2010–11 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

2010–11 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big 12 Regular Season Champions Big 12 Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight vs VCU, L 61–71
Conference	Big 12 North
Ranking
Coaches	#4
AP	#2
2010–11 record	35–3 (14–2 Big 12)
Head coach	Bill Self
Assistant coach	Danny Manning
Assistant coach	Joe Dooley
Assistant coach	Kurtis Townsend
Home arena	Allen Fieldhouse

2010–11 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
#4 Kansas †	14	–	2		.875			35	–	3		.921
#16 Texas	13	–	3		.813			28	–	8		.778
Texas A&M	10	–	6		.625			24	–	9		.727
#24 Kansas State	10	–	6		.625			23	–	11		.676
Missouri	8	–	8		.500			23	–	11		.676
Colorado	8	–	8		.500			24	–	14		.632
Nebraska	7	–	9		.438			19	–	13		.594
Baylor	7	–	9		.438			18	–	13		.581
Oklahoma State	6	–	10		.375			20	–	14		.588
Oklahoma	5	–	11		.313			14	–	18		.438
Texas Tech	5	–	11		.313			13	–	19		.406
Iowa State	3	–	13		.188			16	–	16		.500
† 2011 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll • Through March 27, 2011

The 2010–11 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 113th basketball season. The head coach was Bill Self, who was serving his 8th year. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas and are members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 35–3, 14–2 in Big 12 play to claim the regular season conference title. They were also champions of the 2011 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament. They earned a #1 seed in the Southwest Region in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they defeated Boston University in the second round and Illinois in the third round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. They defeated Richmond to advance to the Elite Eight where they were upset by Virginia Commonwealth.

Pre-Season

Departures

Sherron Collins finished his senior year at Kansas and graduated in 2010. Junior center Cole Aldrich announced his intention to enter the NBA Draft on March 29, 2010, and Xavier Henry announced his intention to enter the NBA Draft on April 7, 2010. In mid-August coach Self announced, via press release, the departures of walk-ons C.J. Henry and Chase Buford. According to Self, Henry notified the coaching staff in late July of his intention to transfer to another University where he would continue his collegiate basketball career. Coach Self said that would-be senior Chase Buford would not return to the team in the fall in order to focus on academics.

Recruiting

Bill Self heavily courted 3 guards for the 2010–2011 season and landed the biggest one there was in the form of Josh Selby of Baltimore, MD. Selby committed on April 17 and is expected to fill the hole left by all-star guard Sherron Collins. Selby is rated as the #1 overall recruit in the 2010 class by Rivals.com.^[1] Shooting guard Royce Woolridge of Phoenix, AZ., who committed to Kansas in 2009, also joins the team in the fall as a freshman and ranks in Rivals.com's Top 150 recruit list as well.

Zach Peters of Plano, TX. made an early verbal commitment to Kansas on April 21 for the 2012–2013 season. The 6-foot-9, 235 pound forward was still in his sophomore year at the time. He chose Kansas over his 3 other choices: Texas, Kentucky & North Carolina.

On October 12, 4-star point guard Naadir Tharpe signed a letter of intent to join the Jayhawks as a freshmen for the 2011–12 season. The 6 foot prep all-star chose Kansas after withdrawing from Providence.

Class of 2010

^[2][3][4]

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Josh Selby PG	Baltimore, Maryland	Lake Clifton HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Apr 17, 2010
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 97
Royce Woolridge SG	Phoenix, Arizona	Sunnyslope HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 1, 2008
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 93
Overall Recruiting Rankings:     Scout – UR     Rivals – 23 [5]     ESPN – 23

Accolades

Team

• The Sporting News preseason #4 team.
• Athlon Sports preseason #4 team.
• Blue Ribbon Yearbook preseason #7 team.^[6]
• Big 12 Conference preseason #2 team.
• USA Today Coaches Poll #7 team.
• Associated Press Poll #7 team.

