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Kansas Jayhawks
File:University of Kansas Jayhawk logo.svg
UniversityUniversity of Kansas
First season1898
All-time record1,968-791 (.713)
Head coachBill Self (6th 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
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Alternate
Pre-tournament Helms 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, 2009

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. In 2005, Street & Smith's Annual ranked Kansas fourth on a list of 100 greatest college basketball programs of all time and in 2008, ESPN ranked Kansas second on a list of the most prestigious programs of the modern college basketball era.[1][2]

History

Perhaps no program in the world has as many ties to the foundation and history of the sport as the University of Kansas. From Dr. James Naismith's early development, to Phog Allen's modernization of the game, to the team's enormous success in recent decades, Kansas basketball is interwoven to each step of the sport's identity.

The program has enjoyed considerable national success, having been selected Helms Foundation National Champions in 1922 and 1923, winning NCAA national championships in 1952, 1988, and 2008, playing in 13 Final Fours, and being regularly ranked in the AP Top 25 college basketball poll. Kansas ranks 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 %, 3rd all-time). This record includes a 616-106 (.853) mark at historic Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks are also second in NCAA history with eighty-nine winning seasons and have reached the Final Four under more head coaches (six) than any other program in the nation. A perennial conference powerhouse, Kansas leads all universities with 52 regular-season conference titles in 100 years of conference play (Program has played 110 years, however, the first ten years of the program were before the existence of conferences) 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.

Naismith and early years

The 1899 University of Kansas basketball team, with Dr. James Naismith at the back, right.

The men's basketball program officially began in 1898, following the arrival of Dr. James Naismith to the school, just six years after Naismith penned the sport's first official rules. Naismith was not initially hired to coach basketball, but rather as a chapel director and physical education instructor.[3]

In these early days, the majority of the games were played against nearby YMCA teams, with YMCA's across the nation having played in integral part in the birth of basketball. Other common opponents were Haskell Indian Nations University and William Jewell College. Under Naismith, the team played only three current Big 12 schools: Nebraska (six times), Missouri (twice), and Kansas State (once).[4] Naismith was, ironically, the only coach in the program's history to have a losing record (55-60).

Including his years as coach, Naismith served as athletic director and faculty at the school for a total of almost 40 years before retiring in 1937. Naismith died in 1939 and was buried in Lawrence, KS.

Phog Allen era

In 1907, KU 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".[5] Allen would set out to prove the adage wrong and 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.

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 5 conference championships under Hamilton's direction.

Allen coached KU for a total of 39 seasons and amassed a record of 590-219, with two 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 (all future Hall of Fame coaches), Paul Endacott, Bill Johnson, and Clyde Lovellette (Hall of Fame players) and even former United States Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole.

The modern NCAA tournament got its start under Allen's direction. Allen created the National Association of Basketball Coaches, which went on the create the tournament format and later pass its organization on to the NCAA.[6]

In 1952, the Jayhawks won the national title with a 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. 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. [7] This was especially poignant for Allen, as he had been the driving force for having basketball added to the Olympics in 1936.

Harp and Chamberlain

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 a 87–69 win against Northwestern. In 1957, he led the Jayhawks to championship game against North Carolina. Carolina 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, even today. Chamberlain continued to average 30+ points per game until leaving KU early to play professionally with the Harlem Globetrotters.

Ted Owens era

Ted Owens took over for Harp in 1964 and would go 348-128 during his tenure and won 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, Bud Stallworth, Darnell Valentine, and Dave Robisch.

Larry Brown years

In 1983, Larry Brown began his tenure at 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, and the end of the Jayhawks' 55-game homecourt winning streak in Allen Fieldhouse. Ultimately, behind the high-scoring of Danny Manning, KU finished 27-11 and won the the national championship in 1988, defeating favored conference rival Oklahoma 83-79 in the final. The win garnered the team the nickname "Danny and the Miracles". 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 (.754) overall record. Brown left under a cloud, as NCAA sanctions and a postseason probation were levied against Kansas 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. Askew did not ultimately play for Kansas.

Roy Williams era

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 (when the team was on probation), 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.[8] 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.

Kansas won nine regular-season conference championships over his 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 (16-0) 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 (.922) 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.[9]

Kansas led the nation in field goal percentage and scoring in 2002 and in scoring margin in 2003; they held opponents to the lowest field goal percentage in the country in 2001 (37.8 percent); led the nation in winning percentage in 1997 and 2002; shot better than 50 percent from the floor for the season seven times; and led the country in field goal percentage in 1990 at 53.3 percent, and in 2002 at 50.6 percent; shot a combined 49.4 percent from the floor in 15 seasons; led the nation in assists in 2001 and 2002 and was seventh in the nation in 2003; scored 100 or more points 71 times (once every 13 games); averaged 82.7 points per game in 15 years; averaged 90 or more points in two seasons (92.1 in 1990 and 90.9 in 2002).[9]

The Jayhawks were in the AP Top 25 in 242 of 268 weekly polls. Kansas reached the No. 1 ranking in the country in six different seasons and was ranked at least No. 2 in the nation in 11 of the 15 seasons.

