2011–12 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

2011–12 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball

Big 12 Regular Season Champions NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional Champions
NCAA Tournament National Championship Game, vs Kentucky Wildcats L 59-67
Conference	Big 12
Ranking
Coaches	#2
AP	#6
2011–12 record	32-7 (16–2 Big 12)
Head coach	Bill Self
Assistant coach	Joe Dooley
Assistant coach	Kurtis Townsend
Assistant coach	Danny Manning
Home arena	Allen Fieldhouse

2011–12 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#6 Kansas	16	–	2	.889	32	–	7	.821
#3 Missouri†	14	–	4	.778	30	–	5	.857
Iowa State	12	–	6	.667	22	–	10	.688
#9 Baylor	12	–	6	.667	30	–	8	.789
Kansas State	10	–	8	.556	22	–	10	.688
Texas	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
Oklahoma State	7	–	11	.389	15	–	18	.455
Oklahoma	5	–	13	.278	15	–	16	.484
Texas A&M	4	–	14	.222	14	–	18	.438
Texas Tech	1	–	17	.056	8	–	23	.258

† 2012 Big 12 Tournament winner As of March 10, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 114th basketball season. As in every season since 1955–56, the team played its home games at Allen Fieldhouse on its campus in Lawrence, Kansas, US. After defeating rival Missouri on February 25, the Jayhawks clinched their 8th straight outright Big 12 championship.^[1] After defeating North Carolina, the Jayhawks advanced to their 14th Final Four in school history, where they defeated Ohio State 64-62 in the national semifinals. On April 2, Kansas faced Kentucky for the national title, losing to the favored Wildcats. Kansas had played both of its Final Four opponents during the regular season, losing to Kentucky on November 15 and defeating Ohio State on December 10. They finished the season with a 32–7 overall record, and 16–2 in Big 12 play.

Pre–season

Departures

The Jayhawks lost graduating seniors Brady Morningstar, Tyrel Reed, and Mario Little. Juniors and twin brothers Markieff Morris and Marcus Morris, plus freshman Josh Selby, departed early to enter the 2011 NBA Draft. On June 23, Markieff and Marcus were drafted #13 and #14, respectively, in the first round of the draft, while Selby went in the second. Royce Woolridge also announced on April 16, 2011 his intent to transfer to another school for the following year, signing with Washington State.

Recruiting

On October 12, 2010, 4-star point guard Naadir Tharpe signed a letter of intent to join the Jayhawks as a freshman for the 2011–12 season. The 6-foot prep all-star chose Kansas over offers from Oklahoma, Minnesota, Boston College, Marquette, NC State, UNLV and others. He was previously committed to Providence. On January 24, 2011, combo-guard Christian Garrett joined the team as a walk-on. He was also recruited by NC State, Auburn, Alabama, and others. On April 3, 2011, 5-star shooting guard Ben McLemore from St. Louis, Missouri, verbally committed to Kansas after the Next All-American Classic High-School All-Star Game, over offers from Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois, Arkansas, Purdue, and others. On April 10, 2011, Canadian forward Braeden Anderson committed to the Jayhawks over Kentucky, Arizona, Memphis, and Missouri. Jamari Traylor joined in May, while June saw the additions of Kevin Young and Merv Lindsay.

Eligibility

Three of Kansas' six recruits were declared ineligible for the 2011–12 season. Braeden Anderson was not approved to play by the Big 12 Conference due to their policy on partial qualifiers. Ben McLemore and Jamari Traylor were also declared ineligible but were able to practice with the team during the spring semester, and would be eligible to play in the 2012–13 season.

