Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball


The Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball program of the University of Kansas. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference. Kansas is considered one of the most prestigious college basketball programs in the country with 5 overall National Championships, as well being a National Runner-Up six times and having the most conference titles in the nation. Kansas is the all-time consecutive conference titles record holder with 14 consecutive titles, a streak that ran from 2005 through 2018. The Jayhawks also own the NCAA record for most consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances with an active streak of 30 consecutive appearances. The Jayhawks have been ranked in the AP poll for 220 consecutive polls, a streak that has stretched from the poll released on February 2, 2009 poll through the poll released on March 18, 2020, which is the longest active streak in the nation. That streak is 1 behind UCLA's record run of 221 straight from 1966-1980. Of the 24 seasons the Big 12 conference has been in existence, Kansas has won at least a share of 19 Regular Season Conference titles.
The Jayhawks' first coach was the inventor of the game of basketball, James Naismith. Naismith, ironically, is the only coach in Kansas basketball history with a losing record. The Kansas basketball program has produced many notable professional players, including Clyde Lovellette, Wilt Chamberlain, Jo Jo White, Danny Manning, Raef LaFrentz, Paul Pierce, Nick Collison, Kirk Hinrich, Mario Chalmers, Andrew Wiggins and Joel Embiid. Politician Bob Dole also played basketball at Kansas. Former players that have gone on to be coaches include Phog Allen, Adolph Rupp, Dean Smith, Dutch Lonborg, and former assistants to go on to be notable coaches include John Calipari, Gregg Popovich, and Bill Self. Mark Turgeon, Jerod Haase, Danny Manning, and Tad Boyle are all former players and assistant coaches that became head coaches. Allen founded the National Association of Basketball Coaches and, with Lonborg, was an early proponent of the NCAA tournament. Four different Jayhawk head coaches are in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches, Phog Allen, Larry Brown, Roy Williams, and current head coach Bill Self. Three different Division I basketball arenas have been named after former Kansas players, the Dean Smith Center named after Dean Smith at North Carolina, Rupp Arena named after Adolph Rupp at Kentucky, and the Jayhawks own arena Allen Fieldhouse named after Phog Allen.
In 2008, ESPN ranked Kansas second on a list of the most prestigious programs of the modern college basketball era. Kansas currently has the longest streak of consecutive NCAA tournament appearances of all-time, the longest current streak of consecutive NCAA winning seasons, the most winning seasons in Division I history, the most non-losing seasons in NCAA history, the most conference championships in Division I history, the most consecutive regular season conference titles in Division I, the most First Team All Americans in Division I history, and the most First Team All American Selections in Division I history. As of the last complete season, the program ranks third in Division I all-time winning percentage and second in Division I all-time wins.
Since the opening of Allen Fieldhouse, the Jayhawks home arena, in 1955, the Jayhawks have earned a well established home court advantage. Allen Fieldhouse is often considered one of the best home court advantages in college basketball. The Jayhawks have won over 70 percent of their games in Allen Fieldhouse, losing only a little over 100 games in its over 60-year history. Under current head coach Bill Self, the Jayhawks have had three home court winning streaks over 30 games and two streaks that have reached over 50 games. In addition to Allen Fieldhouse, the Jayhawks will frequently play games at the nearby T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. These games, while technically a neutral site, are officially considered home games when they are not a part of a tournament, the only exception being their games at the arena during their six game series with rival Missouri.

History

Kansas ranks second all-time in NCAA Division I wins with 2,302 wins, against 862 losses. This record includes a 765–110 mark at historic Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks are first in NCAA history with 98 winning seasons, and tied for first in NCAA history with 101 non-losing seasons with Kentucky. Kansas has the fewest head coaches of any program that has been around 100 years, yet has reached the Final Four under more head coaches than any other program in the nation. Every head coach at Kansas since the inception of the NCAA Tournament has led the program to the Final Four. Kansas has had four head coaches inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame, more than any other program in the nation. A perennial conference powerhouse, Kansas leads Division I all-time in regular season conference titles with 62 in 113 years of conference play through the 2019–20 regular season. The Jayhawks have won a record 20 conference titles and a record 11 conference tournament titles in the 24 years of the Big 12's existence. The program also owns the best Big 12 records in both those areas with a 412–102 record in conference play and a 46–12 record in tournament play. The Jayhawks won their 2,000th game in school history when they defeated Texas Tech in the 2009–2010 season, joining the University of Kentucky and the University of North Carolina as the only schools to boast such an achievement at that time.

James Naismith era (1898–1907)

The men's basketball program officially began in 1898, following the arrival of Dr. James Naismith to the school, just six years after Naismith had written the sport's first official rules. Naismith was initially hired to be a chapel director and physical education instructor, but became the head basketball coach.
During those early years, the majority of the university's basketball games were played against nearby YMCA teams, with YMCAs across the nation having played an integral part in the birth of basketball. Other common opponents were Haskell Institute and William Jewell College. Under Naismith, the team played just one game against a current Big 12 school, a matchup with rival Kansas State University. Naismith was, ironically, the only coach in the program's history to have a losing record.
Including his years as coach, Naismith served as the Athletic Director and a faculty member at Kansas for a total of almost 40 years before retiring in 1937. Naismith died in 1939, and his remains are buried in Lawrence, Kansas. The basketball court in Allen Fieldhouse is named James Naismith Court. Beyond inventing the game, his next greatest basketball legacy may be his coaching tree, whose two trunks are the well-known Phog Allen and Kansas native John McLendon.
On December 10, 2010, the David Booth family purchased Dr. James Naismith's 13 Original Rules of the game at a Sotheby's auction in New York City for the sum of $4.3 million. They brought the founding document of basketball back to KU's Lawrence campus, where it is currently housed at the DeBruce Center.

