2014–15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

2014–15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball

Big 12 regular season champions Orlando Classic champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Big 12
Ranking
Coaches	#11
AP	#10
2014–15 record	27–9 (13–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Bill Self (12th year)
Assistant coach	Kurtis Townsend
Assistant coach	Norm Roberts
Assistant coach	Jerrance Howard
Home arena	Allen Fieldhouse

2014–15 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#10 Kansas	13	–	5	.722	27	–	9	.750
#9 Iowa State †	12	–	6	.667	25	–	9	.735
#13 Oklahoma	12	–	6	.667	24	–	11	.686
#16 Baylor	11	–	7	.611	24	–	10	.706
#20 West Virginia	11	–	7	.611	25	–	10	.714
Oklahoma State	8	–	10	.444	18	–	14	.563
Texas	8	–	10	.444	20	–	14	.588
Kansas State	8	–	10	.444	15	–	17	.469
TCU	4	–	14	.222	18	–	15	.545
Texas Tech	3	–	15	.167	13	–	19	.406

† 2015 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 117th basketball season. The Jayhawks played their home games at Allen Fieldhouse. They were led by 12th year head coach Bill Self and were members of the Big 12 Conference. Despite losing 8 players, 5 who received substantial playing time, from the previous season, the Jayhawks still entered the season ranked 5th in the AP and Coaches poll, due in large part to a recruiting class ranked in the top 10 by Scout (4th),^[1] Rivals (3rd),^[2] and ESPN (9th).^[3] They finished the season 27–9, 13–5 in Big 12 play to finish win their 11th consecutive Big 12 regular season championship. They advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 Tournament where they lost to Iowa State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated New Mexico State in the second round before losing in the third round to cross state opponent, Wichita State.

Preseason

Departures

Name	Position	Reason
Justin Wesley	F	Graduation
Niko Roberts	G	Graduation
Tarik Black	F	Graduation
Andrew Wiggins	G	Entered NBA Draft^[4]
Joel Embiid	C	Entered NBA Draft^[5]
Naadir Tharpe	G	Entered NBADL draft^[6]

Transfers

Name	Position	Old school	New school
Andrew White III	G	Kansas^[7]	Nebraska
Conner Frankamp	G	Kansas^[8]	Wichita State

Recruiting

Kansas recruits at the 2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

Cliff Alexander

Kelly Oubre

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Cliff Alexander PF	Chicago, IL	Curie High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Nov 15, 2013
Cliff Alexander PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 97
Devonte Graham PG	Raleigh, NC	Brewster Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	May 2, 2014
Devonte Graham PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 83
Kelly Oubre SF	Richmond, TX	Findlay College Prep	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 8, 2013
Kelly Oubre SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 96
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk SG	Cherkasy, Ukraine	Cherkaski Mavpy (Ukrainian Super League)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 21, 2014
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Overall recruiting rankings:' Scout: 4 Rivals: 3 ESPN: 9

Roster

2014–15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Mason III, FrankFrank Mason III	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Petersburg, VA
1.5 !G	1	Selden, Jr., WayneWayne Selden, Jr.	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	Boston, MA
3.5 !F	2	Alexander, CliffCliff Alexander	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	4	Graham, DevonteDevonte Graham	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Raleigh, NC
1.5 !G	5	Manning, EvanEvan Manning	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lawrence, KS
1.5 !G	10	Mykhailiuk, SviatoslavSviatoslav Mykhailiuk	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Cherkasy, Ukraine
1.5 !G	11	Self, TylerTyler Self	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Lawrence, KS
1.5 !G	12	Oubre Jr., KellyKelly Oubre Jr.	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	New Orleans, LA
1.5 !G	14	Greene, BrannenBrannen Greene	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Monroe, GA
1.5 !G	15	Garrett, ChristianChristian Garrett	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Los Angeles, CA
1.5 !G	22	Pollard, JoshJosh Pollard (W)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Cedar Hills, UT
3.5 !F	31	Traylor, JamariJamari Traylor	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Chicago, IL
3.5 !F	33	Lucas, LandenLanden Lucas	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Portland, OR
3.5 !F	34	Ellis, PerryPerry Ellis	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Wichita, KS
3.5 !F	42	Mickelson, HunterHunter Mickelson	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Jonesboro, AR

Head coach

Bill Self (Oklahoma State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 6, 2014