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.[10]

Following the national championship loss in 2003, Williams left Kansas and returned to coach at his alma mater, North Carolina.

Bill Self years

Bill Self 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, 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.

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 a 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 ealier loss to Texas with a 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 monumental 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 2007-2008 season, Self's Kansas team began the season 20-0 until they suffered their first loss at Kansas State. The 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 division. 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, defeating them 84-66. They then triumphed over Memphis to claim the national title in a 75-68 overtime victory in the NCAA Championship Game on April 7, 2008.

Rank in notable areas

Category Rank Stat
All-Time Wins 3rd 1,968
All-time win % 3rd .713
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 52

Notable games

  • In the NCAA title game in 1957, Wilt Chamberlain and Kansas was defeated by 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.
KU fans celebrating in downtown Lawrence after KU's win over Memphis.
  • In the 1966 Midwest Regional Finals, Kansas, the favored team to face the University of Kentucky, played Texas Western college. In a double overtime victory (81-80), the Kansas Jayhawks were defeated by Texas Western, when a shot at the buzzer made by All-American Jo Jo White went in, but White stepped on the line and was called for it.
  • 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 by 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 game.
  • 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.

Coaches

Years Coach Record Percent Notes
1898 - 1907 Dr. James Naismith† 55-60 .478 Retired
1907-09, 1919-56 Dr. Forrest "Phog" Allen† 590-219 .730 Retired
1909-19 William O. Hamilton 125-59 .679 Resigned
1956-64 Dick Harp 121-82 .596 Resigned
1964-83 Ted Owens 348-182 .657 Fired
1978 Basketball Weekly Coach of the Year
1983-88 Larry Brown† 135-44 .754 Accepted position as Head Coach of the San Antonio Spurs
1988 Naismith College Coach of the Year
1988-03 Roy Williams† 418-101 .805 Accepted position as Head Coach at North Carolina
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 167-38 .813 -
Total 1,968-791 .713

† - Inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame.

NOTES:

  • 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.
  • 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's record is not listed in this table as he was never officially a head coach at the university.[11]

Facilities

Allen Fieldhouse (1955-Present)

Inside of Allen Fieldhouse

Allen Fieldhouse
"The Phog"[12]
"The Cathedral of Basketball"[13][14]
View of the arena during a 2006–07
basketball game v OSU
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Address1651 Naismith Drive
Lawrence, Kansas
Coordinates38°57′15.5″N 95°15′8.62″W / 38.954306°N 95.2523944°W / 38.954306; -95.2523944
OwnerUniversity of Kansas
OperatorUniversity of Kansas
Capacity15,300 (2024-present)
16,300 (1994-2024)
15,800 (1986–1994)
15,200 (1964–1983)
17,000 (1955–64)
Record attendance17,228 (March 1, 1955)
(opener vs. K-State)
SurfaceHardwood
Construction
Broke ground1952
OpenedMarch 1, 1955 (1955-03-01)
Renovated1986, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2024
Expanded2009
Construction cost$2.5 million (original)[15][16]
($28.4 million in 2023 dollars[17])
ArchitectCharles l. Marshall
General contractorBennett Construction
Tenants
Kansas Jayhawks (NCAA DI) (1955–present)
Website
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Allen Fieldhouse is an indoor arena on the University of Kansas (KU) campus in Lawrence, Kansas. It is home of the Kansas Jayhawks men's and women's basketball teams. The arena is named after Phog Allen, a former player and head coach for the Jayhawks whose tenure lasted 39 years. The arena's nickname, The Phog also pays homage to Allen. Allen Fieldhouse is one of college basketball's most historically significant and prestigious buildings. 37 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Tournament games have been hosted at the arena.[18] The actual playing surface has been named "James Naismith Court", in honor of basketball's inventor, who established KU's basketball program and served as the Jayhawks' first coach from 1898 to 1907.

Allen Fieldhouse has also hosted several NCAA tournament regionals, an NBA exhibition game, and occasional concerts such as The Beach Boys, Elton John, James Taylor, Sonny and Cher, Leon Russell, Alice Cooper, ZZ Top, Tina Turner, Harry Belafonte, Henry Mancini, The Doobie Brothers, Kansas, and Bob Hope,[19] as well as speakers, including former President Bill Clinton in 2004,[20] Senator Robert F. Kennedy (which drew over 20,000) in March 1968,[21][22] and anarchist Abbie Hoffman in 1970.[23][24] Additional free musical performances occasionally occur during the Jayhawks Late Night In The Phog, musical artists that have performed for this include Tech N9ne, Lil Yachty, 2 Chainz, Snoop Dogg, Run-DMC, and DIESEL.[25] Allen Fieldhouse was the filming location for a climactic hospital scene in the 1983 ABC-TV movie The Day After, one of the most-watched made-for-TV movies of all-time.[26]

ESPN The Magazine named Allen Fieldhouse the loudest college basketball arena in the country.[18][27] The arena broke the Guinness World Record for loudest roar on February 13, 2017, against West Virginia at 130.4 dB.[28] The prior record of 126.4 dB at Kentucky's Rupp Arena which lasted less than three weeks also had many Kansas fans present as the Jayhawks beat the No. 4 Wildcats 79–73 in the Big 12/SEC Challenge.[29] Arrowhead Stadium, which is only 42 miles away, owns the record for loudest outdoor stadium.

