2007–08 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

2007–08 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball

National Champions Big 12 Tournament Champions Big 12 Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament Championship Game, W 75–68 v. Memphis
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#1
AP	#4
2007–08 record	37–3 (13–3 Big 12)
Head coach	Bill Self
Assistant coach	Danny Manning
Assistant coach	Joe Dooley
Assistant coach	Kurtis Townsend
Home arena	Allen Fieldhouse

	Conf			Overall
2007–08 Big 12 Men's Basketball Standings
Team (Rank)	W	L	PCT	W	L	PCT
Kansas (#4) †	13	3	.813	37	3	.925
Texas (#7)	13	3	.813	31	7	.816
Kansas State	10	6	.625	21	12	.636
Oklahoma	9	7	.563	23	12	.657
Baylor	9	7	.563	21	11	.656
Texas A&M	8	8	.500	25	11	.694
Nebraska	7	9	.438	20	13	.606
Texas Tech	7	9	.438	16	15	.516
Oklahoma State	7	9	.438	17	16	.515
Missouri	6	10	.375	16	16	.500
Iowa State	4	12	.250	14	18	.438
Colorado	3	13	.188	12	20	.375
† Big 12 Tournament winner

The 2007–08 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas for the NCAA Division I men's intercollegiate basketball season of 2007–2008. The team was led by Bill Self in his fifth season as head coach. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. The team won the 2007–2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, marking the third tournament title in the school's history and fifth national title overall.

Recruiting

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Chase Buford SG	San Antonio, TX	Alamo Heights HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	N/A
Chase Buford SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71
Cole Aldrich C	Bloomington, MN	Jefferson HS	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Nov 1, 2005
Cole Aldrich C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97
Tyrel Reed PG	Burlington, KS	Burlington HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Nov 15, 2006
Tyrel Reed PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93
Conner Teahan SF	Leawood, KS	Rockhurst HS (Kansas City, MO)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Feb 26, 2007
Conner Teahan SF	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 34 Rivals: NR ESPN: NR
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Kansas 2007 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-04-11. "2007 Kansas Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-04-11. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-04-11. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-04-11. "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-04-11.

Roster

2007–08 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
5.0 !C	45	Aldrich, ColeCole Aldrich	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1.0 !Fr	—	Bloomington, MN
3.5 !F	00	Arthur, DarrellDarrell Arthur	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	—	Dallas, TX
1.5 !G	11	Bechard, BrennanBrennan Bechard	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	—	Lawrence, KS
1.5 !G	22	Buford, ChaseChase Buford	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	—	San Antonio, TX
1.5 !G	10	Case, JeremyJeremy Case	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	—	McAlester, OK
1.5 !G	15	Chalmers, MarioMario Chalmers	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	—	Anchorage, AK
1.5 !G	4	Collins, SherronSherron Collins	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Crane Tech	Chicago, IL
3.5 !F	32	Jackson, DarnellDarnell Jackson	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	4.0 !Sr	—	Oklahoma City, OK
5.0 !C	24	Kaun, SashaSasha Kaun	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	4.0 !Sr	—	Melbourne, FL
5.0 !C	54	Kleinmann, MattMatt Kleinmann	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	3.0 !Jr	—	Overland Park, KS
1.5 !G	12	Morningstar, BradyBrady Morningstar	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2.0 !So	—	Lawrence, KS
1.5 !G	14	Reed, TyrelTyrel Reed	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	—	Burlington, KS
1.5 !G	3	Robinson, RussellRussell Robinson	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	—	New York, NY
1.5 !G	25	Rush, BrandonBrandon Rush	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	—	Kansas City, MO
1.5 !G	5	Stewart, RodrickRodrick Stewart	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	—	Seattle, WA
1.5 !G	2	Teahan, ConnerConner Teahan	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	—	Leawood, KS
1.5 !G	40	Witherspoon, BradBrad Witherspoon	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	—	Humboldt, KS

