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Revision as of 20:57, 20 March 2007

Kansas Jayhawks
File:University-of-Kansas-sports-logo.png
UniversityUniversity of Kansas
Head coachBill Self (4th season)
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
North Division
ArenaAllen Fieldhouse
(capacity: 16,300)
NicknameJayhawks
ColorsBlue and Crimson
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament champions
1952, 1988
NCAA tournament Final Four
1940, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1971, 1974, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2003
Conference tournament champions
1997, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007
Conference regular season champions
1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007

The Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball program of the University of Kansas Jayhawks. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference.


The men's team has enjoyed considerable success, and has won four national championships. The 1922 and 1923 championships predate the current NCAA championship tournament and were retroactively awarded by the Helms Foundation in 1936. The 1952 and 1988 championships were won in the NCAA tournament. Their 1,905 wins are the third most wins in NCAA history, trailing only Kentucky (1,948) and North Carolina (1,911).

The men's team is also notable for its conference success. Including the split conference title with Texas in 2006, Kansas now has 50 conference titles all time, which is a record among all universities, 1 ahead of the Kentucky Wildcats. The Jayhawks have won a record 7 conference titles and a record 5 conference tournaments in the 10 years of the Big 12, and also own the best Big 12 records in both those areas with a 131-29 record in conference play and a 19-6 record in tournament play.

From 1990 to 1999 Kansas compiled a 286-60 record, the best win-loss record of any team in the decade. From 1994 to 1998, the Jayhawks won 62 consecutive home games at Allen Fieldhouse, which was the longest such streak in the NCAA at the time. The seniors of 1998 (Raef LaFrentz, Billy Thomas, and C.B. McGrath) went 58-0 at home during their KU careers.

From 1949 to 2006, the Jayhawks have been ranked 490 times in the weekly AP top 25 poll. 338 times in the top ten, 217 times in the top five, and 41 times ranked number one. A record in and of itself, only five schools have been ranked number one more times. Kansas was seeded fourth in the Oakland Region of the 2006 NCAA Tournament, the 17th consecutive appearance for the school and the 22nd in 23 years; Kansas missed out on the tourney in 1989 because of NCAA probation. KU ranks fourth in NCAA Tournament appearances, with 34. Kansas is also ranked fifth in NCAA Tournament victories, with 73.

The men's team has had several notable coaches, beginning play during the 1898-1899 season under head coach James Naismith, the inventor of the game and the only KU coach to post a losing record. In 1907, KU hired Phog Allen as head coach, where he would coach for 39 seasons. Allen would later be titled the "Father of Basketball Coaching," having passed his knowledge of the game to some of the most well-respected names in the history of college basketball. These would include two of the winningest coaches of all-time: Kentucky's Adolph Rupp and North Carolina's Dean Smith. Two of Smith's assistant coaches later became head coaches at KU: Larry Brown and Roy Williams. Current head coach Bill Self shares this rich pedigree, having been hired as a graduate assistant by Brown in 1985.


2006-07 season

After returning every key player from the 2006 team that shared the Big 12 regular season title with the Texas Longhorns and defeated Texas for the conference tournament title, the Jayhawks expected to repeat as Big 12 champs and contend for the national title in 2006-07. ESPN's Andy Katz had ranked the Jayhawks as the second best team in the nation for the preseason, while Dick Vitale had the Jayhawks ranked third. The starting lineup includes Russell Robinson (guard), Mario Chalmers (guard), Brandon Rush (small forward), Julian Wright (Forward), and Sasha Kaun (Center). Darrell Arthur and Sherron Collins are the nucleus of Bill Self's recruiting class for the 06-07 season. Some key returnees include Darnell Jackson and Jeremy Case.

One early-season casualty was C.J. Giles. He was suspended in early November for failure to attend practices, for poor showing in the classroom, and because of unpaid child support. He was to have been reinstated for the Winston-Salem State game, but another incident involving charges of assault and battery against his ex-girlfriend left Bill Self with no choice but to dismiss the troubled center from the team. Giles has transferred and will play for the Oregon State Beavers.

Following the victory over #1 ranked and defending National Champion Florida in Las Vegas, athletic director Lew Perkins announced that he had extended Coach Bill Self's contract through 2011.

Until February 3, no team from the Big 12 South division had ever beaten Kansas in Allen Fieldhouse. That streak came to an end when Texas A&M came from 11 down to beat KU 69-66; this also marked the first time ever that the Aggies had beaten the Jayhawks.

There are two streaks that remain intact. Kansas has won 24 consecutive home games against Colorado, most recently a 97-74 victory on January 27, 2007. KU also maintains the 24-game on-the-road win streak against Kansas State in Manhattan, the most recent win being a 71-62 victory in Bramlage Coliseum on February 19, 2007. KU won the final five games with KSU in Ahearn Fieldhouse and all 19 meetings in Bramlage.