Marcus Morris

• Blue Ribbon Yearbook preseason first team All-American.
• John R. Wooden Award candidate.^[7]
• All-Big 12 First Team^[8]

Josh Selby

• Big 12 Preseason Freshman of the Year.
• All-Big 12 Team Honorable Mention
• Lindy's Preseason Freshman of the Year
• Rivals.com Preseason Freshman of the Year

Tyshawn Taylor

• All-Big 12 Team Honorable Mention

Season summary

Highlights

• The Jayhawks broke the KU home court winning streak record of 62 straight with their 63rd home win in a row over Texas A&M-CC on Nov. 23rd, 2010. The streak ended at 69 straight home wins with a defeat to Texas on January 22, 2011. The streak was the longest in NCAA basketball since 1992.
• On December 10, David & Suzanne Booth 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 intend to bring the founding document of basketball back to Lawrence, KS., where it will likely be housed inside Allen Fieldhouse.
• Josh Selby's debut with the Jayhawks on December 18 proved to be worth the buzz, with 21 points, including the game-winning 3 pointer to beat USC 70–68.
• On January 15, Marcus Morris became the 53rd player in Jayhawks history to score 1000 career points.^[9] The victory over Nebraska set a program record of 69 consecutive home wins.
• With a win over Texas A&M on March 2, the Jayhawks clinched their 7th consecutive Big 12 title and an NCAA record-extending 54th overall.
• With a win over Texas on March 12, the Jayhawks won their 8th Big 12 Conference Tournament Championship, 25th overall conference tournament championship all-time. The win also officially clinched a birth in the NCAA tournament.
• On March 13, the NCAA Selection Committee named Kansas a #1 seed for the 10th time in school history. They would face 16 seed Boston University on Friday March 18.
• Reserve forward Thomas Robinson (basketball) made national headlines when, in less than a month's time, his grandparents and mother all died, leaving his sister, Jayla, an orphan. The NCAA granted waivers to the University of Kansas to provide assistance to Thomas and Jayla, enabling Thomas to make sure his sister was cared for while he was still in college.

Awards

Bill Self

• Big 12 Coach of the Year^[10]
• Associated Press Big 12 Coach of the Year^[11]
• USBWA District VI Coach of the Year^[12]

Marcus Morris

• Big 12 Player of the Year
• All-Big 12 First Team
• Associated Press Second Team All-American
• Associated Press Big 12 Player of the Year^[13]
• Associated Press All-Big 12 First Team (unanimous)
• Big 12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player
• Yahoo! Sports First Team All-American^[14]
• USBWA Second Team All-American^[15]
• USBWA District VI Player of the Year
• USBWA All-District VI Team
• NABC Second Team All-American
• NABC All-District 8 First Team^[16]
• The Sporting News Second Team All-American
• John R. Wooden Award All-American (top 10 finalist)
• Naismith Award midseason list (top 30)^[17]
• Oscar Robertson Trophy finalist (top 10)^[18]
• Big 12 Player of the Week (Nov. 29)^[19]
• Big 12 Player of the Week (Jan. 17)^[20]
• Big 12 Player of the Week (Feb. 14)^[21]

Markieff Morris

• All-Big 12 Second Team
• Associated Press All-Big 12 Second Team
• Yahoo! Sports All-America Honorable Mention
• USBWA All-District VI Team
• NABC All-District 8 Second Team
• Big 12 Player of the Week (Dec. 27)^[22]

Josh Selby

• Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Dec. 20)^[23]
• Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Jan. 31)^[24]

Tyshawn Taylor

• Bob Cousy Award finalist (top 20)^[25]

Tyrel Reed

• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
• Associated Press All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
• Lowe's Senior CLASS Award finalist (top 10)^[26]
• CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American.^[27]
• Capital One Academic All-American First Team^[28]
• Capital One Academic All-District 7 team^[29]
• Academic All-Big 12 First Team^[30]

Brady Morningstar

• Big 12 All Defensive Team
• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
• Academic All-Big 12 Second Team

Thomas Robinson

• V Foundation Comeback Award finalist^[31]

