Men's Basketball

Players John Cleland | Nolen Ellison | Al Donaghue | Lee Flaschbarth | Bob Frederick | Harry Gibson | Dick Gisel | Derrill Gwinner | Al Hurst | Harry Jett | Monte Johnson | Dee Ketchum | Lynn Kindred | Ron Loneski | John Matt | Gary Mowry | John Parker | Loye Sparks | Buddy Vance | John Williams

John Cleland

1955-56 to 1957-58
Guard
6-3, 172
Topeka, Kan.
Bio: Hit 77.8 percent (14-of-18) of his free-throw attempts. ... Averaged 1.2 points and 0.9 rebounds in 30 career games. ... Made 44 percent (11-of-25) of his field-goal attempts.

Al Donaghue

Al Donaghue

1957-58 to 1959-60
Forward
6-5, 208
Kansas City, Kan.
Bio: Averaged 8.7 points and 4.6 rebounds in 65 games. ... Averaged double-digit scoring his final two seasons. ... Hit 40.9 percent (229-of-560) of his shots from the field and 61.7 percent (108-of-175) of his free-throw attempts.

Nolen Ellison

Nolen Ellison

1960-61 to 1962-63
Guard
6-1, 185
Kansas City, Kan.
Bio: Averaged 13.9 points and 4.4 rebounds in 75 games. ... Hit 41.2 percent (387-of-939) from the field and 74.9 percent (271-of-362) from the free-throw line.

Lee Flaschbarth

Lee Flaschbarth

1961-62
Center
6-5, 213
Atchison, Kan.
Bio: Averaged 3.4 points and 3.8 rebound in his only year at KU. ... Hit 70 percent (14-of-20) of his free throws and 31.3 percent (25-of-80) of his field-goal attempts.

Bob Frederick

Bob Frederick

1960-61
Forward
6-3, 178
Glendale, Mo.
Bio: Played in one game in his only season. ... Served as an assistant coach from 1963 to 1964 and in 1972. ... Served as athletics director for 14 years before stepping down in April 2001 ... Now teaches at KU.

Harry Gibson

1961-62 to 1963-64
Forward
6-3, 190
Kansas City, Kan.
Bio: Averaged 7.9 points and 6.9 rebounds in three seasons. ... Hit 36.5 percent (221-of-606) of his field-goal attempts and 66.9 percent (85-of-127) of his free throws in 67 games. ... Was an assistant coach in 1965.

Dick Gisel

Dick Gisel

1958-59 to 1959-60
Guard
5-11 1/2, 177
Hutchinson, Kan.
Bio: Shot 72.2 percent (13-of-18) from the free-throw line. ... Averaged 2.4 points and 1.2 rebounds in 30 games. ... Shot 31.6 percent (30-of-95) from the field.

Derrill Gwinner

1961-62
Forward
6-4, 196
Ellsworth, Kan.
Bio: Missed his only shot while playing in four games. ... Had one rebound for an average of 0.3 boards per game.

Al Hurst

1954-55
Forward
6-4, 195
Augusta, Kan.
Bio: Was scoreless in his one game of the 1954-55 season.

Harry Jett

1954-55 to 1956-57
Forward
6-3, 166
Kansas City, Kan.
Bio: Averaged 1.5 points in 16 games. ... Made six field goals and 78.6 percent (11-of-14) of his free throws.

Monte Johnson

Monte Johnson

1956-57 to 1958-59
Forward/center
6-5, 190
Kansas City, Kan.
Bio: Averaged 3.2 points and 3.8 rebounds in 58 games. ... Hit 35.9 percent (65-of-181) of his field-goal attempts and 58.1 percent (57-of-98) from the free-throw line. ... Father of Jeff Johnson.

Dee Ketchum

Dee Ketchum

1958-59 to 1960-61
Guard
5-11 1/2, 165
Bartlesville, Okla.
Bio: Averaged 5.1 points and 1.3 rebounds in 65 games. ... Made 33.8 percent (115-of-340) of his field-goal attempts and 79.2 percent (103-of-130) of his free-throw attempts. ... Was an assistant coach in 1962.

Lynn Kindred

Lynn Kindred

1956-57 to 1958-59
Guard
6-2, 162
Emporia, Kan.
Bio: Averaged 1.1 rebounds and 0.9 points in 50 games. ... Shot 28.8 percent (15-of-52) from the field and 43.8 percent (14-of-32) from the free-throw line.

Ron Loneski

Ron Loneski

1956-57 to 1958-59
Forward
6-4 1/2, 217
Hammond, Ind.
Bio: Averaged 14.4 points and 8.9 rebounds on just 34.8 percent (331-of-950) field-goal shooting. ... Hit 62 percent (247-of-399) of his free throws.

John Matt

John Matt

1960-61 to 1962-63
Center
6-6, 200
Minneapolis, Minn.
Bio: Averaged 3.1 points and 2.0 rebounds in 47 games. ... Hit 40.4 percent (61-of-151) of his shots from the field and 36.9 percent (24-of-65) of his free throws.

Gary Mowry

1955-56 and 1957-58
Center
6-7, 175
St. Joseph, Mo.
Bio: Averaged 0.7 points and 1 rebound in 7 games. ... Shot 33.3 percent (2-of-6) from the floor and 50 percent (1-of-2) from the free-throw line.

John Parker

John Parker

1944-55 to 1956-57
Guard
6-0, 173
Mission, Kan.
Loye Sparks

Loye Sparks

1961-62 to 1962-63
Forward
6-4, 195
Arkansas City, Kan.
Bio: Averaged 3.5 points and 3 rebounds. ... Hit 34.3 percent (47-of-137) of his shots from the field and 46.3 percent (19-of-41) of his free throws.

Buddy Vance

Buddy Vance

1961-62 to 1963-64
Center
6-6, 195
Seminole, Okla.
Bio: Averaged 2.5 points and 2.4 rebounds in 41 games. ... Shot 41.1 percent (37-of-90) from the field and 46.9 percent (30-of-64) from the free-throw line.

John Williams

1960-61
Guard
5-11 1/2, 165
Osage City, Kan.
Bio: Averaged 0.1 points and 0.4 rebounds in 9 games. ... Was 0-of-7 from the field, but hit 1-of-2 free throws.

Players (by coach) Phog Allen (1907-09, 1920-56) | Dick Harp (1956-64) | Ted Owens (1964-83) | Larry Brown (1983-88) | Roy Williams (1988-present)

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