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2007–08 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball

National Champions
Big 12 Tournament Champions
Big 12 Regular Season Co-Champions

NCAA Men's Division I Tournament
Championship Game, W 75–68 v. Memphis

Conference

Big 12 Conference

Ranking

Coaches

2007–08 record

37–3 (13–3 Big 12)

Head coach

Bill Self

Assistant coach

Danny Manning

Assistant coach

Joe Dooley

Assistant coach

Kurtis Townsend

Home arena

Allen Fieldhouse

Seasons

« 2006–07

2008–09 »

	Conf			Overall
2007-08 Big 12 Men's Basketball Standings
Team (Rank)	W	L	PCT	W	L	PCT
Kansas (#4) †	13	3	.813	37	3	.925
Texas (#7)	13	3	.813	31	7	.816
Kansas State	10	6	.625	21	12	.636
Oklahoma	9	7	.563	23	12	.657
Baylor	9	7	.563	21	11	.656
Texas A&M	8	8	.500	25	11	.694
Nebraska	7	9	.438	20	13	.606
Texas Tech	7	9	.438	16	15	.516
Oklahoma State	7	9	.438	17	16	.515
Missouri	6	10	.375	16	16	.500
Iowa State	4	12	.250	14	18	.438
Colorado	3	13	.188	12	20	.375
† Big 12 Tournament winner v t e

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 2007–2008. The team was led by Bill Self in his fifth season as head coach. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. The team won the 2007–2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, marking the third tournament title in the school's history and fifth national title overall.

Contents

1 Recruiting
2 Roster
3 Schedule
4 Rankings
5 Awards
6 References

Recruiting

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
Chase Buford SG	Scout:N/A Rivals: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
Cole Aldrich C	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 97
Tyrel Reed PG	Burlington, KS	Burlington HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Nov 15, 2006
Tyrel Reed PG	Scout: Rivals: 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
Conner Teahan SF	Scout: Rivals:N/A ESPN grade: 40
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 34 Rivals: NR ESPN: NR
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Kansas 2007 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. http://rivals.yahoo.com/basketballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/commitments/2007/alabama-33. Retrieved 2009-04-11. "2007 Kansas Basketball Commits". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=172&p=9&cfg=bb&c=8&yr=2007. Retrieved 2009-04-11. "ESPN". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recruiting/school/_/id/2305/class/2007. Retrieved 2009-04-11. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=172&p=9&cfg=bb&c=14&yr=2007. Retrieved 2009-04-11. "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=730394. Retrieved 2009-04-11.

Roster

Name	#	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Home Town
Cole Aldrich	45	Center	6–11	240	Freshman	Bloomington, MN
Darrell Arthur	00	Forward	6–9	225	Sophomore	Dallas, TX
Brennan Bechard	11	Guard	6–0	185	Junior	Lawrence, KS
Chase Buford	22	Guard	6–3	200	Freshman	San Antonio, TX
Jeremy Case	10	Guard	6–1	190	Senior	McAlester, OK
Mario Chalmers	15	Guard	6–1	190	Junior	Anchorage, AK
Sherron Collins	4	Guard	5–11	205	Sophomore	Chicago, IL
Darnell Jackson	32	Forward	6–8	250	Senior	Oklahoma City, OK
Sasha Kaun	24	Center	6–11	250	Senior	Melbourne, FL
Matt Kleinmann	54	Center	6–10	250	Junior	Overland Park, KS
Brady Morningstar	12	Guard	6–3	187	Sophomore	Lawrence, KS
Tyrel Reed	14	Guard	6–3	185	Freshman	Burlington, KS
Russell Robinson	3	Guard	6–1	205	Senior	New York City, NY
Brandon Rush	25	Guard	6–6	210	Junior	Kansas City, MO
Rodrick Stewart	5	Guard	6–4	200	Senior	Seattle, WA
Conner Teahan	2	Guard	6–5	205	Freshman	Leawood, KS
Brad Witherspoon	40	Guard	6–1	190	Senior	Humboldt, KS

