2018–19 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 121st basketball season. The Jayhawks, members of the Big 12 Conference, played their home games at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. They were led by 16th year Hall of Fame head coach Bill Self.

2018–19 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
NIT Season Tip-Off champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 17
Record26–10 (12–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
2018–19 Big 12 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 19 Kansas State14–4 .77825–9  .735
No. 2 Texas Tech14–4 .77831–7  .816
No. 16 Kansas12–6 .66726–10  .722
Baylor10–8 .55620–14  .588
No. 25 Iowa State †9–9 .50023–12  .657
Texas8–10 .44421–16  .568
Oklahoma7–11 .38920–14  .588
TCU7–11 .38923–14  .622
Oklahoma State5–13 .27812–20  .375
West Virginia4–14 .22215–21  .417
† 2019 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

Season notes

The Jayhawks entered the season with high expectations due to returning All-Big 12 players Udoka Azubuike and LaGerald Vick, adding three 2018 McDonald's All-Americans, and several transfers coming off their redshirt years. Following the 2017–18 season, several sports websites ranked Kansas 1st on their "Way too early rankings" which preview the next season.[2][3][4][5] The Jayhawks also entered the season ranked number 1 in the AP Poll. Despite the high expectations, the team dealt with adversity during the season as four different players that were expected to be starters missed time. Silvio De Sousa was declared ineligible by the NCAA,[6] Udoka Azubuike underwent season ending surgery in January,[7] Marcus Garrett missed five games due to injury,[8] and LaGerald Vick took a leave absence in February to handle personal issues and eventually announced he wouldn't return.[9] On February 23, 2019, the Jayhawks lost to Texas Tech 62-91. The loss was the Jayhawks worst conference loss under Bill Self and worst conference loss since the 1999-2000 season when they lost to Oklahoma State 53-86. Following a 68–81 loss to Oklahoma on March 5, the Jayhawks were eliminated from Big 12 regular season title contention, ending their NCAA record streak of 14 consecutive titles.

Roster and coaching staff changes

Graduation

Below are players who graduated from the University of Kansas without any college eligibility left.

NamePosition
Devonte GrahamG
Sviatoslav MykhailiukG
Clay YoungG

Early draft entrants
See also: 2018 NBA draft

Hired agent

Players that hire an agent after declaring for the NBA draft automatically forfeit any remaining college eligibility. Below are any players that declared for the draft and hired an agent and will not be returning.

NamePositionClass
Malik Newman[10]GRS Sophomore

Did not hire agent

Players who do not hire an agent can return to their college as long as they withdraw from the draft no more than 10 days after the final day of the NBA draft Combine, which made May 31 the final date to withdraw from the 2018 Draft. The following players entered the draft without initially hiring an agent. Also included is their final decision to either return to Kansas or if they hired an agent and stayed in the draft.

NamePositionClass*Returned/
Entered draft
LaGerald Vick[11]GJuniorReturned[12]
Udoka Azubuike[13]CSophomoreReturned[14]

*Players class for the 2017–18 season

Outgoing
NamePositionClassNew School
Sam Cunliffe[15]GJuniorEvansville[16]

Left team for other reasons
NamePositionClassReason
James SosinkiFSophomoreWalk on, not
invited back

Left team during season
NamePositionClassDate leftGames
played		Reason
LaGerald VickGSeniorFebruary 723Undisclosed
personal
reasons

Recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Quentin Grimes
SG		 The Woodlands, TX College Park 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Nov 15, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN grade: 93
Devon Dotson
PG		 Charlotte, NC Providence Day School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 13, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN grade: 90
David McCormack
C		 Norfolk, VA Oak Hill Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sep 24, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 89
Ochai Agbaji
SG		 Kansas City, MO Oak Park 6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Feb 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings:     Scout: 5     Rivals: 5      ESPN: 6 

Walk–ons
NamePositionHometownHigh school
Elijah ElliottGSouthlake, TexasSouthlake Carroll
Garrett LuinstraGLawrence, KansasLawrence Free State

