2009–10 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

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2009–10 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
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Big 12 Regular Season Champions
Big 12 Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Big 12 North
Ranking
Coaches #6
AP #1
2009–10 record 33–3 (15–1 Big 12)
Head coach Bill Self
Assistant coach Danny Manning
Assistant coach Joe Dooley
Assistant coach Kurtis Townsend
Home arena Allen Fieldhouse
Seasons
« 2008–09 2010–11 »
2009–10 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Kansas† 15 – 1   .938     33 – 3   .917
#7 Kansas State 11 – 5   .688     29 – 8   .784
#19 Baylor 11 – 5   .688     28 – 8   .778
#23 Texas A&M 11 – 5   .688     24 – 10   .706
Missouri 10 – 6   .625     23 – 11   .676
Texas 9 – 7   .563     24 – 10   .706
Oklahoma State 9 – 7   .563     22 – 11   .667
Colorado 6 – 10   .375     15 – 16   .484
Texas Tech 4 – 12   .250     19 – 16   .543
Iowa State 4 – 12   .250     15 – 17   .469
Oklahoma 4 – 12   .250     13 – 18   .419
Nebraska 2 – 14   .125     15 – 18   .455
† 2010 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll • Through March 28, 2010

The 2009–10 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 112th basketball season. Their head coach was Bill Self, who was serving his 7th year. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas and are members of the Big 12 Conference. The Jayhawks finished the season 33–3, 15–1 in Big 12 play to capture the Big 12 regular season championship. They also won the 2010 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They earned the #1 overall seed in the entire tournament and were the 1 seed in the Midwest Region. They defeated 16 seed Lehigh in the first round and were upset by 9 seed Northern Iowa in the second round.

Pre-Season

On April 13, 2009 key players Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich announced that they would forgo the NBA draft and return for the 2009–10 season.[1] The Jayhawks will return all players who saw significant minutes on last years Sweet 16 team. In early polls for the season, The Jayhawks were almost the consensus #1 ranked team for the 09–10 season, the only other team that was #1 in any other pre-season polls, was Michigan State, which defeated KU in the Sweet 16 of the 2009 NCAA tournament.

Departures

In the offseason the Jayhawks lost Senior walk-ons Matt Kleinmann and Brennan Bechard from the 2008–09 roster. On April 9, Quintrell Thomas and Tyrone Appleton announced their intention to transfer to other schools due to lack of available playing time.[2] Appleton averaged 0.8 points on 2.2 minutes per game in 2008–09 and Thomas averaged 1.5 points on 5.4 minutes.

Quintrell Thomas announced that he will be joining the UNLV squad, however will not be eligible to play until the 2010–2011 season. Appleton transferred to Southwest Baptist University in Missouri.

Recruiting

In October 2008, the Jayhawks received commitments from a pair of five-star recruits, Elijah Johnson from North Las Vegas and Thomas Robinson of Washington, D.C.. On Thursday April 23, 2009 McDonald's All-American Xavier Henry of Oklahoma City announced his intention to play at Kansas, prompting ESPN to name the Jayhawks as "the team to beat in 2010." The Jayhawks will add center Jeff Withey, who transferred from the University of Arizona, and C.J. Henry who will transfer from the University of Memphis to join his brother Xavier. C.J. will walk on as his tuition is paid by the New York Yankees who took him in the 2005 MLB Draft. Withey will not be eligible to play until the end of the fall semester.

Class of 2009

[3][4][5]

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Xavier Henry
SG		 Oklahoma City, OK Putnam City HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Apr 23, 2009 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 98
Elijah Johnson
SG		 North Las Vegas, NV Cheyenne HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 19, 2008 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 95
Thomas Robinson
PF		 Wolfeboro, NH Brewster Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Oct 10, 2008 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 93
Overall Recruiting Rankings:     Scout – 4 [6]    Rivals – 6 [7]     ESPN – 5 [8]

Transfers

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jeff Withey
C		 San Diego, CA Horizon Jr Sr HS 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Transfer 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
C. J. Henry
SG		 Oklahoma City, OK Putnam City HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Transfer 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A

Accolades

Team:

Sherron Collins:

  • Big 12 Preseason Co-Player of the Year[12]
  • John R. Wooden All-American and player of the year candidate[13]
  • Blue Ribbon Yearbook preseason all-American team candidate
  • Associated Press preseason All-American[14]

Cole Aldrich:

  • Big 12 Preseason Co-Player of the Year
  • John R. Wooden All-American and player of the year candidate
  • Blue Ribbon Yearbook preseason player of the year candidate.
  • Associated Press preseason All-American[14]

