2009–10 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

	Conf			Overall
2009–10 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Team	W	L	PCT	W	L	PCT
#1 Kansas†	15	1	.938	33	3	.917
#7 Kansas State	11	5	.688	29	8	.784
#19 Baylor	11	5	.688	28	8	.778
#23 Texas A&M	11	5	.688	24	10	.706
Missouri	10	6	.625	23	11	.676
Texas	9	7	.563	24	10	.706
Oklahoma State	9	7	.563	22	11	.667
Colorado	6	10	.375	15	16	.484
Texas Tech	4	12	.250	19	16	.543
Iowa State	4	12	.250	15	17	.469
Oklahoma	4	12	.250	13	18	.419
Nebraska	2	14	.125	15	18	.455

† 2010 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll • Through March 28, 2010

The 2009–10 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 112th basketball season. Their head coach was Bill Self, who was serving his 7th year. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas and are members of the Big 12 Conference. The Jayhawks finished the season 33–3, 15–1 in Big 12 play to capture the Big 12 regular season championship. They also won the 2010 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They earned the #1 overall seed in the entire tournament and were the 1 seed in the Midwest Region. They defeated 16 seed Lehigh in the first round and were upset by 9 seed Northern Iowa in the second round.

1 Pre-Season
2 Season summary
- 2.1 Highlights
- 2.2 Awards
3 Roster
- 3.1 Depth Chart
4 Schedule
5 Rankings
6 See also
7 References

Pre-Season

On April 13, 2009 key players Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich announced that they would forgo the NBA draft and return for the 2009–10 season.^[1] The Jayhawks will return all players who saw significant minutes on last years Sweet 16 team. In early polls for the season, The Jayhawks were almost the consensus #1 ranked team for the 09–10 season, the only other team that was #1 in any other pre-season polls, was Michigan State, which defeated KU in the Sweet 16 of the 2009 NCAA tournament.

Departures

In the offseason the Jayhawks lost Senior walk-ons Matt Kleinmann and Brennan Bechard from the 2008–09 roster. On April 9, Quintrell Thomas and Tyrone Appleton announced their intention to transfer to other schools due to lack of available playing time.^[2] Appleton averaged 0.8 points on 2.2 minutes per game in 2008–09 and Thomas averaged 1.5 points on 5.4 minutes.

Quintrell Thomas announced that he will be joining the UNLV squad, however will not be eligible to play until the 2010–2011 season. Appleton transferred to Southwest Baptist University in Missouri.

Recruiting

In October 2008, the Jayhawks received commitments from a pair of five-star recruits, Elijah Johnson from North Las Vegas and Thomas Robinson of Washington, D.C.. On Thursday April 23, 2009 McDonald's All-American Xavier Henry of Oklahoma City announced his intention to play at Kansas, prompting ESPN to name the Jayhawks as "the team to beat in 2010." The Jayhawks will add center Jeff Withey, who transferred from the University of Arizona, and C.J. Henry who will transfer from the University of Memphis to join his brother Xavier. C.J. will walk on as his tuition is paid by the New York Yankees who took him in the 2005 MLB Draft. Withey will not be eligible to play until the end of the fall semester.

Class of 2009

^[3]^[4]^[5]

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Xavier Henry SG	loftlin,nevada	Putnam City HS	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)	210 lb (95 kg)	Apr 23, 2009
Xavier Henry SG	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 98
Elijah Johnson SG	North Las Vegas, NV	Cheyenne HS	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 19, 2008
Elijah Johnson SG	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 95
Thomas Robinson PF	Wolfeboro, NH	Brewster Academy	6 ft 8 in (203 cm)	218 lb (99 kg)	Oct 10, 2008
Thomas Robinson PF	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 93
Overall Recruiting Rankings: Scout – 4 ^[6] Rivals – 6 ^[7] ESPN – 5 ^[8]

Transfers

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jeff Withey C	San Diego, CA	Horizon Jr Sr HS	6 ft 11 in (211 cm)	215 lb (98 kg)	Transfer
Jeff Withey C	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 96
C. J. Henry SG	Oklahoma City, OK	Putnam City HS	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)	200 lb (91 kg)	Transfer
C. J. Henry SG	Scout:N/A Rivals: ESPN grade: N/A

Accolades

Team:

Big 12 Preseason #1 (unanimous)^[9]
Blue Ribbon Yearbook preseason #1 team^[10]
Sporting News preseason #1.^[11]
Associated Press Preseason #1
ESPN/USAToday Preseason #1

Sherron Collins:

Big 12 Preseason Co-Player of the Year^[12]
John R. Wooden All-American and player of the year candidate^[13]
Blue Ribbon Yearbook preseason all-American team candidate
Associated Press preseason All-American^[14]

Cole Aldrich:

Big 12 Preseason Co-Player of the Year
John R. Wooden All-American and player of the year candidate
Blue Ribbon Yearbook preseason player of the year candidate.
Associated Press preseason All-American^[14]

Season summary

Highlights

Bill Self gained his 400th career victory with a 73–59 win over Iowa State on Feb. 13, 2010.^[15]
Bill Self gained his 100th win over a Big 12 opponent as coach of the Jayhawks with a 59–54 win over Texas A&M on Feb. 15, 2010. Self achieved the milestone in less than 7 seasons and in 121 games played.
Cole Aldrich broke Greg Ostertag's single season block record of 97. Aldrich had 98 as of Feb. 15, 2010.^[16]
Sherron Collins set the record for winningest Jayhawk in a four year span with his 124th win, an 81–68 victory over Oklahoma on Feb. 22, 2010.^[17] Breaking the previous record of 123 set by Raef LaFrentz, Billy Thomas and C.B. McGrath.
Kansas won their sixth consecutive Big 12 Championship, a feat that hadn't been accomplished in a BCS conference since John Wooden's UCLA teams of the 1960-70's.^[18]
Kansas claimed their 2,000th program victory on March 11, 2010 when they defeated Texas Tech in the Big 12 tournament. They now rank 2nd in overall Division I wins, behind only Kentucky.
Bill Self scored his 200th win as Kansas head coach on March 12, 2010 when they defeated Texas A&M in the Big 12 tournament, the fastest to reach that mark in KU history.
The Jayhawks won the Big 12 tournament championship on March 13, by defeating Kansas State 72–64 and improving their record to 32–2. The following day, they became the #1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Awards

Cole Aldrich

Consensus Second Team All-American
NABC Second Team All-American
USBWA Second Team All-American
AP Third Team All-American
ESPN and CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year^[19]
Academic All-Big 12 First Team^[20]
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year
All-Big 12 First Team
All-Big 12 Defensive Team
AP Big 12 First Team^[21]
USBWA All-District VI Team^[22]
Yahoo! Sports Third Team All-American^[23]
Foxsports.com Third Team All-American^[23]

Sherron Collins

Consensus First Team All-American
NABC First Team All-American
USBWA First Team All-American
AP Second Team All-American
Sporting News Second Team All-American
All-Big 12 First Team
AP Big 12 First Team
USBWA All-District VI Team
Yahoo! Sports Second Team All-American
Foxsports.com Second Team All-American
Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award
Lute Olson Award
NABC Senior Achievement Award

Xavier Henry

All-Big 12 Rookie Team
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Sporting News All-Freshman Team^[24]
USBWA All-District VI Team
Foxsports.com All-Freshman Team

Marcus Morris

All-Big 12 Second Team
AP Big 12 Honorable Mention
Yahoo! Sports Most Improved Player of the Year

Tyrel Reed

Academic All-Big 12 First Team

Roster

2009–10 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Robinson, ThomasThomas Robinson	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Washington, District of Columbia
1.5 !G	1	Henry, XavierXavier Henry	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1.5 !G	2	Teahan, ConnerConner Teahan	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Leawood, Kansas
1.5 !G	4	Collins, SherronSherron Collins (C)	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Chicago, Illinois
5.0 !C	5	Withey, JeffJeff Withey	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	San Diego, California
1.5 !G	10	Taylor, TyshawnTyshawn Taylor	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Hoboken, New Jersey
1.5 !G	12	Morningstar, BradyBrady Morningstar	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Lawrence, Kansas
1.5 !G	13	Henry, C. J.C. J. Henry	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1.5 !G	14	Reed, TyrelTyrel Reed	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Burlington, Kansas
1.5 !G	15	Johnson, ElijahElijah Johnson	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	1.0 !Fr	North Las Vegas, Nevada
5.0 !C	21	Morris, MarkieffMarkieff Morris	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	2.0 !So	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3.5 !F	22	Morris, MarcusMarcus Morris	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1.5 !G	23	Little, MarioMario Little	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Chicago, Illinois
1.5 !G	24	Releford, TravisTravis Releford	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Shawnee Mission, Kansas
1.5 !G	40	Juenemann, JordanJordan Juenemann	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Hays, Kansas
1.5 !G	41	Buford, ChaseChase Buford	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	San Antonio, Texas
5.0 !C	45	Aldrich, ColeCole Aldrich (C)	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Bloomington, Minnesota

Head coach

Bill Self (Oklahoma State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2009-11-13