Roster

2010–11 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town F 0 Robinson, ThomasThomas Robinson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 237 lb (108 kg) So Washington, District of Columbia G 2 Teahan, ConnerConner Teahan  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Leawood, Kansas F 4 Wesley, JustinJustin Wesley (I) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Fort Worth, Texas C 5 Withey, JeffJeff Withey 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So San Diego, California G 10 Taylor, TyshawnTyshawn Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Hoboken, New Jersey G 11 Woolridge, RoyceRoyce Woolridge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Phoenix, Arizona G 12 Morningstar, BradyBrady Morningstar 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Lawrence, Kansas G 14 Reed, TyrelTyrel Reed 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Sr Burlington, Kansas G 15 Johnson, ElijahElijah Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So North Las Vegas, Nevada G 20 Roberts, NikoNiko Roberts 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Huntington, New York C 21 Morris, MarkieffMarkieff Morris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania F 22 Morris, MarcusMarcus Morris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania G 23 Little, MarioMario Little 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Sr Chicago, Illinois G 24 Releford, TravisTravis Releford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) RS So Shawnee Mission, Kansaslink=y G 32 Selby, JoshJosh Selby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Baltimore, Maryland G 40 Juenemann, JordanJordan Juenemann 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Hays, Kansas	Head coach Bill Self (Oklahoma State) Assistant coach(es) Danny Manning (Kansas) Joe Dooley (George Washington) Kurtis Townsend (Western Kentucky) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2010-12-17

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Markieff Morris	Thomas Robinson	Jeff Withey
PF	Marcus Morris	Mario Little
SF	Tyrel Reed	Travis Releford
SG	Brady Morningstar	Josh Selby	Royce Woolridge	Jordan Juenemann
PG	Tyshawn Taylor	Elijah Johnson	Niko Roberts