Allen Fieldhouse is often considered one of the best home court advantages in men's college basketball.[30][31][32][33] Despite the venue being open for almost 70 years, entering the 2023-24 season, Kansas men's team has only lost 117 games at Allen Fieldhouse and only 19 under head coach Bill Self. Their most recent loss at home came on December 31, 2024 to West Virginia. The Jayhawks entered the 2023-24 season with 352 consecutive sellouts dating back to the 2001–02 season. Twenty times since the venue opened, the Jayhawks have finished the season undefeated at home.[34]

History

Allen Fieldhouse in 2021

The construction of Allen Fieldhouse began in 1952, but quickly ground to a halt because of a federal mandate restricting steel consumption following the Second World War and during the Korean War. However, university officials were able to find a loophole: by adding some rooms for gun and weapons storage, construction of the building was able to continue under the guise of an "armory."[citation needed]

Allen Fieldhouse was dedicated on March 1, 1955,[15][16] a ten-point victory over rival Kansas State.[35] Renovations have included minor seating expansions in 1986 and 1994, as well as accessibility upgrades in 1999 to modernize concession stands and restroom facilities, and to install an elevator in the south end. Handicapped seating was moved courtside behind both baskets in 2001.

The concourse was originally an indoor track. At times the Fieldhouse has been home to men's and women's basketball, indoor track and field, volleyball, and practice facilities for the American football and softball teams. Since additional facilities were constructed to accommodate many of those needs, it is now used primarily for basketball.

Max Falkenstien was a stalwart figure in the radio booth, working every home game in Allen Fieldhouse from its construction to his retirement in 2006, 51 years later.

Renovations completed in 2005 include a thorough cleaning of the exterior, and the creation of a new Booth Family Hall of Athletics facility on the east side of the Fieldhouse, funded by David G. Booth and his family. Interior renovations include a new hardwood court, new windows, and a multimillion-dollar video board and sound system. After 2006, new banners for the retired jerseys and conference and national championships were installed.

Allen Fieldhouse interior in 2009

Renovations completed in 2009 include an expansion of the Booth Family Hall of Athletics and the creation of a donor atrium, as well as improved concessions, wider concourses, and restroom upgrades. The building also received brand new locker rooms, training rooms, film rooms, and player lounges. A pedestrian bridge connecting the Fieldhouse to the existing facility parking garage was also constructed. The improvements cost approximately $7.8 million.[36]

In December 2010, the Booth family announced they had purchased the founding document of the game of basketball, Naismith's original 13 Rules of Basketball. The document will be permanently housed in an addition to Allen Fieldhouse called the "DeBruce Center".[37] The story behind the Booth family purchasing the document from a Sotheby's auction from the Naismith family was featured in an ESPN 30 for 30 documentary, including fending off a rival bidder who wanted to donate the document to his alma mater Duke University for a similar display at Cameron Indoor Stadium.[38]

On September 24, 2011, an exhibition event called "Legends of the Phog" was held, in which various Kansas Jayhawks Basketball alumni played an exhibition game during the 2011 NBA lockout, including various former players such as Darnell Valentine, Paul Pierce, Nick Collison, Julian Wright, Mario Chalmers, Brandon Rush, Cole Aldrich, Marcus Morris and Markieff Morris. Former Kansas coaches Larry Brown and Ted Owens coached the opposing blue and white teams in front of a sold out crowd. The scrimmage ended with a tie of 111-111, without an overtime, with Chalmers scoring a three-pointer in the final seconds for the white team, which was compared to his famous shot in the 2008 championship game.[39][40]

Capacity

Allen Fieldhouse was built with a capacity of 17,000. During Ted Owens' coaching period (1964–83), the capacity was reduced to 15,200 to improve fire code-mandated egress routes. It was raised to 15,800 in the 1986 offseason, and to 16,300 in 1993. In 2024, renovations to include corner video boards and additional chair back seats reduced the capacity to 15,300.[41]

There are 4,000 seats dedicated to KU students, with most of the remainder taken by season-ticket-holding members of the Williams Educational Fund, the fundraising arm of KU Athletics, named after Lawrence banker Dick Williams and his sons, Skipper and Odd.[42] The largest crowd in Allen Fieldhouse for a basketball game was 17,228 on March 1, 1955, when the building was dedicated. Barring another expansion of seating, it is unlikely this record will ever be broken; in addition to the reduced capacity, more stringent fire codes have forced KU to strictly enforce the building's capacity since the mid-1980s.

