2007–08 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

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 2007–08, which was the Jayhawks' 110th Season. The team was led by Bill Self in his 5th season as head coach. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.

2007–08 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions
Big 12 tournament champions
Big 12 regular season co-champions
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 4
Record37–3 (13–3 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
2007–08 Big 12 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Texas13–3 .81331–7  .816
No. 4 Kansas †13–3 .81337–3  .925
Kansas State10–6 .62521–12  .636
Oklahoma9–7 .56323–12  .657
Baylor9–7 .56321–11  .656
Texas A&M8–8 .50025–11  .694
Nebraska7–9 .43820–13  .606
Texas Tech7–9 .43816–15  .516
Oklahoma State7–9 .43817–16  .515
Missouri6–10 .37516–16  .500
Iowa State4–12 .25014–18  .438
Colorado3–13 .18812–20  .375
† 2008 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

The Jayhawks finished the season 37–3, 13–3 in Big 12 play to finish tied for first place. They defeated Nebraska, Texas Tech, and Texas A&M to win the Big 12 tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 seed in the Midwest region. They defeated Memphis in the National Championship game, marking the third tournament title in the school's history and fifth national title overall.

The Jayhawks 37 wins remains a program record. Additionally, the win total is tied for 3rd most in NCAA history (Kentucky twice won 38 and Memphis also won 38, but the wins were officially vacated).

Recruiting
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   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 April 11, 2009.
  • "2007 Kansas Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
  • "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 11, 2009.

Roster
2007–08 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C 45 Cole Aldrich 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) Fr Bloomington, MN
F 00 Darrell Arthur 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) So Dallas, TX
G 11 Brennan Bechard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lawrence, KS
G 22 Chase Buford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr San Antonio, TX
G 10 Jeremy Case 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr McAlester, OK
G 15 Mario Chalmers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Anchorage, AK
G 4 Sherron Collins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Chicago, IL
F 32 Darnell Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)250 lb (113 kg) Sr Oklahoma City, OK
C 24 Sasha Kaun 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg) Sr Tomsk, Russia
C 54 Matt Kleinmann 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) Jr Overland Park, KS
G 12 Brady Morningstar 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)187 lb (85 kg) So Lawrence, KS
G 14 Tyrel Reed 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Burlington, KS
G 3 Russell Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr New York, NY
G 25 Brandon Rush 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Kansas City, MO
G 5 Rodrick Stewart 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Seattle, WA
G 2 Conner Teahan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) Fr Leawood, KS
G 40 Brad Witherspoon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr Humboldt, KS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2007*
7:00 p.m., J-TV		 No. 4 Pittsburg State W 94–59 
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
November 6, 2007*
7:00 p.m., J-TV		 No. 4 Fort Hays State W 93–56 
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Regular season
November 9, 2007*
7:00 p.m., J-TV		 No. 4 Louisiana-Monroe W 107–78  1–0
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
November 11, 2007*
7:00 p.m., J-TV		 No. 4 UMKC
Jayhawk Invitational		 W 85–62  2–0
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
November 15, 2007*
7:00 p.m., J-TV		 No. 4 Washburn
Jayhawk Invitational		 W 92–60  3–0
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
November 21, 2007*
7:00 p.m., J-TV		 No. 4 Northern Arizona
Jayhawk Invitational		 W 87–46  4–0
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
November 25, 2007*
7:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 4 Arizona
Jayhawk Invitational/Big 12-Pac-10 Hardwood Series		 W 76–72 OT 5–0
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
November 28, 2007*
7:00 p.m., J-TV		 No. 4 Florida Atlantic W 87–49  6–0
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
December 2, 2007*
1:00 p.m., FSN		 No. 4 at No. 24 USC W 59–55  7–0
 Galen Center (10,017)
Los Angeles, California
December 5, 2007*
7:00 p.m., J-TV		 No. 3 Eastern Washington W 85–47  8–0
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
December 8, 2007*
1:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 3 DePaul W 84–66  9–0
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
December 15, 2007*
4:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 3 vs. Ohio
American Century Investments Shootout		 W 88–51  10–0
 Sprint Center (18,482)
Kansas City, Missouri
December 18, 2007*
6:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 3 at Georgia Tech W 71–66  11–0
 Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191)
Atlanta, Georgia
December 22, 2007*
12:00 p.m., J-TV		 No. 3 Miami (OH) W 78–54  12–0
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
December 29, 2007*
7:00 p.m., J-TV		 No. 3 Yale W 86–53  13–0
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
January 1, 2008*
11:00 a.m., ESPN		 No. 3 at Boston College W 85–60  14–0
 Conte Forum (8,606)
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
January 8, 2008*
7:00 p.m., J-TV		 No. 3 Loyola (MD) W 90–60  15–0
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
January 12, 2008
8:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 3 at Nebraska W 79–58  16–0
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,829)
Lincoln, Nebraska
January 14, 2008
7:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 3 Oklahoma W 85–55  17–0
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
January 19, 2008
7:00 p.m., ESPNU		 No. 3 at Missouri W 76–70  18–0
 Mizzou Arena (15,061)
Columbia, Missouri
January 23, 2008
6:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 2 Iowa State W 83–59  19–0
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
January 26, 2008
12:45 p.m., BIG 12-ESPN+		 No. 2 Nebraska W 84–49  20–0
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
January 30, 2008
7:00 p.m., BIG 12-ESPN+		 No. 2 at No. 24 Kansas State L 75–84  20–1
 Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Manhattan, Kansas
February 2, 2008
2:30 p.m., ABC		 No. 2 at Colorado W 72–59  21–1
 Coors Events Center (10,347)
Boulder, Colorado
February 4, 2008
8:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 5 Missouri W 90–71  22–1
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
February 9, 2008
7:00 p.m., J-TV		 No. 5 Baylor W 100–90  23–1
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
February 11, 2008
8:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 3 at No. 11 Texas L 69–72  23–2
 Frank Erwin Center (16,755)
Austin, Texas
February 16, 2008
12:45 p.m., BIG 12-ESPN+		 No. 3 Colorado W 69–45  24–2
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
February 23, 2008
3:00 p.m., CBS		 No. 5 at Oklahoma State L 60–61  24–3
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,905)
Stillwater, Oklahoma
February 27, 2008
6:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 7 at Iowa State W 75–64  25–3
 Hilton Coliseum (13,624)
Ames, Iowa
March 1, 2008
8:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 7 Kansas State
ESPN College GameDay		 W 88–74  26–3
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
March 3, 2008
8:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 6 Texas Tech W 109–51  27–3
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
March 8, 2008
3:00 p.m., CBS		 No. 6 at Texas A&M W 72–55  28–3
 Reed Arena (12,054)
College Station, Texas
Big 12 Tournament
March 14, 2008
6:00 p.m., BIG 12-ESPN+		 No. 5 vs. Nebraska
Quarterfinals		 W 64–54  29–3
 Sprint Center (18,897)
Kansas City, Missouri
March 15, 2008
3:20 p.m., BIG 12-ESPN+		 No. 5 vs. Texas A&M
Semifinals		 W 77–71  30–3
 Sprint Center (18,897)
Kansas City, Missouri
March 16, 2008
2:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 5 vs. No. 6 Texas
Championship		 W 84–74  31–3
 Sprint Center (19,047)
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
March 20, 2008
11:25 a.m., CBS		 No. 4 (1) vs. (16) Portland State
First round		 W 85–61  32–3
 Qwest Center Omaha (17,839)
Omaha, Nebraska
March 22, 2008
5:50 p.m., CBS		 No. 4 (1) vs. (8) UNLV
Second round		 W 75–56  33–3
 Qwest Center Omaha (17,162)
Omaha, Nebraska
March 28, 2008
8:50 p.m., CBS		 No. 4 (1) vs. (12) Villanova
Sweet Sixteen		 W 72–57  34–3
 Ford Field (57,028)
Detroit, Michigan
March 30, 2008
4:05 p.m., CBS		 No. 4 (1) vs. No. 23 (10) Davidson
Elite Eight		 W 59–57  35–3
 Ford Field (57,563)
Detroit, Michigan
April 5, 2008
8:47 p.m., CBS		 No. 4 (1) vs. No. 1 (1) North Carolina
Final Four		 W 84–66  36–3
 Alamodome (43,718)
San Antonio, Texas
April 7, 2008
8:21 p.m., CBS		 No. 4 (1) vs. No. 2 (1) Memphis
National Championship game		 W 75–68 OT 37–3
 Alamodome (43,257)
San Antonio, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

