2007–08 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

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2007–08 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball

NCAA tournament National Champions Big 12 tournament champions Big 12 regular season co-champions
National Championship Game, W 75-68 vs. Memphis
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 4
Record	37–3 (13–3 Big 12)
Head coach	Bill Self (5th Season)
Assistant coaches	Joe Dooley (5th season) Danny Manning (1st season) Kurtis Townsend (4th season)
Captains	Jeremy Case Darnell Jackson Sasha Kaun Russell Robinson (2nd year) Rodrick Stewart
Home arena	Allen Fieldhouse
Seasons← 2006–07 2008–09 →

2007–08 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Texas	13	–	3	.813	31	–	7	.816
No. 4 Kansas †	13	–	3	.813	37	–	3	.925
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

† 2008 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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.

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

College recruiting information
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	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
Cole Aldrich C	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
Tyrel Reed PG	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
Conner Teahan SF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
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

Bill Self

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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	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	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

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: Sherron Collins (Sophomore, Guard)
Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week: Darnell Jackson (Senior, Forward), January 7 (co-winner); Brandon Rush (Junior, Guard), March 3 (co-winner); Sherron Collins, March 9 (co-winner)
All-Big 12 Teams: 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: Mario Chalmers; Russell Robinson (Senior, Guard)
Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team: Brandon Rush, Most Outstanding Player; Mario Chalmers
NCAA (Midwest) Regional All-Tournament Team: Brandon Rush; Mario Chalmers; Sasha Kaun (Senior, Center)
NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Mario Chalmers

References

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

v t e Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball 2007–08 NCAA champions
00 Darrell Arthur 3 Russell Robinson 4 Sherron Collins 10 Jeremy Case 14 Tyrel Reed 15 Mario Chalmers (MOP) 22 Chase Buford 24 Sasha Kaun 25 Brandon Rush 32 Darnell Jackson 45 Cole Aldrich Head coach Bill Self Assistant coaches Joe Dooley Danny Manning Kurtis Townsend

Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball 2007–08 NCAA champions

Head coach: Bill Self

Assistant coaches: Joe Dooley; Danny Manning; Kurtis Townsend

v t e Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Venues	Robinson Gymnasium (1907–1927) Hoch Auditorium (1927–1955) Allen Fieldhouse (1955–present)
Rivalries	Kansas State Missouri
Culture & lore	Big Jay Baby Jay Blue blood status Champions Classic "Rock Chalk, Jayhawk" Jayhawkers
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1898–99 1899–1900 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 1999–2000 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 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t e 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 2012 Kentucky 2013 Louisville (Vacated) 2014 UConn 2015 Duke 2016 Villanova 2017 North Carolina 2018 Villanova 2019 Virginia 2020 No tournament 2021 Baylor 2022 Kansas 2023 UConn 2024 UConn

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
2012: Kentucky
2013: Louisville (Vacated)
2014: UConn
2015: Duke
2016: Villanova
2017: North Carolina
2018: Villanova
2019: Virginia
2020: No tournament
2021: Baylor
2022: Kansas
2023: UConn
2024: UConn

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