Banners

In lieu of retiring numbers, banners hang on the south wall of the fieldhouse to honor former men's and women's basketball players including Wilt Chamberlain, Clyde Lovellette, Jo Jo White, Danny Manning, Paul Pierce, Lynette Woodard, Drew Gooden, Nick Collison, Kirk Hinrich, among others. The banners display the player's surname over his/her number, but the numbers themselves are reused. There is also a banner to honor Max Falkenstien, a former Jayhawks radio announcer, who was given the "number" 60 to commemorate his 60 years of service to the university. To date he is the only non-athlete to be so honored at Allen Fieldhouse. The east and west rafters are devoted to KU's multiple Final Fours and conference championships.[43]

On the north wall hang banners for KU's four national championships: their two championships awarded by the Helms Foundation for KU's 1922 and 1923 seasons, as well as their four NCAA tournament titles in 1952, 1988, 2008, and 2022. On the south wall hang banners for the Kansas women's basketball team's WNIT championship in 2023.

Above these championship banners hangs a banner reading "Pay Heed, All Who Enter: Beware of the Phog", in reference to the intimidating atmosphere and the team's home court dominance. The original "Pay Heed" banner was constructed out of dormitory shower curtains by a group of KU students before a late-season game against the Duke Blue Devils in 1988 and is now on display in the Booth Family Hall of Athletics museum. The slogan was inspired in part by advertisements for the 1980s horror movie The Fog. It hung on the north wall until 1999, by which time it had deteriorated to the point where it was about to fall.[44] The university replaced the banner with a much more regular-looking design, which met with negative reaction from the public. The current banner was redesigned to be more faithful to the look of the original.

A banner reading "Just Load the Wagon" was hung on the west side of Allen Fieldhouse in 2022 to honor the father of Kansas head coach Bill Self after his passing that year. The phrase "just load the wagon" was a common word of encouragement that Self's father would say to him throughout his life.[45]

Traditions

See also: Jayhawks home game traditions

See also

Bibliography

  • Kansas 2002–03 Basketball Media Guide. Topeka, Kansas: Mainline Printing, 2002.
  • Kansas Jayhawks History-making basketball. Marceline, Missouri: Walsworth Publishing Company, 1991.

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The remaining facade of what was Hoch Auditorium


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.

Robinson Gymnasium

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. [1]

Prior to 1907
Before 1907 the Jayhawks played in various venues, ranging from the basement of the original Snow Hall (even though the ceiling was only 14 feet high) 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.[2]

Season by season results

For the entire season-by-season results, see Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball seasons.

Under Bill Self:

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
James Naismith (Independent) (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 –
Phog Allen (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1907–1909)
1907–08 Phog Allen 18–6 6–0 1st –
1908–09 Phog Allen 25–3 8–2 1st –
Phog Allen: 43–9 14–2
William O. Hamilton (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1909–1919)
1909–10 William Hamilton 18–1 7–1 1st –
1910–11 William Hamilton 12–6 9–3 1st –
1911–12 William Hamilton 11–7 6–2 1st –
1912–13 William Hamilton 16–6 8–3 2nd –
1913–14 William Hamilton 17–1 13–1 T–1st –
1914–15 William Hamilton 16–1 13–1 1st –
1915–16 William Hamilton 6–12 5–11 4th –
1916–17 William Hamilton 12–8 9–7 4th –
1917–18 William Hamilton 10–8 9–8 3rd –
1918–19 William Hamilton 7–9 5–9 5th –
William Hamilton: 125–59 84–46
Phog Allen (MVIAA/Big Six/Big Seven Conference) (1919–1956)
1919–20 Karl Schlademan
Phog Allen 		11–7[Note A] 9–7 3rd –
1920–21 Phog Allen 10–8 10–8 4th –
1921–22 Phog Allen 16–2 15–1 T–1st Helms National Champion
1922–23 Phog Allen 17–1 16–0 1st Helms National Champion
1923–24 Phog Allen 16–3 15–1 1st –
1924–25 Phog Allen 17–1 15–1 1st –
1925–26 Phog Allen 16–2 16–2 1st –
1926–27 Phog Allen 15–2 10–2 1st –
1927–28 Phog Allen 9–9 9–9 4th –
1928–29 Phog Allen 3–15 2–8 T–5th –
1929–30 Phog Allen 14–4 7–3 2nd –
1930–31 Phog Allen 15–3 7–3 1st –
1931–32 Phog Allen 13–5 7–3 1st –
1932–33 Phog Allen 13–4 8–2 1st –
1933–34 Phog Allen 16–1 9–1 1st –
1934–35 Phog Allen 15–5 12–4 2nd –
1935–36 Phog Allen 21–2 10–0 1st –
1936–37 Phog Allen 15–4 8–2 T–1st –
1937–38 Phog Allen 18–2 9–1 1st –
1938–39 Phog Allen 13–7 6–4 3rd –
1939–40 Phog Allen 19–6 8–2 T–1st NCAA Runner-up
1940–41 Phog Allen 12–6 7–3 T–1st –
1941–42 Phog Allen 17–5 8–2 T–1st NCAA Elite Eight
1942–43 Phog Allen 22–6 10–0 1st –
1943–44 Phog Allen 17–9 5–5 3rd –
1944–45 Phog Allen 12–5 7–3 2nd –
1945–46 Phog Allen 19–2 10–0 1st –
1946–47 Phog Allen
Howard Engleman 		16–11[Note B] 5–5 T–3rd –
1947–48 Phog Allen 9–15 4–8 T–6th –
1948–49 Phog Allen 12–12 3–9 T–6th –
1949–50 Phog Allen 14–11 8–4 T–1st –
1950–51 Phog Allen 16–8 8–4 T–2nd –
1951–52 Phog Allen 28–3 11–1 1st NCAA Champion
1952–53 Phog Allen 19–6 10–2 1st NCAA Runner-up
1953–54 Phog Allen 16–5 10–2 T–1st –
1954–55 Phog Allen 11–10 5–7 5th –
1955–56 Phog Allen 14–9 6–6 5th –
Phog Allen: 590–219 333–123
Dick Harp (Big Seven/Big Eight Conference) (1956–1964)
1956–57 Dick Harp 24–3 11–1 1st NCAA University Division Runner-up
1957–58 Dick Harp 18–5 8–4 T–2nd –
1958–59 Dick Harp 11–14 8–6 T–3rd –
1959–60 Dick Harp 19–9 10–4 T–1st NCAA University Division Elite Eight
1960–61 Dick Harp 17–8 10–4 T–2nd –
1961–62 Dick Harp 7–18 3–11 T–7th –
1962–63 Dick Harp 12–13 5–9 T–6th –
1963–64 Dick Harp 13–12 8–6 3rd –
Dick Harp: 121–82 63–45
Ted Owens (Big Eight Conference) (1964–1983)
1964–65 Ted Owens 17–8 9–5 2nd –
1965–66 Ted Owens 23–4 13–1 1st NCAA University Division Elite Eight
1966–67 Ted Owens 23–4 13–1 1st NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen
1967–68 Ted Owens 22–8 10–4 2nd NIT Runner-up
1968–69 Ted Owens 20–7 9–5 T–2nd NIT first round
1969–70 Ted Owens 17–9 8–6 2nd –
1970–71 Ted Owens 27–3 14–0 1st NCAA University Division Final Four
1971–72 Ted Owens 11–15 7–7 T–4th –
1972–73 Ted Owens 8–18 4–10 T–6th –
1973–74 Ted Owens 23–7 13–1 1st NCAA Division I Final Four
1974–75 Ted Owens 19–8 11–3 1st NCAA Division I first round
1975–76 Ted Owens 13–13 6–8 T–4th –
1976–77 Ted Owens 18–10 8–6 4th –
1977–78 Ted Owens 24–5 13–1 1st NCAA Division I first round
1978–79 Ted Owens 18–11 8–6 T–2nd –
1979–80 Ted Owens 15–14 7–7 T–4th –
1980–81 Ted Owens 24–8 9–5 T–2nd NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
1981–82 Ted Owens 13–14 4–10 7th –
1982–83 Ted Owens 13–16 4–10 T–6th –
Ted Owens: 348–182 170–96
Larry Brown (Big Eight Conference) (1983–1988)
1983–84 Larry Brown 22–10 9–5 2nd NCAA Division I second round
1984–85 Larry Brown 26–8 11–3 2nd NCAA Division I second round
1985–86 Larry Brown 35–4 13–1 1st NCAA Division I Final Four
1986–87 Larry Brown 25–11 9–5 T–2nd NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
1987–88 Larry Brown 27–11 9–5 3rd NCAA Division I Champion
Larry Brown: 135–44 51–19
Roy Williams (Big Eight Conference) (1989–1996)
1988–89 Roy Williams 19–12 6–8 6th Ineligible
1989–90 Roy Williams 30–5 11–3 T–2nd NCAA Division I second round
1990–91 Roy Williams 27–8 10–4 T–1st NCAA Division I Runner-up
1991–92 Roy Williams 27–5 11–3 1st NCAA Division I second round
1992–93 Roy Williams 29–7 11–3 1st NCAA Division I Final Four
1993–94 Roy Williams 27–8 9–5 3rd NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
1994–95 Roy Williams 25–6 11–3 1st NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
1995–96 Roy Williams 29–5 12–2 1st NCAA Division I Elite Eight
Roy Williams (Big 12 Conference) (1996–2003)
1996–97 Roy Williams 34–2 15–1 1st NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
1997–98 Roy Williams 35–4 15–1 1st NCAA Division I second round
1998–99 Roy Williams 23–10 11–5 T–2nd NCAA Division I second round
1999–2000 Roy Williams 24–10 11–5 5th NCAA Division I second round
2000–01 Roy Williams 26–7 12–4 T–2nd NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
2001–02 Roy Williams 33–4 16–0 1st NCAA Division I Final Four
2002–03 Roy Williams 30–8 14–2 1st NCAA Division I Runner-up
Roy Williams: 418–101 175–49
Bill Self (Big 12 Conference) (2003–present)
2003–04 Bill Self 24–9 12–4 T–2nd NCAA Division I Elite Eight
2004–05 Bill Self 23–7 12–4 T–1st NCAA Division I first round
2005–06 Bill Self 25–8 13–3 T–1st NCAA Division I first round
2006–07 Bill Self 33–5 14–2 1st NCAA Division I Elite Eight
2007–08 Bill Self 37–3 13–3 T–1st NCAA Division I Champion
2008–09 Bill Self 27–8 14–2 1st NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
2009–10 Bill Self 33–3 15–1 1st NCAA Division I second round
2010–11 Bill Self 35–3 14–2 1st NCAA Division I Elite Eight
2011–12 Bill Self 32–7 16–2 1st NCAA Division I Runner-up
2012–13 Bill Self 31–6 14–4 T–1st NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
2013–14 Bill Self 25–10 14–4 1st NCAA Division I third round
2014–15 Bill Self 27–9 13–5 1st NCAA Division I third round
2015–16 Bill Self 33–5 15–3 1st NCAA Division I Elite Eight
2016–17 Bill Self 31–5 16–2 1st NCAA Division I Elite Eight
2017–18 Bill Self 31–8 13–5 1st NCAA Division I Final Four*
2018–19 Bill Self 26–10 12–6 3rd NCAA Division I second round
2019–20 Bill Self 28–3 17–1 1st No postseason held
2020–21 Bill Self 21–9 12–6 2nd NCAA Division I second round
2021–22 Bill Self 34–6 14–4 T–1st NCAA Division I Champion
2022–23 Norm Roberts
Bill Self 		4–0[Note C]
24–8		 13–5 1st NCAA Division I second round
2023–24 Bill Self 23–11 10–8 T–5th NCAA Division I second round
Bill Self: 603–143 283–75
Total: 2,373–891

