Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball

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Kansas Jayhawks
Kansas Jayhawks athletic logo
University University of Kansas
Conference Big 12
North Division
Location Lawrence, KS
Head Coach Bill Self (4th year)
Arena Allen Fieldhouse
(Capacity: 16,300)
Nickname Jayhawks
Colors Blue and Crimson

             
Uniforms
 
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Away jersey
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NCAA Tournament Champions
1952, 1988
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1940, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1971, 1974, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2003
Conference Tournament Champions
1997, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007
Conference Regular Season Champions
1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007


The Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball program of the University of Kansas Jayhawks. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference.

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.

From 1949 to 2006, the Jayhawks have been ranked 490 times in the weekly AP top 25 poll. 338 times in the top ten, 217 times in the top five, and 41 times ranked number one. A record in and of itself, only five schools have been ranked number one more times. Kansas was seeded fourth in the Oakland Region of the 2006 NCAA Tournament, the 17th consecutive appearance for the school and the 22nd in 23 years; Kansas missed out on the tourney in 1989 because of NCAA probation. KU ranks fourth in NCAA Tournament appearances, with 36. Kansas is also ranked fifth in NCAA Tournament victories, with 73.

The men's team has had several notable coaches, beginning play during the 1898-1899 season under head coach James Naismith, the inventor of the game and the only KU coach to post a losing record. In 1907, KU hired Phog Allen as head coach, where he would coach for 39 seasons. Allen would later be titled the "Father of Basketball Coaching," having passed his knowledge of the game to some of the most well-respected names in the history of college basketball. These would include two of the winningest coaches of all-time: Kentucky's Adolph Rupp and North Carolina's Dean Smith. Two of Smith's assistant coaches later became head coaches at KU: Larry Brown and Roy Williams. Current head coach Bill Self shares this rich pedigree, having been hired as a graduate assistant by Brown in 1985.


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[edit] 2006-07 season

After returning every key player from the 2006 team that shared the Big 12 regular season title with the Texas Longhorns and defeated Texas for the conference tournament title, the Jayhawks expected to repeat as Big 12 champs and contend for the national title in 2006-07. ESPN's Andy Katz had ranked the Jayhawks as the second best team in the nation for the preseason, while Dick Vitale had the Jayhawks ranked third. The starting lineup included Russell Robinson (guard), Mario Chalmers (guard), Brandon Rush (small forward), Julian Wright (Forward), and Sasha Kaun (Center). Darrell Arthur and Sherron Collins were the nucleus of Bill Self's recruiting class for the 06-07 season. Some key returnees included Darnell Jackson and Jeremy Case.

One early-season casualty was C.J. Giles. He was suspended in early November for failure to attend practices, for poor showing in the classroom, and because of unpaid child support. He was to have been reinstated for the Winston-Salem State game, but another incident involving charges of assault and battery against his ex-girlfriend left Bill Self with no choice but to dismiss the troubled center from the team. Giles has transferred and will play for the Oregon State Beavers.

Following the victory over #1 ranked and defending National Champion Florida in Las Vegas, athletic director Lew Perkins announced that he had extended Coach Bill Self's contract through 2011.

Until February 3, no team from the Big 12 South division had ever beaten Kansas in Allen Fieldhouse. That streak came to an end when Texas A&M came from 11 down to beat KU 69-66; this also marked the first time ever that the Aggies had beaten the Jayhawks.

There are two streaks that remain intact. Kansas has won 24 consecutive home games against Colorado, most recently a 97-74 victory on January 27, 2007. KU also maintains the 24-game on-the-road win streak against Kansas State in Manhattan, the most recent win being a 71-62 victory in Bramlage Coliseum on February 19, 2007. KU won the final five games with KSU in Ahearn Fieldhouse and all 19 meetings in Bramlage.

Kansas won the 2007 Big 12 championship, finishing in first place with a 14-2 record. In so doing they clinched their third straight league title and their first outright Big 12 title since 2003, having settled for ties with Oklahoma and Texas the previous two seasons. They came from down 16 against Texas to win 90-86, leading by as many as 10 at one point and holding on for the four-point win. The title is the Jayhawks' 50th all-time since joining the Missouri Valley Conference in 1907-08. It is also KU's fifth outright Big 12 championship and seventh overall.

The outright title gave Kansas the top seed for the Big 12 Tournament and a bye for the preliminary rounds of play. In the quarterfinal, KU faced ninth-seed Oklahoma and prevailed 64-47. In the semifinal, KU faced fourth-seed Kansas State and prevailed 67-61. Finally,in the title game, KU defeated Texas 88-84 in overtime to win the Big 12 Tournament. They pulled off an even bigger comeback than in the regular-season meeting, coming from down 22 to win. The 22-point comeback is the biggest in KU history, eclipsing the 19-point comeback in an 85-70 win over UCLA in 1995.

Kansas earned the top seed for the West Region of the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. In subregional action at the United Center in Chicago, KU defeated Niagara 107-67 and Kentucky 88-76.

