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{{Short description|University of Kansas basketball arena}}
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{{Infobox venue
| name               = Allen Fieldhouse
| nickname           = "The Phog"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2018-01-15/story-behind-kansas-basketballs-beware-phog-banner-men-who|title=The story behind Kansas's 'Beware of the Phog' banner|first=Jesse|last=Newell|date=January 15, 2018|website=ncaa.com}}</ref><br>"The Cathedral of Basketball"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://throughthephog.com/posts/kansas-basketball-jayhawks-jay-bilas-allen-fieldhouse-duke-01hk9prve4y0|title=Kansas basketball: Jay Bilas doesn't believe Allen Fieldhouse is clear No. 1 CBB venue|first=Joshua|last=Schulman|date=January 4, 2024|website=throughthephog.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kansan.com/video-allen-fieldhouse-cathedral-of-college-basketball/youtube_779a76a4-099f-11e7-b1c3-ff3957872775.html|title=Video: Allen Fieldhouse, Cathedral of college basketball|first=University Daily|last=Kansan|date=March 15, 2017|website=The University Daily Kansan}}</ref>
| logo_image         =
| logo_size          =
| image              = Allen Fieldhouse.jpg
| caption            = View of the arena during a [[2006–07 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team|2006–07]]<br> basketball game v [[Oklahoma State University–Stillwater|OSU]] 
| image_map          = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=270|zoom=15|type=point}}
| address            = 1651 Naismith Drive<br>[[Lawrence, Kansas]]
| coordinates        = {{coord|38|57|15.5|N|95|15|8.62|W|display=inline,title}}
| broke_ground       = 1952
| opened             = {{Start date|1955|03|01}}
| renovated          = 1986, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2024
| expanded           = 2009
| owner              = [[University of Kansas]]
| operator           = University of Kansas
| surface            = Hardwood
| cost               = $2.5 million (original)<ref name="tnwetem">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pNlFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6908%2C3600089 |work=Lawrence Daily Journal-World |location=Kansas |agency=(photo) |last=Clarkson |first=Rich |title=Tuesday night will end this emptiness |date=February 28, 1955 |page=14}}</ref><ref name="fbaln">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pNlFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6134%2C3607313|work=Lawrence Daily Journal-World |location=Kansas |title=Fabled Allen will get No. 1 honor tonight |date=March 1, 1955 |page=1}}</ref><br>(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|2500000|1955}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})
| architect          = Charles l. Marshall
| general_contractor = Bennett Construction
| capacity           = 15,300 (2024–present) <br>16,300 (1994–2024) <br>15,800 (1986–1994)<br>15,200 (1964–1983)<br>17,000 (1955–64)
| record_attendance  = 17,228 (March 1, 1955)<br>(opener vs. [[Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball|K-State]])
| tenants            = [[Kansas Jayhawks]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]) (1955–present)
| website            = {{Official URL}}
}}

'''Allen Fieldhouse''' is an indoor arena on the [[University of Kansas]] (KU) campus in [[Lawrence, Kansas]]. It is home of the [[Kansas Jayhawks]] [[Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball|men's]] and [[Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball|women's]] basketball teams. The arena is named after [[Phog Allen]], a former player and head coach for the Jayhawks whose tenure lasted 39 years. The arena's nickname, '''The Phog''' also pays homage to Allen. Allen Fieldhouse is one of [[college basketball]]'s most historically significant and prestigious buildings. 37 [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) Tournament games have been hosted at the arena.<ref name="kufacil">{{cite web |title=KU Facilities: Allen Fieldhouse |url=http://www.kuathletics.com/facilities/kan-allen-fieldhouse.html |publisher=University of Kansas Athletics |access-date=March 25, 2012 |date=2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320100208/http://www.kuathletics.com/facilities/kan-allen-fieldhouse.html |archive-date=March 20, 2012 }}</ref> The actual playing surface has been named "[[James Naismith]] Court", in honor of basketball's inventor, who established KU's basketball program and served as the Jayhawks' first coach from 1898 to 1907.