Class of 2011

^[2]^[3]^[4]

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ben McLemore SG	St. Louis, Missouri	Christian Life Center Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 3, 2011
Ben McLemore SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95
Naadir Tharpe PG	Worcester, MA	Brewster Academy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 12, 2010
Naadir Tharpe PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93
Jamari Traylor PF	Chicago, Illinois	IMG Academy (FL)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	May 18, 2011
Jamari Traylor PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
Mervyn Lindsay SF	Moreno Valley, California	Canyon Springs HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 23, 2011
Mervyn Lindsay SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 28 Rivals: 28^[5] ESPN: 22

Transfers

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kevin Young PF	Perris, California	Perris HS / Loyola Marymount University	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jun 16, 2011
Kevin Young PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A

Roster

2011–12 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Robinson, ThomasThomas Robinson	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Washington, DC
1.5 !G	1	Tharpe, NaadirNaadir Tharpe	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Worcester, MA
1.5 !G	2	Teahan, ConnerConner Teahan	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Leawood, KS
3.5 !F	4	Wesley, JustinJustin Wesley	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Fort Worth, TX
5.0 !C	5	Withey, JeffJeff Withey	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	San Diego, CA
1.5 !G	10	Taylor, TyshawnTyshawn Taylor	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Hoboken, NJ
1.5 !G	15	Johnson, ElijahElijah Johnson	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	North Las Vegas, NV
1.5 !G	20	Roberts, NikoNiko Roberts	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Huntington, NY
1.5 !G	21	Garrett, ChristianChristian Garrett	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Los Angeles, CA
3.5 !F	22	Lindsay, MervMerv Lindsay	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Moreno Valley, CA
1.5 !G	23	McLemore, BenBen McLemore (I)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. Louis, MO
1.5 !G	24	Releford, TravisTravis Releford	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Shawnee Mission, KSlink=y
1.5 !G	25	Juenemann, JordanJordan Juenemann	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Hays, KS
3.5 !F	31	Traylor, JamariJamari Traylor (I)	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Chicago, IL
3.5 !F	40	Young, KevinKevin Young	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Perris, CA

Head coach

Bill Self (Oklahoma State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2011-06-20

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 3
C	Jeff Withey	Justin Wesley
PF	Thomas Robinson	Kevin Young	Christian Garrett
SF	Travis Releford		Merv Lindsay
SG	Elijah Johnson	Conner Teahan	Jordan Juenemann
PG	Tyshawn Taylor	Naadir Tharpe	Niko Roberts

