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2008-09 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
Kansas Jayhawks
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University University of Kansas
Conference Big 12
North Division
Location Lawrence, KS
Head Coach Bill Self (5th year)
Arena Allen Fieldhouse
(Capacity: 16,300)
Nickname Jayhawks
Colors Blue and Crimson

             
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NCAA Pre-Tournament Era Champions
1922, 1923
NCAA Tournament Champions
1952, 1988, 2008
NCAA Tournament Runner Up
1940, 1953, 1957, 1991, 2003
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1940, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1971, 1974, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2003, 2008
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1940, 1942, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Conference Tournament Champions
1981, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2008
Conference Regular Season Champions
1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1915, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

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. Widely considered one of the most storied programs in collegiate sports history, their first coach was the inventor of the game, James Naismith, who, ironically, is also the only coach in the program's history to have a losing record.

The program has enjoyed considerable national success, having been selected Helms Foundation National Champions in 1922 and 1923, winning three NCAA national championships in 1952, 1988, 2008, playing in 13 Final Fours, and being regularly ranked in the AP Top 25 college basketball poll. The Jayhawks rank third all-time in NCAA Division I (behind Kentucky and North Carolina) with 1,943 wins (as of April 7, 2008), against only 785 losses (.712 winning %, 4th all-time). This record includes a 616-106 (.853) mark at historic Allen Fieldhouse. A perennial conference powerhouse, Kansas leads all universities with 51 regular-season conference titles in 100 years of conference play through the 2007-2008 regular season, two more than the second place Kentucky Wildcats. The Jayhawks have won a record eight conference titles and a record six conference tournament titles in the 12 years of the Big 12's existence. The program also owns the best Big 12 records in both those areas with a 158-34 record in conference play and a 25-6 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. KU ranks fourth in NCAA Tournament appearances with 37, and fifth in NCAA Tournament victories with 82.

The men's team has had several notable coaches, beginning play during the 1898–1899 season under head coach James Naismith. In 1907, KU hired one of Naismith's players, Dr. Forrest C.Phog Allen as head coach. This was after Naismith's infamous advice in 1906, "You don't coach basketball, Forrest, you play it". Allen would go on to coach at the school for 39 seasons and amass a record of 590-219, with two Helms Foundation national titles and one NCAA Tournament championship. Allen would later be called the "Father of Basketball Coaching", having passed on his knowledge of the game to some of the most well-respected names in the history of college basketball, including National Basketball Hall of Fame coaches Adolph Rupp, Dean Smith, Dutch Lonborg, John McLendon, and Ralph Miller.



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[edit] Rank in Notable Areas

Category Rank Stat
All-Time Wins 3rd 1943
All-time win % 4th .712
National Championships (includes Helms Titles) 3rd-T 5
NCAA Tournament Titles 5th-T 3
NCAA Title Game Appearances 4th-T 8
NCAA Final Fours 4th-T 13
NCAA Tournament Bids 4th 37
NCAA Tournament Wins 5th 82
NCAA Tournament Win % 5th .701
Conference Championships 1st 51

[edit] Notable games

  • In the NCAA title game in 1957, Wilt Chamberlain and Kansas fell to the North Carolina Tar Heels 54-53 in triple overtime in what many consider to be the greatest NCAA Championship game ever played. Feeling that he let down the fans and his teammates, Chamberlain would not return to Lawrence and Allen Fieldhouse until January 17, 1998, to see his jersey retired.
  • On December 9, 1989, AP #2 Kansas beat Kentucky 150-95 in Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas started the game hot and was in obvious control prior to halftime, Kentucky's Rick Pitino used all of his team's six timeouts before the half ended. After the break, Kansas coach Roy Williams started the second rotation players and subbed in the remaining players on the roster often, leaving the starting five players on the bench. When Pitino continued to have his first string players use a full-court pressure defense against the Kansas back-ups, Williams (reportedly following an obscene gesture made towards Pitino), called a timeout and told his team that the starting five players would be going back into the game and that they were to run up the score as high as possible. Two technical fouls were called on Pitino, the first for throwing a towel onto the court, the second for arguing a call with an official. Following the game, Pitino told the assembled media that he would never schedule Kansas again. The 150 points scored by the Jayhawks set the school record for most points scored in a game, and the team's 80 first-half points set the record for most points scored in a half.
  • On March 3, 2007, Kansas recorded its 1,900th all-time program victory and won its 50th conference title against the Kevin Durant-led Texas Longhorns, 90-86. Texas led 54-42 at the half and led by as many as 16 early in the match.
  • On April 7, 2008, in one of the most memorable NCAA National Championship games ever, the Kansas Jayhawks defeated the Memphis Tigers 75-68 in overtime to become the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Champions. Mario Chalmers made a 3-point shot with 2.1 seconds remaining, bringing the 'Hawks all the way back from a 60-51 deficit with two minutes remaining. The Jayhawks then outscored the Tigers 12-5 in overtime to capture their 3rd NCAA title, and 5th overall, including the Helms Foundation Championships in 1922 and 1923. Chalmers finished with 18 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and 4 steals, and was chosen the Most Outstanding Player at the Final Four, the fifth Jayhawk all-time to be selected FF MOP.

