1949-50
Head Coach: John Lance
Record: 17-11, 6-6 CIC
CIC Co-Champions
Date Opponent
Site
Score
12/1 at Arkansas
Fayetteville, Ark. 41- 59
12/2 at Drury
Springfield, Mo. 56- 39
12/3 Northeastern
State Pittsburg
65- 45
12/8 vs. Tarkio,
Mo.
Kansas City, Mo. 105- 22
12/9 vs. William
Jewell Kansas City,
Mo. 46- 35
12/10 vs. Northwest Missouri
Kansas City, Mo. 41- 36
12/12 Southwestern Oklahoma
Pittsburg
52- 31
12/16 at Peru State, Neb.
Peru, Neb.
58- 66
12/17 at Northwest Missouri
Maryville, Mo. 49-
41
12/27 vs. Northwestern
Oklahoma Enid, Okla.
60- 39
12/28 vs. North Texas
Enid, Okla.
63- 49
12/29 vs. Tulsa
Enid, Okla.
52- 45
1/3 Southwest
Missouri Pittsburg
38- 51
1/5 at Southwestern
* Winfield,
Kan. 47- 42
1/10 Drury
Pittsburg
82- 44
1/16 at Oklahoma
City
Oklahoma City
47- 57
1/20 at Washburn
*
Topeka, Kan.
36- 52
1/21 at Rockhurst
*
Kansas City, Mo. 56- 41
1/30 at Southwest
Missouri Springfield, Mo.
29- 43
2/2 Rockhurst
*
Pittsburg
77- 58
2/4 Washburn
*
Pittsburg
52- 44
2/6 Southwestern
*
Pittsburg
37- 41
2/9 at Emporia
State * Emporia,
Kan. 51- 67
2/11 at Fort Hays
State * Hays, Kan.
52- 60
2/15 Benedictine
*
Pittsburg
57- 45
2/22 Emporia State
*
Pittsburg
53- 59
2/25 Fort Hays State
* Pittsburg
43- 56
2/28 at Benedictine
* Atchison,
Kan. 47- 35
* Central Intercollegiate
1950-51
Head Coach: John Lance
Record: 17-10, 8-4 CIC
Date Opponent
Site
Score
11/28 East Central, Okla.
Pittsburg 50-
53
12/1 Northeastern
State Pittsburg
36- 35
12/2 Southwestern
Oklahoma Pittsburg
78- 55
12/5 at Southwest
Missouri Springfield, Mo.
69- 80
12/7 at Northwest
Missouri Maryville, Mo.
54- 51
12/13 Indiana State
Pittsburg 60-
56
12/15 Drury
Pittsburg 42-
46
12/18 at East Central,
Okla. Ada, Okla.
53- 66
12/19 Central Oklahoma
Edmond, Okla. 59- 60
12/27 at Phillips, Okla.
Enid, Okla. 63- 55
12/28 vs. Arkansas Tech
Enid, Okla. 54- 63
12/29 vs. Washburn
Enid, Okla. 54- 52
1/2 at Drury
Springfield, Mo. 54- 44
1/6 at Washburn
*
Topeka, Kan. 42- 56
1/8 Southwestern
*
Pittsburg 56-
47
1/13 Northwest Missouri
Pittsburg 63-
49
1/15 at Rochhurst
*
Kansas City, Mo. 68- 54
1/16 at Benedictine
* Atchison,
Kan. 52- 55
1/27 Emporia State
*
Pittsburg 56-
61
2/1 at Southwestern
* Winfield,
Kan. 50- 47
2/3 Rockhurst
*
Pittsburg 74-
55
2/5 Southwest
Missouri Pittsburg
69- 65
2/10 Washburn *
Pittsburg 75-
64
2/17 Fort Hays State
* Pittsburg
73- 49
2/23 at Emporia
State * Emporia,
Kan. 63- 57
2/24 at Fort Hays
State * Hays, Kan.
70- 76
2/28 Benedictine
*
Pittsburg 61-
53
* Central Intercollegiate
1951-52
Head Coach: John Lance
Record: 10-11, 4-6 CIC
Date Opponent
Site
Score
11/28 Northeastern State
Pittsburg 48-
49
12/1 Southwestern
Oklahoma Pittsburg
53- 52
12/6 Peru State,
Neb.
Pittsburg 67-
50
12/11 at Northeastern
State Tahlequah, Okla.