Season summary

Highlights

  • Bill Self gained his 400th career victory with a 73–59 win over Iowa State on Feb. 13, 2010.[15]
  • Bill Self gained his 100th win over a Big 12 opponent as coach of the Jayhawks with a 59–54 win over Texas A&M on Feb. 15, 2010. Self achieved the milestone in less than 7 seasons and in 121 games played.
  • Cole Aldrich broke Greg Ostertag's single season block record of 97. Aldrich had 98 as of Feb. 15, 2010.[16]
  • Sherron Collins set the record for winningest Jayhawk in a four-year span with his 124th win, an 81–68 victory over Oklahoma on Feb. 22, 2010.[17] Breaking the previous record of 123 set by Raef LaFrentz, Billy Thomas and C.B. McGrath.
  • Kansas won their sixth consecutive Big 12 Championship, a feat that hadn't been accomplished in a BCS conference since John Wooden's UCLA teams of the 1960-70's.[18]
  • Kansas claimed their 2,000th program victory on March 11, 2010 when they defeated Texas Tech in the Big 12 tournament. They now rank 2nd in overall Division I wins, behind only Kentucky.
  • Bill Self scored his 200th win as Kansas head coach on March 12, 2010 when they defeated Texas A&M in the Big 12 tournament, the fastest to reach that mark in KU history.
  • The Jayhawks won the Big 12 tournament championship on March 13, by defeating Kansas State 72–64 and improving their record to 32–2. The following day, they became the #1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Awards

Cole Aldrich

  • Consensus Second Team All-American
  • NABC Second Team All-American
  • USBWA Second Team All-American
  • AP Third Team All-American
  • ESPN and CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year[19]
  • Academic All-Big 12 First Team[20]
  • Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year
  • All-Big 12 First Team
  • All-Big 12 Defensive Team
  • AP Big 12 First Team[21]
  • USBWA All-District VI Team[22]
  • Yahoo! Sports Third Team All-American[23]
  • Foxsports.com Third Team All-American[23]

Sherron Collins

  • Consensus First Team All-American
  • NABC First Team All-American
  • USBWA First Team All-American
  • AP Second Team All-American
  • Sporting News Second Team All-American
  • All-Big 12 First Team
  • AP Big 12 First Team
  • USBWA All-District VI Team
  • Yahoo! Sports Second Team All-American
  • Foxsports.com Second Team All-American
  • Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award
  • Lute Olson Award
  • NABC Senior Achievement Award

Xavier Henry

  • All-Big 12 Rookie Team
  • All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
  • Sporting News All-Freshman Team[24]
  • USBWA All-District VI Team
  • Foxsports.com All-Freshman Team

Marcus Morris

  • All-Big 12 Second Team
  • AP Big 12 Honorable Mention
  • Yahoo! Sports Most Improved Player of the Year

Tyrel Reed

  • Academic All-Big 12 First Team

Roster

2009–10 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 0 Thomas Robinson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Washington, District of Columbia
G 1 Xavier Henry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
G 2 Conner Teahan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Leawood, Kansas
G 4 Sherron Collins (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
C 5 Jeff Withey 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr San Diego, California
G 10 Tyshawn Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Hoboken, New Jersey
G 12 Brady Morningstar 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Lawrence, Kansas
G 13 C. J. Henry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
G 14 Tyrel Reed 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Burlington, Kansas
G 15 Elijah Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr North Las Vegas, Nevada
C 21 Markieff Morris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg) So Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 22 Marcus Morris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 23 Mario Little Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
G 24 Travis Releford Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Shawnee Mission, Kansaslink=y
G 40 Jordan Juenemann 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Hays, Kansas
G 41 Chase Buford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr San Antonio, Texas
C 45 Cole Aldrich (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Bloomington, Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2009-11-13

Depth Chart

Pos. Starter Bench Bench Redshirt
C Cole Aldrich Jeff Withey
PF Marcus Morris Markieff Morris Thomas Robinson
SF Xavier Henry Brady Morningstar Connor Teahan Mario Little
SG Tyshawn Taylor Tyrel Reed Chase Buford, Jordan Juenemann Travis Releford
PG Sherron Collins Elijah Johnson C.J. Henry