      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

Record vs. Big 12 Opponents

See also: Sunflower Showdown and Border War (Kansas–Missouri rivalry)
Kansas
vs.		 Overall Record at Lawrence at Opponent's
Venue		 at Neutral Site Last 5 Meetings Last 10 Meetings Current Streak Since Beginning
of Big 12
Baylor KU, 14-1 KU, 8-0 KU, 6-1 0-0 KU, 5-0 KU, 9-1 W 8 KU, 12-1
Colorado KU, 117-39 KU, 59-7 KU, 38-26 KU, 20-6 KU, 5-0 KU, 10-0 W 13 KU, 26-1
Iowa State KU, 166-58 KU, 85-15 KU, 64-36 KU, 17-7 KU, 5-0 KU, 9-1 W 8 KU, 21-7
Kansas State KU, 177-90 KU, 80-35 KU, 72-44 KU, 25-11 KU, 4-1 KU, 8-2 W 3 KU, 30-2
Missouri KU, 167-94 KU, 86-33 KU, 63-54 KU, 18-7 KU, 4-1 KU, 7-3 W 1 KU, 20-9
Nebraska KU, 166-71 KU, 86-23 KU, 61-44 KU, 19-4 KU, 5-0 KU, 10-0 W 13 KU, 27-3
Oklahoma KU, 134-64 KU, 67-16 KU, 47-40 KU, 20-8 KU, 5-0 KU, 7-3 W 5 KU, 13-4
Oklahoma State KU, 102-52 KU, 56-10 KU, 33-30 KU, 13-12 KU, 4-1 KU, 7-3 W 1 KU, 13-5
Texas KU, 16-6 KU, 9-0 UT, 5-3 KU, 4-1 KU, 4-1 KU, 6-4 W 2 KU, 12-5
Texas A&M KU, 14-1 KU, 7-1 KU, 6-0 KU, 1-0 KU, 4-1 KU, 9-1 W 3 KU, 13-1
Texas Tech KU, 17-4 KU, 10-0 KU, 6-4 KU, 1-0 TTU, 2-3 KU, 7-3 L 1 KU, 10-4
*As of March 7, 2009.[3][4]

Post-season results

Regular season conference championships

The Jayhawks have won 52 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 official name until 1964, when it was changed to the Big Eight.[5]

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 (9)

  • 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Conference tournament championships