45- 46
12/17 Drury
Pittsburg 58-
49
12/19 Central Methodist
Pittsburg 52-
46
1/2 at Northwest
Missouri Pittsburg
79- 61
1/5 Washburn
*
Pittsburg 62-
69
1/11 at Southwestern
* Winfield,
Kan. 55- 44
1/15 at Northwest
Missouri Maryville, Mo.
54- 64
1/19 at Benedictine
* Atchison,
Kan. 41- 59
1/26 Southwestern
*
Pittsburg 59-
56
1/29 at Rockhurst
Kansas City, Mo. 68- 81
1/31 at Arkansas
Fayetteville, Ark. 37- 53
2/1 Emporia
State *
Pittsburg 63-
54
2/9 Rockhurst
Pittsburg 77-
54
2/14 at Emporia
State * Emporia,
Kan. 57- 67
2/16 at Fort Hays
State * Hays, Kan.
61- 98
2/22 at Washburn
*
Topeka, Kan. 65- 67
2/26 Benedictine
*
Pittsburg 68-
56
2/29 Fort Hays State
* Pittsburg
64- 65
* Central Intercollegiate
1952-53
Head Coach: John Lance
Record: 12-11, 5-5 CIC
Date Opponent
Site
Score
11/26 Northeastern State
Pittsburg 71-
65
11/29 Southwestern Oklahoma
Pittsburg 62-
71
12/5 at Northwest
Missouri Maryville, Mo.
69- 59
12/6 at Central
Methodist Fayette, Mo.
54- 61
12/13 East Central, Okla.
Pittsburg 61-
54
12/18 at Drury
Springfield, Mo. 63- 65
1/1 vs. Southwestern
Hutchinson, Kan. 69- 55
1/2 vs. Washburn
Hutchinson, Kan. 59- 80
1/3 vs. Fort
Hays State Hutchinson,
Kan. 60- 62
1/6 at Washburn
*
Topeka, Kan. 61- 64
1/10 Southwestern
*
Pittsburg 86-
56
1/15 Benedictine
*
Pittsburg 82-
63
1/17 at Rockhurst
Kansas City, Mo. 75- 59
1/23 at Southwestern
* Winfield,
Kan. 71- 56
1/26 Northwest Missouri
Pittsburg 71-
61
1/29 at Arkansas
Fayetteville, Ark. 63- 79
1/31 Fort Hays State
* Pittsburg
72- 65
2/5 Rockhurst
Pittsburg 81-
69
2/7 Washburn
*
Pittsburg 70-
69
2/12 at Emporia
State * Emporia,
Kan. 60- 70
2/14 at Fort Hays
State * Hays, Kan.
76- 81
2/20 at Benedictine
* Atchison,
Kan. 59- 64
2/26 Emporia State
*
Pittsburg 69-
75
* Central Intercollegiate
1953-54
Head Coach: John Lance
Record: 14-7, 5-5 CIC
Date Opponent
Site
Score
11/30 Northeastern State
Pittsburg 88-
75
12/3 East Central,
Okla. Pittsburg
75- 44
12/5 Southwestern
Oklahoma Pittsburg
86- 65
12/10 at Missouri Valley
Marshall, Mo. 82- 81
12/11 at Northwest Missouri
Maryville, Mo. 72- 64
12/17 Emporia State
Pittsburg 66-
58
12/18 Benedictine
Pittsburg 62-
64
12/19 Washburn
Pittsburg 71-
91
1/2 Taylor,
Ind.
Pittsburg 89-
58
1/6 Northwest
Missouri Pittsburg
80- 73
1/8 Washburn
*
Pittsburg 76-
70
1/12 at Southwestern
* Winfield,
Kan. 59- 71
1/16 Fort Hays State
* Pittsburg
76- 70
1/23 Drury
Pittsburg 80-
65
1/26 at Benedictine
* Atchison,
Kan. 64- 72
1/30 Emporia State
*
Pittsburg 74-
51
2/6 Southwestern
*
Pittsburg 75-
78
2/11 at Emporia
State * Emporia,
Kan. 56- 53
2/13 at Fort Hays
State * Hays, Kan.