Phog Allen/William O. Hamilton era (1907–1956)

In 1907, Kansas hired one of Naismith's players, Dr. Forrest C. "Phog" Allen as head coach. Naismith provided Allen with a now infamous piece of wisdom: "You can't coach basketball; you just play it." Allen would set out to prove the adage wrong and through success and an unrivaled coaching tree has become known as 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 and Ralph Miller.
Allen coached the team from 1907–09, but William O. Hamilton coached from 1909–1919, with Allen taking over again in 1919. The team went 125–59 and won five conference championships under Hamilton's direction.
Allen coached KU for 39 seasons and amassed a record of 590–219, with two retroactively-awarded Helms Foundation national titles and one NCAA Tournament championship in 1952. Numerous basketball greats would play at Kansas during Allen's era, including Dean Smith, Adolph Rupp, Dutch Lonborg, and Ralph Miller, Paul Endacott, Bill Johnson, and Clyde Lovellette, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Bill Hougland, and even former United States Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole.
In 1952, the Jayhawks won the national title with an 80–63 victory in the final game over St. John's, coached by Frank McGuire. Clyde Lovellette of Kansas was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, and is still the only player to lead the nation in scoring and lead his team to a national title in the same year. This tournament was the first to have a true "Final Four" format. Seven members of the championship team represented the United States in the 1952 Summer Olympics and brought home a gold medal for the national basketball team. This was especially poignant for Allen, as he had been the driving force for having basketball added to the Olympics in 1936.
Allen was forced to retire when he turned 70 in 1956, because he was getting too "old". Allen had recruited legendary Wilt Chamberlain to Kansas, but would not get to coach him because freshmen were not eligible to play varsity basketball in 1956.

Dick Harp era (1956–1964)

Following Allen's retirement, the Jayhawks hired former KU player and assistant, Dick Harp. Under Harp the Jayhawks went 121–82 with two conference titles and two NCAA tournament berths.
Wilt Chamberlain played his varsity years under Harp, making his job a rather easy one for the first two seasons. In his first varsity game, Chamberlain scored 52 points and grabbed 31 rebounds, breaking both all-time college records in an 87–69 win against Northwestern. In 1957, he led the Jayhawks to the championship game against North Carolina, coached by Frank McGuire, whom they had defeated in the 1952 title game when McGuire was at St. John's. McGuire triple-teamed Chamberlain and, as a result, KU was defeated 54–53 in triple overtime. The game is considered one of the greatest in NCAA history. Chamberlain continued to average 30+ points per game until leaving KU early to play professionally with the Harlem Globetrotters.

Ted Owens era (1964–1983)

took over for Harp in 1964, and would go 348–128 during his tenure, eventually winning six Big Eight Conference titles.
The team advanced to NCAA postseason play seven times under Owens. The 1971 team went 27–3 and advanced to the Final Four before losing to UCLA. In 1974 the team went 23–7 and again advanced to the Final Four before losing to Marquette.
During this era the program produced All-Americans such as Jo Jo White, Walt Wesley, Bud Stallworth, Darnell Valentine, and Dave Robisch.
After 19 years of coaching at University of Kansas, Owens was fired following the 1982–83 season after the Jayhawks posted back-to-back losing seasons.

Larry Brown era (1983–1988)

In 1983, Larry Brown headed to the University of Kansas, after coaching in the NBA. Under Brown, Kansas finished first in the Big Eight in 1986, and second in 1984, 1985, and 1987. In 1988, Kansas got off to a mediocre 12–8 start, including 1–4 in the Big 8. The Jayhawks' 55-game homecourt winning streak in Allen Fieldhouse was snapped with a loss to rival Kansas State, and they would also lose 2 more home games to Duke and Oklahoma. Behind the high-scoring of Danny Manning, KU finished 21–11 at the end of the season and entered the NCAA tournament as a #6 seed. Two early upsets allowed them to face lower seeds, gain momentum, and advance. The Jayhawks would ultimately go on to face the three teams who had given them their three home losses that season. They defeated rival Kansas State in the Elite 8, then defeated Duke in the Final 4, and won the national championship, defeating favored conference rival Oklahoma 83–79 in the final. The 11 losses Kansas accrued in 1988 are more than any other national champion have before or since. The win garnered the team the nickname "Danny and the Miracles". Earlier, near the start of the tournament, Dick Vitale had been asked about Kansas' chances and commented "If Kansas wins, I'll kiss the Jayhawk on the floor of Allen Fieldhouse." Eventually, he did make good on his promise.
During Brown's tenure, Kansas had five NCAA Tournament appearances, which included two second round appearances, one Sweet 16 appearance, two trips to the Final Four and the national championship. He also compiled a 135–44 overall record. Brown left under a cloud, as NCAA sanctions and a postseason probation were levied against Kansas following Brown's departure in the 1988–1989 season as a result of recruiting violations that took place during Brown's tenure. The major violation was a plane ticket home for potential transfer Vincent Askew to see his sick grandmother. Prior to the investigation, Askew had already decided not to transfer to Kansas.

Roy Williams era (1988–2003)

Shortly following Brown's departure, Kansas hired then North Carolina assistant Roy Williams as head coach.
From 1988–2003, under the direction of Williams, the Jayhawks had a record of 418–101, a.805 winning percentage. Williams' Kansas teams averaged 27.8 wins per season. Except for his first season at Kansas, all of Williams' teams made the NCAA tournament. From 1990 to 1999 Kansas compiled a 286–60 record, giving them both the most wins and best winning percentage of any team in that 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 went 58–0 at home during their KU careers.
Kansas won nine regular-season conference championships over Williams' last 13 years. In seven years of Big 12 Conference play, his teams went 94–18, capturing the regular-season title in 1997, 1998, 2002 and 2003 and the postseason tournament crown in 1997, 1998 and 1999. In 2001–02, KU became the first, and so far only, team to go undefeated in Big 12 play. From 1995–98, Kansas was a combined 123–17 – an average of 30.8 wins per season.
Williams' teams went 201–17 in Allen Fieldhouse, and won 62 consecutive games in Allen from February 1994 to December 1998. Kansas was a regular in the Associated Press Top 25 from 1991 to 1999, placing in the poll for 145 consecutive weeks. Williams' teams were ranked in the Top 10 in 194 AP polls from 1990.
Kansas led the nation in field goal percentage and scoring in 2002 and in scoring margin in 2003, held opponents to the lowest field goal percentage in the country in 2001, and led the nation in winning percentage in 1997 and 2002. The team shot better than 50 percent from the floor for seven different seasons under Williams, and led the country in field goal percentage in 1990 and 2002. Williams' teams shot a combined 49.4 percent from the floor during his tenure. Williams-coached teams led the nation in assists in 2001 and 2002 and were seventh in the nation in 2003; scored 100 or more points 71 times ; averaged 82.7 points per game over his 15 seasons as coach; and averaged 90 or more points per game in two seasons.
The Jayhawks were in the AP Top 25 in 242 of 268 weekly polls, reached the No. 1 ranking in the country in six different seasons, and reached at least No. 2 in the nation in 11 of William's 15 seasons as head coach at Kansas.
Under Williams, the team had several deep runs in the NCAA Tournament, making it to four Final Fours and appearing in the national championship game in both 1991 and 2003, losing both, to Duke and Syracuse respectively. Amidst the tournament successes, there were plenty of woes. The 1996–97 team was said by many to be one of the greatest teams in history, featuring future NBA players such as Paul Pierce, Jacque Vaughn, Raef LaFrentz, and Scot Pollard. The team was upset in the Sweet Sixteen by the eventual champion, Arizona Wildcats.
The Jayhawks advanced to the Final Four in 2002 & 2003. Following the national championship loss in 2003, Williams left Kansas and returned to coach at his alma mater, North Carolina.

