2004–05 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

2004–05 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big 12 Regular Season Co-Champion
NCAA First Round vs. Bucknell, L, 64–63
Conference Big 12 Conference
2004–05 record 23–7 (12–4 Big 12)
Head coach Bill Self
Assistant coach Tim Jankovich
Assistant coach Joe Dooley
Assistant coach Kurtis Townsend
Home arena Allen Fieldhouse
Seasons
« 2003–04 2005–06 »

The 2004–05 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas Jayhawks for the NCAA Division I men's intercollegiate basketball season of 2004–2005. The team was led by Bill Self in his second season as head coach. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.

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Recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Alex Galindo
SF		 Newark, NJ St. Benedict's Prep 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) 205 lb (93 kg) May 17,
2004 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: N/A
C.J. Giles
C		 Seattle, WA Rainier Beach HS 6 ft 10 in (208 cm) 240 lb (110 kg) May 19,
2004 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: N/A
Darnell Jackson
PF		 Oklahoma City, OK Midwest City HS 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) 205 lb (93 kg) Jul 17,
2003 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: N/A
Sasha Kaun
C		 Melbourne, FL Florida Air Academy 6 ft 11 in (211 cm) 250 lb (110 kg) Oct 6,
2003 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: N/A
Russell Robinson
SG		 New York, NY Rice HS 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 205 lb (93 kg) Sep 29,
2003 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: 2  ESPN: N/A
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

Roster

Name # Position Height Weight Year Home Town
Nick Bahe 21 Guard 6–2 185 Sophomore Lincoln, NE
Jeremy Case 10 Guard 6–0 165 Sophomore McAlester, OK
Alex Galindo 2 Forward 6–7 205 Freshman Newark, NJ
J.R. Giddens 15 Guard 6–5 200 Sophomore Oklahoma City, OK
C.J. Giles 33 Center 6–10 220 Freshman Seattle, WA
Jeff Hawkins 1 Guard 5–11 180 Junior Kansas City, KS
Darnell Jackson 32 Forward 6–8 240 Freshman Oklahoma City, OK
Sasha Kaun 24 Center 6–11 235 Freshman Melbourne, FL
Matt Kleinmann 44 Center 6–10 230 Freshman Overland Park, KS
Keith Langford 5 Guard 6–4 215 Senior Fort Worth, TX
Michael Lee 25 Guard 6–3 215 Senior Portland, OR
Aaron Miles 11 Guard 6–1 175 Senior Portland, OR
Christian Moody 34 Forward 6–8 220 Junior Asheville, NC
Moulaye Niang 55 Forward 6–10 220 Junior El Cajon, CA
Russell Robinson 3 Guard 6–1 185 Freshman New York City, NY
Wayne Simien 23 Forward 6–9 255 Senior Leavenworth, KS
Stephen Vinson 20 Guard 6–2 190 Junior Lawrence, KS

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Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
Summer Canadian Exhibition
09/04/04* University of British Columbia Vancouver, B.C. W 82–51 
09/05/04* Langara College Vancouver, B.C. W 101–46 
09/05/04* University College of Fraser Valley Abbotsford, B.C. W 106–71 
09/06/04* Burnaby Mountain All-Stars Burnaby, B.C. W 98–76 
Exhibition
11/07/04* Emporia State #1 Lawrence, KS W 115–70 
11/14/04* Washburn #1 Lawrence, KS W 79–70 
Regular season
11/19/04* Vermont #1 Lawrence, KS W 68–61  1–0
11/23/04* Saint Joseph's #2 Lawrence, KS W 91–51  2–0
11/29/04* Nevada #2 Lawrence, KS W 85–52  3–0
12/04/04* Pacific #2 Lawrence, KS W 81–70  4–0
12/09/04* TCU #2 Lawrence, KS W 5–0  5–0
12/11/04* Louisiana-Lafayette #2 Lawrence, KS W 96–51  6–0
12/18/04* South Carolina #2 Lawrence, KS W 64–60  7–0
12/22/04* Milwaukee #2 Kansas City, MO W 73–62  8–0
01/01/05* #9 Georgia Tech #2 Lawrence, KS W 70–68  9–0
01/05/05 Texas A&M #2 Lawrence, KS W 65–60  10–0
01/09/05* #8 Kentucky #2 Lexington, KY W 65–59  11–0
01/12/05 Iowa State #2 Ames, IA W 71–66  12–0
01/15/05 Colorado #2 Boulder, CO W 76–61  13–0
01/19/05 Nebraska #2 Lawrence, KS W 59–57  14–0
01/22/05* Villanova #2 Philadelphia, PA L 62–83  14–1
01/25/05 Baylor #7 Waco, TX W 86–66  15–1
01/29/05 #16 Texas #7 Lawrence, KS W 90–65  16–1
01/31/05 Missouri #3 Lawrence, KS W 73–61  17–1
02/05/05 Nebraska #3 Lincoln, NE W 78–65  18–1
02/09/05 Kansas State #3 Manhattan, KS W 74–65  19–1
02/12/05 Colorado #3 Lawrence, KS W 89–60  20–1
02/14/05 Texas Tech #2 Lubbock, TX L 79–80  20–2
02/19/05 Iowa State #2 Lawrence, KS L 61–63  20–3
02/21/05 #22 Oklahoma #7 Norman, OK L 63–71  20–4
02/24/05 #4 Oklahoma State #7 Lawrence, KS W 81–79  21–4
03/02/05 Kansas State #7 Lawrence, KS W 72–65  22–4
03/06/05 Missouri #7 Columbia, MO L 68–72  22–5
Big 12 Tournament
03/11/05 vs. Kansas State #7
(Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Tournament First Round)		 W 80–67  23–5
03/12/05 vs. #6 Oklahoma State #7
(Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Tournament Second Round)		 L 75–78  23–6
NCAA Tournament
03/18/05 8:30 p.m. vs. #(14) Bucknell #10 (3) Oklahoma City, OK
(NCAA Div. I Tournament)		 L 63–64  23–7
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Standard Time.

Awards

2004–05 Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Year
Wayne Simien (Senior, Forward)
Bayer Advantage® Senior CLASS Award
Wayne Simien (Senior, Forward)
All-Big 12 Second Team
Keith Langford (Senior, Guard)
All-Big 12 Third Team
Aaron Miles (Senior, Guard)
Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week
Wayne Simien (Senior, Forward), November 22 and January 17
Keith Langford (Senior, Guard), January 3 (co-winner)
CBS Player of the Game vs Kentucky
Christian Moody (Junior, Forward), January 9
Academic All-Big 12
Michael Lee (Senior, Guard)
Christian Moody (Junior, Forward)

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References

  1. ^ "KU Men's Basketball 2004 Media Guide; pg. 9" (English). http://www.kuathletics.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/kan/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/04-mediaguide. Retrieved 2010-02-21. 
  2. ^ "Simien `Dubbed' Big 12 Player of the Year" (English). http://www.kuathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030705aaa.html. Retrieved 2011-02-06.