Depth Chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Bench	Redshirt
C	Cole Aldrich	Jeff Withey
PF	Marcus Morris	Markieff Morris	Thomas Robinson
SF	Xavier Henry	Brady Morningstar	Connor Teahan	Mario Little
SG	Tyshawn Taylor	Tyrel Reed	Chase Buford, Jordan Juenemann	Travis Releford
PG	Sherron Collins	Elijah Johnson	C.J. Henry

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Pts Ldr	Reb Ldr	Ast Ldr	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
11/03/09*	7:05 PM	Fort Hays State	#1	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS	Jayhawk Network	19 - Collins	13 - Aldrich	5 - Taylor	W 107–68	16,300	–
11/10/09*	7:00 PM	Pittsburg State	#1	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS	Jayhawk Network	17 - Robinson	10 - Mk. Morris	5 - Collins	W 103–45	16,300	–
Regular season
11/13/09*	7:00 PM	Hofstra	#1	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS	Jayhawk Network	27 - X. Henry	8 - Aldrich	6 - Taylor	W 101–65	16,300	1–0
11/17/09*	9:00 PM	vs. Memphis	#1	Scottrade Center • St. Louis, MO (Hall of Fame Showcase)	ESPN	18 - Aldrich	11 - Aldrich	5 - Taylor	W 57–55	12,107	2–0
11/19/09*	7:00 PM	Central Arkansas	#1	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS	Jayhawk Network	12 - (4 Tied)	11 - Robinson	3 - (3 Tied)	W 94–44	16,300	3–0
11/25/09*	7:00 PM	Oakland	#1	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS	Jayhawk Network	19 - (2 Tied)	11 - Mc. Morris	7 - Collins	W 89–59	16,300	4–0
11/27/09*	7:00 PM	Tennessee Tech	#1	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS	Jayhawk Network	18 - Taylor	10 - Aldrich	5 - (2 Tied)	W 112–75	16,300	5–0
12/02/09*	7:00 PM	Alcorn State	#1	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS	Jayhawk Network	18 - (2 Tied)	16 - Aldrich	9 - Johnson	W 98–31	16,300	6–0
12/06/09*	4:30 PM	at UCLA	#1	Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, CA (Big 12/Pac 10 Hardwood Series)	FSN	19 - Mk. Morris	12 - Aldrich	4 - Collins	W 73–61	10,451	7–0
12/09/09*	7:00 PM	Radford	#1	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS	ESPN U	15 - (2 Tied)	9 - Aldrich	8 - Collins	W 99–64	16,300	8–0
12/12/09*	1:00 PM	vs. La Salle	#1	Sprint Center • Kansas City, MO (M&I Bank Kansas City Shootout)	ESPN	31 - X. Henry	12 - Mk. Morris	6 - (2 Tied)	W 90–65	18,830	9–0
12/19/09*	11:00 AM	Michigan	#1	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS (The ESPN Green Game)	ESPN	23 - Mc. Morris	11 - Aldrich	5 - Taylor	W 75–64	16,300	10–0
12/22/09*	8:00 PM	California	#1	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS	ESPN 2	17 - Collins	10 - Aldrich	7 - (2 Tied)	W 84–69	16,300	11–0
12/29/09*	8:00 PM	Belmont	#1	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS	ESPNU	14 - Mc. Morris	14 - Aldrich	5 - (2 Tied)	W 81–51	16,300	12–0
01/02/10*	4:30 PM	at #18 Temple	#1	Liacouras Center • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN 2	15 - X. Henry	10 - Aldrich	5 - Morningstar	W 84–52	10,206	13–0
01/06/10*	7:00 PM	Cornell	#1	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS	Jayhawk Network	33 - Collins	9 - Aldrich	3 - (2 Tied)	W 71–66	16,300	14–0
01/10/10*	3:30 PM	at #16 Tennessee	#1	Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN	CBS	22 - Collins	18 - Aldrich	5 - Collins	L 68–76	21,936	14–1
01/13/10	8:00 PM	at Nebraska	#3	Bob Devaney Sports Center • Lincoln, NE	ESPN 2	22 - Collins	9 - Aldrich	5 - Collins	W 84–72	12,510	15–1 (1–0)
01/16/10	12:45 PM	Texas Tech	#3	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS	Big 12	20 - Mc. Morris	8 - Mc. Morris	5 - X. Henry	W 89–63	16,300	16–1 (2–0)
01/20/10	8:00 PM	#25 Baylor	#3	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS	ESPN 2	28 - Collins	8 - Mc. Morris	5 - Taylor	W 81–75	16,300	17–1 (3–0)
01/23/10	1:00 PM	at Iowa State	#3	Hilton Coliseum • Ames, IA	ESPN	19 - Aldrich	11 - Aldrich	6 - Collins	W 84–61	14,356	18–1 (4–0)
01/25/10	8:00 PM	Missouri	#2	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS (Border War)	ESPN	17 - Mc. Morris	16 - Aldrich	5 - Morningstar	W 84–65	16,300	19–1 (5–0)
