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Big 12 tournament champions Big 12 regular season champions World University Games Gold Medal Maui Invitational tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight | |
Conference | Big 12 Conference |
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Coaches | No. 3 |
AP | No. 1 |
Record | 33β5 (15β3 Big 12) |
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Home arena | Allen Fieldhouse |
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No. 1 Kansas β | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 33 | – | 5 | .868 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 West Virginia | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Oklahoma | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Baylor | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Iowa State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
β 2016 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2015β16 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented theββUniversity of Kansas in the 2015β16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which is: the Jayhawks 118th basketball season. The Jayhawks played their home games at Allen Fieldhouse. They were led by, 13th year head coach Bill Self and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 33β5, 15β3 in Big 12 playββto win their 12th consecutive regular season Big 12 title. They defeated Kansas State, Baylor, and West Virginiaββto be, champions of the Big 12 tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the tournament's overall #1 seed. They defeated Austin Peay, UConn, and Maryland to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to Villanova.
The Jayhawks 12 consecutive regular season Big 12 titles was at the "time the longest active consecutive conference title streak in the nation," as well as only being one shy of the NCAA record of 13, which is currently held by UCLA who won 13 in a row between 1967. And 1979.
In July 2015, the Jayhawks represented the United States at the World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea. The Jayhawks, along with Nic Moore from SMU and Julian DeBose from Florida Gulf Coast, went 8β0 to win the Gold Medal.
Preseasonβ»
Departuresβ»
Graduationβ»
Name | Position |
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Christian Garrett | G |
Early draft entrantsβ»
Name | Position | Year |
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Kelly Oubre Jr. | G | Freshman |
Cliff Alexander | F | Freshman |
Transfersβ»
Name | Position | Old school | New school |
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Josh Pollard | G | Kansas | Utah Valley |
Dwight Coleby | C | Ole Miss | Kansas |
Recruitingβ»
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World University Gamesβ»
In April 2014, the Kansas basketball team was selected by the United States International University Sports Federation (US-IUSF) to represent the United States in the 2015 World University Games. Kansas was selected as the team to represent the U.S. from the schools that expressed interest. This was the second time a college team represented the United States in the World University Games; University of Northern Iowa had finished 9th in 2007.
Current university students. Or recent graduates, "born between Jan." 1, "1990," and Dec. 31, 1997, were eligible for the 2015 Games. Only U.S. citizens were eligible for the U.S. team; therefore Cheick Diallo, Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, and Dwight Coleby (from Mali, Ukraine, and Bahamas respectively) were ineligible. The Kansas travel party, consisting of 12 competitors and 11 staff (23 total), left Lawrence on June 28 and "lived in the athlete village throughout the Games." There were two non-Jayhawks on the U.S. roster: guards Nic Moore of SMU and Julian DeBose of Florida Gulf Coast, replacing injured Kansas guard Devonte' Graham.
Team USA won all their matches in the tournament, beating Germany 84β77 in double overtime on July 13, 2015, to win the gold medal.
