2010–11 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2010–11 Kansas Jayhawks University of Kansas athletics (logo).svg 200px Big 12 North Big 12 4 2 35–3 14–2 Bill Self 8th Joe Dooley 8th Danny Manning 4th Kurtis Townsend 7th Mario Little Brady Morningstar Tyrel Reed Allen Fieldhouse Big 12 tournament championsBig 12 regular season champions NCAA tournament Elite Eight 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. 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.http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1079772 Rivals.com rivalshoops.rivals.com 2017-02-27 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 http://www.rivals.com/commitlist.asp?year=2010&sport=2&school=33 Rivals.com www.rivals.com 2017-02-27http://kansas.scout.com/a.z?s=172&p=9&cfg=bb&c=8&yr=2010 2010 Kansas Basketball Recruiting Commits kansas.scout.com en 2017-02-27http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/tracker/school?page=commits&season=2010&schoolId=2305 https://archive.today/20120709143851/http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/tracker/school?page=commits&season=2010&schoolId=2305 dead July 9, 2012 College Basketball Recruiting Schools - ESPN ESPN.com 2017-02-27 no no 2010 Josh Selby PG Baltimore, Maryland Lake Clifton HS 6 2 182 2010-04-17 5 5 5 97 Royce Woolridge SG Phoenix, Arizona Sunnyslope HS 6 3 175 2008-05-01 3 3 4 93 |- | colspan="7" style="padding-left:10px;" | Overall Recruiting Rankings:     Scout – UR     Rivals – 23 http://kansas.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1082109 2010 Team Recruiting Rankings – Rivals May 7, 2010 July 15, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110715190344/http://kansas.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1082109 dead      ESPN – 23  |} Transfers no no 2011 Justin Wesley PF Fort Worth, TX Klein Collins HS / Lamar University 6 9 220 |} Accolades Team The Sporting News preseason #4 team. Athlon Sports preseason #4 team. Blue Ribbon Yearbook preseason #7 team.http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=204999035&DB_OEM_ID=10410 Big 12 Tops Blue Ribbon Preseason Rankings With Five Teams Big12Sports.com 2017-02-27 Big 12 Conference preseason #2 team. USA Today Coaches Poll #7 team. Associated Press Poll #7 team. Marcus Morris Blue Ribbon Yearbook preseason first team All-American. John R. Wooden Award candidate.Kansas' Marcus Morris Named John R. Wooden Award 2010–11 Preseason Top 50 Candidate All-Big 12 First Teamhttp://www2.kusports.com/news/2010/oct/14/marcus-morris-josh-selby-earn-preseason-all-big-12/ Marcus Morris, Josh Selby earn preseason all-Big 12 honors KUsports.com en 2017-02-27 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.http://www2.kusports.com/news/2011/jan/16/selby-sits-and-other-kansas-basketball-notes/ Selby sits and other Kansas basketball notes KUsports.com en 2017-02-27 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 Yearhttp://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=205110225 2011 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards Announced Big12Sports.com 2017-02-27 Associated Press Big 12 Coach of the YearKansas' Self picked as AP Big 12 Coach of the Year USBWA District VI Coach of the YearKansas Continues to Be Well Represented on Postseason Teams 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 YearKansas' Marcus Morris tabbed Big 12 Player of Year Associated Press All-Big 12 First Team (unanimous) Big 12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player Yahoo! Sports First Team All-AmericanYahoo! Sports’ All-American Team USBWA Second Team All-Americanhttps://archive.today/20130127124358/http://www.kuathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031411aaa.html Marcus Morris named USBWA All-American USBWA District VI Player of the Year USBWA All-District VI Team NABC Second Team All-American NABC All-District 8 First Teamhttp://www.nabc.org/photos/schools/nabc/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/D1AllDistrict2011.pdf