01/30/10	6:00 PM	at #11 Kansas State	#2	Bramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, KS (Sunflower Showdown)	ESPN	18 - Aldrich	11 - Aldrich	4 - Collins	W 81–79 ^OT	12,528	20–1 (6–0)
02/03/10	8:00 PM	at Colorado	#1	Coors Events Center • Boulder, CO	ESPN 2	16 - (2 Tied)	14 - Aldrich	6 - Morningstar	W 72–66 ^OT	11,027	21–1 (7–0)
02/06/10	5:00 PM	Nebraska	#1	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS	ESPN U	20 - Mc. Morris	11 - Mc. Morris	6 - Collins	W 75–64	16,300	22–1 (8–0)
02/08/10	8:00 PM	at #14 Texas	#1	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, TX	ESPN	18 - Mc. Morris	9 - Mk. Morris	5 - Collins	W 80–68	16,734	23–1 (9–0)
02/13/10	7:00 PM	Iowa State	#1	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS	ESPN U	16 - X. Henry	12 - Aldrich	5 - Collins	W 73–59	16,300	24–1 (10–0)
02/15/10	8:00 PM	at #24 Texas A&M	#1	Reed Arena • College Station, TX	ESPN	12 - (3 Tied)	10 - Aldrich	5 - Morningstar	W 59–54	13,657	25–1 (11–0)
02/20/10	3:00 PM	Colorado	#1	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS	Big 12	24 - X. Henry	10 - Aldrich	7 - Collins	W 94–74	16,300	26–1 (12–0)
02/22/10	8:00 PM	Oklahoma	#1	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS	ESPN	23 - X. Henry	12 - Aldrich	6 - Collins	W 81–68	16,300	27–1 (13–0)
02/27/10	3:00 PM	at Oklahoma State	#1	Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, OK	CBS	22 - Collins	5 - Aldrich	4 - Collins	L 77–85	13,611	27–2 (13–1)
03/03/10	7:00 PM	#5 Kansas State	#2	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS (Sunflower Showdown)	Big 12	19 - X. Henry	9 - Mk. Morris	4 - (2 tied)	W 82–65	16,300	28–2 (14–1)
03/06/10	1:00 PM	at Missouri	#2	Mizzou Arena • Columbia, MO (Border War)	CBS	13 - Taylor	10 - Mc. Morris	6 - Taylor	W 77–56	15,061	29–2 (15–1)
Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament
03/11/10	11:30 AM	vs. Texas Tech	#1	Sprint Center • Kansas City, MO (Quarterfinals)	ESPN2	19 - Collins	18 - Aldrich	5 - Collins	W 80–68	18,879	30–2
03/12/10	6:00 PM	vs. #23 Texas A&M	#1	Sprint Center • Kansas City, MO (Semifinals)	Big 12	26 - Collins	9 - Aldrich	6 - Collins	W 79–66	18,879	31–2
03/13/10	5:00 PM	vs. #9 Kansas State	#1	Sprint Center • Kansas City, MO (Championship game)	ESPN	18 - Mc. Morris	8 - (2 Tied)	7 - Collins	W 72–64	19,003	32–2
2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
3/18/10	8:40 PM	vs. (16) Lehigh	#1 (1)	Ford Center • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Midwest Region First Round)	CBS	26 - Mc. Morris	10 - Mc. Morris	6 - Collins	W 90–74	13,484	33–2
3/20/10*	4:40 PM	vs. (9) Northern Iowa	#1 (1)	Ford Center • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Midwest Region Second Round)	CBS	16 - Mc. Morris	10 - Aldrich	4 - Collins	L 67–69	15,587	33–3
*Non-Conference Game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time^[25].

Rankings

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Final
AP	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Coaches	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	6

References

Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball seasons

James Naismith	1899 • 1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907

Phog Allen	1908 • 1909

W. O. Hamilton	1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919

Phog Allen	1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956

Dick Harp	1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964

Ted Owens	1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983

Larry Brown	1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988

Roy Williams	1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003

Bill Self	2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012

Blue denotes national championship, Gray denotes final four appearance, Bold denotes conference championship.

2009-10 Men's basketball team seasons of the 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