73- 81
2/18 Benedictine
*
Atchison, Kan. 50- 41
2/23 at Washburn
*
Topeka, Kan. 65- 83
* Central Intercollegiate
1954-55
Head Coach: John Lance
Record: 18-6, 7-3 CIC
Date Opponent
Site
Score
11/16 vs. Phillips
Caney, Kan. 68- 89
11/23 Oklahoma Baptist
Pittsburg 89-
79
11/27 Northeastern State
Pittsburg 76-
62
12/1 Northwest Missouri
Pittsburg 98-
83
12/4 Southwestern
Oklahoma Pittsburg
86- 68
12/10 at Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Mo. 62- 77
12/11 at Northwest Missouri
Maryville, Mo. 61- 56
12/16 at Drury
Springfield, Mo. 88- 59
12/17 at Arkansas State
Jonesboro, Ark. 69- 84
1/1 Missouri
Valley
Pittsburg 90-
59
1/4 Drury
Pittsburg 81-
58
1/8 Southwestern
*
Pittsburg 92-
66
1/12 at Benedictine
* Atchison,
Kan. 68- 57
1/15 Fort Hays State
* Pittsburg
108- 62
1/21 at Washburn
*
Topeka, Kan. 78- 74
1/22 at Nebraska-Omaha
Omaha, Neb. 65- 59
1/29 East Central,
Okla. Pittsburg
75- 68
2/2 Benedictine
*
Pittsburg 79-
54
2/5 Washburn
*
Pittsburg 88-
62
2/11 at Emporia
State * Emporia,
Kan. 61- 65
2/12 at Fort Hays
State * Hays, Kan.
73- 77
2/18 at Southwestern
* Winfield,
Kan. 62- 68
2/21 Central Missouri
Pittsburg 72-
61
2/26 Emporia State
*
Pittsburg 70-
57
* Central Intercollegiate
1955-56
Head Coach: John Lance
Record: 27-2, 9-1 CIC
CIC Champions
NAIA National Tourn. Semifinalist
Date Opponent
Site
Score
11/21 at Northeastern
State Tahlequah, Okla.
79- 56
11/22 at Oklahoma Baptist
Shawnee, Okla. 77- 67
11/23 at East Central,
Okla. Ada, Okla.
81- 66
12/3 Southwestern
Oklahoma Pittsburg
79- 58
12/6 Northeastern
State Pittsburg
93- 71
12/9 at William
Jewell Liberty,
Mo. 57- 47
12/10 at Northwest Missouri
Maryville, Mo. 81- 70
12/27 vs. Peru State,
Neb. Ottawa, Kan.
80- 54
12/28 at Ottawa
Ottawa, Kan. 67- 47
12/29 vs. Southwest Missouri
Ottawa, Kan. 52- 51
1/3 Northwest
Missouri Pittsburg
77- 64
1/7 at Benedictine
* Atchison,
Kan. 59- 48
1/10 at Southwestern
* Winfield,
Kan. 95- 54
1/14 Washburn *
Pittsburg 78-
68
1/21 Emporia State
*
Pittsburg 88-
71
1/30 Benedictine
*
Pittsburg 74-
63
2/4 Fort Hays
State * Pittsburg
88- 49
2/10 at Washburn
*
Topeka, Kan. 91- 74
2/11 at Nebraska-Omaha
Omaha, Neb. 78- 76
2/14 Southwestern
*
Pittsburg 81-
62
2/23 at Emporia
State * Emporia,
Kan. 83- 87
2/25 at Fort Hays
State * Hays, Kan.
87- 68
3/5 at Bethel
Newton, Kan. 75- 67
3/6 Bethel
Pittsburg 103- 72
NAIA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
3/13 vs. Elon, N.C.
Kansas City, Mo. 77- 55
3/14 vs. Georgia
State Kansas
City, Mo. 99- 72
3/15 vs. Western
Illinois Kansas City, Mo.
83- 76
3/16 vs. McNeese
State, La. Kansas City, Mo.
72- 78
3/17 vs. Wheaton,
Ill. Kansas
City, Mo. 77- 70
* Central Intercollegiate
1956-57
Head Coach: John Lance
Record: 12-12, 5-5 CIC
Date Opponent
Site
Score
11/29 at Northeastern
State Tahlequah, Okla.
56- 62
11/30 at Central Oklahoma
Edmond, Okla. 79- 81
12/4 Northwest Missouri
Pittsburg 98-
77
12/7 Northeastern
State Pittsburg
62- 77
12/8 Southwestern
Oklahoma Pittsburg
82- 95
12/13 at Nebraska-Omaha
Omaha, Neb. 71- 79
12/14 at Northwest Missouri
Maryville, Mo. 82- 90
12/15 Central Oklahoma
Pittsburg 71-
67
12/18 North Texas
Pittsburg 71-
60
12/20 William Jewell
Pittsburg 82-
87
12/27 at Ottawa
Ottawa, Kan. 87- 78
12/28 vs. Missouri-Kansas
City Ottawa, Kan.
