players played nine versus nine, handled a soccer ball, not a basketball, and instead of shooting at two hoops,...
, the inventor of the game, who served his 8th year in that capacity.