Depth Chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Jamari Traylor	Cliff Alexander	Hunter Mickelson
PF	Perry Ellis	Landen Lucas	Josh Pollard
SF	Kelly Oubre Jr.	Brannen Greene	Christian Garrett
SG	Wayne Selden Jr.	Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk	Evan Manning
PG	Frank Mason III	Devonte Graham

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/03/2014* 7:00 pm, Jayhawk TV/ESPN3	#5	Washburn	W 85–53	1–0	14 – Alexander	9 – Alexander	7 – Mason III	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
11/11/2014* 7:00 pm, Jayhawk TV/ESPN3	#5	Emporia State	W 109–56	2–0	13 – 2 tied	6 – 2 tied	6 – Selden	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014* 7:00 pm, Jayhawk TV/ESPN3	#5	UC Santa Barbara	W 69–59	1–0	14 – Graham	10 – 2 tied	3 – Mykhailiuk	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
11/18/2014* 8:00 pm, ESPN	#5	vs. #1 Kentucky Champions Classic	L 40–72	1–1	9 – Selden, Jr	7 – Alexander	1 – 4 tied	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (19,306) Indianapolis, IN
11/24/2014* 7:00 pm, Jayhawk TV/ESPN3	#11	Rider	W 87–60	2–1	17 – 2 tied	5 – 2 tied	9 – Selden Jr.	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
11/27/2014* 1:30 pm, ESPN2	#11	vs. Rhode Island Orlando Classic	W 76–60	3–1	17 – Ellis	8 – Alexander	5 – Mason III	HP Field House (3,915) Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/28/2014* 11:00 am, ESPN	#11	vs. Tennessee Orlando Classic semi-finals	W 82–67	4–1	24 – Ellis	13 – Ellis	7 – Mason III	HP Fieldhouse (N/A) Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/30/2014* 12:00 pm, ESPN	#11	vs. #20 Michigan State Orlando Classic championship	W 61–56	5–1	17 – Ellis	10 – Mason III	5 – Mason III	HP Fieldhouse (4,842) Lake Buena Vista, FL
12/05/2014* 8:00 pm, ESPN	#11	Florida	W 71–65	6–1	21 – Selden Jr.	10 – Alexander	3 – Graham	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
12/10/2014* 6:00 pm, Fox Sports 1	#10	at Georgetown	W 75–70	7–1	19 – Greene	10 – Ellis	3 – 2 tied	Verizon Center (14,164) Washington, D.C.
12/13/2014* 2:15 pm, ESPN	#10	vs. #13 Utah	W 63–60	8–1	14 – Ellis	6 – 2 tied	5 – Mason III	Sprint Center (17,627) Kansas City, MO
12/20/2014* 2:00 pm, Jayhawk TV/ESPN3	#10	Lafayette	W 96–69	9–1	23 – Oubre Jr.	10 – Oubre Jr.	9 – Mason III	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
12/22/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	#10	at Temple	L 52–77	9–2	20 – Mason III	7 – Oubre Jr.	3 – Selden Jr.	Wells Fargo Center (11,188) Philadelphia, PA
12/30/2014* 7:00 pm, Jayhawk TV/ESPN3	#13	Kent State	W 78–62	10–2	20 – Oubre Jr.	8 – Ellis	4 – 2 tied	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
01/04/2015* 3:30 pm, CBS	#13	UNLV	W 76–61	11–2	18 – Mason III	12 – Oubre Jr	7 – Mason III	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
Big 12 regular season
01/07/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU	#12	at #21 Baylor	W 56–55	12–2 (1–0)	13 – Traylor	5 – 2 tied	5 – Mason III	Ferrell Center (7,088) Waco, TX
01/10/2015 2:00 pm, ESPNU	#12	Texas Tech	W 86–54	13–2 (2–0)	15 – Ellis	6 – Graham	6 – Graham	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
01/13/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2	#9	#24 Oklahoma State	W 67–57	14–2 (3–0)	16 – Mason III	9 – Mason III	3 – 3 tied	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
01/17/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN	#9	at #11 Iowa State	L 81–86	14–3 (3–1)	21 – Mason III	11 – Ellis	4 – Graham	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
01/19/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN	#11	#19 Oklahoma	W 85–78	15–3 (4–1)	19 – Oubre Jr.	13 – Alexander	4 – 3 tied	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
01/24/2015 1:00 pm, CBS	#11	at #17 Texas	W 75–62	16–3 (5–1)	15 – Alexander	9 – Alexander	4 – Mason III	Frank Erwin Center (16,540) Austin, TX
