2010–11 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

2010–11 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big 12 Regular Season Champions
Big 12 Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight vs VCU, L 61–71
Conference Big 12 North
Ranking
Coaches #2
AP #2
2010–11 record 35–3 (14–2 Big 12)
Head coach Bill Self
Assistant coach Danny Manning
Assistant coach Joe Dooley
Assistant coach Kurtis Townsend
Home arena Allen Fieldhouse
Seasons
« 2009–10 2011–12 »
2010–11 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#4 Kansas † 14   2   .875     35   3   .921
#16 Texas 13   3   .813     28   8   .778
Texas A&M 10   6   .625     24   9   .727
#24 Kansas State 10   6   .625     23   11   .676
Missouri 8   8   .500     23   11   .676
Colorado 8   8   .500     24   14   .632
Nebraska 7   9   .438     19   13   .594
Baylor 7   9   .438     18   13   .581
Oklahoma State 6   10   .375     20   14   .588
Oklahoma 5   11   .313     14   18   .438
Texas Tech 5   11   .313     13   19   .406
Iowa State 3   13   .188     16   16   .500
† 2011 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll • Through March 27, 2011

The 2010–11 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 113th basketball season. The head coach was Bill Self, who was serving his 8th year. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas and are members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 35–3, 14–2 in Big 12 play to claim the regular season conference title. They were also champions of the 2011 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament. They earned a #1 seed in the Southwest Region in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they defeated Boston University in the second round and Illinois in the third round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. They defeated Richmond to advance to the Elite Eight where they were upset by Virginia Commonwealth.

Contents

Pre-Season

Departures

Sherron Collins finished his senior year at Kansas and graduated in 2010. Junior center Cole Aldrich announced his intention to enter the NBA Draft on March 29, 2010, and Xavier Henry announced his intention to enter the NBA Draft on April 7, 2010. In mid-August coach Self announced, via press release, the departures of walk-ons C.J. Henry and Chase Buford. According to Self, Henry notified the coaching staff in late July of his intention to transfer to another University where he would continue his collegiate basketball career. Coach Self said that would-be senior Chase Buford would not return to the team in the fall in order to focus on academics.

Recruiting

Bill Self heavily courted 3 guards for the 2010–2011 season and landed the biggest one there was in the form of Josh Selby of Baltimore, MD. Selby committed on April 17 and is expected to fill the hole left by all-star guard Sherron Collins. Selby is rated as the #1 overall recruit in the 2010 class by Rivals.com.[1] Shooting guard Royce Woolridge of Phoenix, AZ., who committed to Kansas in 2009, also joins the team in the fall as a freshman and ranks in Rivals.com's Top 150 recruit list as well.

Zach Peters of Plano, TX. made an early verbal commitment to Kansas on April 21 for the 2012–2013 season. The 6-foot-9, 235 pound forward was still in his sophomore year at the time. He chose Kansas over his 3 other choices: Texas, Kentucky & North Carolina.

On October 12, 4-star point guard Naadir Tharpe signed a letter of intent to join the Jayhawks as a freshmen for the 2011–12 season. The 6 foot prep all-star chose Kansas after withdrawing from Providence.

Class of 2010

[2][3][4]

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Josh Selby
PG		 Baltimore, Maryland Lake Clifton HS 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 182 lb (83 kg) Apr 17,
2010 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 97
Royce Woolridge
SG		 Phoenix, Arizona Sunnyslope HS 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 175 lb (79 kg) May 1,
2008 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 93
Overall Recruiting Rankings:     Scout – UR     Rivals – 23 [5]     ESPN – 23 