NABC NABC en 2017-02-27 2011-07-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20110726061719/http://www.nabc.org/photos/schools/nabc/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/D1AllDistrict2011.pdf dead The Sporting News Second Team All-American John R. Wooden Award All-American (top 10 finalist) Naismith Award midseason list (top 30)https://archive.today/20130128185234/http://www.kuathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/021111aaa.html Marcus Morris Named to Midseason Naismith Award List Oscar Robertson Trophy finalist (top 10)http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=106110&SPID=13134&ATCLID=205105857&DB_OEM_ID=10410 Hamilton and Morris Named Oscar Robinson Award Finalists Big12Sports.com 2017-02-27 Big 12 Player of the Week (Nov. 29)http://www2.kusports.com/news/2010/nov/29/marcus-morris-wins-big-12-player-week/ KU basketball's Marcus Morris wins Big 12 player of the week KUsports.com en 2017-02-28 Big 12 Player of the Week (Jan. 17)http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=205078334&DB_OEM_ID=10410 Morris, Jones Garner Men's Basketball Weekly Accolades Big12Sports.com 2017-02-28 Big 12 Player of the Week (Feb. 14)http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=205095480&DB_OEM_ID=10410 Marcus Morris, Thompson Earn Men's Basketball Weekly Honors Big12Sports.com 2017-02-28 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)http://www2.kusports.com/news/2010/dec/27/markieff-morris-named-big-12-player-week/ Markieff Morris named Big 12 player of the week KUsports.com en 2017-02-27 Josh Selby Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Dec. 20)http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=106110&SPID=13134&ATCLID=205057688&DB_OEM_ID=10410 Middleton, Selby Earn Men's Basketball Weekly Accolades Big12Sports.com 2017-02-27 Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Jan. 31)Selby Earns Second Conference Rookie of the Week Honors Tyshawn Taylor Bob Cousy Award finalist (top 20)Cousy Finalists Tyrel Reed All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Associated Press All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Lowe's Senior CLASS Award finalist (top 10)http://www.kuathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/012611aab.html Tyrel Reed Finalist for Lowe's Senior Class Award CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American.http://www2.kusports.com/news/2011/feb/22/tyrel-reed-named-first-team-academic-all-american/ Tyrel Reed named first-team academic All-American KUsports.com en 2017-02-27 Capital One Academic All-American First Teamhttp://www2.kusports.com/news/2011/mar/17/tyrel-reed-named-capitol-one-first-team-academic-a/ Tyrel Reed named Capital One first-team academic All-American KUsports.com en 2017-02-27 Capital One Academic All-District 7 teamhttps://archive.today/20130127055327/http://www.kuathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/020311aaa.html Kansas' Tyrel Reed Makes Capital One Academic All-District Team Academic All-Big 12 First TeamReed and Morningstar Receive Conference Academic Recognition Brady Morningstar Big 12 All Defensive Team All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Academic All-Big 12 Second Team Thomas Robinson V Foundation Comeback Award finalisthttps://archive.today/20130127151438/http://www.kuathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030311aad.html homas Robinson And Angel Goodrich Named Finalists For 2011 V Foundation Comeback Award Roster 2010 Kansas Jayhawks y Thomas Robinson basketball 0 F 6 9 237 SO Washington, District of Columbia USA y Conner Teahan 2 G 6 5 210 SR yes Leawood, Kansas Justin Wesley 4 F 6 8 200 SO Fort Worth, Texas I Jeff Withey 5 C 7 0 235 SO yes San Diego, California y Tyshawn Taylor 10 G 6 3 185 JR Hoboken, New Jersey y Royce Woolridge basketball 11 G 6 3 182 FR Phoenix, Arizona USA Brady Morningstar 12 G 6 4 185 SR yes Lawrence, Kansas Tyrel Reed 14 G 6 