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 2007–2008, which was the Jayhawks' 110th Season. 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.

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
2007–08 record37–3 (13–3 Big 12)
Head coachBill Self (5th Season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
2007–08 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 7 Texas13–3 .813  31–7  .816
No. 4 Kansas †13–3 .813  37–3  .925
Kansas State10–6 .625  21–12  .636
Oklahoma9–7 .563  23–12  .657
Baylor9–7 .563  21–11  .656
Texas A&M8–8 .500  25–11  .694
Nebraska7–9 .438  20–13  .606
Texas Tech7–9 .438  16–15  .516
Oklahoma State7–9 .438  17–16  .515
Missouri6–10 .375  16–16  .500
Iowa State4–12 .250  14–18  .438
Colorado3–13 .188  12–20  .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 in second 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 Portland State in the First Round, UNLV in the Second Round, Villanova in the Sweet Sixteen, and Davidson in the Elite Eight to advance to the Final Four. In the National Semifinal, they defeated North Carolina before defeating Memphis in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, marking the third tournament title in the school's history and fifth national title overall.

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:   Rivals:   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:   Rivals:   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:   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 2009-04-11.
  • "2007 Kansas Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  • "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-04-11.

    Roster
    2007–08 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    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) SoCrane Tech 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
    2007/11/01*
    7:00 p.m., J-TV    		 No. 4 Pittsburg State W 94–59 
    		Allen Fieldhouse 
    Lawrence, Kansas
    2007/11/06*
    7:00 p.m., J-TV    		 No. 4 Fort Hays State W 93–56 
    		Allen Fieldhouse 
    Lawrence, Kansas
    Regular season
    2007/11/09*
    7:00 p.m., J-TV    		 No. 4 Louisiana-Monroe W 107–78  1–0
    		 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
    Lawrence, Kansas
    2007/11/11*
    7:00 p.m., J-TV    		 No. 4 UMKC
    Jayhawk Invitational    		 W 85–62  2–0
    		 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
    Lawrence, Kansas
    2007/11/15*
    7:00 p.m., J-TV    		 No. 4 Washburn
    Jayhawk Invitational    		 W 92–60  3–0
    		 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
    Lawrence, Kansas
    2007/11/21*
    7:00 p.m., J-TV    		 No. 4 Northern Arizona
    Jayhawk Invitational    		 W 87–46  4–0
    		 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
    Lawrence, Kansas
    2007/11/25*
    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
    2007/11/28*
    7:00 p.m., J-TV    		 No. 4 Florida Atlantic W 87–49  6–0
    		 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
    Lawrence, Kansas
    2007/12/02*
    1:00 p.m., FSN    		 No. 4 at No. 24 USC W 59–55  7–0
    		 Galen Center (10,017)
    Los Angeles, California
    2007/12/05*
    7:00 p.m., J-TV    		 No. 3 Eastern Washington W 85–47  8–0
    		 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
    Lawrence, Kansas
    2007/12/08*
    1:00 p.m., ESPN    		 No. 3 DePaul W 84–66  9–0
    		 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
    Lawrence, Kansas
    2007/12/15*
    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
    2007/12/18*
    6:00 p.m., ESPN    		 No. 3 at Georgia Tech W 71–66  11–0
    		 Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191)
    Atlanta, Georgia
    2007/12/22*
    12:00 p.m., J-TV    		 No. 3 Miami (OH) W 78–54  12–0
    		 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
    Lawrence, Kansas
    2007/12/29*
    7:00 p.m., J-TV    		 No. 3 Yale W 86–53  13–0
    		 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
    Lawrence, Kansas
    2008/01/05*
    11:00 a.m., ESPN    		 No. 3 at Boston College W 85–60  14–0
    		 Conte Forum (8,606)
    Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
    2008/01/08*