Roster
2018–19 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Marcus Garrett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) So Dallas, TX
F 1 Dedric Lawson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Memphis, TN
G 2 Charlie Moore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS So Chicago, IL
G 5 Quentin Grimes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr The Woodlands, TX
G 10 Elijah Elliott (W) Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Southlake, TX
G 11 Devon Dotson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Charlotte, NC
G 12 Chris Teahan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) So Leawood, KS
F 13 K. J. Lawson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS So Memphis, TN
G 20 Garrett Luinstra (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)155 lb (70 kg) Fr Lawrence, KS
F 22 Silvio De Sousa (I) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) So Luanda, Angola
G 30 Ochai Agbaji 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr Kansas City, MO
C 33 David McCormack 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)265 lb (120 kg) Fr Norfolk, VA
C 35 Udoka Azubuike Injured 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)270 lb (122 kg) Jr Delta, Nigeria
F 44 Mitch Lightfoot 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr Gilbert, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 11, 2018

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2018*
7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN+		 No. 1 Emporia State W 93–55  –
  31 – D. Lawson  15 – D. Lawson  5 – Vick  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
November 1, 2018*
7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN+		 No. 1 Washburn W 79–52  –
  18 – D. Lawson  8 – Grimes  5 – Garrett  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
Regular Season
November 6, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 1 vs. No. 10 Michigan State
Champions Classic		 W 92–87  1–0
  21 – Grimes  14 – D. Lawson  6 – D. Lawson  Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,907)
Indianapolis, IN
November 12, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 2 Vermont
NIT Season Tip-Off campus game		 W 84–68  2–0
  32 – Vick  11 – Azubuike  10 – Grimes  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
November 16, 2018*
7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN+		 No. 2 Louisiana
NIT Season Tip-Off campus game		 W 89–76  3–0
  33 – Vick  9 – Vick  5 – Garrett  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
November 21, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 2 vs. Marquette
NIT Season Tip-Off		 W 77–68  4–0
  26 – D. Lawson  12 – D. Lawson  4 – Dotson  Barclays Center (4,981)
Brooklyn, NY
November 23, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 2 vs. No. 5 Tennessee
NIT Season Tip-Off Championship		 W 87–81 OT 5–0
  24 – D. Lawson  13 – D. Lawson  5 – D. Lawson  Barclays Center (5,491)
Brooklyn, NY
December 1, 2018*
4:30 pm, ESPN		 No. 2 Stanford W 90–84 OT 6–0
  27 – Vick  15 – D. Lawson  4 – Dotson  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
December 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN+		 No. 2 Wofford W 72–47  7–0
  20 – D. Lawson  8 – D. Lawson  3 – Dotson  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
December 8, 2018*
7:30 pm, ESPN2		 No. 2 New Mexico State
Jayhawk Shootout		 W 63–60  8–0
  20 – D. Lawson  10 – D. Lawson  5 – Vick  Sprint Center† (15,210)
Kansas City, MO
December 15, 2018*
11:00 am, ESPN		 No. 1 No. 17 Villanova W 74–71  9–0
  29 – Vick  12 – D. Lawson  3 – Garrett  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
December 18, 2018*
7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN+		 No. 1 South Dakota W 89–53  10–0
  18 – Moore  14 – Lawson  6 – Dotson  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
December 22, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 1 at No. 18 Arizona State L 76–80  10–1
  30 – D. Lawson  14 – D. Lawson  5 – Dotson  Wells Fargo Arena (14,593)
Tempe, AZ
December 29, 2018*
1:00 pm, JTV/ESPN+		 No. 5 Eastern Michigan W 87–63  11–1
  23 – Azubuike  9 – Azubuike  5 – Lawson  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
January 2, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 5 No. 23 Oklahoma W 70–63  12–1
(1–0)		  16 – Dotson  15 – D. Lawson  5 – Garrett  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
January 5, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 5 at Iowa State L 60–77  12–2
(1–1)		  19 – Grimes  12 – D. Lawson  3 – Tied  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA
January 9, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 7 No. 25 TCU W 77–68  13–2
(2–1)		  31 – D. Lawson  14 – D. Lawson  4 – Vick  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