01/28/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU	#9	at TCU	W 64–61	17–3 (6–1)	16 – Mason III	7 – Lucas	4 – Selden Jr.	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (5,439) Fort Worth, TX
01/31/2015 1:00 pm, ESPN	#9	Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 68–57	18–3 (7–1)	16 – Ellis	12 – Ellis	4 – Graham	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
02/02/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN	#8	#11 Iowa State	W 89–76	19–3 (8–1)	20 – Selden Jr.	6 – 2 tied	8 – Mason III	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
02/07/2015 1:00 pm, ESPN	#8	at Oklahoma State	L 62–67	19–4 (8–2)	15 – Selden Jr.	10 – Ellis	4 – Mason III	Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,399) Stillwater, OK
02/10/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN2	#8	at Texas Tech	W 73–51	20–4 (9–2)	16 – Selden Jr.	9 – Ellis	8 – Mason III	United Supermarkets Arena (8,397) Lubbock, TX
02/14/2015 12:00 pm, CBS	#8	#16 Baylor	W 74–64	21–4 (10–2)	18 – 2 tied	6 – 2 tied	8 – Mason III	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
02/16/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN	#8	at #23 West Virginia	L 61–62	21–5 (10–3)	19 – Ellis	7 – Oubre Jr.	3 – 2 tied	WVU Coliseum (7,033) Morgantown, WV
02/21/2015 3:00 pm, ESPN2	#8	TCU	W 81–72	22–5 (11–3)	23 – Ellis	7 – Ellis	5 – Mason III	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
02/23/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN	#8	at Kansas State	L 63–70	22–6 (11–4)	24 – Ellis	9 – Ellis	4 – Selden Jr	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
02/28/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN	#8	Texas	W 69–64	23–6 (12–4)	28 – Ellis	13 – Ellis	3 – Mason III	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
03/03/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN2	#9	#20 West Virginia Senior Night	W 76–69 ^OT	24–6 (13–4)	19 – Mason III	9 – Traylor	3 – Mason III	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
03/07/2015 3:00 pm, ESPN	#9	at #15 Oklahoma	L 73–75	24–7 (13–5)	21 – Mason III	12 – Lucas	3 – Graham	Lloyd Noble Center (12,104) Norman, OK
Big 12 Tournament
03/12/2015 1:30 pm, ESPN2	#9	vs. TCU Quarterfinals	W 64–59	25–7	25 – Oubre Jr.	7 – Lucas	4 – Graham	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
03/13/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2	#9	vs. #16 Baylor Semifinals	W 62–52	26–7	20 – Selden Jr.	8 – Selden Jr.	4 – Mason III	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
03/14/2015 5:00 pm, ESPN	#9	vs. #13 Iowa State Championship game	L 66–70	26–8	25 – Selden Jr.	9 – Ellis	4 – 2 tied	Sprint Center (19,075) Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
03/20/2015* 11:15 am, CBS	#10 (2 MW)	vs. #(15 MW) New Mexico State Second round	W 75–56	27–8	17 – Mason III	9 – 2 tied	4 – 2 tied	CenturyLink Center (16,907) Omaha, NE
03/22/2015* 4:15 pm, CBS	#10 (2 MW)	vs. #14 (7 MW) Wichita State Third round	L 65–78	27–9	17 – Ellis, Graham	10 – Lucas	3 – Graham	CenturyLink Center (17,563) Omaha, NE
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest Region.

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll	Pre†	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	Wk 19	Final
AP	5	5	11	11	10	10	10	13	12	9	11	9	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	N/A
Coaches	5	5	12	11	10	10	10	14	13	10	14	11	9	9	8	9	10	10	11	17

*AP does not release post-tournament rankings
†Change is from final poll from 2013-2014 season

References

↑ "2014 team rankings". Scout.com.
↑ "2014 team rankings". Rivals.com.
↑ "2014 team rankings". ESPN.com.
↑ "Andrew Wiggins declares for draft". ESPN.com.
↑ "Joel Embiid entering NBA draft". ESPN.com.
↑ "Ex-KU guard Naadir Tharpe explains pro decision, desire for Kansas degree".
↑ "Andrew White III leaving Kansas". ESPN.com.
↑ "Conner Frankamp leaving Jayhawks". ESPN.com.

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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