Allen Fieldhouse has also hosted several [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA tournament]] regionals, an [[NBA]] exhibition game, and occasional concerts such as [[The Beach Boys]], [[Elton John]], [[James Taylor]], [[Sonny and Cher]], [[Leon Russell]], [[Alice Cooper]], [[ZZ Top]],  [[Tina Turner]], [[Harry Belafonte]], [[Henry Mancini]], [[The Doobie Brothers]], [[Kansas (band)|Kansas]], and [[Bob Hope]],<ref>{{cite book |title=Beware of the Phog|first1=Doug|last1=Vance|first2=Jeff|last2=Bollig|date=January 2004|publisher=Sports Pub |isbn=9781582617183|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=APSFQd-SDTkC&q=famous+concerts+at+allen+fieldhouse&pg=PA61|access-date=March 8, 2009}}</ref> as well as speakers, including former [[President of the United States|President]] [[Bill Clinton]] in 2004,<ref>{{cite web|title=Bill Clinton|url=http://www.lawrence.com/events/2004/may/21/4735/|website=Lawrence.com|access-date=February 20, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223160702/http://www.lawrence.com/events/2004/may/21/4735/|archive-date=February 23, 2012}}</ref> <!--U.S. presidential candidate-->[[United States Senate|Senator]] [[Robert F. Kennedy]] (which drew over 20,000) in March [[1968 Democratic Party presidential primaries|1968]],<ref name=rfksym>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YIkyAAAAIBAJ&pg=7036%2C1775596 |work=Lawrence Daily Journal-World |title=RFK would serve, but sympathetic on "conscience" issue |date=March 19, 1968 |page=2}}</ref><ref name=kfmck>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iLVWAAAAIBAJ&pg=3406%2C1450457 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=The New York Times |title=Kansas Fans Mob Candidate Kennedy |date=March 19, 1968 |page=1}}</ref> and anarchist [[Abbie Hoffman]] in 1970.<ref name=prflcd>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qixUAAAAIBAJ&pg=4231%2C4585287 |work=Lawrence Daily Journal-World |location=Kansas |last=Gage |first=Ralph |title=Profanity-Packed Talk Fails to Excite Students |date=April 9, 1970 |page=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hoffman's Huff |url=http://www.kuhistory.com/proto/story.asp?id=67 |website=KU History |access-date=September 19, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060116114326/http://www.kuhistory.com/proto/story.asp?id=67 |archive-date=January 16, 2006 }}</ref> Additional free musical performances occasionally occur during the Jayhawks [[Midnight Madness (basketball)|Late Night In The Phog]], musical artists that have performed for this include [[Tech N9ne]], [[Lil Yachty]], [[2 Chainz]], [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Run-DMC]], and [[Shaquille O'Neal#Music career|DIESEL]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Bedore |first=Gary |title=Can you remember each and every Late Night at KU? |url=https://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/university-of-kansas/article254659077.html |newspaper=Kansas City Star}}</ref> Allen Fieldhouse was the filming location for a climactic hospital scene in the 1983 ABC-TV movie ''[[The Day After]]'', one of the most-watched made-for-TV movies of all-time.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Niccum |first1=Jon |title=Fallout from 'The Day After' |url=http://www.lawrence.com/news/2003/nov/19/fallout_from/ |website=Lawrence.com |date=November 19, 2003}}</ref>

''[[ESPN The Magazine]]'' named Allen Fieldhouse the loudest college basketball arena in the country.<ref name="kufacil"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Roundball Preview: No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 13 Kansas |first=Matt |last=Barker |url=http://buckeyebanter.com/mens-basketball/14275 |work=Buckeye Banter |date=December 10, 2011 |access-date=March 25, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623002830/http://buckeyebanter.com/mens-basketball/14275 |archive-date=June 23, 2012 }}</ref> The arena broke the [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] for loudest roar on February 13, 2017, against [[West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball|West Virginia]] at 130.4&nbsp;dB.<ref>{{cite news|first=Gary|last=Bedore|title=KU rallies for 84-80 overtime victory over West Virginia|url=http://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/university-of-kansas/article132566239.html|access-date=February 14, 2017|newspaper=Kansas City Star |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214055751/http://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/university-of-kansas/article132566239.html|archive-date=February 14, 2017}}</ref> The prior record of 126.4&nbsp;dB at [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky]]'s [[Rupp Arena]] which lasted less than three weeks also had many Kansas fans present as the Jayhawks beat the No. 4 Wildcats 79–73 in the [[Big 12/SEC Challenge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400910697|title=Kansas vs. Kentucky - Game Recap - January 28, 2017 - ESPN|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315085636/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400910697|archive-date=March 15, 2017}}</ref> [[Arrowhead Stadium]], which is only <!-- Straight line distance, not driving miles. -->42 miles away, owns the record for loudest outdoor stadium.

