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2007–08 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
American college basketball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2007–08 |
| team | Kansas Jayhawks |
| sport | basketball |
| image | University of Kansas athletics (logo).svg |
| image_size | 200px |
| conference | Big 12 Conference |
| short_conf | Big 12 |
| CoachRank | 1 |
| APRank | 4 |
| record | 37–3 |
| conf_record | 13–3 |
| head_coach | Bill Self (5th Season) |
| asst_coach1 | Joe Dooley |
| ac1_year | 5th |
| asst_coach2 | Danny Manning |
| ac2_year | 1st |
| asst_coach3 | Kurtis Townsend |
| ac3_year | 4th |
| captain | Jeremy Case |
| captain2 | Darnell Jackson |
| captain3 | Sasha Kaun |
| captain4 | Russell Robinson |
| captain5 | Rodrick Stewart |
| stadium | Allen Fieldhouse |
| champion | [NCAA tournament](2008-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament) National Champions |
| Big 12 tournament champions | |
| Big 12 regular season co-champions | |
| tourney | [National Championship Game](2008-ncaa-men-s-division-i-basketball-championship-game) |
| tourney_result | |
| W 75–68 OT vs. [Memphis](2007-08-memphis-tigers-men-s-basketball-team) |
Big 12 tournament champions Big 12 regular season co-champions W 75–68 OT vs. Memphis
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 NCAA tournament title in the school's history.
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
Roster
- Bill Self
Schedule
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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 | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | – | |||
| 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
References
- "2008 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards Selected".
- (September 2016). "Men's Basketball Weekly Honors Announced (Jan. 7)".
- (September 2016). "Three Players Share Men's Basketball Weekly Honors (March 3)".
- "Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Weekly Awards Announced".
- (September 2016). "Kansas Defeats Texas 84–74 to Win the Big 12 Championship".
- "Kansas Defeats Davidson 59–57 to Advance to the Final Four".
- (September 2016). "Chalmers' big shot leads Kansas to first national title since 1988".
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