Adding up to 2,000

By Ben Ward

Friday, March 12, 2010

Allen Fieldhouse Numbers

77 – 66 – The score in the first game at Allen Fieldhouse, on March 1, 1955, where Kansas defeated Kansas State.

652 – 106 – Kansas’ all-time win/loss record at the Phog.

114 – 6 – Coach Bill Self’s win/loss record at the Fieldhouse since taking the helm in ’03-‘04.

17 – Undefeated seasons at home. Including this year, Kansas hasn’t lost a game at the Phog in three straight seasons.

58 –The current win-streak the Jayhawks boast in the Fieldhouse. Kansas’ last loss at home came on Feb. 3, 2007 against Texas A&M.

148 – Consecutive sellouts at the Fieldhouse, dating back to Dec. 4, 2001. That means 16,300 strong in raucous support of the crimson and blue.

All the numbers hang proudly in the rafters.

The three National Championship banners. The 51 banners commemorating various regular season Conference Championships – including the six consecutive Big 12 titles. The 25 retired jerseys honoring all-time greats from Wilt Chamberlain to Danny Manning.

All of those numbers play a contributing role to the 2,000 wins the Jayhawks have piled up. But what of the storied arena in which they hang?

What are the numbers that make Allen Fieldhouse – the basketball cathedral that warns would-be challengers to “Pay Heed” – such a daunting place for opponents to wander into? And since its dedication on March 1, 1955, what are the numbers that make the Phog such an integral piece of the quest for 2,000 victories?

— Edited by Kelly Gibson

 

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