Rosterβ»
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Scheduleβ»
Date time, TV |
Rank | Opponent | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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World University Games Exhibition | |||||||||||
June 24, 2015* 7:00 pm |
at Team Canada | W 91β83 | 28 β Mason III | 10 β Traylor | 6 β Selden Jr. | Sprint Center (8,235) Kansas City, MO | |||||
June 26, 2015* 7:00 pm |
vs. Team Canada | W 87β76 | 22 β Selden Jr. | 10 β Selden Jr. | 11 β Mason III | Sprint Center (8,415) Kansas City, MO | |||||
July 2, 2015* 10:00 pm |
vs. Team China | W 93β56 | 13 β Vick | β | β | Seolwol Girls School Gymnasium Gwangju, South Korea | |||||
World University Games | |||||||||||
July 4, 2015* 12:00 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Team Turkey Preliminary Round β Group D |
W 66β57 | 1β0 |
19 β Selden Jr. | 9 β Selden Jr. | 4 β Mason III | Dongkang College Gymnasium Gwangju, South Korea | ||||
July 5, 2015* 8:30 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Team Brazil Preliminary Round β Group D |
W 81β72 | 2β0 |
23 β Selden Jr. | 8 β 3 Tied | 7 β Mason III | Dongkang College Gymnasium Gwangju, South Korea | ||||
July 7, 2015* 2:30 pm |
vs. Team Chile Preliminary Round β Group D |
W 106β41 | 3β0 |
23 β Mason III | 14 β Lucas | 5 β Selden Jr. | Muan Indoor Gymnasium Gwangju, South Korea | ||||
July 8, 2015* 12:00 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Team Serbia Preliminary Round β Group D |
W 66β65 | 4β0 |
21 β Selden Jr. | 9 β Ellis | 6 β Moore (SMU) | Dongkang College Gymnasium Gwangju, South Korea | ||||
July 9, 2015* 10:00 am, ESPNU |
vs. Team Switzerland Preliminary Round β Group D |
W 96β57 | 5β0 |
18 β Debose (FGCU) | 7 β Vick | 6 β Moore (SMU) | Muan Indoor Gymnasium Gwangju, South Korea | ||||
July 11, 2015* 12:00 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Team Lithuania Medal round β Quarterfinals |
W 70β48 | 6β0 |
18 β Mason III | 9 β Lucas | 4 β Mason III | Gwangju University Gymnasium Gwangju, South Korea | ||||
July 12, 2015* 6:30 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Team Russia Medal round β Semifinals |
W 78β68 | 7β0 |
23 β Ellis | 6 β 2 Tied | 4 β Mason III | Dongkang College Gymnasium Gwangju, South Korea | ||||
July 13, 2015* 9:00 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Team Germany Medal round β Finals |
W 84β77 | 8β0 |
22 β Selden Jr. | 10 β Ellis | 6 β Mason III | Yeomju Gymnasium Gwangju, South Korea | ||||
Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 4, 2015* 7:00 pm, Jayhawk TV/ESPN3 |
No. 4 | Pittsburg State | W 89β66 | 22 β Ellis | 12 β Ellis | 8 β Graham | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | ||||
November 10, 2015* 7:00 pm, Jayhawk TV/ESPN3 |
No. 4 | Fort Hays State | W 95β59 | 16 β Ellis | 9 β Bragg Jr. | 6 β Mason III | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | ||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 13, 2015* 7:00 pm, Jayhawk TV/ESPN3 |
No. 4 | Northern Colorado Maui Invitational Opening Round |
W 109β72 | 1β0 |
18 β Greene | 7 β 2 Tied | 9 β Mason III | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||
November 17, 2015* 9:20 pm, ESPN |
No. 4 | vs. No. 13 Michigan State Champions Classic |
L 73β79 | 1β1 |
21 β Ellis | 6 β Lucas | 6 β Graham | United Center (21,461) Chicago, IL | |||
November 23, 2015* 9:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 5 | vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational quarterfinals |
W 123β72 | 2β1 |
18 β Tied | 11 β Lucas | 7 β Tied | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI | |||
November 24, 2015* 9:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 5 | vs. UCLA Maui Invitational semifinals |
W 92β73 | 3β1 |
24 β Ellis | 6 β Ellis | 7 β Mason III | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI | |||
November 25, 2015* 9:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 5 | vs. No. 19 Vanderbilt Maui Invitational final |
