2010–11 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 113th basketball season. The head coach was Bill Self, who was serving his 8th year. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas and are members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 35–3, 14–2 in Big 12 play to claim the regular season conference title. They were also champions of the 2011 Big 12 men's basketball tournament. They earned a #1 seed in the Southwest Region in the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they defeated Boston University in the second round and Illinois in the third round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. They defeated Richmond to advance to the Elite Eight where they were upset by VCU.

2010–11 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big 12 tournament champions
Big 12 regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig 12
DivisionNorth
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 2
Record35–3 (14–2 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
2010–11 Big 12 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Kansas142 .875353 .921
No. 8 Texas133 .813288 .778
No. 24 Texas A&M106 .625249 .727
No. 21 Kansas State106 .6252311 .676
Colorado88 .5002414 .632
Missouri88 .5002311 .676
Baylor79 .4381813 .581
Nebraska79 .4381913 .594
Oklahoma State610 .3752014 .588
Oklahoma511 .3131418 .438
Texas Tech511 .3131319 .406
Iowa State313 .1881616 .500
2011 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

Pre-Season

Departures

Sherron Collins finished his senior year at Kansas and graduated in 2010. Junior center Cole Aldrich announced his intention to enter the NBA draft on March 29, 2010, and Xavier Henry announced his intention to enter the NBA draft on April 7, 2010. In mid-August coach Self announced, via press release, the departures of walk-ons C.J. Henry and Chase Buford. According to Self, Henry notified the coaching staff in late July of his intention to transfer to another university where he would continue his collegiate basketball career. Coach Self said that would-be senior Chase Buford would not return to the team in the fall in order to focus on academics.

Recruiting

Bill Self heavily courted three guards for the 2010–2011 season and landed the biggest one there was in the form of Josh Selby of Baltimore, MD. Selby committed on April 17 and was expected to fill the hole left by all-star guard Sherron Collins. Selby was rated as the #1 overall recruit in the 2010 class by Rivals.com.[2] Shooting guard Royce Woolridge of Phoenix, AZrizona, who committed to Kansas in 2009, also joined the team in the fall as a freshman and ranked in Rivals.com's Top 150 recruit list as well.

Zach Peters of Plano, Texas, made an early verbal commitment to Kansas on April 21 for the 2012–2013 season. The 6-foot-9, 235-pound forward was still in his sophomore year at the time. He chose Kansas over his three other choices: Texas, Kentucky and North Carolina.

On October 12, 4-star point guard Naadir Tharpe signed a letter of intent to join the Jayhawks as a freshman for the 2011–12 season. The 6-foot prep all-star chose Kansas after withdrawing from Providence.

Class of 2010

[3][4][5]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Josh Selby
PG
Baltimore, MarylandLake Clifton HS6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)182 lb (83 kg)Apr 17, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 97
Royce Woolridge
SG
Phoenix, ArizonaSunnyslope HS6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg)May 1, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 93
Overall Recruiting Rankings:     ScoutUR     Rivals23 [6]     ESPN23 

Transfers

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Justin Wesley
PF
Fort Worth, TXKlein Collins HS / Lamar University6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A

Accolades

Team

  • The Sporting News preseason #4 team.
  • Athlon Sports preseason #4 team.
  • Blue Ribbon Yearbook preseason #7 team.[7]
  • Big 12 Conference preseason #2 team.
  • USA Today Coaches Poll #7 team.
  • Associated Press Poll #7 team.

Marcus Morris

Josh Selby

  • Big 12 Preseason Freshman of the Year.
  • All-Big 12 Team Honorable Mention
  • Lindy's Preseason Freshman of the Year
  • Rivals.com Preseason Freshman of the Year