Accolades

Team

Marcus Morris

Josh Selby

Tyshawn Taylor

Season summary

Highlights

Awards

Bill Self

Marcus Morris

Markieff Morris

Josh Selby

Tyshawn Taylor

Tyrel Reed

Brady Morningstar

Thomas Robinson

Roster

2010–11 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 0 Robinson, ThomasThomas Robinson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 237 lb (108 kg) So Washington, District of Columbia
G 2 Teahan, ConnerConner Teahan  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Leawood, Kansas
F 4 Wesley, JustinJustin Wesley (I) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Fort Worth, Texas
C 5 Withey, JeffJeff Withey 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So San Diego, California
G 10 Taylor, TyshawnTyshawn Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Hoboken, New Jersey
G 11 Woolridge, RoyceRoyce Woolridge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Phoenix, Arizona
G 12 Morningstar, BradyBrady Morningstar 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Lawrence, Kansas
G 14 Reed, TyrelTyrel Reed 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Sr Burlington, Kansas
G 15 Johnson, ElijahElijah Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So North Las Vegas, Nevada
G 20 Roberts, NikoNiko Roberts 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Huntington, New York
C 21 Morris, MarkieffMarkieff Morris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 22 Morris, MarcusMarcus Morris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 23 Little, MarioMario Little 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Sr Chicago, Illinois
G 24 Releford, TravisTravis Releford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) RS So Shawnee Mission, Kansas
G 32 Selby, JoshJosh Selby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Baltimore, Maryland
G 40 Juenemann, JordanJordan Juenemann 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Hays, Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2010-12-17

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Markieff Morris Thomas Robinson Jeff Withey
PF Marcus Morris Mario Little
SF Tyrel Reed Travis Releford
SG Brady Morningstar Josh Selby Royce Woolridge Jordan Juenemann
PG Tyshawn Taylor Elijah Johnson Niko Roberts

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Pts Ldr Reb Ldr Ast Ldr Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
11/02/10* 7:00 PM Washburn #7 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS Jayhawk
Network		  28 - Mc. Morris   8 - Mk. Morris   3 - (4 tied)  W 92–62  16,300 –
11/09/10* 7:00 PM Emporia State #7 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS Jayhawk
Network		  14 - Mk. Morris   10 - Robinson   6 - Taylor  W 90–59  16,300 –
Regular season
11/12/10* 7:00 PM Longwood #7 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS Jayhawk
Network		  18 - Mc. Morris   16 - Mk. Morris   10 - Taylor  W 113–75  16,300 1–0
11/15/10* 7:00 PM Valparaiso #7 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS
(Las Vegas Invitational)		 Jayhawk
Network		  22 - Mc. Morris   13 - Mk. Morris   5 - Taylor  W 79–44  16,300 2–0
11/19/10* 7:00 PM North Texas #7 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS Jayhawk
Network		  20 - Mc. Morris   10 - Robinson   10 - Morningstar  W 93–60  16,300 3–0
11/23/10* 7:00 PM Texas A&M –
Corpus Christi		 #6 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS
(Las Vegas Invitational)		 Jayhawk
Network		  15 - Robinson   10 - Mk. Morris   9 - Taylor  W 82–41  16,300 4–0
11/26/10* 7:00 PM vs. Ohio #6 Orleans Arena • Las Vegas, NV
(Las Vegas Invitational)		 Jayhawk
Network		  26 - Mc. Morris   8 - (2 tied)   6 - Taylor  W 98–41  N/A 5–0
11/27/10* 9:30 PM vs. Arizona #6 Orleans Arena • Las Vegas, NV
(Las Vegas Invitational)		 ESPN2  16 - Mc. Morris   9 - Mc. Morris   7 - Taylor  W 87–79  5,120 6–0
12/02/10* 8:00 PM UCLA #4 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS
(Big 12/Pac 10 Hardwood Series)		 ESPN2  17 - (2 tied)   8 - M. Little   4 - (2 tied)  W 77–76  16,300 7–0
12/07/10* 6:00 PM vs. #13 Memphis #4 Madison Square Garden • New York City, NY
(Jimmy V Classic)		 ESPN  16 - Mk. Morris   10 - Robinson   5 - Mc. Morris  W 81–68  19,391 8–0
12/11/10* 5:30 PM vs. Colorado State #4 Sprint Center • Kansas City, MO ESPN2  12 - (2 tied)   11 - Mk. Morris   6 - T.Taylor  W 76–55  18,756 9–0
12/18/10* 11:00 AM Southern California #3 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS ESPN  21 - Selby   8 - Mk. Morris   5 - Reed  W 70–68  16,300 10–0
12/22/10* 10:00 PM at California #3 Haas Pavilion • Berkeley, CA FSN  21 - Mk. Morris   10 - (2 tied)   5 - T. Taylor  W 78–63  11,250 11–0
12/29/10* 8:00 PM Texas – Arlington #3 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS ESPNU  20 - Robinson   16 - Robinson   5 - Johnson  W 82–57  16,300 12–0
01/02/11* 5:00 PM Miami (Ohio) #3 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS ESPNU  20 - Mk. Morris   10 - Mk. Morris   5 - (3 tied)  W 83–56  16,300 13–0
01/05/11* 7:00 PM UMKC #3 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS Jayhawk
Network		  16 - Selby   7 - Mc. Morris   7 - (2 tied)  W 99–52  16,300 14–0
01/09/11* 3:30 PM at Michigan #3 Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, MI CBS  22 - Mc. Morris   11 - Mk. Morris   4 - (2 tied)  W 67–60 OT 12,476 15–0
01/12/11 8:00 PM at Iowa State #3 Hilton Coliseum • Ames, IA ESPN2  33 - Mc. Morris   13 - Mc. Morris   4 - (2 tied)  W 84–79  12,204 16–0 (1–0)
01/15/11 1:00 PM Nebraska #3 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS ESPNU  16 - (2 Tied)   11 - Mc. Morris   3 - (2 Tied)  W 63–60  16,300 17–0 (2–0)
01/17/11 8:30 PM at Baylor #2 Ferrell Center • Waco, TX ESPN  25 - Mc. Morris   9 - Mk. Morris   4 - (2 Tied)  W 85–65  10,284 18–0 (3–0)
01/22/11 3:00 PM #10 Texas #2 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS CBS  17 - Reed   7 - Mc. Morris   6 - Taylor  L 63–74  16,300 18–1 (3–1)
01/25/11 7:00 PM at Colorado #6 Coors Events Center • Boulder, CO Big 12  17 - Selby   15 - Mk. Morris   5 - Selby  W 82–78  11,203 19–1 (4–1)
01/29/11 6:00 PM Kansas State #6 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS
(Sunflower Showdown)		 ESPN  20 - Mk. Morris   9 - (3 tied)   6 - Johnson  W 90–66  16,300 20–1 (5–1)
02/01/11 8:00 PM at Texas Tech #2 United Spirit Arena • Lubbock, TX ESPNU  18 - Mc. Morris   12 - Mk. Morris   4 - (2 tied)  W 88–66  9,055 21–1 (6–1)
02/05/11 3:00 PM at Nebraska #2 Bob Devaney Sports Center • Lincoln, NE Big 12  19 - Morningstar   7 - Mc. Morris   6 - Morningstar  W 86–66  13,602 22–1 (7–1)
02/07/11 8:00 PM #19 Missouri #2 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS
(Border War)		 ESPN  22 - Mc. Morris   8 - Mc. Morris   7 - Morningstar  W 103–86  16,300 23–1 (8–1)
02/12/11 3:00 PM Iowa State #2 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS Big 12  16 - Mc. Morris   11 - (2 tied)   6 - (2 tied)  W 89–66  16,300 24–1 (9–1)
02/14/11 8:00 PM at Kansas State #1 Bramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, KS
(Sunflower Showdown)		 ESPN  14 - Reed   5 - Little   4 - Reed  L 68–84  12,528 24–2 (9–2)
02/19/11 1:00 PM Colorado #1 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS ESPN  26 - Mk. Morris   Mk. Morris - 15   5 - (2-tied)  W 89–63  16,300 25–2 (10–2)
02/21/11 8:00 PM Oklahoma State #3 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS ESPN  27 - Mc. Morris   10 - Little   5 - Reed  W 92–65  16,300 26–2 (11–2)
02/26/11 3:00 PM at Oklahoma #3 Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK ESPN  23 - Mc. Morris   10 - Mk. Morris   Morningstar - 4  W 82–70  10,994 27–2 (12–2)
03/02/11 8:00 PM #24 Texas A&M #2 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS ESPN  13 - (2 tied)   5 - (2 tied)   4 - Morningstar  W 64–51  16,300 28–2 (13–2)
03/05/11 11:00 AM at #22 Missouri #2 Mizzou Arena • Columbia, MO
(Border War)		 CBS  21 - Mc. Morris   13 - Robinson   3 - (2 tied)  W 70–66  15,061 29–2 (14–2)
Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament
03/10/11 11:30 AM vs. Oklahoma State #2 Sprint Center • Kansas City, MO
(Quarterfinals)		 ESPNU  16 - Mc. Morris   11 - Mc. Morris   4 - Morningstar  W 63–62  18,910 30–2
03/11/11 6:00 PM vs. Colorado #2 Sprint Center • Kansas City, MO
(Semifinals)		 ESPN  20 - (2 tied)   13 - Mc. Morris   5 - Morningstar  W 90–83  18,910 31–2
03/12/11 5:00 PM vs. #10 Texas #2 Sprint Center • Kansas City, MO
(Championship Game)		 ESPN  20 - Taylor   9 - (2 tied)   6 - Morningstar  W 85–73  18,940 32–2
NCAA Tournament
3/18/11* 5:50 PM vs. (16) Boston University #2 (1) BOK Center • Tulsa, OK
(Second Round)		 TBS  16 - Mc. Morris   9 - Mc. Morris   7 - T. Taylor  W 72–53  16,956 33–2
3/20/11* 7:40 PM vs. (9) Illinois #2 (1) BOK Center • Tulsa, OK
(Third Round)		 TNT  24 - Mk. Morris   12 - (2 tied)   6 - B. Morningstar  W 73–59  15,839 34–2
3/25/11* 6:27 PM vs. (12) Richmond #2 (1) Alamodome • San Antonio, TX
(Regional Semifinals)		 TBS  18 - B. Morningstar   14 - T. Robinson   10 - T. Taylor  W 77–57  14,566 35–2
3/27/11* 1:20 PM vs. (11) VCU #2 (1) Alamodome • San Antonio, TX
(Regional Final)		 CBS  20 - Mc. Morris   16 - Mc. Morris   3 - Morningstar, Taylor  L 61–71  14,724 35–3
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time[32].