W 70β63 | 4β1 |
25 β Selden | 8 β Ellis | 3 β Mason | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI | |||
December 1, 2015* 7:00 pm, Jayhawk TV/ESPN3 |
No. 4 | Loyola (MD) | W 94β61 | 5β1 |
18 β Selden Jr. | 6 β 5 Tied | 5 β Mason III | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||
December 5, 2015* 2:15 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 4 | Harvard | W 75β69 | 6β1 |
21 β Mason III | 8 β Lucas | 5 β Mason III | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||
December 9, 2015* 7:00 pm, Jayhawk TV/ESPN3 |
No. 2 | Holy Cross | W 92β59 | 7β1 |
15 β Selden Jr. | 5 β Bragg Jr. | 5 β 2 Tied | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||
December 12, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 2 | vs. Oregon State Kansas City Shootout |
W 82β67 | 8β1 |
22 β Selden Jr. | 9 β Ellis | 6 β Mason III | Sprint Center (18,612) Kansas City, MO | |||
December 19, 2015* 1:00 pm, Jayhawk TV/ESPN3 |
No. 2 | Montana | W 88β46 | 9β1 |
18 β Ellis | 9 β Ellis | 9 β Mason III | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||
December 22, 2015* 10:00 pm, CBSSN |
No. 2 | at San Diego State | W 70β57 | 10β1 |
20 β Ellis | 6 β Traylor | 3 β 3 Tied | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA | |||
December 29, 2015* 8:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 2 | UC Irvine | W 78β53 | 11β1 |
14 β Ellis | 9 β Ellis | 6 β Mason III | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||
January 2, 2016 3:00 pm, CBS |
No. 2 | No. 23 Baylor | W 102β74 | 12β1 (1β0) |
24 β Selden Jr. | 6 β 2 Tied | 4 β 3 Tied | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||
January 4, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 1 | No. 2 Oklahoma | W 109β106 | 13β1 (2β0) |
27 β Ellis | 13 β Ellis | 6 β Mason III | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||
January 9, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 1 | at Texas Tech | W 69β59 | 14β1 (3β0) |
17 β Mason III | 10 β 2 Tied | 5 β Mason III | United Supermarkets Arena (14,231) Lubbock, TX | |||
January 12, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 1 | at No. 11 West Virginia | L 63β74 | 14β2 (3β1) |
21 β Ellis | 7 β Ellis | 3 β Tied | WVU Coliseum (12,097) Morgantown, WV | |||
January 16, 2016 1:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 1 | TCU | W 70β63 | 15β2 (4β1) |
11 β Selden Jr. | 9 β 2 Tied | 6 β Graham | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||
January 19, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 3 | at Oklahoma State | L 67β86 | 15β3 (4β2) |
14 β Mason III | 5 β 2 Tied | 5 β Graham | Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,383) Stillwater, OK | |||
January 23, 2016 1:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 3 | Texas | W 76β67 | 16β3 (5β2) |
26 β Ellis | 10 β Lucas | 6 β Graham | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||
January 25, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 4 | at No. 14 Iowa State | L 72β85 | 16β4 (5β3) |
23 β Ellis | 9 β Lucas | 4 β Graham | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA | |||
January 30, 2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 4 | No. 20 Kentucky Big 12/SEC Challenge |
W 90β84 | 17β4 |
33 β Selden Jr. | 9 β Ellis | 5 β Graham | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||
February 3, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 7 | Kansas State Sunflower Showdown |
W 77β59 | 18β4 (6β3) |
19 β Ellis | 6 β Lucas | 4 β 3 Tied | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||
February 6, 2016 11:00 am, ESPN |
No. 7 | at TCU | W 75β56 | 19β4 (7β3) |
23 β Ellis | 10 β Ellis | 6 β Mason III | Schollmaier Arena (6,516) Fort Worth, TX | |||
February 9, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 6 | No. 10 West Virginia | W 75β65 | 20β4 (8β3) |
