1939-40
Head Coach: John Lance
Record: 16-11, 6-4 CIC
CIC Co-Champions
NAIA National Tournament
Qualifier
Date Opponent
Site
Score
12/4 Central Oklahoma
Pittsburg
27- 33
12/7 at Independence
CC Independence,
Kan. 49- 25
12/9 Southwestern
Oklahoma Pittsburg
54- 30
12/12 at Oklahoma State
Stillwater, Okla. 27- 50
12/15 at Arkansas
Fayetteville, Ark. 62- 50
12/16 at Arkansas
Fayetteville, Ark. 42- 49
12/18 at Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Kan. 32- 39
12/28 vs. Phillips, Okla.
Oklahoma City
42- 41
12/28 vs. Arkansas
Oklahoma City
33- 44
12/29 vs. Southeastern
Oklahoma Oklahoma City
30- 23
12/30 vs. Baylor
Oklahoma City
48- 43
1/4 at Southwestern
* Winfield,
Kan. 46- 36
1/8 at Benedictine
*
Atchison, Kan. 51-
37
1/13 Fort Hays State
* Pittsburg
31- 42
1/20 Benedictine
*
Pittsburg
40- 35
1/22 at Southwest
Missouri Springfield, Mo.
33- 19
2/3 Emporia
State *
Pittsburg
61- 43
2/7 at Wichita
State * Wichita,
Kan. 43- 27
2/10 Central Missouri
Pittsburg, Kan. 42- 27
2/16 at Emporia
State * Emporia,
Kan. 39- 40
2/17 at Fort Hays
State * Hays, Kan.
37- 39
2/20 Southwest Missouri
Pittsburg
29- 37
2/26 Southwestern
*
Pittsburg
37- 35
3/3 Wichita
State *
Pittsburg
32- 34
NAIA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
3/11 vs. St. Joseph's,
Ind. Kansas City, Mo.
47- 26
3/13 vs. Texas A&M-Commerce
Kansas City, Mo. 55- 33
3/14 vs. San Diego
State Kansas City,
Mo. 30- 32
* Central Intercollegiate
1940-41
Head Coach: John Lance
Record: 18-6, 7-1 CIC
CIC Champions
NAIA National Tournment
Qualifier
Date Opponent
Site
Score
12/2 Southwestern
Oklahoma Pittsburg
29- 28
12/4 at Independence
CC Independence,
Kan. 26- 21
12/9 Central Missouri
Pittsburg
40- 31
12/11 Central Oklahoma
Pittsburg
39- 23
12/14 at Tulsa
Tulsa, Okla.
34- 39
12/16 at Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Mo. 31- 30
12/26 vs. Texas Christian
Oklahoma City
56- 36
12/27 vs. Texas Tech
Oklahoma City
38- 36
12/28 vs. Oklahoma State
Oklahoma City
24- 20
12/30 vs. Texas
Oklahoma City
39- 38
1/4 Arkansas
Pittsburg
45- 48
1/6 Benedictine
*
Pittsburg
41- 30
1/10 at Southwestern
* Winfield,
Kan. 35- 46
1/15 Tulsa
Pittsburg
29- 33
1/27 at Southwest
Missouri Springfield, Mo.
50- 33
2/1 at Arkansas
Fayetteville, Ark. 45- 71
2/8 Fort Hays
State *
Pittsburg
51- 43
2/13 at Emporia
State * Emporia,
Kan. 41- 40
2/15 at Fort Hays
State * Hays, Kan.
57- 36
2/19 Southwest Missouri
Pittsburg
51- 38
2/24 at Benedictine
*
Atchison, Kan. 36-
31
3/1 Emporia
State *
Pittsburg
50- 30
3/5 Southwestern
*
Pittsburg
49- 32
NAIA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
3/11 vs. Bemidji
State, Minn. Kansas City, Mo.
33- 35
* Central Intercollegiate
1941-42
Head Coach: John Lance
Record: 23-5, 9-1 CIC
CIC Champions
NAIA National Tournament
Semifinalist
Date Opponent
Site
Score
12/3 Northeastern
Oklahoma Pittsburg
47- 20
12/6 Southwestern
Oklahoma Pittsburg
45- 30
12/8 at Washburn
*
Topeka, Kan.
39- 27
12/15 at Independence
CC Independence,
Kan. 48- 33
12/17 at Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Mo. 48- 40
12/18 at Eastern Illinois
Charleston, Ill. 44- 45
12/20 at Indiana State
Terre Haute, Ind. 34- 49
12/26 vs. New Mexico
Oklahoma City
63- 38
12/27 vs. Southern Methodist
Oklahoma City
40- 37
12/29 vs. West Texas A&M
Oklahoma City
55- 57
12/30 vs. Texas
Oklahoma City
46- 41
1/5 Washburn
*
Pittsburg
35- 25
1/8 at Benedictine
*
Atchison, Kan. 37-
27
1/12 Southwestern
*
Pittsburg
45- 57
1/17 Central Missouri
Pittsburg
38- 32
1/28 Southwest Missouri
Pittsburg
52- 47
1/31 Fort Hays State
* Pittsburg
45- 35
2/6 at Southwestern
* Winfield,
Kan. 51- 42
2/11 at Southwest
Missouri Springfield, Mo.
45- 36
2/14 Emporia State
*
Pittsburg
56- 36
2/21 Benedictine
*
Pittsburg
43- 32
2/26 at Emporia
State * Emporia,
Kan. 44- 40
2/28 at Fort Hays
State * Hays, Kan.
48- 42
NAIA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
3/9 vs. Central
Arkansas Kansas City, Mo.
37- 34
3/11 vs. Luther,
Iowa
Kansas City, Mo. 49- 38
3/12 vs. Missouri
Valley Kansas City,
Mo. 59- 49
3/13 vs. Southeastern
Oklahoma Kansas City, Mo.
36- 37
3/14 vs. Central
Missouri Kansas City, Mo.
58- 47
* Central Intercollegiate
1942-43
Head Coach: John Lance
Record: 11-7, 7-3 CIC
Date Opponent
Site
Score
12/7 Camp Crowder
Pittsburg, Kan. 58- 27
12/14 at Arkansas
Fayetteville, Ark. 46- 57
12/19 at Camp Crowder
Neosho, Mo.
40- 38
12/28 vs. Rice
Oklahoma City
40- 39
12/29 vs. Northwest Missouri
Oklahoma City
28- 38
1/1 Arkansas
Pittsburg
38- 43
1/4 Fort Hays
State *
Pittsburg
38- 53
1/7 Benedictine
*
Pittsburg
51- 34
1/14 at Emporia
State * Emporia,
Kan. 43- 36
1/15 at Southwestern
* Winfield,
Kan. 36- 48
1/28 at Southwest
Missouri Springfield, Mo.
31- 36
2/3 Southwest
Missouri Pittsburg
57- 39
2/6 Washburn
*
Pittsburg
72- 31
2/12 at Benedictine
*
Atchison, Kan. 51-
32
2/13 at Washburn
*
Topeka, Kan.
35- 25
2/15 at Fort Hays
State * Hays, Kan.
67- 80
2/18 Emporia State
*
Pittsburg
62- 35
2/22 Southwestern
*
Pittsburg
49- 33
* Central Intercollegiate
1943-44
Head Coach: John Lance
Record: 5-10
Date Opponent
Site
Score
12/11 Camp Crowder
Pittsburg
44- 39
12/15 at Arkansas
Fayetteville, Ark. 37- 42
12/16 at Camp Chaffee
Fort Smith, Ark. 46- 57
1/3 at Kansas
Lawrence, Kan. 21-
35
1/4 at Olathe
Clippers Olathe,
Kan.
38- 47
1/14 at Washburn
Topeka, Kan.