Allen Fieldhouse is often considered one of the best home court advantages in men's college basketball.<ref>{{cite web|title=King's Court: Home sweet home|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/8848242/nation-best-homecourt-advantages-college-basketball|work=ESPN.com|date=January 16, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Top Arenas in College Basketball: Experts poll|url=https://athlonsports.com/college-basketball/top-arenas-college-basketball-experts-poll|work=AthlonSports.com|access-date=March 5, 2018|archive-date=September 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930181258/https://athlonsports.com/college-basketball/top-arenas-college-basketball-experts-poll|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=College basketball: 5 toughest active places to win at in college basketball|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2016-02-09/college-basketball-5-toughest-active-places-win-college|work=NCAA.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=College Basketball: 15 Arenas You Don't Want to Play in|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1332703-college-basketball-15-arenas-you-dont-want-to-play-in|work=BleacherReport.com}}</ref> Despite the venue being open for almost 70 years, entering the 2023–24 season, Kansas men's team has only lost 117 games at Allen Fieldhouse and only 19 under head coach [[Bill Self]]. Their most recent loss at home came on January 25th, 2025 to the University of Houston Cougars. The Jayhawks entered the 2023–24 season with 352 consecutive sellouts dating back to the 2001–02 season. Twenty times since the venue opened, the Jayhawks have finished the season undefeated at home.<ref>{{cite web |title=Men's basketball 2023-24 media guide |url=https://kuathletics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Final-Media-Guide-min.pdf |website=KUAtheltics.com |access-date=November 13, 2023 |archive-date=November 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110220611/https://kuathletics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Final-Media-Guide-min.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Allen Fieldhouse, April 23rd 2021.png|thumb|Allen Fieldhouse in 2021]]
The construction of Allen Fieldhouse began in 1952, but quickly ground to a halt because of a federal mandate restricting steel consumption following the [[World War II|Second World War]] and during the [[Korean War]]. However, university officials were able to find a loophole: by adding some rooms for gun and weapons storage, construction of the building was able to continue under the guise of an "armory."{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}

<!-- Commented out: [[Image:Phog Allen inside Allen Fieldhouse.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Kansas head coach [[Phog Allen]] poses for a photo in Allen Fieldhouse the day of the game between Kansas and Kansas State in which the building would be dedicated in his honor]] -->
Allen Fieldhouse was dedicated on March 1, 1955,<ref name=tnwetem/><ref name=fbaln/> a ten-point victory over [[Sunflower Showdown|rival]] [[Kansas State Wilcats men's basketball|Kansas State]].<ref name=bigin>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pdlFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6675%2C3746224 |work=Lawrence Daily Journal-World |location=Kansas |last=Mayer |first=Bill |title=Jays present Phog big one after coach 'absents' self |date=March 2, 1955 |page=15}}</ref> Renovations have included minor seating expansions in 1986 and 1994, as well as [[accessibility]] upgrades in 1999 to modernize concession stands and restroom facilities, and to install an elevator in the south end. Handicapped seating was moved courtside behind both baskets in 2001.

The concourse was originally an indoor track. At times the Fieldhouse has been home to men's and [[women's basketball]], indoor [[track and field]], [[volleyball]], [[wrestling]] and practice facilities for the [[American football]] and [[softball]] teams. Since additional facilities were constructed to accommodate many of those needs, it is now used primarily for basketball.

[[Max Falkenstien]] was a stalwart figure in the radio booth, working every home game in Allen Fieldhouse from its construction to his retirement in 2006, 51 years later.

Renovations completed in 2005 include a thorough cleaning of the exterior, and the creation of a new Booth Family Hall of Athletics facility on the east side of the Fieldhouse, funded by [[David G. Booth]] and his family. Interior renovations include a new hardwood court, new windows, and a multimillion-dollar video board and sound system. After 2006, new banners for the retired jerseys and conference and national championships were installed.