Kansas won the 2007 Big 12 championship, finishing in first place with a 14-2 record. In so doing they clinched their third straight league title and their first outright Big 12 title since 2003, having settled for ties with Oklahoma and Texas the previous two seasons. They came from down 16 against Texas to win 90-86, leading by as many as 10 at one point and holding on for the four-point win. The title is the Jayhawks' 50th all-time since joining the Missouri Valley Conference in 1907-08. It is also KU's fifth outright Big 12 championship and seventh overall.

The outright title gave Kansas the top seed for the Big 12 Tournament and a bye for the preliminary rounds of play. In the quarterfinal, KU faced ninth-seed Oklahoma and prevailed 64-47. In the semifinal, KU faced fourth-seed Kansas State and prevailed 67-61. Finally,in the title game, KU defeated Texas 88-84 in overtime to win the Big 12 Tournament. They pulled off an even bigger comeback than in the regular-season meeting, coming from down 22 to win. The 22-point comeback is the biggest in KU history, eclipsing the 19-point comeback in an 85-70 win over UCLA in 1995.

Kansas has earned the top seed for the West Region of the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. In subregional action in Chicago, KU defeated Niagara 107-67 and Kentucky 88-76. KU will play SIU on Thursday, March 22, in San Jose, CA.

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Nov 2*
7:00 p.m., KU-ESPN+ 		No. 3 Washburn
exhibition 		W 99-69  (1-0 exhib.)
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Nov 7*
7:00 p.m., KU-ESPN+ 		No. 3 Emporia State
exhibition 		W 90-55  (2-0 exhib.)
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Nov 11*
7:00 p.m., KU-ESPN+ 		No. 3 Northern Arizona W 91-57  1-0
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Nov 15*
7:00 p.m., KU-ESPN+ 		No. 3 Oral Roberts L 71-78  1-1
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Nov 19*
7:00 p.m., KU-ESPN+ 		No. 3 Towson
Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational 		W 87-61  2-1
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Nov 21*
7:00 p.m., KU-ESPN+ 		No. 12 Tennessee State
Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational 		W 89-54  3-1
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Nov 24*
7:00 p.m., KU-ESPN+ 		No. 12 vs. Ball State
Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational 		W 64-46  4-1
 Orleans Arena 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 25*
10:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 12 vs. No. 1 Florida
Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational 		W 82-80 OT 5-1
 Orleans Arena 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 28*
7:00 p.m., KU-ESPN+ 		No. 5 Dartmouth W 83-32  6-1
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Dec 2*
1:00 p.m., ESPN-U 		No. 5 at DePaul L 57-64  6-2
 AllState Arena 
Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 4*
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 13 USC W 72-62  7-2
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Dec 9*
Noon, ESPN2 		No. 13 vs. Toledo
American Century Investments Shootout 		W 68-58  8-2
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 19*
7:00 p.m., KU-ESPN+ 		No. 12 Winston-Salem State W 94-43  9-2
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Dec 23*
1:00 p.m., CBS 		No. 12 Boston College W 84-66  10-2
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Dec 28*
7:00 p.m., KU-ESPN+ 		No. 10 Detroit Mercy W 63-43  11-2
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Dec 30*
7:00 p.m., KU-ESPN+ 		No. 10 Rhode Island W 80-69  12-2
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Jan 7*
3:30 p.m., CBS 		No. 9 at South Carolina W 70-54  13-2
 Colonial Center 
Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 10
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 6 No. 10 Oklahoma State W 87-57  14-2 (1-0 Big 12)
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Jan 13
1:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 6 at Iowa State W 68-64 OT 15-2 (2-0)
 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Jan 15
8:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 5 Missouri W 80-77  16-2 (3-0)
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Jan 20
3:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 5 at Texas Tech L 64-69  16-3 (3-1)
 United Spirit Arena 
Lubbock, Texas
Jan 24
7:00 p.m., KU-ESPN+ 		No. 8 at Baylor W 82-56  17-3 (4-1)
 Ferrell Center 
Waco, Texas
Jan 27
12:30 p.m., BIG 12-ESPN+ 		No. 8 Colorado W 97-74  18-3 (5-1)
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Jan 29
8:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 6 at Nebraska W 76-56  19-3 (6-1)
 Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 3
8:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 6 No. 8 Texas A&M L 66-69  19-4 (6-2)
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 7
8:00 p.m., BIG 12-ESPN+ 		No. 8 Kansas State W 97-70  20-4 (7-2)
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 10
2:30 p.m., ABC 		No. 8 at Missouri W 92-74  21-4 (8-2)
 Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 14
8:00 p.m., KU-ESPN+ 		No. 8 at Colorado W 75-46  22-4 (9-2)
 Coors Events Center 
Boulder, Colorado
Feb 17
3:00 p.m., BIG 12-ESPN+ 		No. 8 Nebraska W 92-39  23-4 (10-2)
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 19
8:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 6 at Kansas State W 71-62  24-4 (11-2)
 Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 24
5:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 6 Iowa State W 89-52  25-4 (12-2)
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 26
8:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 3 at Oklahoma W 67-65  26-4 (13-2)
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Mar 3
11:00 a.m., CBS 		No. 3 #15 Texas W 90-86  27-4 (14-2)
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Mar 9
11:30 a.m., BIG 12-ESPN+/ESPN-U 		No. 2 vs. Oklahoma
Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Tournament 		W 64-47  28-4
 Ford Center 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar 10
1:00 p.m., BIG 12-ESPN+/ESPN2 		No. 2 vs. Kansas State
Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Tournament 		W 67-61  29-4
 Ford Center 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar 11
2:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 2 vs. #14 Texas
Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Tournament 		W 88-84 OT 30-4
 Ford Center 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar 16
6:10 p.m., CBS 		No. 2 vs. Niagara
NCAA Div. I Tournament West Subregional 		W 107-67  31-4
 United Center 
Chicago, Illinois
Mar 18
4:05 p.m., CBS 		No. 2 vs. Kentucky
NCAA Div. I Tournament West Subregional 		W 88-76  32-4
 United Center 
Chicago, Illinois
Mar 22
6:10 p.m., CBS 		No. 2 vs. Southern Illinois
NCAA Div. I Tournament West Subregional 		HP Pavilion 
San Jose, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Kansas in the polls