In the Sweet 16, KU escaped a tough defensive stance from Southern Illinois, winning 61-58 at HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. The victory sent KU to the Elite Eight against the second-seeded UCLA Bruins, but they lost 68-55. KU has never won a game against UCLA in NCAA Tournament play, losing all five meetings, and Bill Self has never taken any of his teams to the Final Four, going 0-4 with Tulsa, Illinois, and Kansas (twice).

Nonetheless, Kansas enjoyed a successful season, finishing 33-5, winning the Big 12 regular season and postseason championships, reaching the Elite Eight, and achieving the seventh 30-win season in school history.

Looking ahead to next season, since KU loses none of its players to graduation, and assuming nobody decides to leave early for the NBA, the Jayhawks could be ranked #1 to start the 2007-08 season.

[edit] Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
Nov 2* 7:00 p.m. Washburn #3 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas
(exhibition)		 KU-ESPN+ W 99-69  (1-0 exhib.)
Nov 7* 7:00 p.m. Emporia State #3 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas
(exhibition)		 KU-ESPN+ W 90-55  (2-0 exhib.)
Nov 11* 7:00 p.m. Northern Arizona #3 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas KU-ESPN+ W 91-57  1-0
Nov 15* 7:00 p.m. Oral Roberts #3 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas KU-ESPN+ L 71-78  1-1
Nov 19* 7:00 p.m. Towson #3 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas
(Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational)		 KU-ESPN+ W 87-61  2-1
Nov 21* 7:00 p.m. Tennessee State #12 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas
(Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational)		 KU-ESPN+ W 89-54  3-1
Nov 24* 7:00 p.m. vs. Ball State #12 Orleans Arena • Las Vegas, Nevada
(Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational)		 KU-ESPN+ W 64-46  4-1
Nov 25* 10:00 p.m. vs. #1 Florida #12 Orleans Arena • Las Vegas, Nevada
(Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational)		 ESPN2 W 82-80 OT 5-1
Nov 28* 7:00 p.m. Dartmouth #5 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas KU-ESPN+ W 83-32  6-1
Dec 2* 1:00 p.m. @ DePaul #5 Allstate Arena • Rosemont, Illinois ESPN-U L 57-64  6-2
Dec 4* 8:00 p.m. USC #13 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas ESPN2 W 72-62  7-2
Dec 9* Noon vs. Toledo #13 Kemper Arena • Kansas City, Missouri
(American Century Investments Shootout)		 ESPN2 W 68-58  8-2
Dec 19* 7:00 p.m. Winston-Salem State #12 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas KU-ESPN+ W 94-43  9-2
Dec 23* 1:00 p.m. Boston College #12 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas CBS W 84-66  10-2
Dec 28* 7:00 p.m. Detroit Mercy #10 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas KU-ESPN+ W 63-43  11-2
Dec 30* 7:00 p.m. Rhode Island #10 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas KU-ESPN+ W 80-69  12-2
Jan 7* 3:30 p.m. @ South Carolina #9 Colonial Center • Columbia, South Carolina CBS W 70-54  13-2
Jan 10 8:00 p.m. #10 Oklahoma State #6 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas ESPN2 W 87-57  14-2 (1-0 Big 12)
Jan 13 1:00 p.m. @ Iowa State #6 Hilton Coliseum • Ames, Iowa ESPN W 68-64 OT 15-2 (2-0)
Jan 15 8:00 p.m. Missouri #5 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas ESPN W 80-77  16-2 (3-0)
Jan 20 3:00 p.m. @ Texas Tech #5 United Spirit Arena • Lubbock, Texas ESPN L 64-69  16-3 (3-1)
Jan 24 7:00 p.m. @ Baylor #8 Ferrell Center • Waco, Texas KU-ESPN+ W 82-56  17-3 (4-1)
Jan 27 12:30 p.m. Colorado #8 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas BIG 12-ESPN+ W 97-74  18-3 (5-1)
Jan 29 8:00 p.m. @ Nebraska #6 Bob Devaney Sports Center • Lincoln, Nebraska ESPN W 76-56  19-3 (6-1)
Feb 3 8:00 p.m. #8 Texas A&M #6 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas ESPN L 66-69  19-4 (6-2)
Feb 7 8:00 p.m. Kansas State #8 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas BIG 12-ESPN+ W 97-70  20-4 (7-2)
Feb 10 2:30 p.m. @ Missouri #8 Mizzou Arena • Columbia, Missouri ABC W 92-74  21-4 (8-2)
Feb 14 8:00 p.m. @ Colorado #8 Coors Events Center • Boulder, Colorado KU-ESPN+ W 75-46  22-4 (9-2)
Feb 17 3:00 p.m. Nebraska #8 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas BIG 12-ESPN+ W 92-39  23-4 (10-2)
Feb 19 8:00 p.m. @ Kansas State #6 Bramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, Kansas ESPN W 71-62  24-4 (11-2)
Feb 24 5:00 p.m. Iowa State #6 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas ESPN W 89-52  25-4 (12-2)
Feb 26 8:00 p.m. @ Oklahoma #3 Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, Oklahoma ESPN W 67-65  26-4 (13-2)
Mar 3 11:00 a.m. #15 Texas #3 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas CBS W 90-86  27-4 (14-2)
Mar 9 11:30 a.m. vs. Oklahoma #2 Ford Center • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
(Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Tournament)		 BIG 12-ESPN+/ESPN-U W 64-47  28-4
Mar 10 1:00 p.m. vs. Kansas State #2 Ford Center • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
(Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Tournament)		 BIG 12-ESPN+/ESPN2 W 67-61  29-4
Mar 11 2:00 p.m. vs. #14 Texas #2 Ford Center • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
(Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Tournament)		 ESPN W 88-84 OT 30-4
Mar 16 6:10 p.m. vs. Niagara #2 United Center • Chicago, Illinois
(NCAA Div. I Tournament West Subregional)		 CBS W 107-67  31-4
Mar 18 4:05 p.m. vs. Kentucky #2 United Center • Chicago, Illinois
(NCAA Div. I Tournament West Subregional)		 CBS W 88-76  32-4
Mar 22 6:10 p.m. vs. #15 Southern Illinois #2 HP Pavilion • San Jose, California
(NCAA Div. I Tournament West Regional Semifinal)		 CBS W 61-58  33-4
Mar 24 6:05 p.m. vs. #6 UCLA #2 HP Pavilion • San Jose, California
(NCAA Div. I Tournament West Regional Final)		 CBS L 55-68  33-5
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. All times are in Central Time.

