Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball

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 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.[12]

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.[13] 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 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. (McLendon attended KU in the 1930s when Allen was head coach. Although McLendon tried out for the team, he never played for Allen. Naismith mentored McLendon from his arrival at Kansas through degree completion and beyond.)

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.[14]

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."[15] 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 (all except Lonborg were born and raised in Kansas). Allen coached the team from 1907 to 1909, but William O. Hamilton coached from 1909 to 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 (all future Hall of Fame coaches), Paul Endacott, Bill Johnson, and Clyde Lovellette (Hall of Fame players), 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.[16] 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.

Wilt Chamberlain was one of the top centers to ever play for the Jayhawks.

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 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.

Brown helped lead Kansas to the school's second-ever NCAA Tournament championship in 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 (.754) 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.[17] Prior to the investigation, Askew had already decided not to transfer to Kansas.

Shortly following Brown's departure, Kansas hired then North Carolina assistant Roy Williams as head coach.

From 1988 to 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.[18] 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 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 (16–0) in Big 12 play. From 1995 to 1998, 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.[19]

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 (37.8 percent), 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 (53.3) and 2002 (50.6). 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 (once every 13 games); averaged 82.7 points per game over his 15 seasons as coach; and averaged 90 or more points per game in two seasons (92.1 in 1990 and 90.9 in 2002).[19]

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.[20]

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 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.

Coach Bill Self (third from left) 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.

Kansas fans celebrate in Downtown Lawrence, Kansas 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 (14–2), 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 (Henry Iba Award), 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 (finishing the season with a total of 2,003 all-time victories). 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 (Big 12) 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.[21] 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.[22]

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 on March 12, 2020,due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.[49]

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.[50]

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.

Former KU Basketball Facilities

Snow Hall

Robinson Gymnasium

The remaining facade of what was Hoch Auditorium

Inside of Allen Fieldhouse

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 (.951). Since February 3, 2007, the Jayhawks have gone 140–3 (.979) 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.[51] 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.[52]

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 (during which time, the Jayhawks, along with the remaining members of the Big Eight Conference merged with the remaining members of the Southwest Conference to become charter members of the Big 12 Conference). The Jayhawks also completed a 55-game streak between February 22, 1984 through January 30, 1988, which is a Big 8 record.

The Jayhawks have won 62 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 to 1959 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.[56]

Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association/Big Eight Conference (43)

• 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

Big 12 Conference (18)

• 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020

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 (before that, Big Seven) Holiday Tournament in December. The Holiday tournament ended after the 1979 season.

Big Seven/Big Eight Holiday Tournament (13)

• 1951, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1977, 1978

Big Eight Conference (4)

• 1981, 1984, 1986, 1992

Big 12 Conference (11)

• 1997, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018

The NCAA started seeding all teams in 1979, with Kansas' first subsequent tournament seed in 1981.

* Indicates overall number one seed.

Indicates NCAA championship.

The 2008 NCAA Championship banner located on the northern rafts of Allen Fieldhouse.[57]

• 1940-Finalist
• 1952-Champion
• 1953-Finalist
• 1957-Finalist
• 1971-Semifinalist
• 1974-Semifinalist
• 1986-Semifinalist
• 1988-Champion
• 1991-Finalist
• 1993-Semifinalist
• 2002-Semifinalist
• 2003-Finalist
• 2008-Champion
• 2012-Finalist
• 2018-Semifinalist

• 1952 – Clyde Lovellette
• 1953 – B. H. Born*
• 1957 – Wilt Chamberlain*
• 1988 – Danny Manning
• 2008 – Mario Chalmers

*Did not play on a championship team

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.

• 1921-22

Head Coach: Phog Allen

Record: 16-3

• 1922-23

Head Coach: Phog Allen

Record: 17-1

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.

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 (.710) and most losses of any team to win the national championship.[58]

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.

The Jayhawks have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 48 times. Their combined record is 107–48.

*Following the introduction of the "First Four" round in 2011, the Round of 64 and Round of 32 were referred to as the Second Round and Third Round, respectively, from 2011 to 2015, then from 2016 moving forward, the Round 64 and Round of 32 will be called the First and Second rounds.

Record by round

*3rd place game is no longer played

The Jayhawks have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) two times. Their combined record is 3–2.

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Kansas leads all NCAA teams with 30 consensus First Team All-American selections, 23 different players have received the honor.[60]

‡ indicates player has made at least 2000 points and 1000 rebounds in his college career.

