2015–16 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Kansas Jayhawks University of Kansas athletics (logo).svg 150px Big 12 Conference Big 12 3 1 33–5 15–3 Bill Self 13th Jerrance Howard 3rd Norm Roberts 5th Kurtis Townsend 12th Allen Fieldhouse Big 12 tournament championsBig 12 regular season championsWorld University Games Gold MedalMaui Invitational tournament champions NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 2015–16 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which is the Jayhawks 118th basketball season. The Jayhawks played their home games at Allen Fieldhouse. They were led by 13th year head coach Bill Self and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 33–5, 15–3 in Big 12 play to win their 12th consecutive regular season Big 12 title. They defeated Kansas State, Baylor, and West Virginia to be champions of the Big 12 tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the tournament's overall #1 seed. They defeated Austin Peay, UConn, and Maryland to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to Villanova. The Jayhawks 12 consecutive regular season Big 12 titles was at the time the longest active consecutive conference title streak in the nation, as well as only being one shy of the NCAA record of 13, which is currently held by UCLA who won 13 in a row between 1967 and 1979.No. 2 Jayhawks beat Texas Tech for Big 12 title share https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400831551 ESPN.com In July 2015, the Jayhawks represented the United States at the World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea. The Jayhawks, along with Nic Moore from SMU and Julian DeBose from Florida Gulf Coast, went 8–0 to win the Gold Medal. Preseason Departures Graduation Name Position Christian Garrett G Early draft entrants Name Position Year Kelly Oubre Jr. G Freshman Cliff Alexander F Freshman Transfers Name Position Old school New school Josh Pollard G KansasKU walk-on Josh Pollard to transfer to school closer to home http://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/university-of-kansas/article23101590.html Utah Valley Dwight Coleby C Ole Miss KansasFormer Ole Miss center Dwight Coleby transferring to KU https://www2.kusports.com/news/2015/may/31/former-ole-miss-big-dwight-coleby-transferring-ku/ Recruiting left horizontal Kansas recruits at the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game 155 20150401 MCDAAG Cheick Diallo MVP award presentation alone.JPG Cheick Diallo 20150401 MCDAAG Carlton Bragg putback.JPG Carlton Bragg Jr. no no 2014 LaGerald Vick SG Memphis, TN Douglass High School 6 5 170 2015-5-13 4 4 5 4 85 Carlton Bragg Jr. PF Cleveland, OH Villa Angela – St. Joseph High School 6 9 210 2015-1-8 4 5 5 4 89 Cheick Diallo PF Kayes, Mali Our Savior New American 6 9 225 2015-4-28 5 5 5 5 95 |- | colspan="7" style="padding-left:10px;" | Overall recruiting rankings:      Scout: #14     Rivals: #15     247Sports: #13      ESPN: #14  |} World University Games Basketball at the 2015 Summer Universiade – Men's tournament In April 2014, the Kansas basketball team was selected by the United States International University Sports Federation (US-IUSF) to represent the United States in the 2015 World University Games. Kansas was selected as the team to represent the U.S. from the schools that expressed interest. This was the second time a college team represented the United States in the World University Games; University of Northern Iowa had finished 9th in 2007. Current university students or recent graduates, born between Jan. 1, 1990, and Dec. 31, 1997, were eligible for the 2015 Games. Only U.S. citizens were eligible for the U.S. team; therefore Cheick