2008–09 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
2008–09 Big 12 | |
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Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 10 |
AP | No. 14 |
Record | 27–8 (14–2 Big 12) |
Head coach | (6th Season) |
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Home arena | Allen Fieldhouse |
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No. 14 Kansas | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Oklahoma | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 30 | – | 6 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Missouri † | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 31 | – | 7 | .816 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 24 | – | 15 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2009 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1] |
The 2008–09 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the
Pre-Season
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The Jayhawks lost five scholarship seniors from their national title team in addition to three underclassmen (Brandon Rush, Mario Chalmers, and Darrell Arthur) who opted to enter the NBA draft and eventually signed with agents. Returning from the national championship team are stars Sherron Collins, point guard, and Cole Aldrich, center. Other players returning are: seniors Matt Kleinmann and Brennan Bechard, and sophomores Brady Morningstar, Chase Buford, Tyrel Reed, and Connor Teahan.
Recruiting
Coach Self signed seven recruits for the 2008–09 season.
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Tyrone Appleton PG |
Midland, Texas | Midland College (TX) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Feb 25, 2008 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
Mario Little SF |
Chicago, IL | Chipola Community College (FL) | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 7, 2007 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
PF
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Pennsauken, NJ | Apex Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Oct 31, 2007 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 94 | ||||||
Markieff Morris PF |
Pennsauken, NJ | Apex Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Oct 31, 2007 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93 | ||||||
Travis Releford SG |
Shawnee Mission, KS | Bishop Miege H.S. (KS) | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jun 19, 2007 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95 | ||||||
Tyshawn Taylor PG |
Jersey City, NJ | Saint Anthony's H.S. (NJ) | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Apr 29, 2008 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92 | ||||||
Quintrell Thomas PF |
Elizabeth, NJ | Saint Patrick's H.S. (NJ) | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Oct 23, 2007 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 12 Rivals: 2 ESPN: 5 | ||||||
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Season summary
Kansas finished the regular season 25–6 (14–2). After being picked to tie for 3rd in the conference in preseason,[7] the Jayhawks defied expectations and won their 5th straight Big 12 conference championship and 52nd overall.
Awards
- Bill Self
- Big 12 Coach of the Year[8]
- AP Coach of the Year[9]
- USBWA Coach of the Year (Henry Iba Award).[10]
- Sporting News Coach of the Year[11]
- Athlon Sports Coach of the Year[12]
- USBWA District VI Coach of the Year[13]
- Yahoo Sports Coach of the Year[14]
- CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year
- ESPN Coach of the Year
- Cole Aldrich
- All-Big 12 First Team[8]
- Big 12 All-Defensive Team[8]
- Big 12 Defensive Co-Player of the Year[8]
- Big 12 All-Academic Team[15]
- AP All-American Honorable Mention[16]
- Athlon Sports National Most Improved Player of the Year[16]
- NABC District 8 First Team[16]
- USBWA All-District VI Team[13]
- NCAA Tournament All-Midwest Regional Team[17]
- Sherron Collins
- All-Big 12 First Team (unanimous selection)[8]
- AP All-American Third Team[16]
- CBSSports.com All-American Third Team[16]
- Sporting News Third Team All-American[18]
- USBWA All-District VI Team[13]
- USBWA Second Team All-American.[19]
- NABC District 8 First Team[16]
- Finalist, Oscar Robertson Trophy[16]
- Finalist, Bob Cousy Award[16]
- Marcus Morris
- Big 12 All-Rookie Team[8]
- Tyshawn Taylor
- Big 12 All-Rookie Team (unanimous selection)[8]
- Tyrel Reed
- Big 12 All-Academic Team[15]
- Matt Kleinmann
- Big 12 All-Academic Team[15]
Roster
Name | # | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Home Town |
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Cole Aldrich | 45 | Center | 6–11 | 245 | Sophomore | Bloomington, MN
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Tyrone Appleton | 32 | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Junior | Midland, Texas |
Brennan Bechard | 10 | Guard | 6–0 | 183 | Senior | Lawrence, KS
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Chase Buford | 41 | Guard | 6–3 | 200 | Sophomore | San Antonio, Texas
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Sherron Collins | 4 | Guard | 5–11 | 200 | Junior | Chicago, IL
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Jordan Juenemann | 40 | Guard | 6–4 | 195 | Freshman | Hays, KS
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Matt Kleinmann | 54 | Center | 6–10 | 247 | Senior | Overland Park, KS
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Mario Little | 23 | Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Junior | Marianna, FL
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Brady Morningstar | 12 | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Sophomore | Lawrence, KS
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Marcus Morris
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22 | Forward | 6–9 | 230 | Freshman | Pennsauken, NJ
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Markieff Morris | 21 | Forward | 6–10 | 220 | Freshman | Pennsauken, NJ
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Tyrel Reed | 14 | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Sophomore | Burlington, KS
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Travis Releford | 24 | Guard | 6–6 | 190 | Freshman | Shawnee Mission, KS
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Tyshawn Taylor | 15 | Guard | 6–3 | 160 | Freshman | Jersey City, NJ
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Conner Teahan | 2 | Guard | 6–5 | 200 | Sophomore | Leawood, KS
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Quintrell Thomas | 11 | Forward | 6–8 | 225 | Freshman | Elizabeth, NJ
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Summer Canadian Exhibition Games | |||||||||||
2008/08/30* 10:00 a.m. |
McGill University