Tyshawn Taylor

  • All-Big 12 Team Honorable Mention

Season summary

Highlights

  • The Jayhawks broke the KU home court winning streak record of 62 straight with their 63rd home win in a row over Texas A&M-CC on Nov. 23rd, 2010. The streak ended at 69 straight home wins with a defeat to Texas on January 22, 2011. The streak was the longest in NCAA basketball since 1992.
  • On December 10, David & Suzanne Booth purchased Dr. James Naismith's 13 Original Rules of the game at a Sotheby's auction in New York City for the sum of $4.3 million. They intend to bring the founding document of basketball back to Lawrence, KS., where it will likely be housed inside Allen Fieldhouse.
  • Josh Selby's debut with the Jayhawks on December 18 proved to be worth the buzz, with 21 points, including the game-winning 3 pointer to beat USC 70–68.
  • On January 15, Marcus Morris became the 53rd player in Jayhawks history to score 1000 career points.[10] The victory over Nebraska set a program record of 69 consecutive home wins.
  • With a win over Texas A&M on March 2, the Jayhawks clinched their 7th consecutive Big 12 title and an NCAA record-extending 54th overall.
  • With a win over Texas on March 12, the Jayhawks won their 8th Big 12 Conference tournament Championship, 25th overall conference tournament championship all-time. The win also officially clinched a berth in the NCAA tournament.
  • On March 13, the NCAA Selection Committee named Kansas a #1 seed for the 10th time in school history. They would face 16 seed Boston University on Friday March 18.
  • Reserve forward Thomas Robinson (basketball) made national headlines when, in less than a month's time, his grandparents and mother all died, leaving his sister, Jayla, an orphan. The NCAA granted waivers to the University of Kansas to provide assistance to Thomas and Jayla, enabling Thomas to make sure his sister was cared for while he was still in college.

Awards

Bill Self

  • Big 12 Coach of the Year[11]
  • Associated Press Big 12 Coach of the Year[12]
  • USBWA District VI Coach of the Year[13]

Marcus Morris

  • Big 12 Player of the Year
  • All-Big 12 First Team
  • Associated Press Second Team All-American
  • Associated Press Big 12 Player of the Year[14]
  • Associated Press All-Big 12 First Team (unanimous)
  • Big 12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player
  • Yahoo! Sports First Team All-American[15]
  • USBWA Second Team All-American[16]
  • USBWA District VI Player of the Year
  • USBWA All-District VI Team
  • NABC Second Team All-American
  • NABC All-District 8 First Team[17]
  • The Sporting News Second Team All-American
  • John R. Wooden Award All-American (top 10 finalist)
  • Naismith Award midseason list (top 30)[18]
  • Oscar Robertson Trophy finalist (top 10)[19]
  • Big 12 Player of the Week (Nov. 29)[20]
  • Big 12 Player of the Week (Jan. 17)[21]
  • Big 12 Player of the Week (Feb. 14)[22]

Markieff Morris

  • All-Big 12 Second Team
  • Associated Press All-Big 12 Second Team
  • Yahoo! Sports All-America Honorable Mention
  • USBWA All-District VI Team
  • NABC All-District 8 Second Team
  • Big 12 Player of the Week (Dec. 27)[23]

Josh Selby

  • Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Dec. 20)[24]
  • Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Jan. 31)[25]

Tyshawn Taylor

Tyrel Reed

  • All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
  • Associated Press All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
  • Lowe's Senior CLASS Award finalist (top 10)[27]
  • CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American.[28]
  • Capital One Academic All-American First Team[29]
  • Capital One Academic All-District 7 team[30]
  • Academic All-Big 12 First Team[31]

Brady Morningstar

  • Big 12 All Defensive Team
  • All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
  • Academic All-Big 12 Second Team

Thomas Robinson

Roster

2010–11 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F0Thomas Robinson6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)237 lb (108 kg)SoWashington, District of Columbia
G2Conner Teahan  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg)SrLeawood, Kansas
F4Justin Wesley (I)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg)SoFort Worth, Texas
C5Jeff Withey7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)235 lb (107 kg)RS SoSan Diego, California
G10Tyshawn Taylor6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg)JrHoboken, New Jersey
G11Royce Woolridge6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)182 lb (83 kg)FrPhoenix, Arizona
G12Brady Morningstar6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg)RS SrLawrence, Kansas
G14Tyrel Reed6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)193 lb (88 kg)SrBurlington, Kansas
G15Elijah Johnson6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg)SoNorth Las Vegas, Nevada
G20Niko Roberts5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg)FrHuntington, New York
C21Markieff Morris6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg)JrPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
F22Marcus Morris6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg)JrPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
G23Mario Little6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)218 lb (99 kg)RS SrChicago, Illinois
G24Travis Releford6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)207 lb (94 kg)RS SoShawnee Mission, Kansas
G32Josh Selby6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)201 lb (91 kg)FrBaltimore, Maryland
G40Jordan Juenemann6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg)JrHays, Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2010-12-17