25- 28
1/19 Central Missouri
Pittsburg
40- 35
1/26 Olathe Clippers
Pittsburg
39- 53
1/29 Washburn
Pittsburg
46- 33
1/31 at Oklahoma
State
Stillwater, Okla. 23- 34
2/2 at Camp
Crowder
Neosho, Mo.
36- 27
2/7 Phillips
66 AAU
Pittsburg
38- 49
2/9 at Central
Missouri Warrensburg,
Mo. 40- 41
2/16 Arkansas
Pittsburg
50- 41
2/21 vs. Drury
Joplin, Mo.
31- 35
1944-45
Head Coach: John Lance
Record: 12-6
Date Opponent
Site
Score
12/1 Drury
Pittsburg
69- 36
12/7 Arkansas
Pittsburg
37- 45
12/11 at Independence
Air Base Independence, Kan.
41- 30
12/14 Camp Crowder
Pittsburg
56- 55
12/18 at Drury
Springfield, Mo. 47- 45
12/21 Phillips 66 AAU
Pittsburg
34- 65
1/4 at Camp
Crowder
Neosho, Mo.
36- 24
1/6 Washburn
Pittsburg
58- 55
1/8 Phillips,
Okla.
Pittsburg
60- 42
1/15 Independence
Air Base Pittsburg
44- 33
1/22 Fort Leavenworth
Pittsburg
57- 35
1/26 at Park, Mo.
Parkville, Mo. 34-
54
1/31 at Washburn
Topeka, Kan.
36- 56
2/1 at Olathe
Clippers Olathe,
Kan.
53- 51
2/5 Park,
Mo.
Pittsburg
58- 41
2/8 at Arkansas
Fayetteville, Ark. 45- 76
2/12 at Fort Leavenworth
Leavenworth, Kan. 47- 61
2/15 Olathe Clippers
Pittsburg
60- 44
1945-46
Head Coach: John Lance
Record: 9-7, 8-2 CIC
12/12 Camp Crowder
Pittsburg
36- 34
12/18 Southwest Missouri
Pittsburg
31- 53
1/3 Southwestern
*
Pittsburg
42- 34
1/10 Rochhurst
Pittsburg
21- 31
1/14 at Benedictine
*
Atchison, Kan. 63-
28
1/15 at Washburn
*
Topeka, Kan.
36- 42
1/22 at Southwest
Missouri Springfield, Mo.
36- 44
1/25 at Emporia
State * Emporia,
Kan. 47- 42
1/26 at Fort Hays
State * Hays, Kan.
52- 32
1/31 at Rockhurst
Kansas City, Mo. 41- 52
2/6 Benedictine
*
Pittsburg
86- 34
2/11 at Camp Crowder
Neosho, Mo.
37- 43
2/16 Washburn *
Pittsburg
43- 41
2/19 at Southwestern
* Winfield,
Kan. 36- 44
2/23 Fort Hays State
* Pittsburg
53- 33
2/23 Emporia State
*
Pittsburg
64- 52
* Central Intercollegiate
1946-47
Head Coach: John Lance
Record: 12-11, 4-6 CIC
Date Opponent
Site
Score
12/3 at Independence
CC Independence,
Kan. 47- 27
12/5 Drury
Pittsburg
44- 33
12/9 Northeastern
State Pittsburg
62- 31
12/11 Northwestern Oklahoma
Pittsburg
42- 43
12/16 Southwestern Oklahoma
Pittsburg
62- 37
12/18 at Drury
Springfield, Mo. 37- 39
12/19 Southwest Missouri
Pittsburg
28- 40
1/3 at Northeastern
State Tahlequah, Okla.
51- 25
1/4 Arkansas
Pittsburg
53- 52
1/6 at Rockhurst
Kansas City, Mo. 52- 39
1/9 at Southwest
Missouri Springfield, Mo.