Bill Self era (2003–present)

was introduced as the new head coach for the 2003–04 season and in his first season at Kansas, Self inherited Williams' players and recruits, which often caused turmoil as the style of play differed between the two coaches. Nevertheless, Self led his new Kansas team to the Elite Eight at the NCAA tournament his first year.
The next two seasons did not end on such a high note. Big things were expected of an experienced KU in 2004–05, led by seniors Wayne Simien, Keith Langford, Michael Lee, and Aaron Miles. They began the season ranked #1 and started off 20–1, but then they slumped and lost six of their final nine games, including a loss to Bucknell in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The team finished 23–7 and settled for a Big 12 co-championship with Oklahoma.
with his national champion 2007–08 squad
In 2005–06, little was expected of the freshman/sophomore-dominated Jayhawks, and they began the season 10–6, including 1–2 in the Big 12. Although they did post a 73–46 win over Kentucky, they also saw the end of their 31-game winning streak over rival Kansas State with a 59–55 loss at Allen Fieldhouse, and two nights later blew a seven-point lead in the final 45 seconds of regulation en route to an 89–86 overtime loss at Missouri. But afterward, the Jayhawks matured rapidly, winning 15 of their final 17 games and avenging the losses to both Kansas State and Missouri. KU played as the #2 seed in the Big 12 Tournament in Dallas, and avenged an earlier loss to Texas with an 80–68 victory over the Longhorns in the final to clinch the tournament championship and the highlight win of the season. KU was handed a #4 seed for the NCAA Tournament but stumbled again in the first round with a loss to the Bradley Braves.
In the 2006–07 season, Self led Kansas to the 2007 Big 12 regular-season championship with a 14–2 record, highlighted by beating the Kevin Durant-led Texas Longhorns in come-from-behind victories in the last game of the regular season and in the Big 12 Championship game. At the end of the regular season, Kansas stood at 27–4 and ranked #2 in the nation in both the AP and coaches' polls. Kansas received a number 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, but their tournament run ended in the Elite Eight with a loss to 2-seed UCLA.
In the 2007–08 season, Self's Kansas team began the season 20–0 until they suffered their first loss at rival Kansas State, their first loss at Kansas State since 1983. The 2008 Jayhawks won the Big 12 regular-season title and the Big 12 conference tourney. They received a number-one seeding in the NCAA Tournament in the Midwest region. On March 30, 2008, Self led Kansas to a win in an Elite Eight game over upstart Davidson College. KU won by two, 59–57. The Jayhawks played overall number 1 tournament seed North Carolina in the semifinals, a team coached by former KU head man Roy Williams. The Jayhawks opened the game with a 40–12 run over the first 12½ minutes before finally defeating them 84–66. On April 7, 2008, the Jayhawks triumphed over a one-loss Memphis team to claim the national title. With only seconds on the clock, Sherron Collins drove the ball the length of the court and threaded a pass to Mario Chalmers, who connected on a deep three-pointer to force overtime. This shot would later come to be known as "Mario's Miracle" in a nod to 1988 championship nickname "Danny and the Miracles". Kansas then outplayed Memphis in the overtime to win the NCAA Championship game, 75–68. The Jayhawks finished the season with a 37–3 record, the winningest season in Kansas history.
after the Jayhawks win the 2008 National Championship
In the 2008–09 season, despite losing 7 of their top 9 scorers and the entire starting line-up, the Jayhawks earned their 20th consecutive NCAA Tournament bid after going 25–7, winning the conference regular season title and extending their home winning streak to 41 straight at Allen Fieldhouse. On March 22, 2009, Kansas defeated Dayton, advancing to their 3rd consecutive Sweet 16 appearance. But the Jayhawks' season ended on March 27 when Michigan State came from behind in the final minute to defeat Kansas 67–62, ending their year at 27–8. Coach Self's record, after 6 seasons with the Jayhawks, was 169–40, an.809 percentage. After the season, Self was named National Coach of the Year by the Associated Press, CBS Sports' Chevrolet Award, USBWA, and Sporting News.
On April 13, Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich announced their intent to return for the 2009–10 season. On April 23, top high school recruit Xavier Henry made his commitment to play at Kansas in the fall, prompting ESPN to name the Jayhawks as "the team to beat in 2009–10." By the time the fall of 2009 arrived, Kansas was the unanimous preseason #1 team in all major publications. The Jayhawks finished the regular season with a 29–2 record and continue to hold the Division I record for the current consecutive home winning streak at 59 straight games in Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas passed 2,000 all-time wins in the 2009–10 season, only the third school to do so. They won the Big 12 tournament on March 13, clinching their 21st consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, an active NCAA record. However, despite being named the overall #1 seed in the tournament, the Jayhawks fell in the second round to #9-seeded Northern Iowa, finishing the season at 33–3.
Recruiting began immediately for the 2010–11 season, as Kansas landed the nation's top recruit Josh Selby in April. By September 2010, both The Sporting News and Athlon Sports had ranked Kansas in their pre-season outlook as #4 overall and, along with ESPN's Joe Lunardi, were projected to become a #1 seed again in the 2011 NCAA Tournament, which they would again do. Blue Ribbon and the USA Today/ESPN coaches polls both placed Kansas at #7 in the pre-season poll. Josh Selby, became eligible and joined the Jayhawk line-up on December 18. On March 5, the Jayhawks beat Missouri 70–66 to clinch the Big 12 regular-season title for the 7th consecutive time and later went on to finish 29–2 during the regular season, ranked #2 in both the AP Poll and the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll. Bill Self was named Big 12 Coach of the Year and Marcus Morris was named Big 12 Player of the Year. The Jayhawks defeated 16 seed Boston University, 9 seed Illinois and 12 seed Richmond to reach their 3rd Elite Eight in the past 5 seasons before falling to 11 seed Virginia Commonwealth University in the quarterfinal game. During the season, Kansas moved past North Carolina as the 2nd winningest basketball program in history.