• 1971 – Bud Stallworth
• 1974 – Tom Kivisto
• 1977 – Cris Barnthouse & Ken Koenigs
• 1978 – Ken Koenigs
• 1979 – Darnell Valentine
• 1980 – Darnell Valentine
• 1981 – Darnell Valentine
• 1982 – David Magley
• 1996 – Jacque Vaughn
• 1997 – Jacque Vaughn† & Jerod Haase
• 1999 – Ryan Robertson
• 2010 – Cole Aldrich†
• 2011 – Tyrel Reed

† indicates Academic All-American of the Year

• 1923 – Paul Endacott (Helms Foundation)
• 1924 – Charlie T. Black (Helms Foundation)
• 1952 – Clyde Lovellette (Helms Foundation)
• 1988 – Danny Manning (Wooden, NABC, Naismith)
• 2002 – Drew Gooden (NABC)
• 2003 – Nick Collison (NABC)
• 2017 – Frank Mason III (Consensus)[61][62][63][64][65][66][67]

The 49 McDonald's All-Americans listed below have signed with Kansas.[68] 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

2020 – Bryce Thompson Jayhawk basketball players notable in other fields Bob Dole – Politician – 1941–1944 – also played football while at Kansas Retired jerseys 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. Kansas Jayhawks retired jerseys No. Player Position Career 0 Drew Gooden F 2000–02 4 Nick Collison F 2000–03 Sherron Collins^ G 2006–10 5 Fred Pralle G 1936–38 Howard Engleman F 1939–41 7 Tusten Ackerman† C 1923–25 8 Charlie T. Black*† G 1922–24 10 Charles B. Black F 1942–43, 1946–47 Kirk Hinrich G 2000–03 11 Jacque Vaughn G 1994–97 12 Paul Endacott*† G 1921–23 13 Wilt Chamberlain C 1957–58 Walt Wesley C 1964–66 14 Darnell Valentine G 1978–81 15 Ray Evans G 1942–43, 1946–47 Jo Jo White G 1966–69 Bud Stallworth F 1970–72 Mario Chalmers^ G 2006–08 16 Clyde Lovellette‡ C 1950–52 22 Marcus Morris F 2008–11 23 B.H. Born‡ C 1952–54 Wayne Simien F 2002–05 25 Danny Manning# F 1985–88 Brandon Rush^ F 2005–08 26 Gale Gordon G 1925–27 32 Bill Bridges F 1959–61 34 Paul Pierce F 1995–98 36 Al Peterson C 1925–27 40 Dave Robisch F 1969–71 45 Raef LaFrentz F 1994–98 Cole Aldrich^ C 2007–2010 60 Max Falkenstien Announcer 1945–2006 [69] *Indicates member of 1922 National Championship team †Indicates member of 1923 National Championship team ‡Indicates member of 1952 National Championship team #Indicates member of 1988 National Championship team ^Indicates member of 2008 National Championship team 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 Wilt Chamberlain Paul Endacott Bill Johnson Allen Kelley (enshrined as member of 1960 Olympic gold medal team) Clyde Lovellette Jo Jo White Coaches Phog Allen (also a former player) Larry Brown Roy Williams Bill Self Associated with the University of Kansas, but enshrined for another reason 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. John Bunn, former player and freshman team coach, enshrined as a contributor Dutch Lonborg, former player and athletic director, enshrined as a coach John McLendon, Kansas alumnus, enshrined as a contributor and as a coach[70] Ralph Miller, former basketball and football player, enshrined as a coach James Naismith, former coach, enshrined as the inventor of basketball Ernie Quigley, former player, enshrined as a referee Adolph Rupp, former player, enshrined as a coach Dean Smith, former player, enshrined as a coach Olympians Below are Jayhawks who represented their country in the Olympic Games as a player or coach. Thirteen Jayhawks have been chosen to represent their home country in the Olympics. Only Sasha Kaun represented a country other than the United States when he represented Russia in 2012. Ten played in the Olympics, two coached, and one was selected but didn't play due to a boycott, Darnell Valentine. The 1952 Olympic team featured 7 Jayhawk players and a coach. Year Player Medal 1952 Phog Allen (assistant coach) 1952 Charlie Hoag 1952 Bill Hougland 1952 John Keller 1952 Dean Kelley 1952 Bob Kenney 1952 Bill Lienhard 1952 Clyde Lovellette 1956 Bill Hougland 1960 Allen Kelley 1968 Jo Jo White 1976 Dean Smith (head coach) 1980 Darnell Valentine DNP 1988 Danny Manning 2012 Sasha Kaun (Russia) Presidential Medal of Freedom The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian honor in the United States. One Jayhawk basketball player has received this honor, guard and former North Carolina head coach Dean Smith. 