Rankings
PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Final
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[2]
Sherron Collins (Sophomore, Guard)
Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week
Darnell Jackson (Senior, Forward), January 7 (co-winner)[3]
Brandon Rush (Junior, Guard), March 3 (co-winner)[4]
Sherron Collins, March 9 (co-winner)[5]
All-Big 12 Teams[2]
Darrell Arthur (Sophomore, Forward), First Team
Brandon Rush, First Team
Mario Chalmers (Junior, Guard), Second Team
Darnell Jackson, Third Team
Big 12 All-Defensive Team[2]
Mario Chalmers
Russell Robinson (Senior, Guard)
Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team[6]
Brandon Rush, Most Outstanding Player
Mario Chalmers
NCAA (Midwest) Regional All-Tournament Team[7]
Brandon Rush
Mario Chalmers
Sasha Kaun (Senior, Center)
NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player[8]
Mario Chalmers

References
  1. "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. "2008 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards Selected". Archived from the original on May 15, 2008. Retrieved March 14, 2008.
  3. "Men's Basketball Weekly Honors Announced (Jan. 7)". Retrieved January 12, 2008.
  4. "Three Players Share Men's Basketball Weekly Honors (March 3)". Retrieved March 4, 2008.
  5. "Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Weekly Awards Announced". Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved March 14, 2008.
  6. "Kansas Defeats Texas 84–74 to Win the Big 12 Championship". Retrieved March 17, 2008.
  7. "Kansas Defeats Davidson 59–57 to Advance to the Final Four". Archived from the original on April 16, 2008. Retrieved March 30, 2008.
  8. "Chalmers' big shot leads Kansas to first national title since 1988". Retrieved April 8, 2008.
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