Diallo, Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, and Dwight Coleby (from Mali, Ukraine, and Bahamas respectively) were ineligible. The Kansas travel party, consisting of 12 competitors and 11 staff (23 total), left Lawrence on June 28 and lived in the athlete village throughout the Games. There were two non-Jayhawks on the U.S. roster: guards Nic Moore of SMUSMU's Nic Moore to play with Kansas team at University Games http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/25191847/smus-nic-moore-to-play-with-kansas-team-at-university-games and Julian DeBose of Florida Gulf Coast,Florida Gulf Coast’s Julian DeBose will join KU for World University Games http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/campus-corner/article25073992.html replacing injured Kansas guard Devonte' Graham. Team USA won all their matches in the tournament, beating Germany 84–77 in double overtime on July 13, 2015, to win the gold medal. Roster 2015 Kansas Jayhawks y Frank Mason III y 0 G 5 11 185 JR Petersburg, VA Wayne Selden Jr. y 1 G 6 5 230 JR Boston, MA LaGerald Vick 2 G 6 5 175 FR Memphis, TN y Devonte' Graham 4 G 6 2 175 SO Raleigh, NC y Evan Manning 5 G 6 3 170 SR Lawrence, KS Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk 10 G 6 8 195 SO Cherkasy, Ukraine y Tyler Self 11 G 6 2 165 JR yes Lawrence, KS Cheick Diallo y 13 F 6 9 220 FR Kayes, Mali Brannen Greene 14 G 6 7 215 JR Monroe, GA Carlton Bragg Jr. y 15 F 6 9 220 FR Cleveland, OH Clay Young 21 F 6 5 205 SO yes Lansing, KS Dwight Coleby Jr. 22 F 6 9 240 JR yes Nassau, Bahamas Jamari Traylor y 31 F 6 8 220 SR y Chicago, IL Landen Lucas y 33 F 6 10 240 JR y Portland, OR Perry Ellis y basketball 34 F 6 8 225 SR Wichita, KS C Hunter Mickelson 42 F 6 10 245 SR yes Jonesboro, AR Bill Self (Oklahoma State) Norm Roberts (Queens) Kurtis Townsend (Western Kentucky) Jerrance Howard (Illinois) http://www.kuathletics.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball& July 23, 2015 Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#0022B4; color:white;"| World University Games Exhibition June 24, 2015 7:00pm yes yes Team Canada Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Mason III 28 Traylor 10 Selden Jr. 6 91–83 8,235 June 26, 2015 7:00pm yes yes Team Canada Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Selden Jr. 22 Selden Jr. 10 Mason III 11 87–76 8,415 July 2, 2015 10:00pm yes yes Team China Seolwol Girls School Gymnasium Gwangju, South Korea Vick 13     93–56 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#0022B4;"| white World University Games July 4, 2015 12:00pm yes yes Team Turkey Dongkang College Gymnasium Gwangju, South Korea Preliminary Round – Group D ESPNU Selden Jr. 19 Selden Jr. 9 Mason III 4 66–57 1–0 July 5, 2015 8:30pm yes yes Team Brazil Dongkang College Gymnasium Gwangju, South Korea Preliminary Round – Group D ESPNU Selden Jr. 23 3 Tied 8 Mason III 7 81–72 2–0 July 7, 2015 2:30pm yes yes Team Chile Muan Indoor Gymnasium Gwangju, South Korea Preliminary Round – Group D Mason III 23 Lucas 14 Selden Jr. 5 106–41 3–0 July 8, 2015 12:00pm yes yes Team Serbia Dongkang College Gymnasium Gwangju, South Korea Preliminary Round – Group D ESPNU Selden Jr. 21 Ellis 9 Moore (SMU) 6 66–65 4–0 July 9, 2015 10:00am yes yes Team Switzerland Muan Indoor Gymnasium Gwangju, South Korea Preliminary Round – Group D ESPNU Debose (FGCU) 18 Vick 7 Moore (SMU) 6 96–57 5–0 July 11, 2015 12:00pm yes yes Team Lithuania Gwangju University Gymnasium Gwangju, South Korea Medal round – Quarterfinals ESPNU Mason III 18 Lucas 9 Mason III 4 70–48 6–0 July 12, 2015 6:30pm yes yes Team Russia Dongkang College Gymnasium Gwangju, South Korea Medal round – Semifinals ESPNU Ellis 