January 12, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 7 at Baylor W 73–68  14–2
(3–1)		  18 – Vick  6 – Grimes  5 – Dotson  Ferrell Center (9,091)
Waco, TX
January 14, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 7 Texas W 80–78  15–2
(4–1)		  21 – Vick  8 – D. Lawson  5 – Dotson  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
January 19, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 7 at West Virginia L 64–65  15–3
(4–2)		  15 – Tied  11 – D. Lawson  3 – Garrett  WVU Coliseum (12,657)
Morgantown, WV
January 21, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 9 No. 24 Iowa State W 80–76  16–3
(5–2)		  29 – D. Lawson  15 – D. Lawson  8 – Dotson  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
January 26, 2019*
5:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 9 at No. 8 Kentucky
Big 12/SEC Challenge		 L 63–71  16–4
  20 – D. Lawson  15 – D. Lawson  4 – Dotson  Rupp Arena (24,387)
Lexington, KY
January 29, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 11 at Texas L 63–73  16–5
(5–3)		  24 – Agbaji  7 – Tied  4 – Dotson  Frank Erwin Center (11,934)
Austin, TX
February 2, 2019
3:00 pm, CBS		 No. 11 No. 16 Texas Tech W 79–63  17–5
(6–3)		  25 – D. Lawson  10 – Tied  6 – Moore  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
February 5, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 13 at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown		 L 67–74  17–6
(6–4)		  18 – D. Lawson  9 – D. Lawson  5 – Dotson  Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Manhattan, KS
February 9, 2019
11:00 am, ESPN		 No. 13 Oklahoma State W 84–72  18–6
(7–4)		  25 – D. Lawson  9 – Lightfoot  5 – D. Lawson  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
February 11, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 14 at TCU W 82–77 OT 19–6
(8–4)		  25 – Dotson  11 – Agbaji  5 – Dotson  Schollmaier Arena (7,356)
Ft. Worth, TX
February 16, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 14 West Virginia W 78–53  20–6
(9–4)		  15 – Tied  7 – Lightfoot  8 – Dotson  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
February 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 12 at No. 14 Texas Tech L 62–91  20–7
(9–5)		  14 – D. Lawson  15 – D. Lawson  3 – Grimes  United Supermarkets Arena (15,098)
Lubbock, TX
February 25, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 15 No. 16 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown		 W 64–49  21–7
(10–5)		  18 – D. Lawson  14 – D. Lawson  5 – D. Lawson  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
March 2, 2019
11:00 am, CBS		 No. 15 at Oklahoma State W 72–67  22–7
(11–5)		  20 – D. Lawson  15 – D. Lawson  4 – Dotson  Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,335)
Stillwater, OK
March 5, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 13 at Oklahoma L 68–81  22–8
(11–6)		  18 – D. Lawson  11 – D. Lawson  4 – Dotson  Lloyd Noble Center (9,839)
Norman, OK
March 9, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 13 Baylor W 78–70  23–8
(12–6)		  23 – D. Lawson  14 – D. Lawson  5 – Grimes  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
Big 12 Tournament
March 14, 2019
8:30 pm, ESPN2		 (3) No. 17 vs. (6) Texas
Quarterfinals		 W 65–57  24–8
  17 – Dotson  9 – McCormack  4 – Dotson  Sprint Center (18,927)
Kansas City, MO
March 15, 2019
8:30 pm, ESPN2		 (3) No. 17 vs. (10) West Virginia
Semifinals		 W 88–74  25–8
  24 – D. Lawson  8 – Tied  6 – Dotson  Sprint Center (19,066)
Kansas City, MO
March 16, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN		 (3) No. 17 vs. (5) Iowa State
Championship		 L 66–78  25–9
  18 – D. Lawson  15 – Garrett  4 – Garrett  Sprint Center (19,066)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 21, 2019*
3:00 pm, TNT		 (4 MW) No. 17 vs. (13 MW) Northeastern
First Round		 W 87–53  26–9
  25 – D. Lawson  11 – D. Lawson  3 – Grimes  Vivint Smart Home Arena (16,576)
Salt Lake City, UT
March 23, 2019*
8:40 pm, TNT		 (4 MW) No. 17 vs. (5 MW) No. 14 Auburn
Second Round		 L 75–89  26–10
  25 – D. Lawson  10 – D. Lawson  3 – D. Lawson  Vivint Smart Home Arena (17,792)
Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Central Time.

†While the Jayhawks primary home arena is Allen Fieldhouse, they do play one game a year at the Sprint Center in Kansas City. These games are officially considered home games

Rankings
See also: 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
( ) = First place votes.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP1 (37)2 (14)2 (7)2 (31)2 (19)1 (57)1 (56)5 (4)5 (4)7791113141215131717Not released
Coaches1 (14)1*22 (15)2 (10)1 (26)1 (27)5 (2)69810121414121614181716

*There was no coaches poll for Week 1, so the rank provided is the preseason rank.

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