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/02/10* 7:00 PM, Jayhawk Network	#7	Washburn	W 92–62	–	28 – Mc. Morris	8 – Mk. Morris	3 – (4 tied)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
11/09/10* 7:00 PM, Jayhawk Network	#7	Emporia State	W 90–59	–	14 – Mk. Morris	10 – Robinson	6 – Taylor	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
Regular season
11/12/10* 7:00 PM, Jayhawk Network	#7	Longwood	W 113–75	1–0	18 – Mc. Morris	16 – Mk. Morris	10 – Taylor	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
11/15/10* 7:00 PM, Jayhawk Network	#7	Valparaiso Las Vegas Invitational	W 79–44	2–0	22 – Mc. Morris	13 – Mk. Morris	5 – Taylor	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
11/19/10* 7:00 PM, Jayhawk Network	#7	North Texas	W 93–60	3–0	20 – Mc. Morris	10 – Robinson	10 – Morningstar	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
11/23/10* 7:00 PM, Jayhawk Network	#6	Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Las Vegas Invitational	W 82–41	4–0	15 – Robinson	10 – Mk. Morris	9 – Taylor	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
11/26/10* 7:00 PM, Jayhawk Network	#6	vs. Ohio Las Vegas Invitational	W 98–41	5–0	26 – Mc. Morris	8 – (2 tied)	6 – Taylor	Orleans Arena (N/A) Las Vegas, NV
11/27/10* 9:30 PM, ESPN2	#6	vs. Arizona Las Vegas Invitational	W 87–79	6–0	16 – Mc. Morris	9 – Mc. Morris	7 – Taylor	Orleans Arena (5,120) Las Vegas, NV
12/02/10* 8:00 PM, ESPN2	#4	UCLA Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series	W 77–76	7–0	17 – (2 tied)	8 – M. Little	4 – (2 tied)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
12/07/10* 6:00 PM, ESPN	#4	vs. #13 Memphis Jimmy V Classic	W 81–68	8–0	16 – Mk. Morris	10 – Robinson	5 – Mc. Morris	Madison Square Garden (19,391) New York City, NY
12/11/10* 5:30 PM, ESPN2	#4	vs. Colorado State	W 76–55	9–0	12 – (2 tied)	11 – Mk. Morris	6 – T.Taylor	Sprint Center (18,756) Kansas City, MO
12/18/10* 11:00 AM, ESPN	#3	USC	W 70–68	10–0	21 – Selby	8 – Mk. Morris	5 – Reed	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
12/22/10* 10:00 PM, FSN	#3	at California	W 78–63	11–0	21 – Mk. Morris	10 – (2 tied)	5 – T. Taylor	Haas Pavilion (11,250) Berkeley, CA
12/29/10* 8:00 PM, ESPNU	#3	Texas–Arlington	W 82–57	12–0	20 – Robinson	16 – Robinson	5 – Johnson	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
01/02/11* 5:00 PM, ESPNU	#3	Miami (Ohio)	W 83–56	13–0	20 – Mk. Morris	10 – Mk. Morris	5 – (3 tied)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
01/05/11* 7:00 PM, Jayhawk Network	#3	UMKC	W 99–52	14–0	16 – Selby	7 – Mc. Morris	7 – (2 tied)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
01/09/11* 3:30 PM, CBS	#3	at Michigan	W 67–60 ^OT	15–0	22 – Mc. Morris	11 – Mk. Morris	4 – (2 tied)	Crisler Arena (12,476) Ann Arbor, MI
01/12/11 8:00 PM, ESPN2	#3	at Iowa State	W 84–79	16–0 (1–0)	33 – Mc. Morris	13 – Mc. Morris	4 – (2 tied)	Hilton Coliseum (12,204) Ames, IA
01/15/11 1:00 PM, ESPNU	#3	Nebraska	W 63–60	17–0 (2–0)	16 – (2 Tied)	11 – Mc. Morris	3 – (2 Tied)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
01/17/11 8:30 PM, ESPN	#2	at Baylor	W 85–65	18–0 (3–0)	25 – Mc. Morris	9 – Mk. Morris	4 – (2 Tied)	Ferrell Center (10,284) Waco, TX
01/22/11 3:00 PM, CBS	#2	#10 Texas	L 63–74	18–1 (3–1)	17 – Reed	7 – Mc. Morris	6 – Taylor	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
01/25/11 7:00 PM, Big 12	#6	at Colorado	W 82–78	19–1 (4–1)	17 – Selby	15 – Mk. Morris	5 – Selby	Coors Events Center (11,203) Boulder, CO
01/29/11 6:00 PM, ESPN	#6	Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 90–66	20–1 (5–1)	20 – Mk. Morris	9 – (3 tied)	6 – Johnson	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
02/01/11 8:00 PM, ESPNU	#2	at Texas Tech	W 88–66	21–1 (6–1)	18 – Mc. Morris	12 – Mk. Morris	4 – (2 tied)	United Spirit Arena (9,055) Lubbock, TX
02/05/11 3:00 PM, Big 12	#2	at Nebraska	W 86–66	22–1 (7–1)	19 – Morningstar	7 – Mc. Morris	6 – Morningstar	Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,602) Lincoln, NE
02/07/11 8:00 PM, ESPN	#2	#19 Missouri Border War	W 103–86	23–1 (8–1)	22 – Mc. Morris	8 – Mc. Morris	7 – Morningstar	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
02/12/11 3:00 PM, Big 12	#2	Iowa State	W 89–66	24–1 (9–1)	16 – Mc. Morris	11 – (2 tied)	6 – (2 tied)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
02/14/11 8:00 PM, ESPN	#1	at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	L 68–84	24–2 (9–2)	14 – Reed	5 – Little	4 – Reed	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
02/19/11 1:00 PM, ESPN	#1	Colorado	W 89–63	25–2 (10–2)	26 – Mk. Morris	Mk. Morris – 15	5 – (2-tied)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
02/21/11 8:00 PM, ESPN	#3	Oklahoma State	W 92–65	26–2 (11–2)	27 – Mc. Morris	10 – Little	5 – Reed	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
02/26/11 3:00 PM, ESPN	#3	at Oklahoma	W 82–70	27–2 (12–2)	23 – Mc. Morris	10 – Mk. Morris	Morningstar – 4	Lloyd Noble Center (10,994) Norman, OK
03/02/11 8:00 PM, ESPN	#2	#24 Texas A&M	W 64–51	28–2 (13–2)	13 – (2 tied)	5 – (2 tied)	4 – Morningstar	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
03/05/11 11:00 AM, CBS	#2	at #22 Missouri Border War	W 70–66	29–2 (14–2)	21 – Mc. Morris	13 – Robinson	3 – (2 tied)	Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO
Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament
03/10/11 11:30 AM, ESPNU	#2	vs. Oklahoma State Quarterfinals	W 63–62	30–2	16 – Mc. Morris	11 – Mc. Morris	4 – Morningstar	Sprint Center (18,910) Kansas City, MO
03/11/11 6:00 PM, ESPN	#2	vs. Colorado Semifinals	W 90–83	31–2	20 – (2 tied)	13 – Mc. Morris	5 – Morningstar	Sprint Center (18,910) Kansas City, MO
03/12/11 5:00 PM, ESPN	#2	vs. #10 Texas Championship Game	W 85–73	32–2	20 – Taylor	9 – (2 tied)	6 – Morningstar	Sprint Center (18,940) Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
3/18/11* 5:50 PM, TBS	#2 (1)	vs. (16) Boston University Second Round	W 72–53	33–2	16 – Mc. Morris	9 – Mc. Morris	7 – T. Taylor	BOK Center (16,956) Tulsa, OK
3/20/11* 7:40 PM, TNT	#2 (1)	vs. (9) Illinois Third Round	W 73–59	34–2	24 – Mk. Morris	12 – (2 tied)	6 – B. Morningstar	BOK Center (15,839) Tulsa, OK
3/25/11* 6:27 PM, TBS	#2 (1)	vs. (12) Richmond Regional Semifinals	W 77–57	35–2	18 – B. Morningstar	14 – T. Robinson	10 – T. Taylor	Alamodome (14,566) San Antonio, TX
3/27/11* 1:20 PM, CBS	#2 (1)	vs. (11) VCU Regional Final	L 61–71	35–3	20 – Mc. Morris	16 – Mc. Morris	3 – Morningstar, Taylor	Alamodome (14,724) San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time[32].