23 2 Tied 6 Mason III 4 78–68 7–0 July 13, 2015 9:00pm yes yes Team Germany Yeomju Gymnasium Gwangju, South Korea Medal round – Finals ESPNU Selden Jr. 22 Ellis 10 Mason III 6 84–77 2OT 8–0 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#0022B4; color:white;"| Exhibition November 4, 2015 7:00pm yes 4 Pittsburg State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Jayhawk TV/ESPN3 Ellis 22 Ellis 12 Graham 8 89–66 16,300 November 10, 2015 7:00pm yes 4 Fort Hays State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Jayhawk TV/ESPN3 Ellis 16 Bragg Jr. 9 Mason III 6 95–59 16,300 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#0022B4; color:white;"| Regular season November 13, 2015 7:00pm yes 4 Northern Colorado Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Maui Invitational Opening Round Jayhawk TV/ESPN3 Greene 18 2 Tied 7 Mason III 9 109–72 16,300 1–0 November 17, 2015 9:20pm yes yes 4 Michigan State 13 United Center Chicago, IL Champions Classic ESPN Ellis 21 Lucas 6 Graham 6 73–79 21,461 1–1 November 23, 2015 9:00pm yes yes 5 Chaminade Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational quarterfinals ESPNU Tied 18 Lucas 11 Tied 7 123–72 2,400 2–1 November 24, 2015 9:00 pm yes yes 5 UCLA Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational semifinals ESPN Ellis 24 Ellis 6 Mason III 7 92–73 2,400 3–1 November 25, 2015 9:00 pm yes yes 5 Vanderbilt 19 Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational final ESPN Selden 25 Ellis 8 Mason 3 70–63 2,400 4–1 December 1, 2015 7:00pm yes 4 Loyola (MD) Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Jayhawk TV/ESPN3 Selden Jr. 18 5 Tied 6 Mason III 5 94–61 16,300 5–1 December 5, 2015 2:15pm yes 4 Harvard Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN2 Mason III 21 Lucas 8 Mason III 5 75–69 16,300 6–1 December 9, 2015 7:00pm yes 2 Holy Cross Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Jayhawk TV/ESPN3 Selden Jr. 15 Bragg Jr. 5 2 Tied 5 92–59 16,300 7–1 December 12, 2015 7:00pm yes yes 2 Oregon State Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Kansas City Shootout ESPN2 Selden Jr. 22 Ellis 9 Mason III 6 82–67 18,612 8–1 December 19, 2015 1:00pm yes 2 Montana Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Jayhawk TV/ESPN3 Ellis 18 Ellis 9 Mason III 9 88–46 16,300 9–1 December 22, 2015 10:00pm yes yes 2 San Diego State Viejas Arena San Diego, CA CBSSN Ellis 20 Traylor 6 3 Tied 3 70–57 12,414 10–1 December 29, 2015 8:00pm yes 2 UC Irvine Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPNU Ellis 14 Ellis 9 Mason III 6 78–53 16,300 11–1 |- January 2, 2016 3:00pm 2 Baylor 23 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS CBS Selden Jr. 24 2 Tied 6 3 Tied 4 102–74 16,300 12–1 1–0 January 4, 2016 8:00pm 1 Oklahoma 2 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN Ellis 27 Ellis 13 Mason III 6 109–106 3OT 16,300 13–1 2–0 January 9, 2016 8:00pm yes 1 Texas Tech United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX ESPNU Mason III 17 2 Tied 10 Mason III 5 69–59 14,231 14–1 3–0 January 12, 2016 6:00pm yes 1 West Virginia 11 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPN2 Ellis 21 Ellis 7 Tied 3 63–74 12,097 14–2 3–1 January 16, 2016 1:00pm 1 TCU Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN Selden Jr. 11 2 Tied 9 Graham 6 70–63 16,300 15–2 4–1 January 19, 2016 6:00pm yes 3 Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK ESPN2 Mason III 14 2 Tied 5 Graham 5 67–86 11,383 15–3 4–2 January 23, 2016 1:00pm 3 Texas Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN Ellis 26 Lucas 10 Graham 6 76–67 16,300 16–3 5–2 January 25, 2016 8:00pm yes 4 Iowa State 14 Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA ESPN Ellis 23 Lucas 9 Graham 4 72–85 14,384 16–4 5–3 January 30, 2016 6:00pm yes 4 Kentucky 20 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Big 12/SEC Challenge ESPN Selden Jr. 33 Ellis 9 Graham 5 90–84 OT 16,300 17–4 February 3, 2016 8:00pm 7 Kansas State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Sunflower Showdown ESPN2 Ellis 19 Lucas 6 3 Tied 4 77–59 16,300 18–4 6–3 February 6, 2016 11:00am yes 7 TCU Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX ESPN Ellis 23 Ellis 10 Mason III 6 75–56 6,516 19–4 7–3 February 9, 2016 6:00pm 6 West Virginia 10 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN2 Ellis 21 Lucas 16 Graham 4 75–65 16,300 20–4 8–3 February 13, 2016 1:30pm yes 6 Oklahoma 3 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPN Graham 27 Lucas 10 Mason III 3 76–72 12,247 21–4 9–3 February 15, 2016 8:00pm 2 Oklahoma State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN Selden Jr. 18 Lucas 10 Mason III 6 94–67 16,300 22–4 10–3 February 20, 2016 5:00pm yes 2 Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS Sunflower Showdown ESPN2 Mason III 16 Lucas 8 Mason III 5 72–63 12,528 23–4 11–3 February 23, 2016 7:00pm yes 2 Baylor 19 Ferrell Center Waco, TX ESPN2 Mason III 19 Lucas 10 Graham 7 66–60 8,259 24–4 12–3 February 27, 2016 11:00 am 2 Texas Tech Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN Mykhailiuk 17 Lucas 8 Graham 4 67–58 16,300 25–4 13–3 February 29, 2016 8:00pm yes 1 Texas 23 Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX ESPN Ellis 20 Lucas 8 Mason III 6 86–56 16,540 26–4 14–3 March 5, 2016 3:00 pm 1 Iowa State 21 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN Ellis 22 2 tied 7 Mason III 5 85–78 16,300 27–4 15–3 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#0022B4; color:white;"| Big 12 Tournament March 10, 2016 1:30 pm yes 1 1 Kansas State 8 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Quarterfinals ESPN2 Ellis 21 Ellis 6 Graham 8 85–63 18,972 28–4 March 11, 2016 6:00 pm yes 1 1 Baylor 22 5 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Semifinals ESPN2 Ellis 20 2 tied 7 Graham 8 70–66 18,972 29–4 March 12, 2016 5:00 pm yes 1 1 West Virginia 9 2 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Championship ESPN Graham 27 Lucas 7 Mason III 7 81–71 19,046 30–4 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#0022B4; color:white;"| NCAA tournament March 17, 2016 3:00 pm yes yes 1 1 S Austin Peay 16 S Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, IA First Round TNT Mykhailiuk 23 Traylor 9 Graham 6 105–79 16,628 31–4 March 19, 2016 6:45 pm yes yes 1 1 S UConn 9 S Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, IA Second Round CBS Selden Jr. 22 Lucas 11 2 Tied 4 73–61 16,824 32–4 March 24, 2016 8:40 pm yes yes 1 1 S Maryland 5 S 18 KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY Sweet Sixteen CBS Ellis 27 Lucas 11 Selden, Jr. 6 79–63 19,399 33–4 March 26, 2016 7:49 pm yes yes 1 1 S Villanova 2 S 6 KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY Elite Eight CBS Graham 17 Lucas 12 Mason III 4 59–64 19,422 33–5 AP Poll Central Time S South Source: http://kuathletics.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball University of Kansas Athletics University of Kansas Rankings 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1 20 1 20 Pre AP 5 4 5 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 4 7 6 2 2 1 1 1 N/A* Coaches 5 5 7 6 7 5 3 3 2 1 3 3 6 6 2 2 1 1 1 3 *AP does not release post-tournament rankings References Category:Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball seasons Kansas Category:2015 in sports in Kansas Category:2016 in sports in Kansas Kansas