2008–09 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

2008–09 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big 12 Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 vs Michigan State, L 62–67
Conference	Big 12 North
Ranking
Coaches	#10
AP	#14
2008–09 record	27–8 (14–2 Big 12)
Head coach	Bill Self
Assistant coach	Danny Manning
Assistant coach	Joe Dooley
Assistant coach	Kurtis Townsend
Home arena	Allen Fieldhouse

2008–09 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#14 Kansas	14	–	2	.875	27	–	8	.771
#7 Oklahoma	13	–	3	.813	30	–	6	.833
#9 Missouri†	12	–	4	.750	31	–	7	.816
Kansas State	9	–	7	.563	22	–	12	.647
Texas	9	–	7	.563	23	–	12	.657
Texas A&M	9	–	7	.563	24	–	10	.706
Oklahoma State	9	–	7	.563	23	–	12	.657
Nebraska	8	–	8	.500	18	–	13	.581
Baylor	5	–	11	.313	24	–	15	.615
Iowa State	4	–	12	.250	15	–	17	.469
Texas Tech	3	–	13	.188	14	–	19	.424
Colorado	1	–	15	.063	9	–	22	.290

† 2009 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, the Jayhawks' 111th basketball season. The Head Coach was Bill Self, serving his 6th year. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas, and were the defending National Champions.

Pre-Season

The 2007–08 Jayhawks finished the season 37–3 overall with a 13–3 mark in conference play.^[1] They won the Big 12 regular season men's basketball championship, which they shared with the Texas Longhorns. In post season play, the Jayhawks won the Big 12 conference tournament championship and received a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The team went on to win the national championship, 75–68, in overtime vs. the Memphis Tigers.^[1] The Jayhawks finished the season #1 in the final Coaches Poll after the tournament and were ranked 5th in the final AP Poll before the tournament.^[2] The team raised a temporary NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship banner to the rafters in an official ceremony to celebrate its 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament victory during Late Night in the Phog event. The official championship and final four banners were raised during the November 18 game against Florida Gulf Coast.^[3]

The Jayhawks lost five scholarship seniors from their national title team in addition to three underclassmen (Brandon Rush, Mario Chalmers, and Darrell Arthur) who opted to enter the NBA draft and eventually signed with agents. Returning from the national championship team are stars Sherron Collins, point guard, and Cole Aldrich, center. Other players returning are: seniors Matt Kleinmann and Brennan Bechard, and sophomores Brady Morningstar, Chase Buford, Tyrel Reed, and Connor Teahan.

Recruiting

Coach Self signed seven recruits for the 2008–09 season.^[4] The class was led by New Jersey twins Marcus and Markieff Morris who both played the power forward position. Another signee from New Jersey was Quintrell Thomas, who also played the power forward position. Travis Releford, a Kansas City product was the first signee for the Jayhawks and was in the mix for departed star Brandon Rush's spot in the starting rotation. Coach Self also managed to lure point guard Tyshawn Taylor to Lawrence, after he was released from his letter of intent to play for Marquette.^[5] The Jayhawks also signed junior college transfers Tyrone Appleton and Mario Little.

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tyrone Appleton PG	Midland, Texas	Midland College (TX)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Feb 25, 2008
Tyrone Appleton PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Mario Little SF	Chicago, IL	Chipola Community College (FL)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 7, 2007
Mario Little SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Marcus Morris PF	Pennsauken, NJ	Apex Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Oct 31, 2007
Marcus Morris PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 94
Markieff Morris PF	Pennsauken, NJ	Apex Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Oct 31, 2007
Markieff Morris PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93
Travis Releford SG	Shawnee Mission, KS	Bishop Miege H.S. (KS)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 19, 2007
Travis Releford SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95
Tyshawn Taylor PG	Jersey City, NJ	Saint Anthony's H.S. (NJ)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 29, 2008
Tyshawn Taylor PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92
Quintrell Thomas PF	Elizabeth, NJ	Saint Patrick's H.S. (NJ)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 23, 2007
Quintrell Thomas PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 12 Rivals: 2 ESPN: 5
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Kansas 2008 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2008-09-16. "2008 Kansas Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2008-09-16. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2008-09-16. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2008-09-16. "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2008-09-16.

Season summary

Kansas finished the regular season 25–6 (14–2). After being picked to tie for 3rd in the conference in preseason,^[6] the Jayhawks defied expectations and won their 5th straight Big 12 conference championship and 52nd overall.

