Athletics University of Kansas

kansas jayhawks athletics wordmark

the school s sports teams, wearing crimson , royal blue, called kansas jayhawks. participate in ncaa s division , in big 12 conference. ku has won thirteen national championships: 5 in men s basketball (two helms foundation championships , 3 ncaa championships), 3 in men s indoor track , field, 3 in men s outdoor track , field, 1 in men s cross country , 1 in women s outdoor track , field. home course ku cross country rim rock farm. recent championship came on june 8, 2013 when ku women s track , field team won ncaa outdoor in eugene, oregon becoming first university of kansas women s team win national title.

memorial stadium

ku football dates 1890, , has played in orange bowl 3 times: 1948, 1968, , 2008. coached david beaty, hired in 2014. in 2008, under leadership of mark mangino, #7 jayhawks emerged victorious in first bcs bowl game, fedex orange bowl, 24–21 victory on #3 virginia tech hokies. capstone victory marked end of successful season in school history, in jayhawks went 12–1 (.923). team plays @ memorial stadium, underwent $31 million renovation add anderson family football complex, adding football practice facility adjacent stadium complete indoor partial practice field, weight room, , new locker room.

the ku men s basketball team has fielded team every year since 1898. jayhawks perennial national contender, coached bill self. team has won 5 national titles, including 3 ncaa tournament championships in 1952, 1988, , 2008. basketball program second winningest program in college basketball history overall record of 2,070–806 through 2011–12 season. team plays @ allen fieldhouse. perhaps best recognized player wilt chamberlain, played in 1950s.

kansas has counted among coaches dr. james naismith (the inventor of basketball , coach in kansas history have losing record), basketball hall of fame inductee phog allen ( father of basketball coaching ), basketball hall of fame inductee roy williams of university of north carolina @ chapel hill, , basketball hall of fame inductee , former nba champion detroit pistons coach larry brown. in addition, legendary university of kentucky coach , basketball hall of fame inductee adolph rupp played ku s 1922 , 1923 helms national championship teams, , ncaa hall of fame inductee , university of north carolina coach dean smith played ku s 1952 ncaa championship team. both rupp , smith played under phog allen. allen coached hall of fame coaches dutch lonborg , ralph miller. allen founded national association of basketball coaches (nabc), started ncaa tournament. tournament began in 1939 under nabc , next year handed off newly formed ncaa.

notable non-varsity sports include rugby. rugby team owns private facility , internationally tours every 2 years.

sheahon zenger introduced ku s new athletic director in january 2011. under former athletic director lew perkins, department s budget increased $27.2 million in 2003 (10th in conference) on $50 million in large part money raised new priority seating policy @ allen fieldhouse, new $26.67 million eight-year contract adidas replacing existing contract nike, , new $40.2 million seven-year contract espn regional television. additional funds brought improvements university, including:

the booth family hall of athletics addition allen fieldhouse
brand new offices , lounges women s basketball program
brand new scoreboard , batting facility baseball field
a new $35 million football facility adjacent memorial stadium
the $8 million 42,000-square-foot (3,900 m) anderson family strength center


fraser hall - ku s landmark academic building