After being considered the top team but falling short in both of the previous two seasons, Kansas lost six of their top 8 scorers for the 2011–12 season. The Jayhawks had to rebuild after winning seven straight Big 12 titles. Prior to the season, the NCAA declared that three of the Jayhawks top recruits were ineligible for the season, which included games against perennial powerhouse programs such as Kentucky, Duke, Ohio State, and Georgetown. Despite 7 games against top 10 ranked opponents, Kansas finished the regular season 26–5, earned their 8th consecutive Big 12 title, and advanced to their 14th Final Four in school history. The Jayhawks would face another 2 seed, the Ohio State Buckeyes, in the National Semifinals. Kansas would come back from a 13-point first half deficit to win the game, 64–62. They then would face the Kentucky Wildcats, who had beaten the Louisville Cardinals on the other side of the bracket, in the championship game. Kansas would fall to the Wildcats, 67–59.
Kansas entered the 2012–13 season with eight straight Big 12 titles in tow. They continued to have the greatest home court advantage in all of sports, ending the season having won 107 of their last 109 games at home. After scoring their ninth consecutive title and winning the Big 12 tournament championship by defeating rival Kansas State for the third time that season, KU set its sights on a sixth national title. They were seeded #1 in the South bracket, defeating Western Kentucky and North Carolina before losing in overtime to Michigan 87–85 in the Sweet 16.
With star freshmen Andrew Wiggins and Joel Embiid on the roster, Kansas entered the 2013–14 season as the #5 team in the country. They started off well with five straight wins, including a victory over Duke in the Champions' Classic. However, the team went 4–4 over its next eight games, including back-to-back losses to Colorado and Florida and an ugly home loss to San Diego State. The team recovered from this rough stretch and began Big 12 play with seven straight wins, ultimately finishing 14–4 to win its 10th consecutive Big 12 title. A back injury to Joel Embiid, however, left the Jayhawks vulnerable on their interior defense, and they fizzled out at season's end with four losses in their final seven games, including a loss to Iowa State in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals in Kansas City and an NCAA Tournament Round of 32 loss to Stanford to end the year. Kansas concluded the year 25–10, the first ten-loss season for Kansas since Roy Williams' 1999–2000 Jayhawks went 24–10.
After the exodus of Andrew Wiggins and Joel Embiid to the NBA draft, the Jayhawks reloaded with freshmen Kelly Oubre Jr. and Cliff Alexander, the Jayhawks looked poised for another Big 12 season title, which would be their 11th straight. After a disappointing loss in the Champions Classic to Kentucky, the Jayhawks finished 11–2 in the non-conference. In what many regarded as the toughest conference in the nation the Jayhawks won their 11th straight title outright with a record of 13–5, having lost their arguably strongest post presence in Cliff Alexander due to an investigation by the NCAA of improper benefits being given to Alexander. Evidence never clearly materialized, but Alexander was held out and played his last game as a Jayhawk at Kansas State, where they lost by 7. They then lost in the Big 12 Championship game to Iowa State 70–66, and had a final record going into the tournament of 26–8. The Jayhawks were given a two seed in the NCAA Tournament, where they ousted 15 seed New Mexico State by 19 points, but exited the tournament early at the hands of Wichita State by 13 points. Both Oubre Jr. and Alexander declared for the draft shortly after the conclusion of the NCAA tournament.
The 2015-16 Jayhawks, led by Perry Ellis and Frank Mason, won a 12th consecutive Big 12 title and won the Big 12 Tournament. Seeded #1 in the NCAA South Region, the Jayhawks reached the Elite Eight, where they stumbled against #2 seed Villanova, the eventual national champions.
In 2016-17, behind the leadership of national player of the year Frank Mason, the Jayhawks won a 13th consecutive Big 12 title, tying UCLA's record for most consecutive conference titles. Although the team made an early exit from the Big 12 Tournament with a quarterfinal loss to TCU, the Jayhawks got the #1 seed in the NCAA Midwest Region. They dominated UC-Davis, Michigan State, and Purdue in their first three games, but ran into a buzzsaw against Oregon in the Elite Eight.
The 2017-18 Jayhawks lost a number of players to graduation, the NBA Draft, and transfer; but appeared to be poised for another spectacular season. Star freshman Billy Preston was sidelined by an NCAA inquiry into the financial picture surrounding his car, and ultimately left the team to play professional basketball in Europe. Kansas won its first seven games before losing in Kansas City to Washington and at home to Arizona State. Kansas would lose a total of three home games during the season, the most for any Bill Self-coached Kansas team, and the most since losing three home games in the 1998-99 season. The season bottomed out in early February with an ugly home loss to Oklahoma State and a 16-point loss at Baylor. But Kansas rallied to win a 14th straight Big 12 title, breaking UCLA's record. Then they defeated West Virginia to win the Big 12 Tournament. Seeded #1 in the NCAA Midwest Region, the Jayhawks defeated Penn, Seton Hall, Clemson, and Duke to reach Bill Self's third Final Four appearance and the program's 15th overall.
Kansas played in the 2015 World University Games in South Korea as the United States representatives in July 2015. The Jayhawks went undefeated in the World University Games, winning the championship to give the United States its first gold medal in World University Games men's basketball since 2005. In August 2017, Self and the Jayhawks traveled to Italy to play four exhibition matches against local professional Italian teams.
Shortly before the 2019-20 season began the NCAA announced they had major NCAA violations stemming from their involvement in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball corruption scandal putting their NCAA record consecutive tournament appearance streak in jeopardy.
The Jayhawks finished the 2019–20 regular season 28–3 and were unanimously ranked number one in the final regular season AP poll. The Jayhawks went undefeated against unranked teams and their 3 losses came to ranked teams. The Jayhawks were a favorite to win the NCAA Tournament, however, the NCAA Tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, without a national champion being named.

