Forrest "Phog" Allen

Alma Mater: 
Class of: 

1906

Hometown: 
Independence, MO
  • Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1959
  • U.S. Olympic team assistant coach in 1952
  • Reached NCAA Final Four three times--1940 (2nd), 1952 (1st) and 1953 (2nd)
  • His 1922 and 1923 Kansas teams were selected as national champions by the Helms Foundation
  • Holds the NCAA career record for most years coached
  • Kansas' all-time winningest coach
  • Final Top 20 Rankings (four: AP/UPI)--1950 (19), 1952 (8/3), 1953 (3/5) and 1954 (18/7)
  • Major-College All-Americans (five): Kansas' Charles Black (1943 and 1946), Howard Engleman (1941), Dean Kelley (1953), Clyde Lovellette (1950 through 1952) and Fred Pralle (1938).
Record: 

Season

School

Overall

League

Finish

Conference (Division)

Postseason (Record)

1905-06

Baker

18-3

1906-07

Baker

14-0

1907-08

Baker

13-6

1907-08

Kansas

18-6

6-0

1st

MVC

1908-09

Kansas

25-3

8-2

1st

MVC

1908-09

Haskell

27-5

1912-13

Central Missouri State11-7

1913-14

Central Missouri State15-4

1914-15

Central Missouri State13-4

1915-16

Central Missouri State

9-4

1916-17

Central Missouri State13-2

1917-18

Central Missouri State

9-4

1918-19

Central Missouri State14-6

1919-20

Kansas

10-7

9-7

3rd

MVC

1920-21

Kansas

10-8

10-8

4th

MVC

1921-22

Kansas

16-2

15-1

T-1st

MVC

1922-23

Kansas

17-1

16-0

1st

MVC

1923-24

Kansas

16-3

15-1

1st

MVC

1924-25

Kansas

17-1

15-1

1st

MVC

1925-26

Kansas

16-2

16-2

1st

MVC

1926-27

Kansas

15-2

10-2

1st

MVC

1927-28

Kansas

9-9

9-9

4th

MVC

1928-29

Kansas

3-15

2-8

T-5th

Big Six

1929-30

Kansas

14-4

7-3

2nd

Big Six

1930-31

Kansas

15-3

7-3

1st

Big Six

1931-32

Kansas

13-5

7-3

1st

Big Six

1932-33

Kansas

13-4

8-2

1st

Big Six

1933-34

Kansas

16-1

9-1

1st

Big Six

1934-35

Kansas

15-5

12-4

2nd

Big Six

1935-36

Kansas

21-2

10-0

1st

Big Six

Olympic Playoffs (3-2)

1936-37

Kansas

15-4

8-2

T-1st

Big Six

1937-38

Kansas

18-2

9-1

1st

Big Six

DNP

1938-39

Kansas

13-7

6-4

3rd

Big Six

DNP

1939-40

Kansas

19-6

8-2

T-1st

Big Six

NCAA (2-1)

1940-41

Kansas

12-6

7-3

T-1st

Big Six

DNP

1941-42

Kansas

17-5

8-2

T-1st

Big Six

NCAA (1-1)

1942-43

Kansas

22-6

10-0

1st

Big Six

DNP

1943-44

Kansas

17-9

5-5

3rd

Big Six

DNP

1944-45

Kansas

12-5

7-3

2nd

Big Six

DNP

1945-46

Kansas

19-2

10-0

1st

Big Six

DNP

1946-47

Kansas*

8-5

5-5

T-3rd

Big Six

DNP

1947-48

Kansas

9-15

4-8

T-6th

Big Seven

DNP

1948-49

Kansas

12-12

3-9

T-6th

Big Seven

DNP

1949-50

Kansas

14-11

8-4

T-1st

Big Seven

DNP

1950-51

Kansas

16-8

8-4

T-2nd

Big Seven

DNP

1951-52

Kansas

26-2

11-1

1st

Big Seven

NCAA (4-0)

1952-53

Kansas

19-6

10-2

1st

Big Seven

NCAA (3-1)

1953-54

Kansas

16-5

10-2

T-1st

Big Seven

DNP

1954-55

Kansas

11-10

5-7

5th

Big Seven

DNP

1955-56

Kansas

14-9

6-6

5th

Big Seven

DNP

* Howard Engleman finished out the season with an 8-6 record as coach when Allen was ordered to take a rest.

  • 48-Year Coaching Record: 746-264 (.739) overall
  • 45-9 (.833) in three years at Baker (KS)
  • 27-5 (.844) in one year at Haskell
  • 84-31 (.730) in seven years at Central Missouri State
  • 588-218 (.730) in 39 years at Kansas
  • 115-31 (.788) in Missouri Valley Conference
  • 210-94 (.691) in Big Six/Big Seven Conference (forerunner of Big Eight)
  • 10-3 (.769) in NCAA Tournament