4 193 SR Burlington, Kansas y Elijah Johnson y basketball 15 G 6 4 195 SO North Las Vegas, Nevada Niko Roberts 20 G 5 11 175 FR Huntington, New York Markieff Morris 21 C 6 10 245 JR Philadelphia, Pennsylvania y Marcus Morris basketball 22 F 6 9 235 JR Philadelphia, Pennsylvania y Mario Little y 23 G 6 6 218 SR yes Chicago, Illinois Travis Releford y 24 G 6 5 207 SO yes Shawnee Mission, Kansas Josh Selby basketball 32 G 6 2 201 FR Baltimore, Maryland USA y Jordan Juenemann 40 G 6 3 195 JR Hays, Kansas Bill Self (Oklahoma State) Danny Manning (Kansas) Joe Dooley (George Washington) Kurtis Townsend (Western Kentucky) https://www.webcitation.org/5l5S1nnZH?url=http://www.kuathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/kan-m-baskbl-mtt.html 2010-12-17 Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=12| Exhibition 11/02/10 7:00 pm yes 7 2010 Washburn Ichabods Washburn Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Jayhawk Network Mc. Morris 28 Mk. Morris 8 (4 tied) 3 92–62 16,300 – 11/09/10 7:00 pm yes 7 2010 Emporia State Hornets Emporia State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Jayhawk Network Mk. Morris 14 Robinson 10 Taylor 6 90–59 16,300 – |- !colspan=12| Regular season 11/12/10 7:00 pm yes 7 Longwood Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Jayhawk Network Mc. Morris 18 Mk. Morris 16 Taylor 10 113–75 16,300 1–0 11/15/10 7:00 pm yes 7 Valparaiso Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Las Vegas Invitational Jayhawk Network Mc. Morris 22 Mk. Morris 13 Taylor 5 79–44 16,300 2–0 11/19/10 7:00 pm yes 7 2010 North Texas Mean Green North Texas Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Jayhawk Network Mc. Morris 20 Robinson 10 Morningstar 10 93–60 16,300 3–0 11/23/10 7:00 pm yes 6 2010 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Las Vegas Invitational Jayhawk Network Robinson 15 Mk. Morris 10 Taylor 9 82–41 16,300 4–0 11/26/10 7:00 pm yes yes 6 Ohio Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas Invitational Semifinals Jayhawk Network Mc. Morris 26 (2 tied) 8 Taylor 6 98–41 5–0 11/27/10 9:30 pm yes yes 6 Arizona Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas Invitational Championship ESPN2 Mc. Morris 16 Mc. Morris 9 Taylor 7 87–79 5,120 6–0 12/02/10 8:00 pm yes 4 UCLA Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series ESPN2 (2 tied) 17 M. Little 8 (2 tied) 4 77–76 16,300 7–0 12/07/10 6:00 pm yes yes 4 Memphis 13 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Jimmy V Classic ESPN Mk. Morris 16 Robinson 10 Mc. Morris 5 81–68 19,391 8–0 12/11/10 5:30 pm yes yes 4 Colorado State Sprint Center Kansas City, MO ESPN2 (2 tied) 12 Mk. Morris 11 T.Taylor 6 76–55 18,756 9–0 12/18/10 11:00 am yes 3 USC Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN Selby 21 Mk. Morris 8 Reed 5 70–68 16,300 10–0 12/22/10 10:00 pm yes yes 3 California Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA FSN Mk. Morris 21 (2 tied) 10 T. Taylor 5 78–63 11,250 11–0 12/29/10 8:00 pm yes 3 2010 UT Arlington Mavericks UT Arlington Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPNU Robinson 20 Robinson 16 Johnson 5 82–57 16,300 12–0 01/02/11 5:00 pm yes 3 Miami (OH) Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPNU Mk. Morris 20 Mk. Morris 10 (3 tied) 5 83–56 16,300 13–0 01/05/11 7:00 pm yes 3 UMKC Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Jayhawk Network Selby 16 Mc. Morris 7 (2 tied) 7 99–52 16,300 14–0 01/09/11 3:30 pm yes yes 3 Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI CBS Mc. Morris 22 Mk. Morris 11 (2 tied) 4 67–60 OT 12,476 15–0 01/12/11 8:00 pm yes 3 Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA ESPN2 Mc. Morris 33 Mc. Morris 13 (2 tied) 4 84–79 12,204 16–0 (1–0) 01/15/11 1:00 pm 3 Nebraska Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPNU (2 Tied) 16 Mc. Morris 11 (2 Tied) 3 63–60 16,300 17–0 (2–0) 01/17/11 8:30 pm yes 2 Baylor Ferrell Center Waco, TX ESPN Mc. Morris 25 Mk. Morris 9 (2 Tied) 4 85–65 10,284 