Rank in notable areas

* Active streak.
Current Official NCAA and data.

Notable games

Despite having a program for almost 120 years, the Jayhawks have only had 8 head coaches. The longest tenured coach was Phog Allen at 39 seasons, while the shortest tenured coach was Larry Brown, who coached for 5 seasons. Allen also has the most wins in Kansas basketball history with 590. The next closest coach is current head coach Bill Self, who has won 500 games in his 17 seasons with the Jayhawks. Ted Owens is the only coach in program history to have been fired.
Of programs who have been around for at least 100 years, Kansas has had the fewest coaches, yet they have been led to the Final Four by more coaches than any other program. Every coach that has coached Kansas since the inception of the NCAA Tournament in 1939 has led the team to a Final Four. Phog Allen, Dick Harp, Ted Owens, Larry Brown, Roy Williams, and Bill Self have all led Kansas to NCAA Final Four appearances. Of those coaches, Allen, Brown, and Bill Self have led the Jayhawks to NCAA Championships. In addition to an NCAA Tournament National Championship, Allen won two Helms Athletic Foundation National Championships, in 1922 and 1923.
YearsDuration of head coaching career at Kansas
RecordNumber of career games won-lost at Kansas
PercentPercentage of games won at Kansas
*Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

YearsCoachRecordPercentNotes
1898–1907Dr. James Naismith*55–60.478Retired
• Inventor of the game of Basketball
• Only Coach in Kansas Basketball history with a losing record
1907–1909, 1919–1956Dr. Forrest "Phog" Allen*590–219.729Retired
• Known as the "Father Of Basketball Coaching" for his innovations of the modern game
• Created the NABC
• Successfully lobbied to make the game of basketball an Olympic sport
• Helped to create the modern NCAA tournament, which began in 1939
• 1 NCAA Championship, 2 Helms Championships
• 3 National Championship game appearances
• 3 Final Fours
• 24 Conference Regular Season Championships
1909–1919William O. Hamilton125–59.679Resigned
• 5 Conference Regular Season Championships
1956–1964Dick Harp121–82.596Resigned
• 1 National Championship game appearance
• 1 Final Four
• 2 Conference Regular Season Championships
1964–1983Ted Owens348–182.657Fired
• 2 Final Fours
• 6 Conference Regular Season Championships
• 1 Conference Tournament Championship
• 1978 Basketball Weekly Coach of the Year
1983–1988Larry Brown*135–44.754Accepted position as Head Coach of the San Antonio Spurs
• 1 NCAA Championship
• 2 Final Fours
• 1 Conference Regular Season Championship
• 2 Conference Tournament Championships
• 1988 Naismith College Coach of the Year
1988–2003Roy Williams*418–101.805Accepted position as Head Coach at North Carolina
• 2 National Championship game appearances
• 4 Final Fours
• 9 Conference Regular Season Championships
• 4 Conference Tournament Championships
• 1990 Henry Iba Award Coach of the Year
• 1992 AP Coach of the Year
• 1997 Naismith College Coach of the Year
2003–present †Bill Self*500-109††• 1 NCAA Championship
• 2 National Championship game appearances
• 3 Final Fours
• 14 Consecutive Conference Regular Season Championships
• 15 Conference Regular Season Championships • 8 Conference Tournament Championships
• 2009 Henry Iba Award Coach of the Year, AP Coach of the Year, CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year, Sporting News Coach of the Year
• 2012 Naismith College Coach of the Year, Sporting News Coach of the Year, Adolph Rupp Cup
• 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018 Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year
• 2016 AP Coach of the Year
Totalthru 2019-20202,302-862
†Through last complete season per NCAA records.
Notes:
Updated March 19, 2018

Facilities

Snow Hall (1898–1927)

Before 1907 the Jayhawks played in various venues, ranging from the basement of the original Snow Hall to the skating rink at the local YMCA. Although a current campus building bears the same name, the original Snow Hall was demolished in 1934.

Robinson Gymnasium (1907–1927)

Robinson Gym was the first athletic building on the KU campus and featured a 2,500 seat auditorium used for basketball purposes. The building was demolished in 1967.

Hoch Auditorium (1927–1955)

Hoch Auditorium was a 3,500 seat multi-purpose arena in Lawrence, Kansas. It opened in 1927. It was home to the University of Kansas Jayhawks basketball teams until Allen Fieldhouse opened in 1955.
Many of Hoch's nicknames during the basketball years were "Horrible Hoch" and "The House of Horrors." Such nicknames were in reference to the difficulty opposing teams had in dealing with the tight area surrounding the court and the curved walls and decorative lattice work directly behind the backboards. The curvature of the walls made the backboards appear to be moving causing opponents to miss free throws.
On June 15, 1991, Hoch Auditorium was struck by lightning. The auditorium and stage area were completely destroyed. Only the limestone facade and lobby area were spared. When reconstruction of the building was complete, the rear half of the building was named Budig Hall, for then KU Chancellor Gene Budig. The name on the facade was altered to reflect the presence of three large auditorium-style lecture halls within the building: Hoch Auditoria.

Allen Fieldhouse (1955–present)

Allen Fieldhouse was dedicated on March 1, 1955 when the Jayhawks defeated in-state rival, Kansas State 77–67.
Since February 20, 1994, the Jayhawks have lost only 14 regular season games in Allen Fieldhouse, a 263–14 record. Since February 3, 2007, the Jayhawks have gone 140–3 at Allen Fieldhouse, as of April 2, 2015, the best home record in all of basketball.
Allen Fieldhouse is also notorious for its noise level as well. On November 4, 2010, ESPN The Magazine named Allen Fieldhouse the loudest college basketball arena in the country, reaching sustained decibel levels over 120. On February 13, 2017 in a game against Big 12 opponent West Virginia, fans at Allen Fieldhouse broke the Guinness World Record for loudest crowd roar at an indoor sporting event with a roar of 130.4 decibels, which had been broken by Kentucky on January 28 against Kansas.
The Booth Family Hall of Athletics is the future home of Dr. Naismith's Original 13 Rules Of Basketball, purchased at auction by the Booth family for $4.3 million on December 10, 2010. Plans for the document's enshrinement there are in the early stages.
Kansas won 69 consecutive games at the Fieldhouse between February 3, 2007 and January 17, 2011 until Texas ended the longest streak in NCAA Division I since 1992 with a 74–63 win against Kansas on January 22, 2011. This streak broke Kansas' previous school record of 62, which lasted from February 26, 1994 through December 18, 1998. The Jayhawks also completed a 55-game streak between February 22, 1984 through January 30, 1988, which is a Big 8 record.

Home game traditions

Before the start of every Jayhawks home game, before the singing of "The Star-Spangled Banner", it is a tradition to sing the alma mater, "Crimson and the Blue". While singing the alma mater, it is tradition for the students in attendance to put an arm over the shoulders of their neighbors and slowly sway side to side, lifting their arms over their heads as the last line of the song is sung. The song is concluded by the Rock Chalk Chant.
Post-game, the band will play a rendition of the state of Kansas anthem "Home on the Range", which the crowd will stand up for similar to the national anthem.
After singing The Star-Spangled Banner, while the opposing team is being introduced, members of the student section take out a copy of the student-run newspaper, The University Daily Kansan, and wave the paper in front of their faces, pretending to be reading it in an effort to show lack of interest in the opposing team. After the opponents are introduced, a short video is shown, detailing the history and the accomplishments of Kansas basketball. As the Jayhawks are introduced, the students rip up their newspapers and throw the confetti pieces of paper in the air as celebration. Whatever confetti remains is typically thrown in the air after the first basket made by the Jayhawks.
If an opposing player fouls out of the game, the fans will "wave the wheat", waving their arms back and forth, as a sarcastic good-bye to the disqualified player, to the tune of "You Didn't Have Your Wheaties", from a series of 1970s television commercials promoting Wheaties breakfast cereal. The same waving motion to the tune of "A Hot Time in the Old Town" follows a Jayhawk victory.
If the Jayhawks are leading comfortably near the end of the game, the crowd begins a slow version of the Rock Chalk Chant, which has become the signature tradition of Allen Fieldhouse. The chant can also occasionally be heard at neutral sites, such as arenas for the NCAA tournament and the nearby Sprint Center on the Missouri side of Kansas City which during the regular season serves as an alternate home arena.
Fans and students will also line up early for Late Night In The Phog, which is the first practice of the season. The practice is viewable to the public and includes skits with past players as the hosts.

Year-by-year Results

Record vs. Big 12 opponents

Post-season results

Regular season conference championships

The Jayhawks have won 61 conference championships since their inception, including an NCAA record 14 consecutive from 2005 through 2018. 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. 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 official name until 1964, when it was changed to the Big Eight.
Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association/Big Eight Conference
Big 12 Conference
The Big Eight Conference did not regularly have a post-season tournament until after the 1977 season. Prior to that teams usually played in the Big Eight Holiday Tournament in December. The Holiday tournament ended after the 1979 season.
Big Seven/Big Eight Holiday Tournament
Big Eight Conference
Big 12 Conference
The NCAA started seeding all teams in 1979, with Kansas' first subsequent tournament seed in 1981.
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* Indicates overall number one seed.
Indicates NCAA championship.

Final Four history

The Jayhawks have won a combined 5 National Championships, two Helms National Championships and three NCAA Tournament National Championships. They claim all five and have National Champions banners hanging in Allen Fieldhouse for each championship.

Helms Athletic Foundation Championships

1952
The Jayhawks 1951-52 team won the schools first NCAA Tournament Championship. They were coached by Phog Allen and finished the season with a 28-3 record.
1988
The 1987-88 team won the Jayhawks second NCAA Tournament championship. The Jayhawks were coached by Larry Brown. They finished the season 27–11, which is the lowest winning percentage and most losses of any team to win the national championship.
2008
The 2007-08 team won the Jayhawks third NCAA Tournament Championship, which is their most recent championship. They were coached by Bill Self and finished the season with a 37-3 record, which is a school record for wins in a season.

