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Stadium:
Allen Fieldhouse
Allen Fieldhouse is an indoor arena at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. The arena was named in honor of Dr. Forrest C. "Phog" Allen, who coached the university's men's basketball team for 39 years. The actual playing surface is the James Naismith Court, honoring the inventor of basketball who later established Kansas' basketball program and served as its first coach from 1898 to 1907. Before the start of every home game, it is tradition to sing the alma mater, "Crimson and the Blue"; followed by the Rock Chalk Chant.

Team History:
The men's team has enjoyed considerable success, and has won four national championships. The 1922 and 1923 championships predate the current NCAA championship tournament and were retroactively awarded by the Helms Foundation in 1936 . The 1952 and 1988 championships were won in the NCAA tournament. Their 1,905 wins are the third most wins in NCAA history, trailing only Kentucky (1,948) and North Carolina (1,911). The men's team is also notable for its conference success. Including the regular-season conference title in 2007, Kansas now has 50 conference titles all time (in 100 years of conference play), which is a record among all universities, 1 ahead of the Kentucky Wildcats. The Jayhawks have won a record 7 conference titles and a record 5 conference tournaments in the 10 years of the Big 12, and also own the best Big 12 records in both those areas with a 145-31 record in conference play and a 22-6 record in tournament play. From 1990 to 1999 Kansas compiled a 286-60 record, the best win-loss record of any team in the decade. From 1994 to 1998, the Jayhawks won 62 consecutive home games at Allen Fieldhouse, which was the longest such streak in the NCAA at the time. The seniors of 1998 (Raef LaFrentz, Billy Thomas, and C.B. McGrath) went 58-0 at home during their KU careers.

Season Preview:
Mark Mangino has brought Kansas back to respectability it hadn't seen since the Glen Mason era. There hasn't been a big payoff in the mighty Big 12 conference, but the likes of Texas, Oklahoma and Nebraska can no longer pencil in a victory when a trip to Lawrence lies ahead on the schedule. Last year, the Jayhawks were particularly strong in the running game, on both sides of the ball. They finished fourth in the conference on offense at 176.9 rushing yards per game, their best mark in 11 years, behind the stellar senior season of tailback Jon Cornish, who ran for more yards in one year than any Kansas tailback in history. But Cornish is gone, and so are three of the linemen who opened holes for him. On defense, only one opposing rusher has topped 100 yards in a game against Kansas in the last two years, and the Jayhawks finished third in the Big 12 in rushing defense at 109 yards per game.

Official Site:
kuathletics.cstv.com