18–0 (3–0) 01/22/11 3:00 pm 2 Texas 10 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS CBS Reed 17 Mc. Morris 7 Taylor 6 63–74 16,300 18–1 (3–1) 01/25/11 7:00 pm yes 6 Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, CO Big 12 Selby 17 Mk. Morris 15 Selby 5 82–78 11,203 19–1 (4–1) 01/29/11 6:00 pm 6 Kansas State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Sunflower Showdown, ESPN College GameDay ESPN Mk. Morris 20 (3 tied) 9 Johnson 6 90–66 16,300 20–1 (5–1) 02/01/11 8:00 pm yes 2 Texas Tech United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX ESPNU Mc. Morris 18 Mk. Morris 12 (2 tied) 4 88–66 9,055 21–1 (6–1) 02/05/11 3:00 pm yes 2 Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE Big 12 Morningstar 19 Mc. Morris 7 Morningstar 6 86–66 13,602 22–1 (7–1) 02/07/11 8:00 pm 2 Missouri 19 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Border War ESPN Mc. Morris 22 Mc. Morris 8 Morningstar 7 103–86 16,300 23–1 (8–1) 02/12/11 3:00 pm 2 Iowa State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Big 12 Mc. Morris 16 (2 tied) 11 (2 tied) 6 89–66 16,300 24–1 (9–1) 02/14/11 8:00 pm yes 1 Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS Sunflower Showdown ESPN Reed 14 Little 5 Reed 4 68–84 12,528 24–2 (9–2) 02/19/11 1:00 pm 1 Colorado Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN Mk. Morris 26 15 Mk. Morris (2-tied) 5 89–63 16,300 25–2 (10–2) 02/21/11 8:00 pm 3 Oklahoma State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN Mc. Morris 27 Little 10 Reed 5 92–65 16,300 26–2 (11–2) 02/26/11 3:00 pm yes 3 Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPN Mc. Morris 23 Mk. Morris 10 4 Morningstar 82–70 10,994 27–2 (12–2) 03/02/11 8:00 pm 2 Texas A&M 24 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN (2 tied) 13 (2 tied) 5 Morningstar 4 64–51 16,300 28–2 (13–2) 03/05/11 11:00 am yes 2 Missouri 22 Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO Border War CBS Mc. Morris 21 Robinson 13 (2 tied) 3 70–66 15,061 29–2 (14–2) |- !colspan=12| Big 12 tournament 03/10/11 11:30 am yes 2 1 Oklahoma State 9 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Quarterfinals ESPNU Mc. Morris 16 Mc. Morris 11 Morningstar 4 63–62 18,910 30–2 03/11/11 6:00 pm yes 2 1 Colorado 5 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Semifinals ESPN (2 tied) 20 Mc. Morris 13 Morningstar 5 90–83 18,910 31–2 03/12/11 5:00 pm yes 2 1 Texas 10 2 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Championship Game ESPN Taylor 20 (2 tied) 9 Morningstar 6 85–73 18,940 32–2 |- !colspan=12| NCAA tournament 3/18/11 5:50 pm yes yes 2 1 SW Boston University 16 SW BOK Center Tulsa, OK Second Round TBS Mc. Morris 16 Mc. Morris 9 T. Taylor 7 72–53 16,956 33–2 |- 3/20/11 7:40 pm yes yes 2 1 SW Illinois 9 SW BOK Center Tulsa, OK Third Round TNT Mk. Morris 24 (2 tied) 12 B. Morningstar 6 73–59 15,839 34–2 |- 3/25/11 6:27 pm yes yes 2 1 SW Richmond 12 SW Alamodome San Antonio, TX Sweet Sixteen TBS B. Morningstar 18 T. Robinson 14 T. Taylor 10 77–57 14,566 35–2 |- 3/27/11 1:20 pm yes yes 2 1 SW VCU 11 SW Alamodome San Antonio, TX Elite Eight CBS Mc. Morris 20 Mc. Morris 16 Morningstar, Taylor 3 61–71 14,724 35–3 SW NCAA Southwest Regional Central Timehttp://www.kuathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/052410aaa.html/ Kansas Men's Basketball To Face Traditional National Powers In Challenging 2010–11 Non-Conference Schedule 2010-05-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20100527032759/http://www.kuathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/052410aaa.html 2010-05-27 dead 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 2010–11 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season 2011 Big 12 men's basketball tournament 2010-11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 2010-11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament References 2 Category:Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball seasons Kansas Kansas Jay Jay