Schedule

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/03/09*
7:05 PM, Jayhawk
Network		 #1 Fort Hays State W 107–68  –
  19 – Collins   13 – Aldrich   5 – Taylor  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
11/10/09*
7:00 PM, Jayhawk
Network		 #1 Pittsburg State W 103–45  –
  17 – Robinson   10 – Mk. Morris   5 – Collins  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
Regular season
11/13/09*
7:00 PM, Jayhawk
Network		 #1 Hofstra W 101–65  1–0
  27 – X. Henry   8 – Aldrich   6 – Taylor  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
11/17/09*
9:00 PM, ESPN		 #1 vs. Memphis
Hall of Fame Showcase		 W 57–55  2–0
  18 – Aldrich   11 – Aldrich   5 – Taylor  Scottrade Center (12,107)
St. Louis, MO
11/19/09*
7:00 PM, Jayhawk
Network		 #1 Central Arkansas W 94–44  3–0
  12 – (4 Tied)   11 – Robinson   3 – (3 Tied)  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
11/25/09*
7:00 PM, Jayhawk
Network		 #1 Oakland W 89–59  4–0
  19 – (2 Tied)   11 – Mc. Morris   7 – Collins  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
11/27/09*
7:00 PM, Jayhawk
Network		 #1 Tennessee Tech W 112–75  5–0
  18 – Taylor   10 – Aldrich   5 – (2 Tied)  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
12/02/09*
7:00 PM, Jayhawk
Network		 #1 Alcorn State W 98–31  6–0
  18 – (2 Tied)   16 – Aldrich   9 – Johnson  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
12/06/09*
4:30 PM, FSN		 #1 at UCLA
Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series		 W 73–61  7–0
  19 – Mk. Morris   12 – Aldrich   4 – Collins  Pauley Pavilion (10,451)
Los Angeles, CA
12/09/09*
7:00 PM, ESPN U		 #1 Radford W 99–64  8–0
  15 – (2 Tied)   9 – Aldrich   8 – Collins  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
12/12/09*
1:00 PM, ESPN		 #1 vs. La Salle
M&I Bank Kansas City Shootout		 W 90–65  9–0
  31 – X. Henry   12 – Mk. Morris   6 – (2 Tied)  Sprint Center (18,830)
Kansas City, MO
12/19/09*
11:00 AM, ESPN		 #1 Michigan
The ESPN Green Game		 W 75–64  10–0
  23 – Mc. Morris   11 – Aldrich   5 – Taylor  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
12/22/09*
8:00 PM, ESPN2		 #1 California W 84–69  11–0
  17 – Collins   10 – Aldrich   7 – (2 Tied)  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
12/29/09*
8:00 PM, ESPNU		 #1 Belmont W 81–51  12–0
  14 – Mc. Morris   14 – Aldrich   5 – (2 Tied)  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
01/02/10*
4:30 PM, ESPN 2		 #1 at #18 Temple W 84–52  13–0
  15 – X. Henry   10 – Aldrich   5 – Morningstar  Liacouras Center (10,206)
Philadelphia, PA
01/06/10*
7:00 PM, Jayhawk
Network		 #1 Cornell W 71–66  14–0
  33 – Collins   9 – Aldrich   3 – (2 Tied)  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
01/10/10*
3:30 PM, CBS		 #1 at #16 Tennessee L 68–76  14–1
  22 – Collins   18 – Aldrich   5 – Collins  Thompson-Boling Arena (21,936)
Knoxville, TN
01/13/10
8:00 PM, ESPN 2		 #3 at Nebraska W 84–72  15–1 (1–0)
  22 – Collins   9 – Aldrich   5 – Collins  Bob Devaney Sports Center (12,510)
Lincoln, NE
01/16/10
12:45 PM, Big 12		 #3 Texas Tech W 89–63  16–1 (2–0)
  20 – Mc. Morris   8 – Mc. Morris   5 – X. Henry  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
01/20/10
8:00 PM, ESPN 2		 #3 #25 Baylor W 81–75  17–1 (3–0)
  28 – Collins   8 – Mc. Morris   5 – Taylor  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
01/23/10
1:00 PM, ESPN		 #3 at Iowa State W 84–61  18–1 (4–0)
  19 – Aldrich   11 – Aldrich   6 – Collins  Hilton Coliseum (14,356)
Ames, IA
01/25/10
8:00 PM, ESPN		 #2 Missouri
Border War		 W 84–65  19–1 (5–0)
  17 – Mc. Morris   16 – Aldrich   5 – Morningstar  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
01/30/10
6:00 PM, ESPN		 #2 at #11 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown		 W 81–79 OT 20–1 (6–0)
  18 – Aldrich   11 – Aldrich   4 – Collins  Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Manhattan, KS
02/03/10
8:00 PM, ESPN 2		 #1 at Colorado W 72–66 OT 21–1 (7–0)
  16 – (2 Tied)   14 – Aldrich   6 – Morningstar  Coors Events Center (11,027)
Boulder, CO
02/06/10
5:00 PM, ESPN U		 #1 Nebraska W 75–64  22–1 (8–0)
  20 – Mc. Morris   11 – Mc. Morris   6 – Collins  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
02/08/10
8:00 PM, ESPN		 #1 at #14 Texas W 80–68  23–1 (9–0)
  18 – Mc. Morris   9 – Mk. Morris   5 – Collins  Frank Erwin Center (16,734)
Austin, TX
02/13/10
7:00 PM, ESPN U		 #1 Iowa State W 73–59  24–1 (10–0)
  16 – X. Henry   12 – Aldrich   5 – Collins  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
02/15/10
8:00 PM, ESPN		 #1 at #24 Texas A&M W 59–54  25–1 (11–0)
  12 – (3 Tied)   10 – Aldrich   5 – Morningstar  Reed Arena (13,657)
College Station, TX
02/20/10
3:00 PM, Big 12		 #1 Colorado W 94–74  26–1 (12–0)
  24 – X. Henry   10 – Aldrich   7 – Collins  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
02/22/10
8:00 PM, ESPN		 #1 Oklahoma W 81–68  27–1 (13–0)
  23 – X. Henry   12 – Aldrich   6 – Collins  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
02/27/10
3:00 PM, CBS		 #1 at Oklahoma State L 77–85  27–2 (13–1)
  22 – Collins   5 – Aldrich   4 – Collins  Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Stillwater, OK
03/03/10
7:00 PM, Big 12		 #2 #5 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown		 W 82–65  28–2 (14–1)
  19 – X. Henry   9 – Mk. Morris   4 – (2 tied)  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
03/06/10
1:00 PM, CBS		 #2 at Missouri
Border War		 W 77–56  29–2 (15–1)
  13 – Taylor   10 – Mc. Morris   6 – Taylor  Mizzou Arena (15,061)
Columbia, MO
Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament
03/11/10
11:30 AM, ESPN2		 #1 vs. Texas Tech
Quarterfinals		 W 80–68  30–2
  19 – Collins   18 – Aldrich   5 – Collins  Sprint Center (18,879)
Kansas City, MO
03/12/10
6:00 PM, Big 12		 #1 vs. #23 Texas A&M
Semifinals		 W 79–66  31–2
  26 – Collins   9 – Aldrich   6 – Collins  Sprint Center (18,879)
Kansas City, MO
03/13/10
5:00 PM, ESPN		 #1 vs. #9 Kansas State
Championship game		 W 72–64  32–2
  18 – Mc. Morris   8 – (2 Tied)   7 – Collins  Sprint Center (19,003)
Kansas City, MO
2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
3/18/10
8:40 PM, CBS		 #1 (1) vs. (16) Lehigh
Midwest Region First Round		 W 90–74  33–2
  26 – Mc. Morris   10 – Mc. Morris   6 – Collins  Ford Center (13,484)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
3/20/10*
4:40 PM, CBS		 #1 (1) vs. (9) Northern Iowa
Midwest Region Second Round		 L 67–69  33–3
  16 – Mc. Morris   10 – Aldrich   4 – Collins  Ford Center (15,587)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time[25].