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/10*
7:00 pm, Jayhawk Network
No. 7 WashburnW 92–62 
 28  Mc. Morris  8  Mk. Morris  3  (4 tied) Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
11/09/10*
7:00 pm, Jayhawk Network
No. 7 Emporia StateW 90–59 
 14  Mk. Morris  10  Robinson  6  Taylor Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
Regular season
11/12/10*
7:00 pm, Jayhawk Network
No. 7 LongwoodW 113–75 1–0
 18  Mc. Morris  16  Mk. Morris  10  Taylor Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
11/15/10*
7:00 pm, Jayhawk Network
No. 7 Valparaiso
Las Vegas Invitational
W 79–44 2–0
 22  Mc. Morris  13  Mk. Morris  5  Taylor Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
11/19/10*
7:00 pm, Jayhawk Network
No. 7 North TexasW 93–60 3–0
 20  Mc. Morris  10  Robinson  10  Morningstar Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
11/23/10*
7:00 pm, Jayhawk Network
No. 6 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Las Vegas Invitational
W 82–41 4–0
 15  Robinson  10  Mk. Morris  9  Taylor Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
11/26/10*
7:00 pm, Jayhawk Network
No. 6 vs. Ohio
Las Vegas Invitational Semifinals
W 98–41 5–0
 26  Mc. Morris  8  (2 tied)  6  Taylor Orleans Arena 
Las Vegas, NV
11/27/10*
9:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 6 vs. Arizona
Las Vegas Invitational Championship
W 87–79 6–0
 16  Mc. Morris  9  Mc. Morris  7  Taylor Orleans Arena (5,120)
Las Vegas, NV
12/02/10*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 4 UCLA
Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series
W 77–76 7–0
 17  (2 tied)  8  M. Little  4  (2 tied) Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
12/07/10*
6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 4 vs. No. 13 Memphis
Jimmy V Classic
W 81–68 8–0
 16  Mk. Morris  10  Robinson  5  Mc. Morris Madison Square Garden (19,391)
New York City, NY
12/11/10*
5:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 4 vs. Colorado StateW 76–55 9–0
 12  (2 tied)  11  Mk. Morris  6  T.Taylor Sprint Center (18,756)
Kansas City, MO
12/18/10*
11:00 am, ESPN
No. 3 USCW 70–68 10–0
 21  Selby  8  Mk. Morris  5  Reed Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
12/22/10*
10:00 pm, FSN
No. 3 at CaliforniaW 78–63 11–0
 21  Mk. Morris  10  (2 tied)  5  T. Taylor Haas Pavilion (11,250)
Berkeley, CA
12/29/10*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 3 UT ArlingtonW 82–57 12–0
 20  Robinson  16  Robinson  5  Johnson Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
01/02/11*
5:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 3 Miami (OH)W 83–56 13–0
 20  Mk. Morris  10  Mk. Morris  5  (3 tied) Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
01/05/11*
7:00 pm, Jayhawk Network
No. 3 UMKCW 99–52 14–0
 16  Selby  7  Mc. Morris  7  (2 tied) Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
01/09/11*
3:30 pm, CBS
No. 3 at MichiganW 67–60 OT15–0
 22  Mc. Morris  11  Mk. Morris  4  (2 tied) Crisler Arena (12,476)
Ann Arbor, MI
01/12/11
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 at Iowa StateW 84–79 16–0 (1–0)
 33  Mc. Morris  13  Mc. Morris  4  (2 tied) Hilton Coliseum (12,204)
Ames, IA
01/15/11
1:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 3 NebraskaW 63–60 17–0 (2–0)
 16  (2 Tied)  11  Mc. Morris  3  (2 Tied) Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
01/17/11
8:30 pm, ESPN
No. 2 at BaylorW 85–65 18–0 (3–0)
 25  Mc. Morris  9  Mk. Morris  4  (2 Tied) Ferrell Center (10,284)
Waco, TX
01/22/11
3:00 pm, CBS
No. 2 No. 10 TexasL 63–74 18–1 (3–1)
 17  Reed  7  Mc. Morris  6  Taylor Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