[[File:Allen Fieldhouse (3301441111).jpg|thumb|Allen Fieldhouse interior in [[2008–09 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team|2009]]]]

Renovations completed in 2009 include an expansion of the Booth Family Hall of Athletics and the creation of a donor atrium, as well as improved concessions, wider concourses, and restroom upgrades. The building also received brand new locker rooms, training rooms, film rooms, and player lounges. A pedestrian bridge connecting the Fieldhouse to the existing facility parking garage was also constructed. The improvements cost approximately $7.8 million.<ref>{{cite web |title=Allen Fieldhouse Sporting New Look|first=Gary|last=Bedore|url=http://www2.kusports.com/news/2009/oct/15/allen-fieldhouse-sporting-new-look/?mens_basketball|work=KU Sports|date=October 15, 2009|access-date=October 15, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091023084603/http://www2.kusports.com/news/2009/oct/15/allen-fieldhouse-sporting-new-look/?mens_basketball|archive-date=October 23, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 2010, the Booth family announced they had purchased the founding document of the game of basketball, Naismith's original 13 Rules of Basketball. The document will be permanently housed in an addition to Allen Fieldhouse called the "DeBruce Center".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gouldevans.com/portfolio/ku-debruce-center|title=Gould Evans-Architecture-Kansas-KU DeBruce Center|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140601050237/http://www.gouldevans.com/portfolio/ku-debruce-center|archive-date=June 1, 2014}}</ref> The story behind the Booth family purchasing the document from a [[Sotheby's]] auction from the Naismith family was featured in an ESPN ''[[30 for 30]]'' documentary, including fending off a rival bidder who wanted to donate the document to his alma mater [[Duke University]] for a similar display at [[Cameron Indoor Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/10/24/tuesday-cable-ratings-sons-of-anarchy-wins-night-tosh-0-the-daily-show-pretty-little-liars-ink-master-more/154519/ |title=Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Sons of Anarchy' Wins Night, + 'Tosh.0', 'The Daily Show', 'Pretty Little Liars', 'Ink Master' & More |last=Kondolojy |first=Amanda |publisher=TV by the Numbers |date=October 24, 2012 |access-date=October 25, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027020026/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/10/24/tuesday-cable-ratings-sons-of-anarchy-wins-night-tosh-0-the-daily-show-pretty-little-liars-ink-master-more/154519/ |archive-date=October 27, 2012 }}</ref>

On September 24, 2011, an exhibition event called "Legends of the Phog" was held, in which various Kansas Jayhawks Basketball alumni played an exhibition game during the [[2011 NBA lockout]], including various former players such as [[Darnell Valentine]], [[Paul Pierce]], [[Nick Collison]], [[Julian Wright]], [[Mario Chalmers]], [[Brandon Rush]], [[Cole Aldrich]], [[Marcus Morris]] and [[Markieff Morris]]. Former Kansas coaches [[Larry Brown (basketball)|Larry Brown]] and [[Ted Owens (basketball)|Ted Owens]] coached the opposing blue and white teams in front of a sold out crowd. The scrimmage ended with a tie of 111-111, without an overtime, with Chalmers scoring a three-pointer in the final seconds for the white team, which was compared to his famous shot in the 2008 championship game.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2011 Legends of the Phog roster {{!}} KUsports.com |url=http://www2.kusports.com/mens_basketball/roster/2011_12/Legends_of_Phog/ |access-date=March 14, 2022 |website=www2.kusports.com |language=en |archive-date=January 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120124235931/http://www2.kusports.com/mens_basketball/roster/2011_12/Legends_of_Phog/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jenks |first=Jayson |title=Pierce, Chalmers star at Legends of the Phog |url=https://www.cjonline.com/story/sports/college/2011/09/25/pierce-chalmers-star-legends-phog/16456123007/ |access-date=March 14, 2022 |website=The Topeka Capital-Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Capacity==
Allen Fieldhouse was built with a capacity of 17,000. During Ted Owens' coaching period (1964–83), the capacity was reduced to 15,200 to improve fire code-mandated egress routes. It was raised to 15,800 in the 1986 offseason, and to 16,300 in 1993. In 2024, renovations to include corner video boards and additional chair back seats reduced the capacity to 15,300.<ref>{{cite web |title=Men's Basketball Schedule Loaded as KU Celebrates the 70th Season in Allen Fieldhouse |url=https://kuathletics.com/news/2024/7/11/mens-basketball-mens-basketball-schedule-loaded-as-ku-celebrates-the-70th-season-in-allen-fieldhouse.aspx|date=July 11, 2024}}</ref>