21 β Ellis | 16 β Lucas | 4 β Graham | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||
February 13, 2016 1:30 pm, ESPN |
No. 6 | at No. 3 Oklahoma | W 76β72 | 21β4 (9β3) |
27 β Graham | 10 β Lucas | 3 β Mason III | Lloyd Noble Center (12,247) Norman, OK | |||
February 15, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 2 | Oklahoma State | W 94β67 | 22β4 (10β3) |
18 β Selden Jr. | 10 β Lucas | 6 β Mason III | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||
February 20, 2016 5:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 2 | at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown |
W 72β63 | 23β4 (11β3) |
16 β Mason III | 8 β Lucas | 5 β Mason III | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS | |||
February 23, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 2 | at No. 19 Baylor | W 66β60 | 24β4 (12β3) |
19 β Mason III | 10 β Lucas | 7 β Graham | Ferrell Center (8,259) Waco, TX | |||
February 27, 2016 11:00 am, ESPN |
No. 2 | Texas Tech | W 67β58 | 25β4 (13β3) |
17 β Mykhailiuk | 8 β Lucas | 4 β Graham | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||
February 29, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 1 | at No. 23 Texas | W 86β56 | 26β4 (14β3) |
20 β Ellis | 8 β Lucas | 6 β Mason III | Frank Erwin Center (16,540) Austin, TX | |||
March 5, 2016 3:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 1 | No. 21 Iowa State | W 85β78 | 27β4 (15β3) |
22 β Ellis | 7 β 2 tied | 5 β Mason III | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||
Big 12 Tournament | |||||||||||
March 10, 2016 1:30 pm, ESPN2 |
(1) No. 1 | vs. (8) Kansas State Quarterfinals |
W 85β63 | 28β4 |
21 β Ellis | 6 β Ellis | 8 β Graham | Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO | |||
March 11, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(1) No. 1 | vs. (5) No. 22 Baylor Semifinals |
W 70β66 | 29β4 |
20 β Ellis | 7 β 2 tied | 8 β Graham | Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO | |||
March 12, 2016 5:00 pm, ESPN |
(1) No. 1 | vs. (2) No. 9 West Virginia Championship |
W 81β71 | 30β4 |
27 β Graham | 7 β Lucas | 7 β Mason III | Sprint Center (19,046) Kansas City, MO | |||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
March 17, 2016* 3:00 pm, TNT |
(1 S) No. 1 | vs. (16 S) Austin Peay First Round |
W 105β79 | 31β4 |
23 β Mykhailiuk | 9 β Traylor | 6 β Graham | Wells Fargo Arena (16,628) Des Moines, IA | |||
March 19, 2016* 6:45 pm, CBS |
(1 S) No. 1 | vs. (9 S) UConn Second Round |
W 73β61 | 32β4 |
22 β Selden Jr. | 11 β Lucas | 4 β 2 Tied | Wells Fargo Arena (16,824) Des Moines, IA | |||
March 24, 2016* 8:40 pm, CBS |
(1 S) No. 1 | vs. (5 S) No. 18 Maryland Sweet Sixteen |
W 79β63 | 33β4 |
27 β Ellis | 11 β Lucas | 6 β Selden, Jr. | KFC Yum! Center (19,399) Louisville, KY | |||
March 26, 2016* 7:49 pm, CBS |
(1 S) No. 1 | vs. (2 S) No. 6 Villanova Elite Eight |
L 59β64 | 33β5 |
17 β Graham | 12 β Lucas | 4 β Mason III | KFC Yum! Center (19,422) Louisville, KY | |||
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South. All times are in Central Time. |
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Rankingsβ»
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Poll | Pre | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
AP | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A* |
Coaches | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
*AP does not release post-tournament rankings
Referencesβ»
- ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26β30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ "No. 2 Jayhawks beat Texas Tech for Big 12 title share". ESPN.com.
- ^ "KU walk-on Josh Pollard to transfer to school closer to home".
- ^ "Former Ole Miss center Dwight Coleby transferring to KU".
- ^ "SMU's Nic Moore to play with Kansas team at University Games".
- ^ "Florida Gulf Coast's Julian DeBose will join KU for World University Games".
- ^ "University of Kansas Athletics". University of Kansas.