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W 72–67 | Montpetit Hall Gym Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||
2008/08/30* 6:00 p.m. |
Carleton University | W 84–83 | Scotiabank Place Ottawa, Canada | ||||||||
2008/08/31* 6:00 p.m. |
University of Ottawa | W 95–60 | Montpetit Hall Gym Ottawa, Canada | ||||||||
Exhibition | |||||||||||
2008/11/4* 7:00 p.m., Jayhawk-TV
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No. 24 | Washburn | W 98–79 | Lawrence, KS
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2008/11/11* 7:00 p.m., Jayhawk-TV |
No. 24 | Emporia State | W 103–58 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
2008/11/16* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU |
No. 24 | CBE Classic First Round
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W 71–56 | 1–0 |
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | ||||||
2008/11/18* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU |
No. 24 | Florida Gulf Coast CBE Classic Second Round |
W 85–45 | 2–0 |
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | ||||||
2008/11/24* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 22 | vs. Washington CBE Classic Semifinal |
W 73–54 | 3–0 |
Kansas City, MO
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2008/11/25* 9:15 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 22 | vs. Syracuse CBE Classic Championship |
L 81–89 OT | 3–1 |
Sprint Center (16,988) Kansas City, MO | ||||||
2008/11/28* 7:00 p.m., Jayhawk-TV |
No. 22 | Coppin State | W 85–53 | 4–1 |
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | ||||||
2008/12/1* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU |
Kent State | W 87–60 | 5–1 |
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||||||
2008/12/3* 7:00 p.m., Jayhawk-TV |
New Mexico State | W 100–79 | 6–1 |
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||||||
2008/12/6* 1:00 p.m., Jayhawk-TV |
Jackson State
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W 86–62 | 7–1 |
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||||||
2008/12/13* 1:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 25 | vs. Massachusetts | L 60–61 | 7–2 |
Sprint Center (17,252) Kansas City, MO | ||||||
2008/12/20* 1:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
Temple | W 71–59 | 8–2 |
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||||||
2008/12/23* 9:30 p.m., FSN
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at Arizona Fiesta Bowl Classic & Big 12/Pac-10 Series |
L 67–84 | 8–3 |
Tucson, AZ
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2008/12/30* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU |
Albany | W 79–43 | 9–3 |
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||||||
2009/1/03* 1:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 14 Tennessee | W 92–85 | 10–3 |
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||||||
2009/1/06* 7:00 p.m., Jayhawk-TV |
Siena | W 91–84 | 11–3 |
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||||||
2009/1/10* 1:00 p.m., CBS |
at No. 8 Michigan State | L 62–75 | 11–4 |
East Lansing, MI
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2009/1/13 7:00 p.m., Big 12 (ESPN+)
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Kansas State Sunflower Showdown |
W 87–71 | 12–4 (1–0) |
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||||||
2009/1/17 2:30 p.m., ABC |
at Colorado | W 73–56 | 13–4 (2–0) |
Boulder, CO
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2009/1/19 8:00 p.m., ESPN |
Texas A&M | W 73–53 | 14–4 (3–0) |
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||||||
2009/1/24 1:00 p.m., ESPN |
at Iowa State | W 82–67 | 15–4 (4–0) |
Ames, IA
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2009/1/28 6:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Nebraska | W 68–62 | 16–4 (5–0) |
Lincoln, NE
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2009/1/31 3:00 p.m., ESPNU |
Colorado | W 66–61 | 17–4 (6–0) |
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||||||
2009/2/2 8:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 21 | at Baylor
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W 75–65 | 18–4 (7–0) |
Ferrell Center (9,028) Waco, Texas | ||||||
2009/2/7 2:30 p.m., ABC |
No. 21 | Oklahoma State | W 78–67 | 19–4 (8–0) |
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | ||||||
2009/2/9 8:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 16 | at No. 17 Missouri Border War |
L 60–62 | 19–5 (8–1) |
Columbia, MO
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2009/2/14 2:30 p.m., ABC |
No. 16 | at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown |
W 85–74 | 20–5 (9–1) |
Manhattan, KS
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2009/2/18 7:00 p.m., Big 12 (ESPN+) |
No. 15 | Iowa State | W 72–55 | 21–5 (10–1) |
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | ||||||
2009/2/21 3:00 p.m., Big 12 (ESPN+) |
No. 15 | Nebraska | W 70–53 | 22–5 (11–1) |
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | ||||||
2009/2/23 8:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 15 | at No. 3 Oklahoma | W 87–78 | 23–5 (12–1) |
Norman, OK
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2009/3/1 1:00 p.m., CBS |
No. 15 | No. 11 Missouri Border War |
W 90–65 | 24–5 (13–1) |
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | ||||||
2009/3/4 8:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 9 | at Texas Tech
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L 65–84 | 24–6 (13–2) |
United Spirit Arena (9,883)
Lubbock, Texas | ||||||
2009/3/7 3:00 p.m., CBS |
No. 9 | Texas | W 83–73 | 25–6 (14–2) |
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | ||||||
Big 12 Tournament | |||||||||||
2009/03/12 11:30 a.m., ESPN2 |
No. 11 | vs. Baylor Quarterfinals |
L 64–71 | 25–7 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
2009/03/20 11:30 a.m., CBS |
No. 14 (3) | vs. (14) North Dakota State First Round |
W 84–74 | 26–7 |
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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2009/03/22 1:30 p.m., CBS |
No. 14 (3) | vs. (11) Dayton Second Round |
W 60–43 | 27–7 |
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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2009/03/27 8:37 p.m., CBS |
No. 14 (3) | vs. No. 8 (2) Michigan State Sweet Sixteen |
L 62–67 | 27–8 |
Indianapolis, Indiana
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Rankings
Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Final |
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AP | 24 | 24 | 22 | NR | 25 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 14 | N/A |
Coaches | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 24 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
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