Paul Endacott

Paul Endacott

Personal information
Born	(1902-07-03)July 3, 1902 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Died	January 8, 1997(1997-01-08) (aged 94) Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Career information
High school	Lawrence (Lawrence, Kansas)
College	Kansas (1920–1923)
Position	Guard
Career highlights and awards
Helms Player of the Year (1923) 2× Consensus All-American (1922, 1923) No. 12 jersey retired by Kansas Jayhawks
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006

Paul Endacott (July 13, 1902 – January 8, 1997) was a collegiate basketball player in the 1920s. The Lawrence, Kansas native attended the University of Kansas from 1919 to 1923. Playing under Hall of Fame coach Phog Allen, Endacott led the 1921–1922 Jayhawks and the 1922–1923 Jayhawks to consecutive Helms Athletic Foundation national championships. In 1936, the Helms Foundation retroactively named him to the 1922 and 1923 All-American teams. He was also named the Helms Foundation Player of the Year for 1923. His No. 12 jersey is retired by the University of Kansas.

Following his collegiate career, he spent four years with the AAU Phillips Petroleum Company Team, from 1924 to 1928. He went on to serve as President of Phillips Petroleum in his later years. Endacott was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 1972.

External links[]

• Basketball Hall of Fame page on Endacott
• KU Endacott Society history http://www.kuonlinedirectory.org/endacott/?page_id=63
• https://www.hoopszone.net/Kansas/Kansas/Players/E/endacott-paul.htm