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 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1  
Coaches 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 6

See also

References

  1. ↑ Collins, Aldrich announce plans to return to KU next season
  2. ↑ Appleton, Thomas to transfer from KU
  3. ↑ Kansas Class of 2009 – Rivals
  4. ↑ Kansas Class of 2009 – Scout
  5. ↑ Kansas Class of 2009 – ESPN
  6. ↑ 2009 Team Recruiting Rankings – Scout
  7. ↑ 2009 Team Recruiting Rankings – Rivals
  8. ↑ 2009 Team Recruiting Rankings – ESPN
  9. ↑ [1]
  10. ↑ Blue Ribbon KU men’s basketball is unanimous pick to win Big 12
  11. ↑ Sporting News preseason top 40
  12. ↑ Collins, Aldrich named Big 12 preseason co-players of the year
  13. ↑ Kansas' Aldrich and Collins Named to Preseason Wooden Award
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Harangody, Kansas pair lead team
  15. ↑ http://www2.kusports.com/news/2010/feb/14/ku-coach-self-gets-milestone-victory/ Bill Self 400 Wins
  16. ↑ Cole Aldrich Block Record
  17. ↑ Winningest Jayhawk
  18. ↑ Six Straight Championships
  19. ↑ Academic All-Americans
  20. ↑ Aldrich, Reed Earn Academic Recognition
  21. ↑ AP All-Big 12
  22. ↑ USBWA All-District
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 General Awards List
  24. ↑ SN All freshman team
  25. ↑ KU hoops non-conference schedule released
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