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 R. C. Buford – General Manager San Antonio Spurs, assistant coach 1983–1988 Kevin Pritchard – General Manager Indiana Pacers, player 1986–1990 Coaches Alvin Gentry – Head Coach, New Orleans Pelicans, assistant coach, 1986–89 Gregg Popovich – Head Coach, San Antonio Spurs, volunteer assistant 1986–87 season Jacque Vaughn – Assistant coach, Brooklyn Nets, played at Kansas 1993–97 Terry Nooner – Assistant coach, Cleveland Cavaliers, played at Kansas 1996–2000 Aaron Miles – Player development coach, Golden State Warriors, played at Kansas 2001–05 Current players 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. Udoka Azubuike – Utah Jazz Joel Embiid — Philadelphia 76ers Devonte' Graham – Charlotte Hornets Josh Jackson - Detroit Pistons Ben McLemore – Houston Rockets Marcus Morris – Los Angeles Clippers Markieff Morris – Los Angeles Lakers Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk – Detroit Pistons Kelly Oubre Jr. – Golden State Warriors Andrew Wiggins — Golden State Warriors Recently became a Free agent This section is former Jayhawks that were on an NBA roster during the 2019-2020 NBA season but are not on an NBA roster. Any players on this list that are not on a roster by the start of the season should be moved to former players Cheick Diallo, last played for Phoenix Suns Frank Mason III, last played under two-way contract for Milwaukee Bucks / Wisconsin Herd Two-way players 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. Devon Dotson – Chicago Bulls / Windy City Bulls Former players Cole Aldrich (2010–18) Darrell Arthur (2008–18) Charles B. Black (1948–51) Tarik Black (2014–18) Roger Bohnenstiel (1966–68) B. H. Born (1952–54) Bill Bridges (1962–74) Walter Roger Brown (1972–79) Rick Calloway (1990) Randolph Carroll (1978–79) Mario Chalmers (2008–18) Wilt Chamberlain (1959–72) Eric Chenowith (1998–01) Sherron Collins (2010–11) Nick Collison (2003–2018) Norm Cook (1976–77) John Crawford (1978–81) John D. Douglas (1977–78) Greg Dreiling (1986–96) Nolen Ellison (1961–63) Jack Eskridge (1948) Ron Franz (1967–72) Drew Gooden (2002–16) Leonard Gray (1974–76) Tony Guy (1979–82) Darrin Hancock (1994–96) Carl Henry (1983–84) Xavier Henry (2010–14) Wayne Hightower (1962–71) Kirk Hinrich (2003–16) Art Housey (1980–81) Cedric Hunter (1991) Darnell Jackson (2008–11) Adonis Jordan (1993–98) Sasha Kaun (2015–2016) Allen Kelley (1953–54) Dean Kelley (1951–53) Ron Kellogg (1983–86) Maury King (1959–62) Ken Koenigs (1975–78) Raef LaFrentz (1998–09) Keith Langford (2007–08) Riney Lochmann (1967–69) Ron Loneski (1957–59) Al Lopes (1965–66) Clyde Lovellette (1953–63) Dave Magley (1982) Danny Manning (1988–02) Brian Martin (1985) Aaron Miles (2005) Paul Mokeski (1979–90) Roger Morningstar (1974–75) Dave Nash (1968–69) Herb Nobles (1976–77) Bob O'Brien (1947–48) Greg Ostertag (1995–05) Paul Pierce (1998–2017) Scot Pollard (1997–08) Kevin Pritchard (1990–95) Mark Randall (1991–94) Gil Reich (1953) Ryan Robertson (1999) Dave Robisch (1971–83) Thomas Robinson (2012–2017) Giff Roux (1946–48) Brandon Rush (2008–2017) Pierre Russell (1971–72) Otto Schnellbacher (1948) Josh Selby (2011–13) Wayne Simien (2005–07) Bruce Sloan (1967–69) Isaac Stallworth (1972–76) Tyshawn Taylor (2012–14) Billy Thomas (1999–08) Calvin Thompson (1983–86) George Unseld (1963–64) Darnell Valentine (1981–90) Jacque Vaughn (1997–09) Rex Walters (1993–99) Walt Wesley (1966–75) Jo Jo White (1969–80) Jeff Withey (2009–17) Bobby Wilson (1965–67) Julian Wright (2007–2011) Rick Suttle (1973–75) [71] [72] Draft history 87 total NBA draft picks.[73] 38 players drafted 30th or better. 37 if including territorial pick Wilt Chamberlain. (Equivalent to 1st round picks by modern draft standards.) 22 players drafted 31–60th. (Equivalent to 2nd round picks by modern draft standards.) Territorial Picks From 1947 to 1965 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 – 32 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 2010 1 11 11 Cole Aldrich New Orleans Hornets 2010 1 12 12 Xavier Henry Memphis Grizzlies 2011 1 13 13 Markieff Morris Phoenix Suns 2011 1 14 14 Marcus Morris Houston Rockets 2011 2 19 49 Josh Selby Memphis Grizzlies 2012 1 5 5 Thomas Robinson Sacramento Kings 2012 2 11 41 Tyshawn Taylor Brooklyn Nets 2013 1 7 7 Ben McLemore Sacramento Kings 2013 2 9 39 Jeff Withey Portland Trail Blazers 2014 1 1 1 Andrew Wiggins Cleveland Cavaliers 2014 1 3 3 Joel Embiid Philadelphia 76ers 2015 1 15 15 Kelly Oubre Atlanta Hawks 2016 2 3 33 Cheick Diallo Los Angeles Clippers 2017 1 4 4 Josh Jackson Phoenix Suns 2017 2 4 34 Frank Mason III Sacramento Kings 