Week AP

Poll

ESPN/

USA Today

Coaches

Poll

Preseason #3 #3
Week of 11/13 #3 #3
Week of 11/20 #10 #12
Week of 11/27 #5 #5
Week of 12/4 #12 #13
Week of 12/11 #11 #12
Week of 12/18 #11 #12
Week of 12/25 #9 #10
Week of 1/1 #9 #9
Week of 1/8 #6 #6
Week of 1/15 #5 #5
Week of 1/22 #8 #8
Week of 1/29 #6 #6
Week of 2/5 #9 #8
Week of 2/12 #9 #8
Week of 2/19 #6 #6
Week of 2/26 #3 #3
Week of 3/5 #2 #2
Week of 3/12 * #2 #2

* This week marks the final AP poll. A new Coaches' poll will be released on the Tuesday following the NCAA Tournament title game.

Post-season results

Men's Regular Season Conference Championships (50)

Missouri Valley Conference (13)

  • 1908
  • 1909
  • 1910
  • 1911
  • 1912
  • 1914
  • 1915
  • 1922
  • 1923
  • 1924
  • 1925
  • 1926
  • 1927

Big Six Conference (12)

  • 1931
  • 1932
  • 1933
  • 1934
  • 1936
  • 1937
  • 1938
  • 1940
  • 1941
  • 1942
  • 1943
  • 1946

Big Seven Conference (5)

  • 1950
  • 1952
  • 1953
  • 1954
  • 1957

Big Eight Conference (13)

  • 1960
  • 1966
  • 1967
  • 1971
  • 1974
  • 1975
  • 1978
  • 1986
  • 1991
  • 1992
  • 1993
  • 1995
  • 1996

Big 12 Conference (7)

  • 1997
  • 1998
  • 2002
  • 2003
  • 2005
  • 2006
  • 2007

Men's basketball Final Four history

Men's NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player

Players of note

Men's All-Americans

(bold indicates consensus All-American)

Retired jerseys

(KU only retires the jerseys, and not the numbers, of past basketball players)

Men's basketball coaches

Head men's basketball coaches, including win-loss record, years coached, and reason for leaving:

All-Time Record: 1,901-781 (.709)

Former KU players and coaches in the basketball hall of fame

KU alumni currently in the NBA (2006-2007)

Trivia

  • Since the expansion to 64 teams in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship in 1985, there has never been a case where all four #1 seeds made it to the Final Four. The closest it has ever come to this was in 1993 when the #2 seeded Jayhawks led by Roy Williams defeated Bobby Knight's #1 seeded Indiana Hoosiers 83-77 to proceed to the Semifinals with #1 seeds Kentucky, Michigan, and North Carolina (where North Carolina emerged as National Champion under Kansas graduate, Coach Dean Smith).
  • The 1988 Jayhawks, at 27-11, had the worst record of any team to win the national championship, recording a won/loss percentage of .710.
  • The first Chinese broadcast of a Big 12 game was Kansas's 83-32 win at home versus Dartmouth on November 28, 2006.
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