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
2007/11/01*	7:00 p.m.	Pittsburg State	#4	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas	J-TV	W 94–59
2007/11/06*	7:00 p.m.	Fort Hays State	#4	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas	J-TV	W 93–56
Regular season
2007/11/09*	7:00 p.m.	Louisiana-Monroe	#4	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas	J-TV	W 107–78	16,300	1–0
2007/11/11*	7:00 p.m.	UMKC	#4	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas (Jayhawk Invitational)	J-TV	W 85–62	16,300	2–0
2007/11/15*	7:00 p.m.	Washburn	#4	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas (Jayhawk Invitational)	J-TV	W 92–60	16,300	3–0
2007/11/21*	7:00 p.m.	Northern Arizona	#4	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas (Jayhawk Invitational)	J-TV	W 87–46	16,300	4–0
2007/11/25*	7:00 p.m.	Arizona	#4	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas (Jayhawk Invitational/Big 12-Pac 10 Hardwood Series)	ESPN	W 76–72 ^OT	16,300	5–0
2007/11/28*	7:00 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	#4	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas	J-TV	W 87–49	16,300	6–0
2007/12/02*	1:00 p.m.	at #24 USC	#4	Galen Center • Los Angeles, California	FSN	W 59–55	10,017	7–0
2007/12/05*	7:00 p.m.	Eastern Washington	#3	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas	J-TV	W 85–47	16,300	8–0
2007/12/08*	1:00 p.m.	DePaul	#3	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas	ESPN	W 84–66	16,300	9–0
2007/12/15*	4:00 p.m.	vs. Ohio	#3	Sprint Center • Kansas City, Missouri (American Century Investments Shootout)	ESPN2	W 88–51	18,482	10–0
2007/12/18*	6:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech	#3	Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, Georgia	ESPN	W 71–66	9,191	11–0
2007/12/22*	12:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	#3	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas	J-TV	W 78–54	16,300	12–0
2007/12/29*	7:00 p.m.	Yale	#3	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas	J-TV	W 86–53	16,300	13–0
2008/01/05*	11:00 a.m.	at Boston College	#3	Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	ESPN	W 85–60	8,606	14–0
2008/01/08*	7:00 p.m.	Loyola (MD)	#3	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas	J-TV	W 90–60	16,300	15–0
2008/01/12	8:00 p.m.	at Nebraska	#3	Bob Devaney Sports Center • Lincoln, Nebraska	ESPN	W 79–58	13,829	16–0
2008/01/14	7:00 p.m.	Oklahoma	#3	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas	ESPN	W 85–55	16,300	17–0
2008/01/19	7:00 p.m.	at Missouri	#3	Mizzou Arena • Columbia, Missouri	ESPNU	W 76–70	15,061	18–0
2008/01/23	6:00 p.m.	Iowa State	#2	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas	ESPN	W 83–59	16,300	19–0
2008/01/26	12:45 p.m.	Nebraska	#2	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas	BIG 12-ESPN+	W 84–49	16,300	20–0
2008/01/30	7:00 p.m.	at #24 Kansas State	#2	Bramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, Kansas	BIG 12-ESPN+	L 75–84	12,528	20–1
2008/02/02	2:30 p.m.	at Colorado	#2	Coors Events Center • Boulder, Colorado	ABC	W 72–59	10,347	21–1
2008/02/04	8:00 p.m.	Missouri	#5	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas	ESPN	W 90–71	16,300	22–1
2008/02/09	7:00 p.m.	Baylor	#5	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas	J-TV	W 100–90	16,300	23–1
2008/02/11	8:00 p.m.	at #11 Texas	#3	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas	ESPN	L 69–72	16,755	23–2
2008/02/16	12:45 p.m.	Colorado	#3	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas	BIG 12-ESPN+	W 69–45	16,300	24–2
2008/02/23	3:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma State	#5	Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, Oklahoma	CBS	L 60–61	13,905	24–3
2008/02/27	6:00 p.m.	at Iowa State	#7	Hilton Coliseum • Ames, Iowa	ESPN	W 75–64	13,624	25–3
2008/03/01	8:00 p.m.	Kansas State	#7	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas	ESPN	W 88–74	16,300	26–3
2008/03/03	8:00 p.m.	Texas Tech	#6	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas	ESPN	W 109–51	16,300	27–3
2008/03/08	3:00 p.m.	at Texas A&M	#6	Reed Arena • College Station, Texas	CBS	W 72–55	12,054	28–3
Big 12 Tournament
2008/03/14	6:00 p.m.	vs. Nebraska	#5	Sprint Center • Kansas City, Missouri (Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship)	BIG 12-ESPN+	W 64–54	18,897	29–3
2008/03/15	3:20 p.m.	vs. Texas A&M	#5	Sprint Center • Kansas City, Missouri (Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship)	BIG 12-ESPN+	W 77–71	18,897	30–3
2008/03/16	2:00 p.m.	vs. #8 Texas	#5	Sprint Center • Kansas City, Missouri (Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship)	ESPN	W 84–74	19,047	31–3
NCAA Tournament
2008/03/20	11:25 a.m.	vs. (16)Portland State	#4 (1)	Qwest Center Omaha • Omaha, Nebraska (NCAA Div. I Tournament Midwest Subregional)	CBS	W 85–61	17,839	32–3
2008/03/22	5:50 p.m.	vs. (8) UNLV	#4 (1)	Qwest Center Omaha • Omaha, Nebraska (NCAA Div. I Tournament Midwest Subregional)	CBS	W 75–56	17,162	33–3
2008/03/28	8:50 p.m.	vs. (12) Villanova	#4 (1)	Ford Field • Detroit, Michigan (NCAA Div. I Tournament Midwest Regional Semifinal)	CBS	W 72–57	57,028	34–3
2008/03/30	4:05 p.m.	vs. #23 (10) Davidson	#4 (1)	Ford Field • Detroit, Michigan (NCAA Div. I Tournament Midwest Regional Final)	CBS	W 59–57	57,563	35–3
2008/04/05	8:47 p.m.	vs. #1 (1) North Carolina	#4 (1)	Alamo Dome • San Antonio, Texas (NCAA Div. I Tournament National Semifinal)	CBS	W 84–66	43,718	36–3
2008/04/07	8:21 p.m.	vs. #3 (1) Memphis	#4 (1)	Alamo Dome • San Antonio, Texas (NCAA Div. I Tournament National Championship Game)	CBS	W 75–68 ^OT	43,257	37–3
*Non-Conference Game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parenthesis. All times are in Central Standard Time.

