The University of Kansas Men's Basketball program has had just eight (8 ) head coaches in its storied history.
Dr, Naismith was the first, and ironically the only KU head coach with a losing record.
Naismith does, however, arguably have the greatest coaching tree in the history of the men's college game. Today 10 members of that tree, plus Naismith himself as inventor of the game and Contributor to its development, are in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Eight (8 ) are enshrined as coaches, one - although a successful head coach as well - is enshrined as a Contributor, and another is enshrined twice, as both a Contributor and a Coach.
1. Who is the only head coach in KANSAS history who is not a part of the Naismith tree?
2. Besides Naismith, who is the other head coach in Naismith's tree enshrined as a Contributor?
3. Who is the member of the tree enshrined in the NMBHOF as both a contributor and a head coach?
ROCK CHALK, JAYHAWKS!
MEMBERS OF THE NAISMITH COACHING TREE
connected either as player or assistant coach
Dr. James Naismith
Dr. Forrest C. "Phog" Allen
John B. McLendon, Jr.
Arthur C. "Dutch" Lonborg
John Bunn
Adolph Rupp
Dick Harp
Ralph Miller
Dean Smith
Ted Owens
Larry Brown
Roy Williams
Bill Self
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