Awards

Bill Self
- Big 12 Coach of the Year^[7]
- AP Coach of the Year^[8]
- USBWA Coach of the Year (Henry Iba Award).^[9]
- Sporting News Coach of the Year^[10]
- Athlon Sports Coach of the Year^[11]
- USBWA District VI Coach of the Year^[12]
- Yahoo Sports Coach of the Year^[13]
- CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year
- ESPN Coach of the Year
Cole Aldrich
- All-Big 12 First Team^[7]
- Big 12 All-Defensive Team^[7]
- Big 12 Defensive Co-Player of the Year^[7]
- Big 12 All-Academic Team^[14]
- AP All-American Honorable Mention^[15]
- Athlon Sports National Most Improved Player of the Year^[15]
- NABC District 8 First Team^[15]
- USBWA All-District VI Team^[12]
- NCAA Tournament All-Midwest Regional Team^[16]
Sherron Collins
- All-Big 12 First Team (unanimous selection)^[7]
- AP All-American Third Team^[15]
- CBSSports.com All-American Third Team^[15]
- Sporting News Third Team All-American^[17]
- USBWA All-District VI Team^[12]
- USBWA Second Team All-American.^[18]
- NABC District 8 First Team^[15]
- Finalist, Oscar Robertson Trophy^[15]
- Finalist, Bob Cousy Award^[15]
Marcus Morris
- Big 12 All-Rookie Team^[7]
Tyshawn Taylor
- Big 12 All-Rookie Team (unanimous selection)^[7]
Tyrel Reed
- Big 12 All-Academic Team^[14]
Matt Kleinmann
- Big 12 All-Academic Team^[14]

Roster

Name	#	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Home Town
Cole Aldrich	45	Center	6–11	245	Sophomore	Bloomington, MN
Tyrone Appleton	32	Guard	6–4	190	Junior	Midland, Texas
Brennan Bechard	10	Guard	6–0	183	Senior	Lawrence, KS
Chase Buford	41	Guard	6–3	200	Sophomore	San Antonio, Texas
Sherron Collins	4	Guard	5–11	200	Junior	Chicago, IL
Jordan Juenemann	40	Guard	6–4	195	Freshman	Hays, KS
Matt Kleinmann	54	Center	6–10	247	Senior	Overland Park, KS
Mario Little	23	Forward	6–5	210	Junior	Marianna, FL
Brady Morningstar	12	Guard	6–3	185	Sophomore	Lawrence, KS
Marcus Morris	22	Forward	6–9	230	Freshman	Pennsauken, NJ
Markieff Morris	21	Forward	6–10	220	Freshman	Pennsauken, NJ
Tyrel Reed	14	Guard	6–4	180	Sophomore	Burlington, KS
Travis Releford	24	Guard	6–6	190	Freshman	Shawnee Mission, KS
Tyshawn Taylor	15	Guard	6–3	160	Freshman	Jersey City, NJ
Conner Teahan	2	Guard	6–5	200	Sophomore	Leawood, KS
Quintrell Thomas	11	Forward	6–8	225	Freshman	Elizabeth, NJ