Head coach

Bill Self

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
2007/11/01* 7:00 p.m., J-TV	#4	Pittsburg State	W 94–59		Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
2007/11/06* 7:00 p.m., J-TV	#4	Fort Hays State	W 93–56		Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Regular season
2007/11/09* 7:00 p.m., J-TV	#4	Louisiana-Monroe	W 107–78	1–0	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas
2007/11/11* 7:00 p.m., J-TV	#4	UMKC Jayhawk Invitational	W 85–62	2–0	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas
2007/11/15* 7:00 p.m., J-TV	#4	Washburn Jayhawk Invitational	W 92–60	3–0	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas
2007/11/21* 7:00 p.m., J-TV	#4	Northern Arizona Jayhawk Invitational	W 87–46	4–0	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas
2007/11/25* 7:00 p.m., ESPN	#4	Arizona Jayhawk Invitational/Big 12-Pac-10 Hardwood Series	W 76–72 ^OT	5–0	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas
2007/11/28* 7:00 p.m., J-TV	#4	Florida Atlantic	W 87–49	6–0	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas
2007/12/02* 1:00 p.m., FSN	#4	at #24 USC	W 59–55	7–0	Galen Center (10,017) Los Angeles, California
2007/12/05* 7:00 p.m., J-TV	#3	Eastern Washington	W 85–47	8–0	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas
2007/12/08* 1:00 p.m., ESPN	#3	DePaul	W 84–66	9–0	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas
2007/12/15* 4:00 p.m., ESPN2	#3	vs. Ohio American Century Investments Shootout	W 88–51	10–0	Sprint Center (18,482) Kansas City, Missouri
2007/12/18* 6:00 p.m., ESPN	#3	at Georgia Tech	W 71–66	11–0	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191) Atlanta, Georgia
2007/12/22* 12:00 p.m., J-TV	#3	Miami (OH)	W 78–54	12–0	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas
2007/12/29* 7:00 p.m., J-TV	#3	Yale	W 86–53	13–0	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas
2008/01/05* 11:00 a.m., ESPN	#3	at Boston College	W 85–60	14–0	Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
2008/01/08* 7:00 p.m., J-TV	#3	Loyola (MD)	W 90–60	15–0	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas
2008/01/12 8:00 p.m., ESPN	#3	at Nebraska	W 79–58	16–0	Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,829) Lincoln, Nebraska
2008/01/14 7:00 p.m., ESPN	#3	Oklahoma	W 85–55	17–0	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas
2008/01/19 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	#3	at Missouri	W 76–70	18–0	Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, Missouri
2008/01/23 6:00 p.m., ESPN	#2	Iowa State	W 83–59	19–0	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas
2008/01/26 12:45 p.m., BIG 12-ESPN+	#2	Nebraska	W 84–49	20–0	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas
2008/01/30 7:00 p.m., BIG 12-ESPN+	#2	at #24 Kansas State	L 75–84	20–1	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, Kansas
2008/02/02 2:30 p.m., ABC	#2	at Colorado	W 72–59	21–1	Coors Events Center (10,347) Boulder, Colorado
2008/02/04 8:00 p.m., ESPN	#5	Missouri	W 90–71	22–1	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas
2008/02/09 7:00 p.m., J-TV	#5	Baylor	W 100–90	23–1	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas
2008/02/11 8:00 p.m., ESPN	#3	at #11 Texas	L 69–72	23–2	Frank Erwin Center (16,755) Austin, Texas
2008/02/16 12:45 p.m., BIG 12-ESPN+	#3	Colorado	W 69–45	24–2	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas
2008/02/23 3:00 p.m., CBS	#5	at Oklahoma State	L 60–61	24–3	Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,905) Stillwater, Oklahoma
2008/02/27 6:00 p.m., ESPN	#7	at Iowa State	W 75–64	25–3	Hilton Coliseum (13,624) Ames, Iowa
2008/03/01 8:00 p.m., ESPN	#7	Kansas State	W 88–74	26–3	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas
2008/03/03 8:00 p.m., ESPN	#6	Texas Tech	W 109–51	27–3	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas
2008/03/08 3:00 p.m., CBS	#6	at Texas A&M	W 72–55	28–3	Reed Arena (12,054) College Station, Texas
Big 12 Tournament
2008/03/14 6:00 p.m., BIG 12-ESPN+	#5	vs. Nebraska Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship	W 64–54	29–3	Sprint Center (18,897) Kansas City, Missouri
2008/03/15 3:20 p.m., BIG 12-ESPN+	#5	vs. Texas A&M Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship	W 77–71	30–3	Sprint Center (18,897) Kansas City, Missouri
2008/03/16 2:00 p.m., ESPN	#5	vs. #6 Texas Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship	W 84–74	31–3	Sprint Center (19,047) Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
2008/03/20 11:25 a.m., CBS	#4 (1)	vs. (16)Portland State NCAA Div. I Tournament Midwest Subregional	W 85–61	32–3	Qwest Center Omaha (17,839) Omaha, Nebraska
2008/03/22 5:50 p.m., CBS	#4 (1)	vs. (8) UNLV NCAA Div. I Tournament Midwest Subregional	W 75–56	33–3	Qwest Center Omaha (17,162) Omaha, Nebraska
2008/03/28 8:50 p.m., CBS	#4 (1)	vs. (12) Villanova NCAA Div. I Tournament Midwest Regional Semifinal	W 72–57	34–3	Ford Field (57,028) Detroit, Michigan
2008/03/30 4:05 p.m., CBS	#4 (1)	vs. #23 (10) Davidson NCAA Div. I Tournament Midwest Regional Final	W 59–57	35–3	Ford Field (57,563) Detroit, Michigan
2008/04/05 8:47 p.m., CBS	#4 (1)	vs. #1 (1) North Carolina NCAA Div. I Tournament National Semifinal	W 84–66	36–3	Alamo Dome (43,718) San Antonio, Texas
2008/04/07 8:21 p.m., CBS	#4 (1)	vs. #3 (1) Memphis NCAA Div. I Tournament National Championship Game	W 75–68 ^OT	37–3	Alamo Dome (43,257) San Antonio, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parenthesis. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