2018 2 4 34 Devonte' Graham Atlanta Hawks 2018 2 17 47 Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk Los Angeles Lakers 2020 1 27 27 Udoka Azubuike Utah Jazz 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 has 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. Season Player Team Award 1959-60 Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia Warriors MVP Rookie of the Year 1965-66 Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia 76ers MVP 1966-67 Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia 76ers MVP 1967-68 Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia 76ers MVP 1971-72 Wilt Chamberlain Los Angeles Lakers NBA Finals MVP 1975-76 Jo Jo White Boston Celtics NBA Finals MVP 1997-98 Danny Manning Phoenix Suns Sixth Man of the Year 2007-08 Paul Pierce Boston Celtics NBA Finals MVP 2014-15 Andrew Wiggins Minnesota Timberwolves Rookie of the Year Current Jayhawk college coaches Division I Head Coaches – former head coaches Roy Williams, North Carolina Division I Head Coaches – former players Tad Boyle, Colorado Rex Walters, San Francisco Division I Head Coaches – former players and assistant coaches Jerod Haase, Stanford Mark Turgeon, Maryland Division I head coaches – former assistants John Calipari, Kentucky Joe Dooley, Florida Gulf Coast Barry Hinson, Southern Illinois (Former Director of basketball operations) Tim Jankovich, Southern Methodist University Bill Self, Kansas Kevin Stallings, Pittsburgh Division I head coaches – Kansas alumni Tim Carter, South Carolina State (Bachelor's degree from Kansas) Mark Fox, Georgia (Master's degree from Kansas) Division I assistants – former players Jeremy Case, Kansas Michael Lee, San Francisco C. B. McGrath, North Carolina Steve Woodberry, Missouri State Brett Ballard, Wake Forest Division I assistants – former assistants Justin Bauman, San Francisco, Director of Basketball Operations (Manager under Williams and Self, Bachelor's degree from Kansas) Jay Price, Illinois, Assistant Coach (Manager under Brown and Williams, Bachelor's degree from Kansas) John Robic, Kentucky Steve Robinson, North Carolina Evan Manning, Gonzaga Division II head coaches Blake Flickner, Dallas Baptist (Former KU manager under Roy Williams) Jeff Guiot, Southwest Baptist (Guiot is a former KU player, finished at Pitt State) Shawn Scanlan, Eastern New Mexico (Bachelor's degree from Kansas) Ben Miller, NC-Pembroke (KU assistant 2000–03) Jeff Boschee, Missouri Southern State University (Former KU Player 1998–2002)[74] Jayhawks in the NBA G-League Players 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. Malik Newman — Canton Charge Wayne Selden Jr. – South Bay Lakers Kevin Young – Stockton Kings Management Tyler Self – Austin Spurs General Manager Coaches Chase Buford – Wisconsin Herd head coach NCAA records Active streaks 25+ win seasons: 15, since 2006 20+ win seasons: 31, since 1990 Consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances: 30, since 1990* Consecutive Weeks ranked: 203, Since February 2, 2009 Most consecutive coaches leading team to Final Four: 6 As of the conclusion of the 2019–20 regular season *No tournament held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Team Largest unranked-to-ranked jump: From unranked to No. 4 after beating No. 1 (UNLV), No. 2 (LSU), and No. 25 (SJU) in the 1989 preseason NIT.[75] Most wins over an opponent in a single calendar year: 5 (Over Nebraska in 1909 and Kansas State in 1935) Consecutive regular season conference championships: 14, 2005 to 2018 Consecutive weeks ranked in AP poll: 223, February 2, 2009 to present Individual Career games scoring in double figures: 132, Danny Manning Rebounds in first career game: 31, Wilt Chamberlain, vs. Northwestern, December 5, 1956 Most blocks in a single NCAA tournament: 31, Jeff Withey Other Most winning seasons: 101 Most non-losing seasons (.500 or better): 104 Most regular season conference championships: 61 Most Consensus first-team All-Americans: 23 Most Consensus first-team All-American selections: 30 See also NCAA Men's Division I Final Four appearances by coaches NCAA Men's Division I Final Four appearances by school List of teams with the most victories in NCAA Division I men's college basketball NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Consecutive Appearances References "Color | Brand Center". 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