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/01/11* 7:00 PM, Jayhawk Network	#13	Pittsburg State	W 84–55	–	21 – Teahan	12 – Withey	8 – Tharpe	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
11/08/11* 7:00 PM, Jayhawk Network	#13	Fort Hays State	W 101–52	–	22 – Robinson	12 – Robinson	7 – Tharpe	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
Regular season
11/11/11* 7:00 PM, Jayhawk Network	#13	Towson Maui Invitational Opening Round	W 100–54	1–0	18 – Robinson	11 – Robinson	8 – Johnson	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
11/15/11* 8:00 PM, ESPN	#13	vs. #2 Kentucky Champions Classic	L 65–75	1–1	22 – Taylor	15 – Robinson	4 – Johnson	Madison Square Garden (19,979) New York, NY
11/21/11* 11:50 PM, ESPN2	#14	vs. Georgetown Maui Invitational First Round	W 67–63	2–1	20 – Robinson	12 – Robinson	5 – Johnson	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
11/22/11* 9:30, ESPN	#14	vs. UCLA Maui Invitational	W 72–56	3–1	23 – Johnson	10 – Robinson	6 – Taylor	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
11/23/11* 10:00 PM, ESPN	#14	vs. #6 Duke Maui Invitational	L 61–68	3–2	17 – Taylor	18 – Robinson	4 – Taylor	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
11/30/11* 7:00 PM, Jayhawk Network	#15	Florida Atlantic	W 77–54	4–2	19 – Robinson	21 – Robinson	4 – Releford	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
12/03/11* 4:15 PM, ESPN2	#15	South Florida	W 70–42	5–2	24 – Taylor	8 – Robinson	5 – Taylor	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
12/06/11* 8:00 PM, ESPNU	#13	Long Beach State	W 88–80	6–2	26 – Robinson	13 – Withey	5 – Johnson	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
12/10/11* 2:15 PM, ESPN	#13	#2 Ohio State	W 78–67	7–2	21 – Robinson	7 – (2 tied)	13 – Taylor	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
12/19/11* 8:00 PM, ESPNU	#13	vs. Davidson M&I Bank Kansas City Shootout	L 74–80	7–3	21 – Robinson	18 – Robinson	7 – Taylor	Sprint Center (18,757) Kansas City, MO
12/22/11* 10:00 PM, FSN	#13	at USC	W 63–47	8–3	13 – Teahan	9 – (2 tied)	4 – Johnson	Galen Center (6,431) Los Angeles, CA
12/29/11* 7:00 PM, Jayhawk Network	#17	Howard	W 89–34	9–3	13 – (2 tied)	7 – Robinson	5 – (2 tied)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
12/31/11* 7:00 PM, ESPNU	#17	North Dakota	W 84–58	10–3	30 – Robinson	21 – Robinson	7 – Johnson	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
1/04/12 7:00 PM, Big 12	#14	#23 Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 67–49	11–3 (1–0)	16 – Releford	14 – Robinson	5 – Johnson	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
1/07/12 1:00 PM, ESPNU	#14	at Oklahoma	W 72–61	12–3 (2–0)	28 – Releford	9 – Robinson	6 – Taylor	Lloyd Noble Center (11,268) Norman, OK
1/11/12 8:00 PM, ESPNU	#10	at Texas Tech	W 81–46	13–3 (3–0)	19 – Robinson	12 – Robinson	5 – Taylor	United Spirit Arena (7,454) Lubbock, TX
1/14/12 3:00 PM, Big 12	#10	Iowa State	W 82–73	14–3 (4–0)	28 – Taylor	14 – Robinson	6 – Taylor	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
1/16/12 8:30 PM, ESPN	#7	#3 Baylor	W 92–74	15–3 (5–0)	28 – Taylor	14 – Robinson	6 – Taylor	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
1/21/12 3:00 PM, CBS	#7	at Texas	W 69–66	16–3 (6–0)	22 – Taylor	9 – Robinson	4 – Taylor	Frank Erwin Center (16,734) Austin, TX
1/23/12 8:00 PM, ESPN	#5	Texas A&M	W 64–54	17–3 (7–0)	18 – Robinson	10 – Robinson	4 – Releford	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
1/28/12 1:00 PM, ESPN	#5	at Iowa State	L 64-72	17–4 (7–1)	16 – Taylor	7 – Robinson	10 – Taylor	Hilton Coliseum (14,376) Ames, IA
2/01/12 8:00 PM, ESPNU	#8	Oklahoma	W 84–62	18–4 (8–1)	21 – Taylor	17 – Robinson	6 – Taylor	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
2/04/12 8:00 PM, ESPN	#8	at #4 Missouri Border War	L 71–74	18–5 (8–2)	25 – Robinson	13 – Robinson	4 – Johnson	Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO
2/08/12 8:00 PM, ESPN2	#7	at #6 Baylor	W 68–54	19–5 (9–2)	25 – Withey	11 – Robinson	5 – Johnson	Ferrell Center (10,334) Waco, TX
2/11/12 3:00 PM, Big 12	#7	Oklahoma State	W 81–66	20–5 (10–2)	24 – Robinson	20 – Withey	6 – Taylor	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
2/13/12 8:00 PM, ESPN	#4	at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 59–53	21–5 (11–2)	20 – Taylor	11 – Withey	5 – (2 Tied)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
2/18/12 7:00 PM, Big 12	#4	Texas Tech	W 83–50	22–5 (12–2)	16 – Robinson	8 – (2 tied)	5 – Robinson	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
2/22/12 8:00 PM, ESPN2	#4	at Texas A&M	W 66–58	23–5 (13–2)	21 – Johnson	13 – Robinson	4 – (2 tied)	Reed Arena (6,868) College Station, TX
2/25/12 3:00 PM, CBS	#4	#3 Missouri Border War	W 87–86 ^OT	24–5 (14–2)	28 – Robinson	12 – Robinson	8 – Johnson	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
2/27/12 8:00 PM, ESPN	#3	at Oklahoma State	W 70–58	25–5 (15–2)	27 – Taylor	11 – Robinson	6 – Johnson	Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,552) Stillwater, OK
3/03/12 8:00 PM, ESPN	#3	Texas	W 73–63	26–5 (16–2)	27 – Robinson	14 – Robinson	4 – Taylor	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament
03/08/12 2:00 pm, ESPN2	#3	vs. Texas A&M Quarterfinals	W 83–66	27–5	26 – Johnson	10 – Robinson	4 – (3 tied)	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
03/09/12 6:30 pm, Big 12 Network/ESPNU	#3	vs. #12 Baylor Semifinals	L 72–81	27–6	20 – Taylor	9 – Robinson	3 – Taylor	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
2012 NCAA Tournament
03/16/12* 9:18 pm, truTV	#6 (2)	vs. (15) Detroit Second Round	W 65–50	28–6	16 – Robinson	13 – Robinson	2 – 4 tied	CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,015) Omaha, NE
03/18/12* 7:40 pm, TNT	#6 (2)	vs. (10) Purdue Third Round	W 63–60	29–6	18 – Johnson	13 – Robinson	4 – Taylor	CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,998) Omaha, NE
03/23/12* 9:35 pm, TBS	#6 (2)	vs. (11) North Carolina State Sweet Sixteen	W 60–57	30–6	18 – Robinson	15 – Robinson	5 – Taylor	Edward Jones Dome (23,964) St. Louis, MO
03/25/12* 4:05 pm, CBS	#6 (2)	vs. 4 (1) North Carolina Elite Eight	W 80–67	31–6	22 – Taylor	9 – Robinson	5 – 2 tied	Edward Jones Dome (23,565) St. Louis, MO
03/31/12* 7:49 pm, CBS	#6 (2)	vs. 7 (2) Ohio State Final Four	W 64–62	32–6	19 – Robinson	10 – Johnson	8 – Taylor	Mercedes-Benz Superdome (73,361) New Orleans, LA
04/02/2012* 9:23 pm, CBS	#6 (2)	vs. 1 (1) Kentucky National Championship	L 59–67	32–7	19 – Taylor	17 – Robinson	3 – Taylor	Mercedes-Benz Superdome (70,913) New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time^[6].