Complete NCAA tournament results

The Jayhawks have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 48 times. Their combined record is 107–48.
1940Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		Rice
USC
Indiana		W 50–44
W 43–42
L 42–60
1942Elite Eight
Regional 3rd Place Game		Colorado
Rice		L 44–46
L 53–55
1952Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		TCU
Saint Louis
Santa Clara
St. John's		W 68–64
W 74–55
W 74–55
W 80–63
1953Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		Oklahoma City
Oklahoma A&M
Washington
Indiana		W 73–65
W 61–55
W 79–53
L 68–69
1957Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		SMU
Oklahoma City
San Francisco
North Carolina		W 73–65OT
W 81–61
W 80–56
L 53–543OT
1960Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		Texas
Cincinnati		W 90–81
L 71–82
1966Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		SMU
Texas Western		W 76–70
L 80–81
1967Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place		Houston
Louisville		L 53–66
W 70–68
1971Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National 3rd Place Game		Houston
Drake
UCLA
WKU		W 78–77
W 73–71
L 60–68
L 75–77
1974Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National 3rd Place Game		Creighton
Oral Roberts
Marquette
UCLA		W 55–54
W 93–90OT
L 51–64
L 61–78
1975First RoundNotre DameL 71–77
1978First RoundUCLAL 76–83
1981No. 7First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		No. 10 Ole Miss
No. 2 Arizona State
No. 6 Wichita State		W 69–66
W 88–71
L 65–66
1984No. 5First Round
Second Round		No. 12 Alcorn State
No. 4 Wake Forest		W 57–56
L 59–69
1985No. 3First Round
Second Round		No. 14 Ohio
No. 11 Auburn		W 49–38
L 64–66
1986No. 1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four		No. 16 North Carolina A&T
No. 9 Temple
No. 5 Michigan State
No. 6 NC State
No. 1 Duke		W 71–46
W 65–43
W 96–86OT
W 75–67
L 67–71
1987No. 5First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		No. 12 Houston
No. 13 SW Missouri State
No. 1 Georgetown		W 66–55
W 67–63
L 57–70
1988No. 6First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		No. 11 Xavier
No. 14 Murray State
No. 7 Vanderbilt
No. 4 Kansas State
No. 2 Duke
No. 1 Oklahoma		W 85–72
W 61–58
W 77–64
W 71–58
W 66–59
W 83–79
1990No. 2First Round
Second Round		No. 15 Robert Morris
No. 7 UCLA		W 79–71
L 70–71
1991No. 3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		No. 14 New Orleans
No. 6 Pittsburgh
No. 2 Indiana
No. 1 Arkansas
No. 1 North Carolina
No. 2 Duke		W 55–49
W 77–66
W 83–65
W 93–81
W 79–73
L 65–72
1992No. 1First Round
Second Round		No. 16 Howard
No. 9 UTEP		W 100–67
L 60–66
1993No. 2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four		No. 15 Ball State
No. 7 BYU
No. 6 California
No. 1 Indiana
No. 1 North Carolina		W 94–72
W 90–76
W 93–76
W 83–77
L 68–78
1994No. 4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		No. 13 UT Chattanooga
No. 5 Wake Forest
No. 1 Purdue		W 102–73
W 69–58
L 78–83
1995No. 1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		No. 16 Colgate
No. 8 WKU
No. 4 Virginia		W 82–68
W 75–70
L 58–67
1996No. 2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		No. 15 South Carolina State
No. 10 Santa Clara
No. 3 Arizona
No. 4 Syracuse		W 92–54
W 76–51
W 83–80
L 57–60
1997No. 1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		No. 16 Jackson State
No. 8 Purdue
No. 4 Arizona		W 78–64
W 75–61
L 82–85
1998No. 1First Round
Second Round		No. 16 Prairie View A&M
No. 8 Rhode Island		W 110–52
L 75–80
1999No. 6First Round
Second Round		No. 11 Evansville
No. 3 Kentucky		W 95–74
L 88–92OT
2000No. 8First Round
Second Round		No. 9 DePaul
No. 1 Duke		W 81–77OT
L 64–69
2001No. 4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		No. 13 Cal State Northridge
No. 5 Syracuse
No. 1 Illinois		W 99–75
W 87–58
L 64–80
2002No. 1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four		No. 16 Holy Cross
No. 8 Stanford
No. 4 Illinois
No. 2 Oregon
No. 1 Maryland		W 70–59
W 86–63
W 73–69
W 104–86
L 88–97
2003No. 2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		No. 15 Utah State
No. 10 Arizona State
No. 3 Duke
No. 1 Arizona
No. 3 Marquette
No. 3 Syracuse		W 64–61
W 108–76
W 69–65
W 78–75
W 94–61
L 78–81
2004No. 4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		No. 13 UIC
No. 12 Pacific
No. 9 UAB
No. 3 Georgia Tech		W 78–44
W 78–63
W 100–74
L 71–79OT
2005No. 3First RoundNo. 14 BucknellL 63–64
2006No. 4First RoundNo. 13 BradleyL 73–77
2007No. 1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		No. 16 Niagara
No. Kentucky
No. 4 Southern Illinois
No. 2 UCLA		W 107–67
W 88–76
W 61–58
L 55–68
2008No. 1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		No. 16 Portland State
No. 8 UNLV
No. 12 Villanova
No. 10 Davidson
No. 1 North Carolina
No. 1 Memphis		W 85–61
W 75–56
W 72–57
W 59–57
W 84–66
W 75–68OT
2009No. 3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		No. 14 North Dakota State
No. 11 Dayton
No. 2 Michigan State		W 84–74
W 60–43
L 62–67
2010No. 1First Round
Second Round		No. 16 Lehigh
No. 9 Northern Iowa		W 90–74
L 67–69
2011*No. 1Second Round
Third Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		No. 16 Boston University
No. 9 Illinois
No. 12 Richmond
No. 11 VCU		W 72–53
W 73–59
W 77–57
L 61–71
2012*No. 2Second Round
Third Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		No. 15 Detroit
No. 10 Purdue
No. 11 NC State
No. 1 North Carolina
No. 2 Ohio State
No. 1 Kentucky		W 65–50
W 63–60
W 60–57
W 80–67
W 64–62
L 59–67
2013*No. 1Second Round
Third Round
Sweet Sixteen		No. 16 WKU
No. 8 North Carolina
No. 4 Michigan		W 64–57
W 70–58
L 85–87OT
2014*No. 2Second Round
Third Round		No. 15 Eastern Kentucky
No. 10 Stanford		W 80–69
L 57–60
2015*No. 2Second Round
Third Round		No. 15 New Mexico State
No. 7 Wichita State		W 75–56
L 65–78
2016No. 1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		No. 16 Austin Peay
No. 9 Connecticut
No. 5 Maryland
No. 2 Villanova		W 105–79
W 73–61
W 79–63
L 59–64
2017No. 1First Round
Second round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		No. 16 UC Davis
No. 9 Michigan State
No. 4 Purdue
No. 3 Oregon		W 100–62
W 90–70
W 98–66
L 60–74
2018No. 1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four		No. 16 Penn
No. 8 Seton Hall
No. 5 Clemson
No. 2 Duke
No. 1 Villanova		W 76–60
W 83–79
W 80–76
W 85–81 OT
L 79–95
2019No. 4First Round
Second Round		No. 13 Northeastern
No. 5 Auburn		W 87–53
L 75–89

;Record by round
Round of 6432–2
Round of 3223–11
Sweet 1625–7
Elite 816–9
Final Four9–6
3rd place game*0–3
National Championship3–6

NIT results

The Jayhawks have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament two times. Their combined record is 3–2.
1968First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final		Temple
Villanova
Saint Peter's
Dayton		W 82–76
W 55–49
W 58–46
L 48–61
1969First RoundBoston CollegeL 62–78

Jayhawks of note

All-time scoring leaders

All-Americans

Consensus first team

Kansas leads all NCAA teams with 30 consensus First Team All-American selections, 23 different players have received the honor.
‡ indicates player has made at least 2000 points and 1000 rebounds in his college career.

Other first team selections

† indicates Academic All-American of the Year

National Player of the Year awards

The 49 McDonald's All-Americans listed below have signed with Kansas. An asterisk, "*", Indicates player did not finish his college career at Kansas. A cross, "†", indicates player did not begin his college career at Kansas. The 2015 game had the most future Jayhawks playing in the game with four, however, two players transferred to Kansas and one transferred out of Kansas.
;1970–1999
;2000–2019
;2020–present
Thirty-one players have had their jersey retired by Kansas. One former announcer, Max Falkenstien, is honored with the retired jerseys as well. His number 60 was chosen because that was the number of years he was the radio announcer for the Jayhawks. KU only retires the jerseys, and not the numbers, of past basketball players. Eight players honored played on one of KU's 5 championship teams. Charlie T. Black and Paul Endacott are the only two players with their jerseys retired to play on two championship teams. Four players from the 2008 Championship have their jersey retired, which is the most players honored to be on a roster in any single season in Kansas basketball history.

Jayhawks in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

There are multiple people associated with the University of Kansas in some way that have been enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Some former players have been enshrined as players, while some former players have been enshrined as coaches

Players

The following names are people that were associated with the University of Kansas in some way, but were not enshrined for the reason they were associated with Kansas, for example, former players enshrined as a coach.
Below are Jayhawks who represented their country in the Olympic Games as a player or coach. All names represented the United States men's national basketball team, unless otherwise noted.
YearPlayerMedal
1952Phog Allen
1952Charlie Hoag
1952Bill Hougland
1952John Keller
1952Dean Kelley
1952Bob Kenney
1952Bill Lienhard
1952Clyde Lovellette
1956Bill Hougland
1960Allen Kelley
1968Jo Jo White
1976Dean Smith
1980Darnell Valentine*
1988Danny Manning
2012Sasha Kaun

*Valentine was selected to the US team, but the USA boycotted the 1980 summer Olympics.

Jayhawks in the NBA

The Jayhawks have multiple connections to the NBA. Below is a list of former players and coaches. People that are currently coaches or in management will show their current job, as well as how they are associated with Kansas basketball.

