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2005–06 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
American college basketball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| mode | basketball |
| year | 2005–06 |
| team | Kansas Jayhawks |
| image | University of Kansas athletics (logo).svg |
| image_size | 200px |
| conference | Big 12 Conference |
| short_conf | Big 12 |
| CoachRank | 22 |
| APRank | 12 |
| record | 25–8 |
| conf_record | 13–3 |
| head_coach | Bill Self (3rd Season) |
| asst_coach1 | Joe Dooley |
| ac1_year | 3rd |
| asst_coach2 | Tim Jankovich |
| ac2_year | 3rd |
| asst_coach3 | Kurtis Townsend |
| ac3_year | 2nd |
| captain | Jeff Hawkins |
| captain2 | Christian Moody |
| captain3 | Stephen Vinson |
| stadium | Allen Fieldhouse |
| champion | Big 12 tournament champions |
| Big 12 regular season co-champions | |
| bowl | NCAA Tournament |
| bowl_result | Round of 64 |
Big 12 regular season co-champions
The 2005–06 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas Jayhawks for the NCAA Division I men's intercollegiate basketball season of 2005–06. The team was led by Bill Self in his third season as head coach. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.
In 2005–06 the Jayhawks fielded one of the youngest teams in the nation, by the end of the year the starting line-up consisted of 3 Freshmen and 2 Sophomores. After some early season struggles, the Jayhawks finished the season with thirteen conference wins, good enough for their second straight season in which the team had claimed a share of the championship. Bill Self was named Big 12 Coach of the Year for the first time. In postseason play the team defeated its conference opponents to claim its first Big 12 Championship title since 1999. In the NCAA Division I tournament, the fourth-seeded Jayhawks were defeated in the first round by Bradley, a 13 seed.
Recruiting
Transfers
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Roster
| Name | # | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Home Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Case | 10 | Guard | 6–1 | 170 | Sophomore | McAlester, OK |
| Mario Chalmers | 15 | Guard | 6–1 | 182 | Freshman | Anchorage, AK |
| C.J. Giles | 33 | Center | 6–10 | 235 | Sophomore | Seattle, WA |
| Jeff Hawkins | 1 | Guard | 5–11 | 180 | Senior | Kansas City, KS |
| Darnell Jackson | 32 | Forward | 6–8 | 240 | Sophomore | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Sasha Kaun | 24 | Center | 6–11 | 246 | Sophomore | Tomsk, Russia |
| Matt Kleinmann | 54 | Center | 6–10 | 237 | Freshman | Overland Park, KS |
| Christian Moody | 34 | Forward | 6–8 | 220 | Senior | Asheville, NC |
| Russell Robinson | 3 | Guard | 6–1 | 196 | Sophomore | New York City, NY |
| Brandon Rush | 25 | Guard | 6–6 | 202 | Freshman | Kansas City, MO |
| Rodrick Stewart | 5 | Guard | 6–4 | 201 | Sophomore | Seattle, WA |
| Stephen Vinson | 20 | Guard | 6–2 | 195 | Senior | Lawrence, KS |
| Julian Wright | 30 | Forward | 6–8 | 218 | Freshman | Chicago Heights, IL |
Schedule
|- !colspan=9| Exhibition
|- !colspan=9| Regular season
|- !colspan=9|Big 12 tournament
|- !colspan=9| NCAA tournament
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