Big Eight Conference (4)

  • 1981, 1984, 1986, 1992

Big 12 Conference (6)

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

Final Four history

The 2008 NCAA Championship banner located on the northern rafts of Allen Fieldhouse.[6]

Men's NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player

1952 Championship Results

1952 NCAA Tournament Results
Round Opponent Score
Round #1 TCU 68-64
Round #2 St. Louis 74-55
Final 4 Santa Clara 74-55
Championship St. John's 80-63

1988 Championship Results

  • The 1988 Jayhawks, at 27-11, had the lowest win/loss percentage (.710) and most losses of any team to win the national championship.[7]
1988 NCAA Tournament Results
Round Opponent Score
Round #1 #11 Xavier 85-72
Round #2 # 14 Murray State 61-58
Sweet 16 # 7 Vanderbilt 77-64
Elite 8 # 4 Kansas State 71-58
Final 4 # 2 Duke 66-59
Championship # 1 Oklahoma 83-79

2008 Championship Results

  • The 2008 Jayhawks, at 37-3, had the most wins of any team to win the national championship. This means the program holds the records for both the most losses (11 in 1988) and most wins (37 in 2008) in a season of any national champion.[7]
2008 NCAA Tournament Results
Round Opponent Score
Round #1 #16 Portland State 85-61
Round #2 # 8 UNLV 75-56
Sweet 16 # 12 Villanova 72-57
Elite 8 # 10 Davidson 59-57
Final 4 # 1 North Carolina 84-66
Championship # 1 Memphis 75-68 (OT)

Jayhawks of note

All-Americans

KU has a total of 36 All-Americans:

† 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.

Retired jerseys

Notes:

Former players and coaches in the Basketball Hall of Fame

[8]

Jayhawks in the NBA

Current management

Current players

In 2008, five Jayhawks were drafted. This tied the record for most players selected in the draft in one year from one school. Kansas tied with Connecticut in 2006 and Florida in 2007.[9]

Former players

[10] [11]

Draft History

  • 69 total NBA draft picks.[12]
  • 27 players drafted 30th or better. 28 if including territorial pick Wilt Chamberlain. (Equivalent to 1st round picks by modern draft standards.)
  • 18 players drafted 31-60th. (Equivalent to 2nd round picks by modern draft standards.)

Territorial Picks
From 1947-65 the draft allowed teams not drawing fans to select a local player, in place of their first round pick.

Year Player Team
1959 Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia Warriors

Regular Draft

Year Round Pick Overall Player Team
1947 - - - Ray Evans New York Knicks
1948 - - - Otto Schnellbacher Providence Steamrollers
1952 1 9 9 Clyde Lovellette Minneapolis Lakers
1953 8 - - Dean Kelley Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
1953 11 - 29/30 Gil Reich Boston Celtics
1954 3 4 22 B. H. Born Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
1954 7 2 56 Alan Kelley Milwaukee Hawks
1957 6 8 48 Maury King Boston Celtics
1959 10 6 71 Ron Loneski St. Louis Hawks
1961 3 9 32 Bill Bridges Chicago Packers
1962 1 5 5 Wayne Hightower San Francisco Warriors
1963 4 2 28 Nolen Ellison Baltimore Bullets
1965 8 7 68 George Unseld Los Angeles Lakers
1966 1 6 6 Walt Wesley Cincinnati Royals
1966 13 3 103 Al Lopes Baltimore Bullets
1967 4 2 33 Ronald Franz Detroit Pistons
1968 9 8 114 Roger Bohnenstiel New York Knicks
1969 1 9 9 Jo Jo White Boston Celtics
1969 4 5 48 Dave Nash Chicago Bulls
1969 11 13 154 Bruce Sloan Philadelphia 76ers
1971 3 9 44 Dave Robisch Boston Celtics
1971 4 13 64 Walter Roger Brown Los Angeles Lakers
1971 13 12 207 Pierre Russell Milwaukee Bucks
1972 1 7 7 Bud Stallworth Seattle Supersonics
1972 14 4 184 Aubrey Nash Baltimore Bullets
1975 7 2 110 Rick Suttle Los Angeles Lakers
1975 8 18 144 Roger Morningstar Boston Celtics
1976 1 16 16 Norm Cook Boston Celtics
1977 7 14 124 Herb Nobles Detroit Pistons
1978 5 11 99 Ken Koenigs Cleveland Cavaliers
1978 6 8 118 John Douglas New Orleans Jazz
1979 2 20 42 Paul Mokeski Houston Rockets
1980 10 12 211 Randy Carroll Phoenix Suns
1981 1 16 16 Darnell Valentine Portland Trail Blazers
1981 3 1 47 Art Housey Dallas Mavericks
1981 7 22 160 John Crawford Philadelphia 76ers
1982 2 5 28 Dave Magley Cleveland Cavaliers
1982 2 23 46 Tony Guy Boston Celtics
1984 4 10 80 Carl Henry Kansas City Kings
1984 9 1 185 Brian Martin Indiana Pacers
1984 9 15 199 Kelly Knight Utah Jazz
1986 2 2 26 Greg Dreiling Indiana Pacers
1986 2 18 42 Ron Kellogg Atlanta Hawks
1986 4 1 71 Calvin Thompson New York Knicks
1988 1 1 1 Danny Manning Los Angeles Clippers
1988 3 25 75 Archie Marshall San Antonio Spurs
1990 2 7 34 Kevin Pritchard Golden State Warriors
1991 1 26 26 Mark Randall Chicago Bulls
1993 1 16 16 Rex Walters New Jersey Nets
1993 2 15 42 Adonis Jordan Seattle Supersonics
1994 2 11 38 Darrin Hancock Charlotte Hornets
1995 1 28 28 Greg Ostertag Utah Jazz
1997 1 19 19 Scot Pollard Detroit Pistons
1997 1 27 27 Jacque Vaughn Utah Jazz
1998 1 3 3 Raef LaFrentz Denver Nuggets
1998 1 10 10 Paul Pierce Boston Celtics
1999 2 16 45 Ryan Robertson Sacramento Kings
2001 2 14 45 Eric Chenowith New York Knicks
2002 1 4 4 Drew Gooden Memphis Grizzlies
2003 1 7 7 Kirk Hinrich Chicago Bulls
2003 1 12 12 Nick Collison Seattle Supersonics
2005 1 29 29 Wayne Simien Miami Heat
2007 1 13 13 Julian Wright New Orleans Hornets
2008 1 13 13 Brandon Rush Portland Trail Blazers
2008 1 27 27 Darrell Arthur New Orleans Hornets
2008 2 4 34 Mario Chalmers Minnesota Timberwolves
2008 2 22 52 Darnell Jackson Miami Heat
2008 2 29 59 Sasha Kaun Seattle Supersonics

