List of Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball seasons

Season-by-season results

This is a list of seasons completed by the Kansas Jayhawks men's college basketball team.

Statistics overview

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
James Naismith (1898–1907)
1898–99	James Naismith	7–4	—	—	–
1899–00	James Naismith	3–4	–	–	–
1900–01	James Naismith	4–8	–	–	–
1901–02	James Naismith	5–7	–	–	–
1902–03	James Naismith	7–8	–	–	–
1903–04	James Naismith	5–8	–	–	–
1904–05	James Naismith	5–6	–	–	–
1905–06	James Naismith	12–7	–	–	–
1906–07	James Naismith	7–8	–	–	–
James Naismith:		55–60	-
Forrest "Phog" Allen (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1907–1909)
1907–08	Phog Allen	18–6	6–0	1	–
1908–09	Phog Allen	25–3	8–2	1	–
Phog Allen:		43–9	14–2
William O. Hamilton (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1909–1919)
1909–10	William Hamilton	18–1	7–1	1	–
1910–11	William Hamilton	12–6	9–3	1	–
1911–12	William Hamilton	11–7	6–2	1	–
1912–13	William Hamilton	16–6	7–3	2	–
1913–14	William Hamilton	17–1	13–1	T-1	–
1914–15	William Hamilton	16–1	13–1	1	–
1915–16	William Hamilton	6–12	5–11	4	–
1916–17	William Hamilton	12–8	9–7	4	–
1917–18	William Hamilton	10–8	9–8	3	–
1918–19	William Hamilton	7–9	5–9	5	–
William Hamilton:		125–59	83–46
Phog Allen (MVIAA, Big 6, Big 7) (1919–1956)
1919–20	Phog AllenA	11–7	9–7	3	–
1920–21	Phog Allen	10–8	10–8	4	–
1921-22	Phog Allen	16–2	15–1	T-1	Helms National Champions
1922-23	Phog Allen	17–1	16–0	1	Helms National Champions
1923–24	Phog Allen	16–3	15–1	1	–
1924–25	Phog Allen	17–1	15–1	1	–
1925–26	Phog Allen	16–2	16–2	1	–
1926–27	Phog Allen	15–2	10–2	1	–
1927–28	Phog Allen	9–9	9–9	4	–
1928–29	Phog Allen	3–15	2–8	T-5	–
1929–30	Phog Allen	14–4	7–3	2	–
1930–31	Phog Allen	15–3	7–3	1	–
1931–32	Phog Allen	13–5	7–3	1	–
1932–33	Phog Allen	13–4	8–2	1	–
1933–34	Phog Allen	16–1	9–1	1	–
1934–35	Phog Allen	15–5	12–4	2	–
1935–36	Phog Allen	21–2	10–0	1	–
1936–37	Phog Allen	15–4	8–2	T-1	–
1937–38	Phog Allen	18–2	9–1	1	–
1938–39	Phog Allen	13–7	6–4	3	–
1939–40	Phog Allen	19–6	8–2	T-1	NCAA Runners-up
1940–41	Phog Allen	12–6	7–3	T-1	–
1941–42	Phog Allen	17–5	8–2	T-1	NCAA First Round
1942–43	Phog Allen	22–6	10–0	1	–
1943–44	Phog Allen	17–9	5–5	3	–
1944–45	Phog Allen	12–5	7–3	2	–
1945–46	Phog Allen	19–2	10–0	1	–
1946–47	Phog AllenB	16–11	5–5	T-3	–
1947–48	Phog Allen	9–15	4–8	T-6	–
1948–49	Phog Allen	12–12	3–9	T-6	–
1949–50	Phog Allen	14–11	8–4	T-1	–
1950–51	Phog Allen	16–8	8–4	T-2	–
1951-52	Phog Allen	28–3	11–1	1	National Champions
1952–53	Phog Allen	19–6	10–2	1	National Runners-up
1953–54	Phog Allen	16–5	10–2	T-1	–
1954–55	Phog Allen	11–10	5–7	5	–
1955–56	Phog Allen	14–9	6–6	5	–
Phog Allen:		590–219	334–122
Dick Harp (Big 7, Big 8) (1956–1964)
1956–57	Dick Harp	24–3	11–1	1	National Runners-up
1957–58	Dick Harp	18–5	8–4	T-2	–
1958–59	Dick Harp	11–14	8–6	T-3	–
1959–60	Dick Harp	19–9	10–4	T-1	Elite Eight
1960–61	Dick Harp	17–8	10–4	T-2	–
1961–62	Dick Harp	7–18	3–11	T-7	–
1962–63	Dick Harp	12–13	5–9	T-6	–
1963–64	Dick Harp	13–12	8–6	3	–
Dick Harp:		121–82	53–45
Ted Owens (Big 8) (1964–1983)
1964–65	Ted Owens	17–8	9–5	2	–
1965–66	Ted Owens	23–4	13–1	1	Elite Eight