Current management

Below is a list of former Jayhawk basketball on NBA rosters. Free agents should not be included on the list. Players with an asterisk are players that have been assigned to the G-League. In the offseason, players who were signed to a team's summer league roster should not be included.
NBA teams can sign players to two–way contracts allowing them to easily transition back and forth from the NBA team and their G–League affiliate based on the needs of the team.
Below are former Jayhawks under contract with a G-League team but are not on a two-way contract with an NBA team or under contract with an NBA team but on assignment to the G-League.
Territorial Picks
From 1947–65 the draft allowed teams not drawing fans to select a local player, in place of their first round pick.
YearPlayerTeam
1959Wilt ChamberlainPhiladelphia Warriors

Regular Draft
YearRoundPickOverallPlayerTeam
1947–––Ray EvansNew York Knicks
1948–––Otto SchnellbacherProvidence Steamrollers
1952199Clyde LovelletteMinneapolis Lakers
19538––Dean KelleyFort Wayne Zollner Pistons
195311–32Gil ReichBoston Celtics
19543422B. H. BornFort Wayne Zollner Pistons
19547256Alan KelleyMilwaukee Hawks
19576848Maury KingBoston Celtics
195910671Ron LoneskiSt. Louis Hawks
19613932Bill BridgesChicago Packers
1962155Wayne HightowerSan Francisco Warriors
19634228Nolen EllisonBaltimore Bullets
19658768George UnseldLos Angeles Lakers
1966166Walt WesleyCincinnati Royals
1966133103Al LopesBaltimore Bullets
19674233Ronald FranzDetroit Pistons
196898114Roger BohnenstielNew York Knicks
1969199Jo Jo WhiteBoston Celtics
19694548Dave NashChicago Bulls
19691113154Bruce SloanPhiladelphia 76ers
19713944Dave RobischBoston Celtics
197141364Walter Roger BrownLos Angeles Lakers
19711312207Pierre RussellMilwaukee Bucks
1972177Bud StallworthSeattle SuperSonics
1972144184Aubrey NashBaltimore Bullets
197572110Rick SuttleLos Angeles Lakers
1975818144Roger MorningstarBoston Celtics
197611616Norm CookBoston Celtics
1977714124Herb NoblesDetroit Pistons
197851199Ken KoenigsCleveland Cavaliers
197868118John DouglasNew Orleans Jazz
197922042Paul MokeskiHouston Rockets
19801012211Randy CarrollPhoenix Suns
198111616Darnell ValentinePortland Trail Blazers
19813147Art HouseyDallas Mavericks
1981722160John CrawfordPhiladelphia 76ers
19822528Dave MagleyCleveland Cavaliers
198222346Tony GuyBoston Celtics
198441080Carl HenryKansas City Kings
198491185Brian MartinIndiana Pacers
1984915199Kelly KnightUtah Jazz
19862226Greg DreilingIndiana Pacers
198621842Ron KelloggAtlanta Hawks
19864171Calvin ThompsonNew York Knicks
1988111Danny ManningLos Angeles Clippers
198832575Archie MarshallSan Antonio Spurs
19902734Kevin PritchardGolden State Warriors
199112626Mark RandallChicago Bulls
199311616Rex WaltersNew Jersey Nets
199321542Adonis JordanSeattle SuperSonics
199421138Darrin HancockCharlotte Hornets
199512828Greg OstertagUtah Jazz
199711919Scot PollardDetroit Pistons
199712727Jacque VaughnUtah Jazz
1998133Raef LaFrentzDenver Nuggets
199811010Paul PierceBoston Celtics
199921645Ryan RobertsonSacramento Kings
200121445Eric ChenowithNew York Knicks
2002144Drew GoodenMemphis Grizzlies
2003177Kirk HinrichChicago Bulls
200311212Nick CollisonSeattle SuperSonics
200512929Wayne SimienMiami Heat
200711313Julian WrightNew Orleans Hornets
200811313Brandon RushPortland Trail Blazers
200812727Darrell ArthurNew Orleans Hornets
20082434Mario ChalmersMinnesota Timberwolves
200822252Darnell JacksonMiami Heat
200822959Sasha KaunSeattle SuperSonics
201011111Cole AldrichNew Orleans Hornets
201011212Xavier HenryMemphis Grizzlies
201111313Markieff MorrisPhoenix Suns
201111414Marcus MorrisHouston Rockets
201121949Josh SelbyMemphis Grizzlies
2012155Thomas RobinsonSacramento Kings
201221141Tyshawn TaylorBrooklyn Nets
2013177Ben McLemoreSacramento Kings
20132939Jeff WitheyPortland Trail Blazers
2014111Andrew WigginsCleveland Cavaliers
2014133Joel EmbiidPhiladelphia 76ers
201511515Kelly OubreAtlanta Hawks
20162333Cheick DialloLos Angeles Clippers
2017144Josh JacksonPhoenix Suns
20172434Frank Mason IIISacramento Kings
20182434Devonte' GrahamAtlanta Hawks
201821747Sviatoslav MykhailiukLos Angeles Lakers

NBA Award winners

Below are Jayhawks that have won an award in the NBA such as MVP, Rookie of the Year, etc. Not included are Jayhawks who made All-Star or All-NBA teams, or Jayhawks that have won All-Star game MVP, the dunk contest, or 3 point contest. Ten times a Jayhawk have won a major award, five different Jayhawks have won awards. The only major award a Jayhawk has never won is Defensive Player of the Year. Wilt Chamberlain won an award six times during his career including four MVP Awards.
SeasonPlayerTeamAward
1959-60Wilt ChamberlainPhiladelphia WarriorsMVP
Rookie of the Year
1965-66Wilt ChamberlainPhiladelphia 76ersMVP
1966-67Wilt ChamberlainPhiladelphia 76ersMVP
1967-68Wilt ChamberlainPhiladelphia 76ersMVP
1971-72Wilt ChamberlainLos Angeles LakersNBA Finals MVP
1975-76Jo Jo WhiteBoston CelticsNBA Finals MVP
1997-98Danny ManningPhoenix SunsSixth Man of the Year
2007-08Paul PierceBoston CelticsNBA Finals MVP
2014-15Andrew WigginsMinnesota TimberwolvesRookie of the Year

Current Jayhawk college coaches

Division I Head Coaches – former head coaches
Division I Head Coaches – former players
Division I Head Coaches – former players and assistant coaches
Division I head coaches – former assistants
Division I head coaches – Kansas alumni
Division I assistants – former players
Division I assistants – former assistants
Division II head coaches

Active streaks