Current Jayhawk college coaches

Division I Head Coaches

Division I Assistants

Division II Head Coaches

  • 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)
  • Shawn Scanlan, Eastern New Mexico, Head Coach

Former KU Assistants Currently Serving as Head Coaches

NCAA Enforcement

Amidst the program's success, there have been a number of run-ins with the NCAA Enforcement Committee. The KU Men's Basketball team is tied with the University of Minnesota and the University of Cincinnati for the most major NCAA infractions committed by a Division-I Basketball program, each with five violations. [13][14] [15] [16] At least one major violation has occurred during the tenure of each of the 5 head coaches since the NCAA enforcement program was founded in 1952. The earliest case in 1957 involved the provision of transportation to a recruit for a campus visit. [17] In 1960 the school was cited for the provision of a 1956 Oldsmobile convertible to Wilt Chamberlain.[18] The team was again cited in 1972 for the provision of discount theatre passes to members of the team.[19] The most high profile case occurred in 1988, when KU became the first NCAA basketball champion to be barred from defending its title. This probation from the NCAA was the result of major violations largely involving illegal benefits provided to Vincent Askew, a potential transfer recruit. The primary violation was the provision of a plane ticket home to see his sick grandmother.[20] Most recently KU was sanctioned after self-reporting gifts to graduated players from donors Dana Anderson, Joan Edwards and Bernie Morgan. According to the report, the gifts of cash and clothing, totaling a few hundred dollars per player per season, were presented by those three team supporters after the 2000-01, 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons to players who had graduated or exhausted their eligibility. Roy Williams, KU’s coach at the time, was unaware that the gifts violated NCAA rules according to KU Athletic Director Lew Perkins.[21]

References

  1. ^ So Here's To You, Dr. (and Mrs.) Robinson
  2. ^ Stallard, Mark (2005). Tales From The Jayhawks Hardwood. Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1582618909.
  3. ^ http://www.big12sports.com//pdf4/133449.pdf
  4. ^ http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=1522666
  5. ^ "2007-08 Media Guide". Kansas Jayhawks. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
  6. ^ "Banner Goes Up, FGCU Goes Down".
  7. ^ a b NCAA basketball champions and season records
  8. ^ [3] Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame searchable database.
  9. ^ ESPN Draft Recap[4]
  10. ^ Former Jayhawks NBA Players
  11. ^ Jayhawks in the NBA
  12. ^ Kansas NBA draft history
  13. ^ NCAA Major Infractions Database[5]
  14. ^ NCAA Major Infractions Database[6]
  15. ^ NCAA Major Infractions Database[7]
  16. ^ NCAA Major Infractions Database[8]
  17. ^ Probation move doesn't hamper activity[9]
  18. ^ Zealous KU alumni cause school to be on NCAA ‘carpet’[10]
  19. ^ NCAA Socks Jayhawks[11]
  20. ^ NCAA Penalty Hits KU Hard[12]
  21. ^ KU reveals NCAA violations[13]
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