1966–67	Ted Owens	23–4	13–1	1	Second Round
1967–68	Ted Owens	22–8	10–4	2	NIT (Runner-Up)
1968–69	Ted Owens	20–7	9–5	T-2	NIT (First Round)
1969–70	Ted Owens	17–9	8–6	2	–
1970–71	Ted Owens	27–3	14–0	1	Final Four
1971–72	Ted Owens	11–15	7–7	T-4	–
1972–73	Ted Owens	8–18	4–10	T-6	–
1973–74	Ted Owens	23–7	13–1	1	Final Four
1974–75	Ted Owens	19–8	11–3	1	First Round (32 Teams)
1975–76	Ted Owens	13–13	6–8	T-4	–
1976–77	Ted Owens	18–10	8–6	4	–
1977–78	Ted Owens	24–5	13–1	1	First Round (32 Teams)
1978–79	Ted Owens	18–11	8–6	T-2	–
1979–80	Ted Owens	15–14	7–7	T-3	–
1980–81	Ted Owens	24–8	9–5	T-2	Sweet Sixteen
1981–82	Ted Owens	13–14	4–10	7	–
1982–83	Ted Owens	13–16	4–10	T-7	–
Ted Owens:		348–182	170–96
Larry Brown (Big 8) (1983–1988)
1983–84	Larry Brown	22–10	9–5	2	Second Round
1984–85	Larry Brown	26–8	11–3	2	Second Round
1985-86	Larry Brown	35–4	13–1	1	Final Four
1986-87	Larry Brown	25–11	9–5	T-2	Sweet Sixteen
1987–88	Larry Brown	27–11	9–5	3	National Champions
Larry Brown:		135–44	51–19
Roy Williams (Big 8) (1989–1996)
1988-89	Roy Williams	19–12	6–8	6	Ineligible
1989-90	Roy Williams	30–5	11–3	T-2	Second Round
1990-91	Roy Williams	27–8	10–4	T-1	National Runners-up
1991-92	Roy Williams	27–5	11–3	1	Second Round
1992-93	Roy Williams	29–7	11–3	1	Final Four
1993-94	Roy Williams	27–8	9–5	3	Sweet Sixteen
1994-95	Roy Williams	25–6	11–3	1	Sweet Sixteen
1995-96	Roy Williams	29–5	12–2	1	Elite Eight
Roy Williams (Big 12) (1996–2003)
1996-97	Roy Williams	34–2	15–1	1	Sweet Sixteen
1997-98	Roy Williams	35–4	15–1	1	Second Round
1998-99	Roy Williams	23–10	11–5	T-2	Second Round
1999-00	Roy Williams	24–10	11–5	5	Second Round
2000–01	Roy Williams	26–7	12–4	T-2	Sweet Sixteen
2001–02	Roy Williams	33–4	16–0	1	Final Four
2002–03	Roy Williams	30–8	14–2	1	National Runners-up
Roy Williams:		418–101	175–49
Bill Self (Big 12) (2003–present)
2003–04	Bill Self	24–9	12–4	T-2	Elite Eight
2004–05	Bill Self	23–7	12–4	T-1	First Round
2005–06	Bill Self	25–8	13–3	T-1	First Round
2006–07	Bill Self	33–5	14–2	1	Elite Eight
2007–08	Bill Self	37–3	13–3	T-1	National Champions
2008–09	Bill Self	27–8	14–2	1	Sweet Sixteen
2009–10	Bill Self	33–3	15–1	1	Second Round
2010–11	Bill Self	35–3	14–2	1	Elite Eight
2011–12	Bill Self	32–7	16–2	1	National Runners-up
2012–13	Bill Self	31–6	14–4	T-1	Sweet Sixteen
2013–14	Bill Self	25–10	14–4	1	Second Round
2014–15	Bill Self	27–9	13–5	1	Second Round
2015–16	Bill Self	33–5	15–3	1	Elite Eight
2016–17	Bill Self	31–5	16–2	1	Elite Eight
2017–18	Bill Self	31–8	13–5	1	Final Four
2018–19	Bill Self	26–10	12–6	3	Second Round
2019–20	Bill Self	28–3	17–1	1	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Bill Self:		501–109	237–53
Total:		2,302–862	1,117–432
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

Updated April 18, 2020

Notes

• ^A In 1919, Karl Schlademan coached, and won, the first game of the season before relinquishing the coaching position to Allen in order to concentrate on his duties as head track coach.
• ^B In 1947, Howard Engleman coached 14 games (going 8–6) after Allen was ordered to take a rest following the 13th game of the season. Engleman was never officially a head coach at the university.