2010–11 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

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2010–11 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
University of Kansas "KU" logo.png
Big 12 Regular Season Champions
Big 12 Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight vs VCU, L 61–71
Conference Big 12 North
Ranking
Coaches #4
AP #2
2010–11 record 35–3 (14–2 Big 12)
Head coach Bill Self
Assistant coach Danny Manning
Assistant coach Joe Dooley
Assistant coach Kurtis Townsend
Home arena Allen Fieldhouse
Seasons
« 2009–10 2011–12 »
2010–11 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#4 Kansas 14 2   .875     35 3   .921
#16 Texas 13 3   .813     28 8   .778
Texas A&M 10 6   .625     24 9   .727
#24 Kansas State 10 6   .625     23 11   .676
Missouri 8 8   .500     23 11   .676
Colorado 8 8   .500     24 14   .632
Nebraska 7 9   .438     19 13   .594
Baylor 7 9   .438     18 13   .581
Oklahoma State 6 10   .375     20 14   .588
Oklahoma 5 11   .313     14 18   .438
Texas Tech 5 11   .313     13 19   .406
Iowa State 3 13   .188     16 16   .500
2011 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll • Through March 27, 2011

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 Men's Division I 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 Virginia Commonwealth.

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 3 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 is expected to fill the hole left by all-star guard Sherron Collins. Selby is rated as the #1 overall recruit in the 2010 class by Rivals.com.[1] Shooting guard Royce Woolridge of Phoenix, AZ., who committed to Kansas in 2009, also joins the team in the fall as a freshman and ranks in Rivals.com's Top 150 recruit list as well.

Zach Peters of Plano, TX. 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 3 other choices: Texas, Kentucky & North Carolina.

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

Class of 2010

[2][3][4]

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Josh Selby
PG
Baltimore, Maryland Lake Clifton HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Apr 17, 2010 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 97
Royce Woolridge
SG
Phoenix, Arizona Sunnyslope HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 1, 2008 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 93
Overall Recruiting Rankings:     ScoutUR     Rivals23 [5]     ESPN23 

Accolades

Team

  • The Sporting News preseason #4 team.
  • Athlon Sports preseason #4 team.
  • Blue Ribbon Yearbook preseason #7 team.[6]
  • 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.[9] 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 birth 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[10]
  • Associated Press Big 12 Coach of the Year[11]
  • USBWA District VI Coach of the Year[12]

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[13]
  • Associated Press All-Big 12 First Team (unanimous)
  • Big 12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player
  • Yahoo! Sports First Team All-American[14]
  • USBWA Second Team All-American[15]
  • USBWA District VI Player of the Year
  • USBWA All-District VI Team
  • NABC Second Team All-American
  • NABC All-District 8 First Team[16]
  • The Sporting News Second Team All-American
  • John R. Wooden Award All-American (top 10 finalist)
  • Naismith Award midseason list (top 30)[17]
  • Oscar Robertson Trophy finalist (top 10)[18]
  • Big 12 Player of the Week (Nov. 29)[19]
  • Big 12 Player of the Week (Jan. 17)[20]
  • Big 12 Player of the Week (Feb. 14)[21]

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)[22]

Josh Selby

  • Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Dec. 20)[23]
  • Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Jan. 31)[24]

Tyshawn Taylor

Tyrel Reed

  • All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
  • Associated Press All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
  • Lowe's Senior CLASS Award finalist (top 10)[26]
  • CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American.[27]
  • Capital One Academic All-American First Team[28]
  • Capital One Academic All-District 7 team[29]
  • Academic All-Big 12 First Team[30]

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
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 0 Thomas Robinson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 237 lb (108 kg) So Washington, District of Columbia
G 2 Conner Teahan Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Leawood, Kansas
F 4 Justin Wesley (I) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Fort Worth, Texas
C 5 Jeff Withey 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So San Diego, California
G 10 Tyshawn Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Hoboken, New Jersey
G 11 Royce Woolridge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Phoenix, Arizona
G 12 Brady Morningstar 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Lawrence, Kansas
G 14 Tyrel Reed 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Sr Burlington, Kansas
G 15 Elijah Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So North Las Vegas, Nevada
G 20 Niko Roberts 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Huntington, New York
C 21 Markieff Morris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 22 Marcus Morris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 23 Mario Little 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Sr Chicago, Illinois
G 24 Travis Releford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) RS So Shawnee Mission, Kansaslink=y
G 32 Josh Selby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Baltimore, Maryland
G 40 Jordan Juenemann 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Hays, Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2010-12-17