    7:00 p.m., J-TV    		 No. 3 Loyola (MD) W 90–60  15–0
    		 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
    Lawrence, Kansas
    2008/01/12
    8:00 p.m., ESPN    		 No. 3 at Nebraska W 79–58  16–0
    		 Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,829)
    Lincoln, Nebraska
    2008/01/14
    7:00 p.m., ESPN    		 No. 3 Oklahoma W 85–55  17–0
    		 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
    Lawrence, Kansas
    2008/01/19
    7:00 p.m., ESPNU    		 No. 3 at Missouri W 76–70  18–0
    		 Mizzou Arena (15,061)
    Columbia, Missouri
    2008/01/23
    6:00 p.m., ESPN    		 No. 2 Iowa State W 83–59  19–0
    		 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
    Lawrence, Kansas
    2008/01/26
    12:45 p.m., BIG 12-ESPN+    		 No. 2 Nebraska W 84–49  20–0
    		 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
    Lawrence, Kansas
    2008/01/30
    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
    2008/02/02
    2:30 p.m., ABC    		 No. 2 at Colorado W 72–59  21–1
    		 Coors Events Center (10,347)
    Boulder, Colorado
    2008/02/04
    8:00 p.m., ESPN    		 No. 5 Missouri W 90–71  22–1
    		 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
    Lawrence, Kansas
    2008/02/09
    7:00 p.m., J-TV    		 No. 5 Baylor W 100–90  23–1
    		 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
    Lawrence, Kansas
    2008/02/11
    8:00 p.m., ESPN    		 No. 3 at No. 11 Texas L 69–72  23–2
    		 Frank Erwin Center (16,755)
    Austin, Texas
    2008/02/16
    12:45 p.m., BIG 12-ESPN+    		 No. 3 Colorado W 69–45  24–2
    		 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
    Lawrence, Kansas
    2008/02/23
    3:00 p.m., CBS    		 No. 5 at Oklahoma State L 60–61  24–3
    		 Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,905)
    Stillwater, Oklahoma
    2008/02/27
    6:00 p.m., ESPN    		 No. 7 at Iowa State W 75–64  25–3
    		 Hilton Coliseum (13,624)
    Ames, Iowa
    2008/03/01
    8:00 p.m., ESPN    		 No. 7 Kansas State
    ESPN College GameDay    		 W 88–74  26–3
    		 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
    Lawrence, Kansas
    2008/03/03
    8:00 p.m., ESPN    		 No. 6 Texas Tech W 109–51  27–3
    		 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
    Lawrence, Kansas
    2008/03/08
    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
    2008/03/14
    6:00 p.m., BIG 12-ESPN+    		 No. 5 vs. Nebraska
    Quarterfinals    		 W 64–54  29–3
    		 Sprint Center (18,897)
    Kansas City, Missouri
    2008/03/15
    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
    2008/03/16
    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
    Regional Semifinals    		 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
    Regional Finals    		 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
    National Semifinals    		 W 84–66  36–3
    		 Alamodome (43,718)
    San Antonio, Texas
    April 7, 2008
    8:21 p.m., CBS    		 No. 4 (1) vs. No. 3 (1) Memphis
    National Championship    		 W 75–68 OT 37–3
    		 Alamodome (43,257)
    San Antonio, Texas
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parenthesis. (#) 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); 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)[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; 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[2]
    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[6]
    Brandon Rush, as 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 2008-03-14.
    3. "Men's Basketball Weekly Honors Announced (Jan. 7)". Retrieved 2008-01-12.
    4. "Three Players Share Men's Basketball Weekly Honors (March 3)". Retrieved 2008-03-04.
    5. "Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Weekly Awards Announced". Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
    6. "Kansas Defeats Texas 84–74 to Win the Big 12 Championship". Retrieved 2008-03-17.
    7. "Kansas Defeats Davidson 59–57 to Advance to the Final Four". Archived from the original on 16 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
    8. "Chalmers' big shot leads Kansas to first national title since 1988". Retrieved 2008-04-08.
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