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Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Summer Canadian Exhibition Games
2008/08/30* 10:00 a.m., Not Televised		McGill University	W 72–67		Montpetit Hall Gym Ottawa, Canada
2008/08/30* 6:00 p.m., Not Televised		Carleton University	W 84–83		Scotiabank Place Ottawa, Canada
2008/08/31* 6:00 p.m., Not Televised		University of Ottawa	W 95–60		Montpetit Hall Gym Ottawa, Canada
Exhibition
2008/11/4* 7:00 p.m., Jayhawk-TV	#24	Washburn	W 98–79		Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
2008/11/11* 7:00 p.m., Jayhawk-TV	#24	Emporia State	W 103–58		Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
Regular season
2008/11/16* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	#24	UMKC CBE Classic First Round	W 71–56	1–0	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
2008/11/18* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	#24	Florida Gulf Coast University CBE Classic Second Round	W 85–45	2–0	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
2008/11/24* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	#22	vs. Washington CBE Classic Semifinal	W 73–54	3–0	Sprint Center (14,720) Kansas City, MO
2008/11/25* 9:15 p.m., ESPN2	#22	vs. Syracuse CBE Classic Final	L 81–89 ^OT	3–1	Sprint Center (16,988) Kansas City, MO
2008/11/28* 7:00 p.m., Jayhawk-TV	#22	Coppin State	W 85–53	4–1	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
2008/12/1* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		Kent State	W 87–60	5–1	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
2008/12/3* 7:00 p.m., Jayhawk-TV		New Mexico State	W 100–79	6–1	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
2008/12/6* 1:00 p.m., Jayhawk-TV		Jackson State	W 86–62	7–1	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
2008/12/13* 1:00 p.m., ESPN	#25	vs. Massachusetts	L 60–61	7–2	Sprint Center (17,252) Kansas City, MO
2008/12/20* 1:30 p.m., ESPN2		Temple	W 71–59	8–2	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
2008/12/23* 9:30 p.m., FSN		at Arizona Fiesta Bowl Classic & Big 12/Pac-10 Challenge	L 67–84	8–3	McKale Center (14,156) Tucson, AZ
2008/12/30* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		Albany	W 79–43	9–3	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
2009/1/03* 1:00 p.m., ESPN		#14 Tennessee	W 92–85	10–3	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
2009/1/06* 7:00 p.m., Jayhawk-TV		Siena	W 91–84	11–3	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
2009/1/10* 1:00 p.m., CBS		at #8 Michigan State	L 62–75	11–4	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
2009/1/13 7:00 p.m., Big 12 (ESPN+)		Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 87–71	12–4 (1–0)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
2009/1/17 2:30 p.m., ABC		at Colorado	W 73–56	13–4 (2–0)	Coors Events Center (10,212) Boulder, CO
2009/1/19 8:00 p.m., ESPN		Texas A&M	W 73–53	14–4 (3–0)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
2009/1/24 1:00 p.m., ESPN		at Iowa State	W 82–67	15–4 (4–0)	Hilton Coliseum (13,170) Ames, IA
2009/1/28 6:30 p.m., ESPN2		at Nebraska	W 68–62	16–4 (5–0)	Bob Devaney Sports Center (11,407) Lincoln, NE
2009/1/31 3:00 p.m., ESPNU		Colorado	W 66–61	17–4 (6–0)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
2009/2/2 8:00 p.m., ESPN	#21	at Baylor	W 75–65	18–4 (7–0)	Ferrell Center (9,028) Waco, Texas
2009/2/7 2:30 p.m., ABC	#21	Oklahoma State	W 78–67	19–4 (8–0)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
2009/2/9 8:00 p.m., ESPN	#16	at #17 Missouri Border War	L 60–62	19–5 (8–1)	Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO
2009/2/14 2:30 p.m., ABC	#16	at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 85–74	20–5 (9–1)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
2009/2/18 7:00 p.m., Big 12 (ESPN+)	#15	Iowa State	W 72–55	21–5 (10–1)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
2009/2/21 3:00 p.m., Big 12 (ESPN+)	#15	Nebraska	W 70–53	22–5 (11–1)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
2009/2/23 8:00 p.m., ESPN	#15	at #3 Oklahoma	W 87–78	23–5 (12–1)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,625) Norman, OK
2009/3/1 1:00 p.m., CBS	#15	#11 Missouri Border War	W 90–65	24–5 (13–1)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
2009/3/4 8:30 p.m., ESPN2	#9	at Texas Tech	L 65–84	24–6 (13–2)	United Spirit Arena (9,883) Lubbock, Texas
2009/3/7 3:00 p.m., CBS	#9	Texas	W 83–73	25–6 (14–2)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
Big 12 Tournament
2009/03/12 11:30 a.m., ESPN2	#11	vs. Baylor Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Tournament	L 64–71	25–7	Ford Center (14,909) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
NCAA Tournament
2009/03/20 11:30 a.m., CBS	#14 (3)	vs. (14) North Dakota State NCAA Div. I Tournament Midwest Subregional	W 84–74	26–7	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (15,794) Minneapolis, Minnesota
2009/03/22 1:30 p.m., CBS	#14 (3)	vs. (11) Dayton NCAA Div. I Tournament Midwest Subregional	W 60–43	27–7	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (14,279) Minneapolis, Minnesota
2009/03/27 8:37 p.m., CBS	#14 (3)	vs. #8 (2) Michigan State NCAA Div. I Tournament Midwest Regional	L 62–67	27–8	Lucas Oil Stadium (33,780) Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parenthesis. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

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	24	24	22	NR	25	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	21	16	15	15	9	11	14	N/A
Coaches	23	24	23	25	23	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	24	16	18	15	9	11	13	10

References

1 2 2008 Results
↑ USA Today Poll
↑ Stell, Jeff (2008-10-18). "Catching up with Harrison Barnes". Ames Tribune. Iowa Newspapers, Inc. Retrieved 2008-12-01.
↑ Kansas Commit List for 2008
↑ Tyshawn Taylor commits
↑ Oklahoma Selected First In Big 12 Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2008–09 Big 12 Awards
↑ AP Coach of the Year
↑ Self named national coach of the year by basketball writers
↑ "Sporting News COY". Archived from the original on 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
↑ "Athlon Sports COY". Archived from the original on 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
1 2 3 "USBWA All-District Teams". Archived from the original on 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
↑ "Yahoo Sports". Archived from the original on 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
1 2 3 Big 12 Academic Team
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "AP and Other Awards". Archived from the original on 2009-06-10. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
↑ "NCAA Tournament All-Midwest Regional Team". Archived from the original on 2009-06-10. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
↑ "Sporting News All-Americans". Archived from the original on 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
↑ KU's Collins is second-team All-American
↑ 2008 Roster

http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/commitlist.asp?Year=2008&Sport=2&School=33

Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball

Venues	Lawrence YMCA (1900–1902) Snow Hall (1902–1907) Robinson Gymnasium (1907–1927) Hoch Auditorium (1927–1955) Allen Fieldhouse (1955–present)

Rivalries	Kansas State (results) Missouri

Culture & lore	Big Jay Baby Jay Champions Classic "Rock Chalk, Jayhawk"

People	Head coaches Jayhawks of note

Seasons	1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Helms and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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