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	Wk 19	Final
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^[1]: Sherron Collins (Sophomore, Guard); he is the first KU player to receive the award
Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week: Darnell Jackson (Senior, Forward), January 7 (co-winner)^[2]; Brandon Rush (Junior, Guard), March 3 (co-winner)^[3]; Sherron Collins, March 9 (co-winner)^[4]
All-Big 12 Teams^[1]: Darrell Arthur (Sophomore, Forward), First Team; Brandon Rush, First Team; he is just the second player in Big 12 history to be a three-time All-Big 12 First Team choice; Mario Chalmers (Junior, Guard), Second Team; Darnell Jackson, Third Team
Big 12 All-Defensive Team^[1]: Mario Chalmers; it is his third straight season; Russell Robinson (Senior, Guard); it is his third straight season
Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team^[5]: Brandon Rush, as Most Outstanding Player; Mario Chalmers
NCAA (Midwest) Regional All-Tournament Team^[6]: Brandon Rush; Mario Chalmers; Sasha Kaun (Senior, Center)
NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player^[7]: Mario Chalmers

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "2008 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards Selected". Archived from the original on May 15, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080515085136/http://www.big12sports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031008aaa.html. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
^ "Men's Basketball Weekly Honors Announced (Jan. 7)". Archived from the original on May 26, 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20110526192416/http://www.big12sports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/010708aaa.html. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
^ "Three Players Share Men's Basketball Weekly Honors (March 3)". Archived from the original on May 26, 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20110526192516/http://www.big12sports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030308aac.html. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
^ "Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Weekly Awards Announced". Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080511185756/http://www.big12sports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030908aat.html. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
^ "Kansas Defeats Texas 84–74 to Win the Big 12 Championship". Archived from the original on May 26, 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20110526192516/http://www.big12sports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030308aac.html. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
^ "Kansas Defeats Davidson 59–57 to Advance to the Final Four". Archived from the original on 16 April 2008. http://kuathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/033008aab.html. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
^ "Chalmers' big shot leads Kansas to first national title since 1988". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20110714161053/http://ncaa.com/basketball-mens/article.aspx?id=185334. Retrieved 2008-04-08.

v t e Kansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball 2007–08 NCAA Champions

00 Darrell Arthur 3 Russell Robinson 4 Sherron Collins 14 Tyrel Reed 15 Mario Chalmers (MOP) 24 Sasha Kaun 25 Brandon Rush 32 Darnell Jackson 45 Cole Aldrich Head Coach Bill Self Assistant Coaches: Danny Manning Joe Dooley Kurtis Townsend

v t e Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball seasons

James Naismith	1899 • 1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907

Phog Allen	1908 • 1909

W. O. Hamilton	1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919

Phog Allen	1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956

Dick Harp	1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964

Ted Owens	1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983

Larry Brown	1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988

Roy Williams	1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003

Bill Self	2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012

Blue denotes national championship, Gray denotes final four appearance, Bold denotes conference championship.

NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Champions

1939: Oregon
1940: Indiana
1941: Wisconsin
1942: Stanford
1943: Wyoming
1944: Utah
1945: Oklahoma A&M
1946: Oklahoma A&M
1947: Holy Cross
1948: Kentucky
1949: Kentucky
1950: CCNY
1951: Kentucky
1952: Kansas
1953: Indiana
1954: La Salle
1955: San Francisco
1956: San Francisco
1957: North Carolina
1958: Kentucky
1959: California
1960: Ohio State
1961: Cincinnati
1962: Cincinnati
1963: Loyola (IL)
1964: UCLA
1965: UCLA
1966: Texas Western
1967: UCLA
1968: UCLA
1969: UCLA
1970: UCLA
1971: UCLA
1972: UCLA
1973: UCLA
1974: NC State
1975: UCLA
1976: Indiana
1977: Marquette
1978: Kentucky
1979: Michigan State
1980: Louisville
1981: Indiana
1982: North Carolina
1983: NC State
1984: Georgetown
1985: Villanova
1986: Louisville
1987: Indiana
1988: Kansas
1989: Michigan
1990: UNLV
1991: Duke
1992: Duke
1993: North Carolina
1994: Arkansas
1995: UCLA
1996: Kentucky
1997: Arizona
1998: Kentucky
1999: Connecticut
2000: Michigan State
2001: Duke
2002: Maryland
2003: Syracuse
2004: Connecticut
2005: North Carolina
2006: Florida
2007: Florida
2008: Kansas
2009: North Carolina
2010: Duke
2011: Connecticut

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