31- 40
1/13 at Benedictine
*
Atchison, Kan. 44-
42
1/14 at Washburn
*
Topeka, Kan.
42- 43
1/16 Mexico University
Pittsburg
66- 50
1/25 Washburn *
Pittsburg
46- 45
1/31 at Emporia
State * Emporia,
Kan. 28- 38
2/1 at Fort
Hays State * Hays, Kan.
54- 66
2/5 Benedictine
*
Pittsburg
56- 40
2/11 at Southwestern
* Winfield,
Kan. 47- 44
2/13 Rochhurst
Pittsburg
51- 55
2/20 Southwestern
*
Pittsburg
37- 38
2/24 Emporia State
*
Pittsburg
48- 50
3/1 Fort Hays
State *
Pittsburg
58- 63
* Central Intercollegiate
1947-48
Head Coach: John Lance
Record: 9-12, 3-7 CIC
Date Opponent
Site
Score
12/1 at Independence
CC Independence,
Kan. 40- 38
12/3 at Arkansas
Fayetteville, Ark. 42- 75
12/6 at Drury
Springfield, Mo. 49- 38
12/9 Northeastern
State Pittsburg
43- 34
12/13 Southwest Missouri
Pittsburg
40- 56
12/15 East Central, Okla.
Pittsburg
47- 52
12/17 at Northeastern
State Tahlequah, Okla.
46- 41
1/3 at East
Central, Okla. Ada, Okla.
36- 54
1/5 at Arkansas
State
Jonesboro, Ark. 43- 40
1/6 at Southwest
Missouri Springfield, Mo.
38- 43
1/9 at Washburn
*
Topeka, Kan.
44- 48
1/13 Benedictine
*
Pittsburg
51- 60
1/17 at Southwestern
* Winfield,
Kan. 38- 36
1/24 Drury
Pittsburg
50- 38
1/29 at Emporia
State * Emporia,
Kan. 31- 58
1/30 at Fort Hays
State * Hays, Kan.
44- 52
2/5 Washburn
*
Pittsburg
45- 39
2/9 at Benedictine
*
Atchison, Kan. 37-
54
2/19 Southwestern
*
Pittsburg
62- 48
2/23 Emporia State
*
Pittsburg
49- 63
2/28 Fort Hays State
* Pittsburg
51- 53
* Central Intercollegiate
1948-49
Head Coach: John Lance
Record: 13-10, 5-7 CIC
Date Opponent
Site
Score
12/4 Southwestern
Oklahoma Pittsburg
64- 29
12/8 Drury
Pittsburg
62- 40
12/11 Northeastern State
Pittsburg
47- 27
12/15 at Drury
Springfield, Mo. 60- 56
12/16 at Arkansas
Fayetteville, Ark. 53- 79
12/17 at Northeastern
State Tahlequah, Okla.
47- 40
1/3 Ottawa
Pittsburg
76- 67
1/5 Arkansas
State
Pittsburg
55- 49
1/8 Southwestern
*
Pittsburg
46- 50
1/12 Southwest Missouri
Pittsburg
27- 32
1/14 at Benedictine
*
Atchison, Kan. 40-
62
1/15 at Washburn
*
Topeka, Kan.
48- 60
1/20 at Rockhurst
*
Kansas City, Mo. 72- 37
1/22 at Ottawa
Ottawa, Kan.
56- 47
1/27 Emporia State
*
Pittsburg
55- 62
1/31 Rockhurst *
Pittsburg
59- 47
2/5 Washburn
*
Pittsburg
59- 46
2/10 at Southwest
Missouri Springfield, Mo.
41- 43
2/12 Fort Hays State
* Pittsburg
55- 56
2/14 Benedictine
*
Pittsburg
64- 60
2/18 at Southwestern
* Winfield,
Kan. 50- 48
2/25 at Emporia
State * Emporia,
Kan. 55- 60
2/26 at Fort Hays
State * Hays, Kan.
51- 56
* Central Intercollegiate