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
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	13	12	14	15	13	12	12	17	14	10	7	5	8	7	4	4	3	3	6
Coaches	13	11	14	14	13	12	11	18	15	10	7	5	8	10	5	5	4	3	6	2

Awards

Bill Self

Big 12 Co-Coach of the Year (Shared with Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg)
Naismith College Coach of the Year
Sporting News National Coach of the Year and Big 12 Coach of the Year^[7]
Adolph Rupp Cup

Thomas Robinson

1st Team All-American (Sporting News, USBWA, NABC, ESPN.com, AP, John R. Wooden)
ESPN.com National Player of the Year
Big 12 Player of the Year and 1st Team All-Big 12
Sporting News Big 12 Player of the Year^[8]
Associated Press Big 12 Player of the Year and 1st Team All-Big 12^[9]
4x Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week (November 28, December 12, January 2, February 27) ^[10]

Tyshawn Taylor

1st Team All-Big 12
Associated Press 1st Team All-Big 12
2x Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week (January 16, March 4)
Sporting News 3rd Team All-American^[11]
USBWA 3rd Team All-American
NABC All-District 8 First Team
Associated Press 3rd Team All-American

Jeff Withey

Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year
Big 12 All-Defensive Team and 3rd Team All-Big 12
Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week (February 13)

Travis Releford

Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week (January 9)

References

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

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