01/25/11
7:00 pm, Big 12
No. 6 at ColoradoW 82–78 19–1 (4–1)
 17  Selby  15  Mk. Morris  5  Selby Coors Events Center (11,203)
Boulder, CO
01/29/11
6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 6 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown, ESPN College GameDay
W 90–66 20–1 (5–1)
 20  Mk. Morris  9  (3 tied)  6  Johnson Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
02/01/11
8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 2 at Texas TechW 88–66 21–1 (6–1)
 18  Mc. Morris  12  Mk. Morris  4  (2 tied) United Spirit Arena (9,055)
Lubbock, TX
02/05/11
3:00 pm, Big 12
No. 2 at NebraskaW 86–66 22–1 (7–1)
 19  Morningstar  7  Mc. Morris  6  Morningstar Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,602)
Lincoln, NE
02/07/11
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 No. 19 Missouri
Border War
W 103–86 23–1 (8–1)
 22  Mc. Morris  8  Mc. Morris  7  Morningstar Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
02/12/11
3:00 pm, Big 12
No. 2 Iowa StateW 89–66 24–1 (9–1)
 16  Mc. Morris  11  (2 tied)  6  (2 tied) Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
02/14/11
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 1 at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
L 68–84 24–2 (9–2)
 14  Reed  5  Little  4  Reed Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Manhattan, KS
02/19/11
1:00 pm, ESPN
No. 1 ColoradoW 89–63 25–2 (10–2)
 26  Mk. Morris  Mk. Morris  15  5  (2-tied) Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
02/21/11
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 3 Oklahoma StateW 92–65 26–2 (11–2)
 27  Mc. Morris  10  Little  5  Reed Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
02/26/11
3:00 pm, ESPN
No. 3 at OklahomaW 82–70 27–2 (12–2)
 23  Mc. Morris  10  Mk. Morris  Morningstar  4 Lloyd Noble Center (10,994)
Norman, OK
03/02/11
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 No. 24 Texas A&MW 64–51 28–2 (13–2)
 13  (2 tied)  5  (2 tied)  4  Morningstar Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
03/05/11
11:00 am, CBS
No. 2 at No. 22 Missouri
Border War
W 70–66 29–2 (14–2)
 21  Mc. Morris  13  Robinson  3  (2 tied) Mizzou Arena (15,061)
Columbia, MO
Big 12 tournament
03/10/11
11:30 am, ESPNU
(1) No. 2 vs. (9) Oklahoma State
Quarterfinals
W 63–62 30–2
 16  Mc. Morris  11  Mc. Morris  4  Morningstar Sprint Center (18,910)
Kansas City, MO
03/11/11
6:00 pm, ESPN
(1) No. 2 vs. (5) Colorado
Semifinals
W 90–83 31–2
 20  (2 tied)  13  Mc. Morris  5  Morningstar Sprint Center (18,910)
Kansas City, MO
03/12/11
5:00 pm, ESPN
(1) No. 2 vs. (2) No. 10 Texas
Championship Game
W 85–73 32–2
 20  Taylor  9  (2 tied)  6  Morningstar Sprint Center (18,940)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
3/18/11*
5:50 pm, TBS
(1 SW) No. 2 vs. (16 SW) Boston University
Second Round
W 72–53 33–2
 16  Mc. Morris  9  Mc. Morris  7  T. Taylor BOK Center (16,956)
Tulsa, OK
3/20/11*
7:40 pm, TNT
(1 SW) No. 2 vs. (9 SW) Illinois
Third Round
W 73–59 34–2
 24  Mk. Morris  12  (2 tied)  6  B. Morningstar BOK Center (15,839)
Tulsa, OK
3/25/11*
6:27 pm, TBS
(1 SW) No. 2 vs. (12 SW) Richmond
Sweet Sixteen
W 77–57 35–2
 18  B. Morningstar  14  T. Robinson  10  T. Taylor Alamodome (14,566)
San Antonio, TX
3/27/11*
1:20 pm, CBS
(1 SW) No. 2 vs. (11 SW) VCU
Elite Eight
L 61–71 35–3
 20  Mc. Morris  16  Mc. Morris  3  Morningstar, Taylor Alamodome (14,724)
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SW=NCAA Southwest Regional.
All times are in Central Time[33].

Rankings

PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Final
AP7764433333262213222
Coaches76644333332622122224

See also

References