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PAUL ENDACOTT
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Guard-forward, 1921-1923
No.12
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Called "the greatest player I ever coached" by Phog Allen,Paul Endacott certainly lived up to that remark during his time at Kansas.
A Lawrence native, he learned to play basketball at the local YMCA from none other than Dr. James Naismith. Endacott began his collegiate basketball career in 1921 as a guard/forward combo for the Jayhawks.
During his junior and senior years, Endacott led his team to two conference championships and two Helms Foundation National Championships in 1922 and 1923. He was also named to the
All-Conference and All American teams both years.
According to the Kansas Alumni Association, Allen enjoyed reminiscing on a particular game against Missouri during Endacott's senior year. Endacott grabbed 16-straight jump balls in the last minutes of the game and later collapsed in the locker room due to exhaustion. The Jayhawks prevailed 21-19 that day, a key win in their route to the conference championship that added to their undefeated conference record of 16-0.
In 1923, Endacott was named the Helms Foundation Player of the Year. the first Kansas player to receive that honor. He was also Kansas' first Honor man, an annual award for the student displaying leadership, scholastic achievement and greatest overall contribution to the student body and University.
basketball for five seasons with the Phillips 66 Oilers. He then went on to work for Phillips Petroleum and eventually became president of the company in 1951.
After graduating from Kansas with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, Endacott played AAU
One of Kansas' first greats, Endacott was named to the Associated Press All-Time All-American Second Team and Phog Allen's National All-Time College Team.
Later in life, Endacott received many awards for his contributions to basketball.
He received the Sportsmen's World Award for basketball for "Performances and exemplary personal conduct which have stood the test of time" in 1969. In 1972, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He was also inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.
Endacott's No.12 was lifted into the rafters on Jan. 25, 1992, five years before his passing.
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TUS ACKERMAN
Center, 1923-1925 No.7
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Today, typical
single-digit
basketball numbers
are zero through
five
five.
Tusten "Tus" Ackerman sported one of those unorthodox basketball numbers - No. 7.
But there are a few jerseys hanging in the rafters in Allen Fieldhouse with less than traditional numbers.
Ackerman was born in Oklahoma, but spent his childhood and teen years in Lawrence. He led Lawrence High to the state basketball tournament title game in 1921, where he was named captain of the all-tourney team. He went on to play forward and center for the
Jayhawks from 1923-1925 and was the team's leading scorer in all three of those seasons.
In coach Phog Allen's book "Better Basketball," he described an amazing game that Ackerman played against rival Missouri.
"He did not miss a free throw and his field goals were the balance of power in a smashing 26-15 upset victory for Kansas," Allen wrote.
As a member of the 1923 Helms Foundation Championship team, he led all Kansas scorers in that game with seven points.
During his senior year in 1925, he was named team captain and lead all scorers in the Missouri Valley Conference at 10.2 points per game.
Ackerman helped Kansas to win three straight Missouri Valley conference championships during his time as a Jayhawk. He left Kansas with a record of 49-5 through three
Kansas City Athletic Club's Blue Diamonds after college, where he won a championship in 1926.
seasons, and was named to the All-Missouri Valley team and All-American team in 1924 and 1925.
Ackerman went on to play AAU basketball with
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Even when his basketball career was
over, Kansas basketball remained a significant part of Ackerman's life.
Ackerman married the daughter of W.O.
"He did not miss a free throw and his field goals were the balance of power in a smashing 26-15 upset victory for Kansas."
- PHOG ALLEN
Hamilton, Kansas basketball coach from 1909-19. Additionally, his daughter, Ann, married the captain of the 1950 Kansas basketball team, Claude Houchin.
Ackerman's jersey was officially retired on Jan. 15,2003,six years after his death.
Edited by Erin Brock
CHARLIE T. BLACK
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Guard,1922-1924 No.8
Charlie T. Black played baseball, basketball and football for the University of Kansas, but found his greatest success in basketball.
He became eligible to play college basketball at the beginning of his sophomore year in 1922. Black was persuaded to attend Kansas by coach Phog Allen, who promised him that he would help him to get a coaching job after graduation.
Black's greatest strength was his intense defensive style and ball control, which proved valuable throughout his career, leading Kansas to win Missouri Valley Conference championships
all three years of his collegiate career.
He also contributed to the Jayhawks' 1922 and 1923 Helms Foundation National Championships and was awarded Player of the Year in 1924 by that same organization. His other accolades include being named to the All-Conference and All-American teams in 1923 and 1924.
During his coaching stint with Nebraska, Black was also a fundamental part in making the transition from the Missouri Valley Conference to form the new Big Six Conference.
After leaving Kansas, Black became the head coach at Grinnell College with the help of Allen, as promised. He then took the
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position of head coach for the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 1927-1932 where he finished with an overall record of 51-57, including a 5-7 record against Kansas.
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