There are 4,000 seats dedicated to KU students, with most of the remainder taken by season-ticket-holding members of the Williams Educational Fund, the fundraising arm of KU Athletics, named after Lawrence banker Dick Williams and his sons, Skipper and Odd.<ref>{{cite news|title=Programs Help Fans Score Seating Points|first=Dave|last=Ranney|url=http://www.kusports.com/news/seatingplan/story/110758|newspaper=[[Lawrence Journal-World]]|date=June 21, 2004|access-date=March 19, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070417224510/http://www.kusports.com/news/seatingplan/story/110758|archive-date=April 17, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> The largest crowd in Allen Fieldhouse for a basketball game was 17,228 on March 1, 1955, when the building was dedicated. Barring another expansion of seating, it is unlikely this record will ever be broken; in addition to the reduced capacity, more stringent fire codes have forced KU to strictly enforce the building's capacity since the mid-1980s.

==Banners==
In lieu of retiring numbers, banners hang on the south wall of the fieldhouse to honor former men's and women's basketball players including [[Wilt Chamberlain]], [[Clyde Lovellette]], [[Jo Jo White]], [[Danny Manning]], [[Paul Pierce]], [[Lynette Woodard]], [[Drew Gooden (basketball)|Drew Gooden]], [[Nick Collison]], [[Kirk Hinrich]], among [[Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball#Retired jerseys|others]].  The banners display the player's surname over his/her number, but the numbers themselves are reused.  There is also a banner to honor [[Max Falkenstien]], a former Jayhawks radio announcer, who was given the "number" 60 to commemorate his 60 years of service to the university. To date he is the only non-athlete to be so honored at Allen Fieldhouse. The east and west rafters are devoted to KU's multiple Final Fours and conference championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.kusports.com/news/2006/mar/02/falkenstien_has_jersey_unfurled/?mens_basketball|title=Falkenstien has 'jersey' unfurled|date=March 2, 2006 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717044331/http://www2.kusports.com/news/2006/mar/02/falkenstien_has_jersey_unfurled/?mens_basketball|archive-date=July 17, 2011}}</ref>

On the north wall hang banners for KU's four national championships: their two championships awarded by the [[Helms Athletic Foundation|Helms Foundation]] for KU's 1922 and 1923 seasons, as well as their four NCAA tournament titles in [[1952 NCAA basketball tournament|1952]], [[1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1988]], [[2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2008]], and [[2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2022]]. On the south wall hang banners for the Kansas women's basketball team's WNIT championship in 2023.

Above these championship banners hangs a banner reading "Pay Heed, All Who Enter: Beware of the Phog", in reference to the intimidating atmosphere and the team's home court dominance.  The original "Pay Heed" banner was constructed out of dormitory shower curtains by a group of KU students before a late-season game against the [[1987–88 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke Blue Devils]] in 1988 and is now on display in the Booth Family Hall of Athletics museum. The slogan was inspired in part by advertisements for the 1980s horror movie [[The Fog]]. It hung on the north wall until 1999, by which time it had deteriorated to the point where it was about to fall.<ref name="Pay Heed">{{cite news|last=Newell|first=Jesse|title=The story behind KU's 'Beware of the Phog' banner ... from the men who created it|url=http://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/university-of-kansas/article194617979.html|access-date=January 15, 2018|newspaper=Kansas City Star|date=January 13, 2018 }}</ref>  The university replaced the banner with a much more regular-looking design, which met with negative reaction from the public. The current banner was redesigned to be more faithful to the look of the original.

A banner reading "Just Load the Wagon" was hung on the west side of Allen Fieldhouse in 2022 to honor the father of Kansas head coach Bill Self after his passing that year. The phrase "just load the wagon" was a common word of encouragement that Self's father would say to him throughout his life.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/university-of-kansas/article268244647.html|title=KU Jayhawks hang banner to honor the memory of Bill Self's dad: 'Just load the wagon'|first=Gary|last=Bedore|date=November 3, 2022|website=kansascity.com}}</ref>

==Traditions==
{{see also|Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball#Home game traditions|l1=Jayhawks home game traditions}}

==See also==
* [[List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas]]
* [[List of basketball arenas]]

==Bibliography==
* ''Kansas 2002–03 Basketball Media Guide.'' Topeka, Kansas: Mainline Printing, 2002.
* ''Kansas Jayhawks History-making basketball.'' Marceline, Missouri: Walsworth Publishing Company, 1991.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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