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	Wk 19	Final
AP	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	3	4	6	5	4	4	–
Coaches	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	5	3	5	7	6	5	4	1

Awards

Big 12 Sixth Man Award^[1]: Sherron Collins (Sophomore, Guard); he is the first KU player to receive the award
Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week: Darnell Jackson (Senior, Forward), January 7 (co-winner)^[2]; Brandon Rush (Junior, Guard), March 3 (co-winner)^[3]; Sherron Collins, March 9 (co-winner)^[4]
All-Big 12 Teams^[1]: Darrell Arthur (Sophomore, Forward), First Team; Brandon Rush, First Team; he is just the second player in Big 12 history to be a three-time All-Big 12 First Team choice; Mario Chalmers (Junior, Guard), Second Team; Darnell Jackson, Third Team
Big 12 All-Defensive Team^[1]: Mario Chalmers; it is his third straight season; Russell Robinson (Senior, Guard); it is his third straight season
Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team^[5]: Brandon Rush, as Most Outstanding Player; Mario Chalmers
NCAA (Midwest) Regional All-Tournament Team^[6]: Brandon Rush; Mario Chalmers; Sasha Kaun (Senior, Center)
NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player^[7]: Mario Chalmers

References

1 2 3 "2008 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards Selected". Archived from the original on May 15, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
↑ "Men's Basketball Weekly Honors Announced (Jan. 7)". Archived from the original on May 26, 2011. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
↑ "Three Players Share Men's Basketball Weekly Honors (March 3)". Archived from the original on May 26, 2011. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
↑ "Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Weekly Awards Announced". Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
↑ "Kansas Defeats Texas 84–74 to Win the Big 12 Championship". Archived from the original on May 26, 2011. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
↑ "Kansas Defeats Davidson 59–57 to Advance to the Final Four". Archived from the original on 16 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
↑ "Chalmers' big shot leads Kansas to first national title since 1988". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved 2008-04-08.

Kansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball 2007–08 NCAA Champions

00 Darrell Arthur 3 Russell Robinson 4 Sherron Collins 14 Tyrel Reed 15 Mario Chalmers (MOP) 24 Sasha Kaun 25 Brandon Rush 32 Darnell Jackson 45 Cole Aldrich Head Coach Bill Self Assistant Coaches Joe Dooley Danny Manning Kurtis Townsend

Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball

Venues	Robinson Gymnasium (1907–1927) Hoch Auditorium (1927–1955) Allen Fieldhouse (1955–present)

Rivalries	Kansas State (results) Missouri

Culture & lore	Big Jay Baby Jay Champions Classic "Rock Chalk, Jayhawk"

People	Head coaches Jayhawks of note

Seasons	1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Helms and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

NCAA Division I Men's Basketball champions

1939: Oregon
1940: Indiana
1941: Wisconsin
1942: Stanford
1943: Wyoming
1944: Utah
1945: Oklahoma A&M
1946: Oklahoma A&M
1947: Holy Cross
1948: Kentucky
1949: Kentucky
1950: CCNY
1951: Kentucky
1952: Kansas
1953: Indiana
1954: La Salle
1955: San Francisco
1956: San Francisco
1957: North Carolina
1958: Kentucky
1959: California
1960: Ohio State
1961: Cincinnati
1962: Cincinnati
1963: Loyola (IL)
1964: UCLA
1965: UCLA
1966: Texas Western
1967: UCLA
1968: UCLA
1969: UCLA
1970: UCLA
1971: UCLA
1972: UCLA
1973: UCLA
1974: NC State
1975: UCLA
1976: Indiana
1977: Marquette
1978: Kentucky
1979: Michigan State
1980: Louisville
1981: Indiana
1982: North Carolina
1983: NC State
1984: Georgetown
1985: Villanova
1986: Louisville
1987: Indiana
1988: Kansas
1989: Michigan
1990: UNLV
1991: Duke
1992: Duke
1993: North Carolina
1994: Arkansas
1995: UCLA
1996: Kentucky
1997: Arizona
1998: Kentucky
1999: Connecticut
2000: Michigan State
2001: Duke
2002: Maryland
2003: Syracuse
2004: Connecticut
2005: North Carolina
2006: Florida
2007: Florida
2008: Kansas
2009: North Carolina
2010: Duke
2011: Connecticut
2012: Kentucky
2013: Louisville
2014: Connecticut
2015: Duke

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