[edit] Coaches

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

All-Time Record: 1,943-785 (.712)

[edit] Season-by-season results

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
James Naismith (1898 — 1907)
1898–99 James Naismith 7-4 — — —
1899–1900 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 (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919 — 1956)
1919-20 Phog Allen 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 Allen 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: 590-219 309-127
Dick Harp (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (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 (Second Place)
1968-69 Ted Owens 20-7 9-5 T-2 NIT
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 Second Round
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 Second Round
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 Elite Eight
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 24-10 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 NCAA Probation
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
1999-2000 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
Bill Self: 142-32 64-16
Total: 1,943-785

      National Champion         Conference Champion         Conference Tournament Champion

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[edit] Post-season results

[edit] Men's regular season conference championships

The Jayhawks have won 51 conference championships since their inception. The Jayhawks have belonged to the Big 12 Conference since it formed before the 1996–97 season. Before that, the Jayhawks have belonged to the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association from the 1907–08 to 1927–28 seasons, the Big Six Conference from 1928–29 to 1946–47, the Big Seven Conference from 1947–48 to 1957–58, the Big Eight Conference from 1958–59 up until the end of the 1995–96 season. It should be noted that the Big Six and Big Seven conferences were actually the more often used names of the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association, which existed under that offical name until 1964, when it was changed to the Big Eight.[2]

Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (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 (8)

  • 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

[edit] NCAA Tournament seeding history

The NCAA began seeding the tournament with the 1979 edition.

Years → '79 '80 '81 '82 '83 '84 '85 '86 '87 '88 '89 '90 '91 '92 '93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08
Seeds→ - - 7 - - 5 3 1 5 6 - 2 3 1 2 4 1 2 1 1 6 8 4 1 2 4 3 4 1 1

[edit] Final Four history

[edit] Men's NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player

[edit] Players of note

[edit] All-Americans

KU has a total of 36 All-Americans:

  • 1909- Tommy Johnson, forward
  • 1915- Ralph Sproull, forward
  • 1919- Dutch Lonborg, guard
  • 1922- Paul Endacott, guard
  • 1923- Paul Endacott, guard
  • 1923- Charlie T. Black, guard
  • 1924- Charlie T. Black, guard
  • 1924- Tusten Ackerman, center
  • 1925- Tusten Ackerman, center
  • 1925- Gale Gordon, guard
  • 1925- Al Peterson, center
  • 1926- Gale Gordon, guard
  • 1926- Al Peterson, center
  • 1930- Forrest Cox, guard
  • 1932- Ted O'Leary, forward
  • 1933- Bill Johnson, center
  • 1936- Ray Ebling- forward
  • 1937- Fred Pralle, guard
  • 1938- Fred Pralle, guard†
  • 1941- Howard Engelman, forward†
  • 1942- Charlie B. Black, forward
  • 1942- Ray Evans, guard
  • 1943- Charlie B. Black, forward†
  • 1943- Ray Evans, guard
  • 1946- Charlie B. Black, forward†
  • 1947- Charlie B. Black, forward
  • 1950- Clyde Lovellette, center
  • 1951- Clyde Lovellette, center†
  • 1952- Clyde Lovellette, center†
  • 1953- B.H. Born, center
  • 1957- Wilt Chamberlain, center†
  • 1958- Wilt Chamberlain, center†
  • 1961- Bill Bridges, forward
  • 1962- Jerry Gardner, guard
  • 1965- Walt Wesley, center
  • 1966- Walt Wesley, center
  • 1968- Jo Jo White, guard
  • 1969- Jo Jo White, guard
  • 1970- Dave Robisch, forward
  • 1971- Dave Robisch, forward
  • 1972- Bud Stallworth, forward
  • 1975- Whit Barrett, guard

† indicates consensus All-American
‡ indicates player has made at least 2000 points and 1000 rebounds in his college career. All such KU players have been named All-American.

[edit] Retired jerseys

Notes:

  • KU only retires the jerseys, and not the numbers, of past basketball players.

[edit] Former players and coaches in the Basketball Hall of Fame

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[edit] Jayhawks in the NBA

[edit] Current players

[edit] Former players

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[edit] Current Jayhawk college coaches

Division I Head Coaches

Division I Assistants

Division II Coaches & Assistants

  • Jeff Guiot, Southwest Baptist, Head Coach (Guiot is a former KU player, finished at Pitt State)
  • Blake Flickner, Dallas Baptist, Head Coach (Former KU manager under Roy Williams)

Former KU Assistants Currently Serving as Head Coaches

[edit] Trivia

 Trivia sections are discouraged under Wikipedia guidelines.
The article could be improved by integrating relevant items and removing inappropriate ones.
  • The 1988 Jayhawks, at 27-11, had the lowest win/loss percentage (.710) of any team to win the national championship.
  • The first Chinese broadcast of a Big 12 game was Kansas's 83-32 win at home versus Dartmouth on November 28, 2006.

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Crimson and Blue Handbook; By Eric Nelson and Lauretta McMillen
  2. ^ 2007-08 Media Guide. Kansas Jayhawks. Retrieved on 2008-04-05.
  3. ^ [1] Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame searchable database.
  4. ^ Former Jayhawks NBA Players

[edit] External links

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