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
AP	7	7	6	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	6	2	2	1	3	2	2	2
Coaches	7	6	6	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	6	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	4

See also

• 2010–11 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season
• 2011 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
• 2010-11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
• 2010-11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
• 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

References

1. Selby takes over top spot in rankings
2. Kansas Class of 2010 – Rivals
3. Kansas Class of 2010 – Scout
4. Kansas Class of 2010 – ESPN
5. 2010 Team Recruiting Rankings – Rivals
6. Big 12 Tops Blue Ribbon Preseason Rankings With Five Teams
7. Kansas' Marcus Morris Named John R. Wooden Award 2010–11 Preseason Top 50 Candidate
8. Marcus Morris, Josh Selby earn preseason all-Big 12 honors
9. Selby sits and other Kansas basketball notes
10. 2011 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men’s Basketball Awards Announced
11. Kansas' Self picked as AP Big 12 Coach of the Year
12. Kansas Continues to Be Well Represented on Postseason Teams
13. Kansas' Marcus Morris tabbed Big 12 Player of Year
14. Yahoo! Sports’ All-American Team
15. Marcus Morris named USBWA All-American
16. NABC ANNOUNCES 2011 DIVISION I ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS
17. Marcus Morris Named to Midseason Naismith Award List
18. Hamilton and Morris Named Oscar Robinson Award Finalists
19. Mc. Morris Player of the Week
20. Weekly Awards Jan 17
21. Marcus Morris, Thompson Earn Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors
22. Mk. Morris Player of the Week
23. Middleton, Selby Earn Men’s Basketball Weekly Accolades
24. Selby Earns Second Conference Rookie of the Week Honors
25. Cousy Finalists
26. http://www.kuathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/012611aab.html Tyrel Reed Finalist for Lowe's Senior Class Award
27. Tyrel Reed named first-team academic All-American
28. Tyrel Reed named Capital One first-team academic All-American
29. Kansas' Tyrel Reed Makes Capital One Academic All-District Team
30. Reed and Morningstar Receive Conference Academic Recognition
31. homas Robinson And Angel Goodrich Named Finalists For 2011 V Foundation Comeback Award
32. Kansas Men's Basketball To Face Traditional National Powers In Challenging 2010–11 Non-Conference Schedule