98- 68
12/29 vs. Oklahoma Baptist
Ottawa, Kan. 88- 76
1/8 Southwestern
*
Pittsburg 84-
63
1/15 at Washburn
*
Topeka, Kan. 67- 91
1/19 Benedictine
*
Pittsburg 60-
66
1/25 Washburn *
Pittsburg 86-
65
1/28 East Central,
Okla. Pittsburg
104- 82
2/1 at Emporia
State * Emporia,
Kan. 2- 0 (forfeit)
2/2 at Fort
Hays State * Hays, Kan.
74- 76
2/8 at Southwestern
* Winfield,
Kan. 87- 69
2/16 Emporia State
*
Pittsburg 63-
72
2/20 at Benedictine
* Atchison,
Kan. 55- 63
2/23 Fort Hays State
* Pittsburg
82- 78
* Central Intercollegiate
1957-58
Head Coach: John Lance
Record: 13-13, 4-7 CIC
Date Opponent
Site
Score
12/4 at Central
Missouri Warrensburg, Mo.
71- 64
12/6 Northeastern
State Pittsburg
80- 66
12/7 Southwestern
Oklahoma Pittsburg
77- 65
12/12 at Northeastern
State Tahlequah, Okla.
71- 68
12/13 at East Central,
Okla. Ada, Okla.
63- 72
12/14 at North Texas
Denton, Texas 77- 62
12/17 vs. Central Oklahoma
Springfield, Mo. 53- 58
12/18 vs. Arkansas State
Springfield, Mo. 58- 68
12/19 Drury
Pittsburg 53-
57
12/26 vs. Southeast Missouri
Ottawa, Kan. 83- 84
12/27 vs. Rockhurst
Ottawa, Kan. 67- 79
12/29 vs. Emporia State
Ottawa, Kan. 68- 78
1/6 Central
Missouri
Pittsburg 81-
71
1/10 at Southwestern
* Winfield,
Kan. 84- 90
1/18 Washburn *
Pittsburg 77-
65
1/25 at Benedictine
* Atchison,
Kan. 54- 56
1/27 at Northwest
Missouri Maryville, Mo.
70- 61
1/30 Emporia State
*
Pittsburg 67-
68
2/1 Nebraska-Omaha
Pittsburg 90-
71
2/4 at Washburn
*
Topeka, Kan. 56- 72
2/8 Fort Hays
State * Pittsburg
79- 67
2/11 Southwestern
*
Pittsburg 85-
73
2/15 Northwest Missouri
Pittsburg 94-
56
2/21 at Emporia
State * Emporia,
Kan. 61- 74
2/22 at Fort Hays
State * Hays, Kan.
77- 62
2/27 Benedictine
*
Pittsburg 59-
70
* Central Intercollegiate
1958-59
Head Coach: John Lance
Record: 14-10, 5-5 CIC
Date Opponent
Site
Score
12/2 Southwestern
Oklahoma Pittsburg
84- 65
12/5 at Quincy
Quincy, Ill. 56- 67
12/6 vs. Culver-Stockton
Quincy, Ill. 56- 53
12/8 at Northwest
Missouri Maryville, Mo.
42- 60
12/12 Northeastern State
Pittsburg 79-
55
12/13 Central Missouri
Pittsburg 55-
40
12/17 at Benedictine Heights
Tulsa, Okla. 81- 59
12/18 at Northeastern
State Tahlequah, Okla.
79- 49
1/5 at Central
Missouri Warrensburg, Mo.
59- 73
1/6 at Drury
Springfield, Mo. 86- 57
1/10 at Southwestern
* Winfield,
Kan. 73- 74
1/13 Benedictine
*
Pittsburg 64-
61
1/17 Washburn
*
Pittsburg 59-
54
1/24 at Arkansas
State Jonesboro,
Ark. 50- 51
1/27 Emporia State
*
Pittsburg 63-
67
1/31 Arkansas State
Pittsburg 60-
50
2/4 Benedictine
Heights Pittsburg
87- 65
2/6 at Emporia
State * Emporia,
Kan. 68- 73
2/7 at Fort
Hays State * Hays, Kan.
51- 63
2/12 Southwestern
*
Pittsburg 82-
66
2/16 Northwest Missouri
Pittsburg 48-
53
2/18 at Washburn
*
Topeka, Kan. 62- 60
2/21 Fort Hays State
* Pittsburg
63- 61
2/26 at Benedictine
* Atchison,
Kan. 52- 56
* Central Intercollegiate