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 7 7 6 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 6 2 2 1 3 2 2 2
Coaches 7 6 6 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 6 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 4

See also

References

  1. ^ Selby takes over top spot in rankings
  2. ^ Kansas Class of 2010 – Rivals
  3. ^ Kansas Class of 2010 – Scout
  4. ^ Kansas Class of 2010 – ESPN
  5. ^ 2010 Team Recruiting Rankings – Rivals
  6. ^ Big 12 Tops Blue Ribbon Preseason Rankings With Five Teams
  7. ^ Kansas' Marcus Morris Named John R. Wooden Award 2010–11 Preseason Top 50 Candidate
  8. ^ Marcus Morris, Josh Selby earn preseason all-Big 12 honors
  9. ^ Selby sits and other Kansas basketball notes
  10. ^ 2011 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men’s Basketball Awards Announced
  11. ^ Kansas' Self picked as AP Big 12 Coach of the Year
  12. ^ Kansas Continues to Be Well Represented on Postseason Teams
  13. ^ Kansas' Marcus Morris tabbed Big 12 Player of Year
  14. ^ Yahoo! Sports’ All-American Team
  15. ^ Marcus Morris named USBWA All-American
  16. ^ NABC ANNOUNCES 2011 DIVISION I ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS
  17. ^ Marcus Morris Named to Midseason Naismith Award List
  18. ^ Hamilton and Morris Named Oscar Robinson Award Finalists
  19. ^ Mc. Morris Player of the Week
  20. ^ Weekly Awards Jan 17
  21. ^ Marcus Morris, Thompson Earn Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors
  22. ^ Mk. Morris Player of the Week
  23. ^ Middleton, Selby Earn Men’s Basketball Weekly Accolades
  24. ^ Selby Earns Second Conference Rookie of the Week Honors
  25. ^ Cousy Finalists
  26. ^ http://www.kuathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/012611aab.html Tyrel Reed Finalist for Lowe's Senior Class Award
  27. ^ Tyrel Reed named first-team academic All-American
  28. ^ Tyrel Reed named Capital One first-team academic All-American
  29. ^ Kansas' Tyrel Reed Makes Capital One Academic All-District Team
  30. ^ Reed and Morningstar Receive Conference Academic Recognition
  31. ^ homas Robinson And Angel Goodrich Named Finalists For 2011 V Foundation Comeback Award
  32. ^ Kansas Men's Basketball To Face Traditional National Powers In Challenging 2010–11 Non-Conference Schedule
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