[edit] Kansas in the polls

Week AP

Poll

 ESPN/

USA Today

Coaches

Poll
Preseason #3 #3
Week of 11/13 #3 #3
Week of 11/20 #10 #12
Week of 11/27 #5 #5
Week of 12/4 #12 #13
Week of 12/11 #11 #12
Week of 12/18 #11 #12
Week of 12/25 #9 #10
Week of 1/1 #9 #9
Week of 1/8 #6 #6
Week of 1/15 #5 #5
Week of 1/22 #8 #8
Week of 1/29 #6 #6
Week of 2/5 #9 #8
Week of 2/12 #9 #8
Week of 2/19 #6 #6
Week of 2/26 #3 #3
Week of 3/5 #2 #2
Week of 3/12 * #2 #2
Final #2 #5**

* This week marks the final AP poll. A new Coaches' poll will be released on the Tuesday following the NCAA Tournament title game.

** KU was tied with North Carolina for fifth in the final Coaches' poll.

[edit] Post-season results

[edit] Men's Regular Season Conference Championships (50)

Missouri Valley Conference (13)

  • 1908
  • 1909
  • 1910
  • 1911
  • 1912
  • 1914
  • 1915
  • 1922
  • 1923
  • 1924
  • 1925
  • 1926
  • 1927

Big Six Conference (12)

  • 1931
  • 1932
  • 1933
  • 1934
  • 1936
  • 1937
  • 1938
  • 1940
  • 1941
  • 1942
  • 1943
  • 1946

Big Seven Conference (5)

  • 1950
  • 1952
  • 1953
  • 1954
  • 1957

Big Eight Conference (13)

  • 1960
  • 1966
  • 1967
  • 1971
  • 1974
  • 1975
  • 1978
  • 1986
  • 1991
  • 1992
  • 1993
  • 1995
  • 1996

Big 12 Conference (7)

  • 1997
  • 1998
  • 2002
  • 2003
  • 2005
  • 2006
  • 2007

[edit] Men's basketball Final Four history

[edit] Men's NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player

[edit] Players of note

[edit] Men's All-Americans

(bold indicates consensus All-American)

[edit] Retired jerseys

(KU only retires the jerseys, and not the numbers, of past basketball players)

[edit] Men's basketball coaches

Head men's basketball coaches, including win-loss record, years coached, and reason for leaving:

All-Time Record: 1,906-781 (.709)

[edit] Former KU players and coaches in the basketball hall of fame

[edit] KU alumni currently in the NBA (2006-2007)

[edit] Trivia

  • Since the expansion to 64 teams in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship in 1985, there has never been a case where all four #1 seeds made it to the Final Four. The closest it has ever come to this was in 1993 when the #2 seeded Jayhawks led by Roy Williams defeated Bobby Knight's #1 seeded Indiana Hoosiers 83-77 to proceed to the Semifinals with #1 seeds Kentucky, Michigan, and North Carolina (where North Carolina emerged as National Champion under Kansas graduate, Coach Dean Smith).
  • The 1988 Jayhawks, at 27-11, had the worst record of any team to win the national championship, recording a won/loss percentage of .710.
  • The first Chinese broadcast of a Big 12 game was Kansas's 83-32 win at home versus Dartmouth on November 28, 2006.

[edit] External links


Big 12 Conference
North Division: Colorado Buffaloes • Iowa State Cyclones • Kansas Jayhawks • Kansas State Wildcats • Missouri Tigers • Nebraska Cornhuskers
South Division: Baylor Bears • Oklahoma Sooners • Oklahoma State Cowboys • Texas Longhorns • Texas A&M Aggies • Texas Tech Red Raiders
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