2018–19 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

2018–19 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	† 2019 Big 12 Tournament winner ; As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
2018–19 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Bill Self (16th season)
Assistant coach	Kurtis Townsend
Assistant coach	Norm Roberts
Assistant coach	Jerrance Howard
Home arena	Allen Fieldhouse

The 2018–19 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team will represent the University of Kansas in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which will be the Jayhawks' 121st basketball season. The Jayhawks, members of the Big 12 Conference, will play their home games at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. They will be led by 16th year Hall of Fame head coach Bill Self. The Jayhawks wiil attempt to extend their NCAA record consecutive conference championships streak to 15. The Jayhawks will enter 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.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Roster and coaching staff changes

Graduation

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

Name	Position
Devonte Graham	G
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk	G
Clay Young	G

Early draft entrants

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.

Name	Position	Class
Malik Newman^[5]	G	RS 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.

Name	Position	Class*	Returned/ Entered draft
LaGerald Vick^[6]	G	Junior	Returned^[7]
Udoka Azubuike^[8]	C	Sophomore	Returned^[9]

*Players class for the 2017–18 season

Transfers

Outgoing

Name	Position	Class	New School
Sam Cunliffe^[10]	G	Junior	Evansville^[11]

Left team for other reasons

Name	Position	Class	Reason
James Sosinki	F	Sophomore	Walk on, not invited back

Incoming freshmen

Recruiting class

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

Walk–ons

Name	Position	Hometown	High school
Elijah Elliott	G	Southlake, Texas	Southlake Carroll
Garrett Luinstra	G	Lawrence, Kansas	Lawrence Free State

Roster

2018–19 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
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 Fr	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)	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	Kansas City, MO
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	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Luanda, Angola
G	24	LaGerald Vick	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Memphis, TN
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	Mouth of Wilson, VA
C	35	Udoka Azubuike	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

Bill Self (Oklahoma State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 23, 2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2018* 7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN+	Emporia State	–	–	–	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
November 1, 2018* 7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN+	Washburn	–	–	–	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
Regular Season
November 6, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN	vs. Michigan State Champions Classic	–	–	–	Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
November 12, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	Vermont NIT Season Tip-Off campus game	–	–	–	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
November 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN+	Louisiana NIT Season Tip-Off campus game	–	–	–	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
November 21, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	vs. Marquette NIT Season Tip-Off	–	–	–	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
November 23, 2018* 6/8:00 pm, ESPN2	vs. Louisville / Tennessee NIT Season Tip-Off Championship/3rd place game	–	–	–	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
December 1, 2018* 4:30 pm, ESPN	Stanford	–	–	–	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
December 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN+	Wofford	–	–	–	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
December 8, 2018* 7:30 pm, ESPN2	vs. New Mexico State Jayhawk Shootout	–	–	–	Sprint Center Kansas City, MO
December 15, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPN	Villanova	–	–	–	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
December 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN+	South Dakota	–	–	–	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
December 22, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	at Arizona State	–	–	–	Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
December 29, 2018* 1:00 pm, JTV/ESPN+	Eastern Michigan	–	–	–	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
January 2, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	Oklahoma	–	–	–	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
January 5, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN2	at Iowa State	–	–	–	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 9, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	TCU	–	–	–	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
January 12, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at Baylor	–	–	–	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
January 14, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPNU	Texas	–	–	–	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
January 19, 2019 TBA, ESPN/ESPN2	at West Virginia	–	–	–	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
January 21, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPNU	Iowa State	–	–	–	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
January 26, 2019* 5:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at Kentucky Big 12/SEC Challenge	–	–	–	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 29, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at Texas	–	–	–	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
February 2, 2019 3:00 pm, CBS	Texas Tech	–	–	–	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 5, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	–	–	–	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
February 9, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN/ESPN2	Oklahoma State	–	–	–	Allen Fieldhouse Lawerence, KS
February 11, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	TCU	–	–	–	Schollmaier Arena Ames, IA
February 16, 2019 TBA, ESPN/ESPN2	West Virginia	–	–	–	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 23, 2019 5:00 pm/7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at Texas Tech	–	–	–	United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
February 25, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	–	–	–	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
March 2, 2019 11:00 am, CBS	at Oklahoma State	–	–	–	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
March 5, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at Oklahoma	–	–	–	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
March 9, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN/ESPN2	Baylor	–	–	–	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
Big 12 Tournament
March 13/14, 2019	vs. TBD First Round/Quarterfinals	–	–	–	Sprint Center Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP																					Not released
Coaches

References

↑ "Fresh off Final Four, Kansas leads Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2018-19". ESPN.com.
↑ "Kansas, Duke top way-too-early college basketball rankings for 2018-19". SportingNews.com.
↑ "2018-19 college basketball rankings: Way-too-early projection has Kansas, Duke at top". CBSSports.com.
↑ "Way-too-early top 25 for the 2018-19 college basketball season". Sports.Yahoo.com.
↑ "KU's breakout NCAA Tournament star Malik Newman declares for NBA Draft". KansasCity.com.
↑ "Another KU basketball player declares for the NBA Draft". Kansas.com.
↑ "Lagerald Vick to return to Kansas for senior season". KUAthletics.com.
↑ "Kansas' Udoka Azubuike entering draft without agent". ESPN.com.
↑ "Udoka Azubuike withdraws from NBA Draft. Here's what his return means for KU". KansasCity.com.
↑ "Sam Cunliffe to leave Kansas". kuathletics.com.
↑ "Former KU guard Sam Cunliffe chooses Evansville as transfer destination". KansasCity.com.

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[1] "Fresh off Final Four, Kansas leads Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2018-19". ESPN.com.

[2] "Kansas, Duke top way-too-early college basketball rankings for 2018-19". SportingNews.com.

[3] "2018-19 college basketball rankings: Way-too-early projection has Kansas, Duke at top". CBSSports.com.

[4] "Way-too-early top 25 for the 2018-19 college basketball season". Sports.Yahoo.com.

[5] "KU's breakout NCAA Tournament star Malik Newman declares for NBA Draft". KansasCity.com.

[6] "Another KU basketball player declares for the NBA Draft". Kansas.com.

[7] "Lagerald Vick to return to Kansas for senior season". KUAthletics.com.

[8] "Kansas' Udoka Azubuike entering draft without agent". ESPN.com.

[9] "Udoka Azubuike withdraws from NBA Draft. Here's what his return means for KU". KansasCity.com.

[10] "Sam Cunliffe to leave Kansas". kuathletics.com.

[11] "Former KU guard Sam Cunliffe chooses Evansville as transfer destination". KansasCity.com.

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" 2018 corruption scandal
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 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Helms and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2018–19 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Baylor	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Iowa State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kansas State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oklahoma State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
TCU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
West Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2019 Big 12 Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll