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 | 18-6 | 6-0 | 1st | |||
1908-09 | 25-3 | 8-2 | 1st | |||
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 | 10-7 | 9-7 | 3rd | |||
1920-21 | 10-8 | 10-8 | 4th | |||
1921-22 | 16-2 | 15-1 | T-1st | |||
1922-23 | 17-1 | 16-0 | 1st | |||
1923-24 | 16-3 | 15-1 | 1st | |||
1924-25 | 17-1 | 15-1 | 1st | |||
1925-26 | 16-2 | 16-2 | 1st | |||
1926-27 | 15-2 | 10-2 | 1st | |||
1927-28 | 9-9 | 9-9 | 4th | |||
1928-29 | 3-15 | 2-8 | T-5th | Big Six | ||
1929-30 | 14-4 | 7-3 | 2nd | Big Six | ||
1930-31 | 15-3 | 7-3 | 1st | Big Six | ||
1931-32 | 13-5 | 7-3 | 1st | Big Six | ||
1932-33 | 13-4 | 8-2 | 1st | Big Six | ||
1933-34 | 16-1 | 9-1 | 1st | Big Six | ||
1934-35 | 15-5 | 12-4 | 2nd | Big Six | ||
1935-36 | 21-2 | 10-0 | 1st | Big Six | Olympic Playoffs (3-2) | |
1936-37 | 15-4 | 8-2 | T-1st | Big Six | ||
18-2 | 9-1 | 1st | Big Six | DNP | ||
13-7 | 6-4 | 3rd | Big Six | DNP | ||
19-6 | 8-2 | T-1st | Big Six | NCAA (2-1) | ||
12-6 | 7-3 | T-1st | Big Six | DNP | ||
17-5 | 8-2 | T-1st | Big Six | NCAA (1-1) | ||
22-6 | 10-0 | 1st | Big Six | DNP | ||
17-9 | 5-5 | 3rd | Big Six | DNP | ||
12-5 | 7-3 | 2nd | Big Six | DNP | ||
19-2 | 10-0 | 1st | Big Six | DNP | ||
8-5 | 5-5 | T-3rd | Big Six | DNP | ||
9-15 | 4-8 | T-6th | Big Seven | DNP | ||
12-12 | 3-9 | T-6th | Big Seven | DNP | ||
14-11 | 8-4 | T-1st | Big Seven | DNP | ||
16-8 | 8-4 | T-2nd | Big Seven | DNP | ||
26-2 | 11-1 | 1st | Big Seven | NCAA (4-0) | ||
19-6 | 10-2 | 1st | Big Seven | NCAA (3-1) | ||
16-5 | 10-2 | T-1st | Big Seven | DNP | ||
11-10 | 5-7 | 5th | Big Seven | DNP | ||
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