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Markieff Morris Thomas Robinson Jeff Withey
PF Marcus Morris Mario Little
SF Tyrel Reed Travis Releford
SG Brady Morningstar Josh Selby Royce Woolridge Jordan Juenemann
PG Tyshawn Taylor Elijah Johnson Niko Roberts

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/02/10*
7:00 PM, Jayhawk
Network
#7 Washburn W 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
#7 Emporia State W 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
#7 Longwood W 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
#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
#7 North Texas W 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
#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
#6 vs. Ohio
Las Vegas Invitational
W 98–41  5–0
 26  Mc. Morris   8  (2 tied)   6  Taylor  Orleans Arena (N/A)
Las Vegas, NV
11/27/10*
9:30 PM, ESPN2
#6 vs. Arizona
Las Vegas Invitational
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
#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
#4 vs. #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
#4 vs. Colorado State W 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
#3 USC W 70–68  10–0
 21  Selby   8  Mk. Morris   5  Reed  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
12/22/10*
10:00 PM, FSN
#3 at California W 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
#3 Texas–Arlington W 82–57  12–0
 20  Robinson   16  Robinson   5  Johnson  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
01/02/11*
5:00 PM, ESPNU
#3 Miami (Ohio) 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
#3 UMKC W 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
#3 at Michigan W 67–60 OT 15–0
 22  Mc. Morris   11  Mk. Morris   4  (2 tied)  Crisler Arena (12,476)
Ann Arbor, MI
01/12/11
8:00 PM, ESPN2
#3 at Iowa State W 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
#3 Nebraska W 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
#2 at Baylor W 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
#2 #10 Texas L 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
#6 at Colorado W 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
#6 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
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
#2 at Texas Tech W 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
#2 at Nebraska W 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
#2 #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
#2 Iowa State W 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
#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
#1 Colorado W 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
#3 Oklahoma State W 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
#3 at Oklahoma W 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
#2 #24 Texas A&M W 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
#2 at #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
Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament
03/10/11
11:30 AM, ESPNU
#2 vs. 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
#2 vs. 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
#2 vs. #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
#2 (1) vs. (16) 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
#2 (1) vs. (9) 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
#2 (1) vs. (12) Richmond
Regional Semifinals
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
#2 (1) vs. (11) VCU
Regional Final
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.
All times are in Central Time[32].

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 Final
AP 7 7 6 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 6 2 2 1 3 2 2 2
Coaches 7 6 6 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 6 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 4

See also

References

  1. Selby takes over top spot in rankings
  2. Kansas Class of 2010 – Rivals
  3. Kansas Class of 2010 – Scout
  4. Kansas Class of 2010 – ESPN
  5. 2010 Team Recruiting Rankings – Rivals
  6. Big 12 Tops Blue Ribbon Preseason Rankings With Five Teams
  7. Kansas' Marcus Morris Named John R. Wooden Award 2010–11 Preseason Top 50 Candidate
  8. Marcus Morris, Josh Selby earn preseason all-Big 12 honors
  9. Selby sits and other Kansas basketball notes
  10. 2011 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men’s Basketball Awards Announced
  11. Kansas' Self picked as AP Big 12 Coach of the Year
  12. Kansas Continues to Be Well Represented on Postseason Teams
  13. Kansas' Marcus Morris tabbed Big 12 Player of Year
  14. Yahoo! Sports’ All-American Team
  15. Marcus Morris named USBWA All-American
  16. NABC ANNOUNCES 2011 DIVISION I ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS
  17. Marcus Morris Named to Midseason Naismith Award List
  18. Hamilton and Morris Named Oscar Robinson Award Finalists
  19. Mc. Morris Player of the Week
  20. Weekly Awards Jan 17
  21. Marcus Morris, Thompson Earn Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors
  22. Mk. Morris Player of the Week
  23. Middleton, Selby Earn Men’s Basketball Weekly Accolades
  24. Selby Earns Second Conference Rookie of the Week Honors
  25. Cousy Finalists
  26. http://www.kuathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/012611aab.html Tyrel Reed Finalist for Lowe's Senior Class Award
  27. Tyrel Reed named first-team academic All-American
  28. Tyrel Reed named Capital One first-team academic All-American
  29. Kansas' Tyrel Reed Makes Capital One Academic All-District Team
  30. Reed and Morningstar Receive Conference Academic Recognition
  31. homas Robinson And Angel Goodrich Named Finalists For 2011 V Foundation Comeback Award
  32. Kansas Men's Basketball To Face Traditional National Powers In Challenging 2010–11 Non-Conference Schedule