2011–12 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2011–12 Kansas Jayhawks University of Kansas athletics (logo).svg 200px Big 12 Big 12 2 6 32–7 16–2 Bill Self (9th Season) Joe Dooley 9th Danny Manning 5th Kurtis Townsend 8th Thomas Robinson Tyshawn Taylor Allen Fieldhouse NCAA tournament, Runner-upBig 12 regular season champions National Championship Game L Lost 59–67 vs. Kentucky The 2011–12 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 114th basketball season. As in every season since 1955–56, the team played its home games at Allen Fieldhouse on its campus in Lawrence, Kansas, US. After defeating rival Missouri on February 25, the Jayhawks clinched their 8th straight outright Big 12 championship.Thomas Robinson, Kansas thwart Missouri in OT for share of Big 12 title http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320562305 https://web.archive.org/web/20120228020331/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320562305 dead February 28, 2012 ESPN.com After defeating North Carolina, the Jayhawks advanced to their 14th Final Four in school history, where they defeated Ohio State 64–62 in the national semifinals. On April 2, Kansas faced Kentucky for the national title, losing to the favored Wildcats 67–59. Kansas had played both of its Final Four opponents during the regular season, losing to Kentucky on November 15 and defeating Ohio State on December 10. They finished the season with a 32–7 overall record, and 16–2 in Big 12 play. Pre–season Departures The Jayhawks lost graduating seniors Brady Morningstar, Tyrel Reed, and Mario Little. Juniors and twin brothers Markieff Morris and Marcus Morris, plus freshman Josh Selby, departed early to enter the 2011 NBA draft. On June 23, Markieff and Marcus were drafted #13 and #14, respectively, in the first round of the draft, while Selby went in the second. Royce Woolridge also announced on April 16, 2011 his intent to transfer to another school for the following year, signing with Washington State. Recruiting On October 12, 2010, 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 over offers from Oklahoma, Minnesota, Boston College, Marquette, NC State, UNLV and others. He was previously committed to Providence. On January 24, 2011, combo-guard Christian Garrett joined the team as a walk-on. He was also recruited by NC State, Auburn, Alabama, and others. On April 3, 2011, 5-star shooting guard Ben McLemore from St. Louis, Missouri, verbally committed to Kansas after the Next All-American Classic High-School All-Star Game, over offers from Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois, Arkansas, Purdue, and others. On April 10, 2011, Canadian forward Braeden Anderson committed to the Jayhawks over Kentucky, Arizona, Memphis, and Missouri. Jamari Traylor joined in May, while June saw the additions of Kevin Young and Merv Lindsay. Eligibility Three of Kansas' six recruits were declared ineligible for the 2011–12 season. Braeden Anderson was not approved to play by the Big 12 Conference due to their policy on partial qualifiers. Ben McLemore and Jamari Traylor were also declared ineligible but were able to practice with the team during the spring semester, and would be eligible to play in the 2012–13 season. Class of 2011 Kansas Class of 2011 – Rivalshttp://kansas.scout.com/a.z?s=172&p=9&cfg=bb&c=8&yr=2011 2011 Kansas Basketball Recruiting Commits kansas.scout.com en 2017-02-28https://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/school?id=2305 College Basketball Recruiting Schools - ESPN ESPN.com 2017-02-28 no no 2011 Ben McLemore SG St. Louis, Missouri Christian Life Center Academy 6 5 185 2011-04-03 4 4 4 4 95 Naadir Tharpe PG Worcester, MA Brewster Academy 5 11 170 2010-10-12 4 4 3 4 93 Jamari Traylor PF Chicago, Illinois IMG Academy (FL) 6 7 220 2011-05-18 3 3 3 3 89 Mervyn Lindsay SF Moreno Valley, California Canyon Springs HS 6 5 180 2011-06-23 0 3 0 1 77 |- | colspan="7" style="padding-left:10px;" | Overall recruiting rankings:     Scout: 28     Rivals: 28Rivals Team Rankings     247 Sports: 17      ESPN: 22  |} Transfers no no 2011 Kevin Young PF Perris, California Perris HS / Loyola Marymount University 6 8 195 2011-06-16 67 |} Roster 2011 Kansas Jayhawks y Thomas Robinson basketball 0 F 6 9 237 JR Washington, DC USA y Naadir Tharpe 1 G 5 11 170 FR Worcester, MA Conner Teahan 2 G 6 5 210 SR y Leawood, KS Justin Wesley 4 F 6 8 200 SO y Fort Worth, TX Jeff Withey 5 C 7 0 235 JR y San Diego, CA y Tyshawn Taylor 10 G 6 3 185 SR Hoboken, NJ y Elijah Johnson y basketball 15 G 6 4 195 JR North Las Vegas, NV Niko Roberts 20 G 5 11 175 SO Huntington, NY Christian Garrett 21 G 6 5 170 FR Los Angeles, CA Merv Lindsay 22 F 6 5 180 FR Moreno Valley, CA Ben McLemore 23 G 6 5 185 FR St. Louis, MO y I Travis Releford y 24 G 6 5 207 JR y Shawnee Mission, KSlink=y Jordan Juenemann 25 G 6 3 195 SR Hays, KS Jamari Traylor y 31 F 6 8 215 FR Chicago, IL I Kevin Young y basketball, born 1990 40 F 6 8 195 JR Perris, CA 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 2011-06-20 Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="Kansas Jayhawks white" | Exhibition November 1, 2011 7:00 pm yes 13 Pittsburg State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS JayhawkNetwork Teahan 21 Withey 12 Tharpe 8 84–55 16,300 – November 8, 2011 7:00 pm yes 13 Fort Hays State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS JayhawkNetwork Robinson 22 Robinson 12 Tharpe 7 101–52 16,300 – |- !colspan=12 style="Kansas Jayhawks white" | Non-conference regular season November 11, 2011 7:00 pm yes 13 Towson Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Maui Invitational Opening Round JayhawkNetwork Robinson 18 Robinson 11 Johnson 8 100–54 16,300 1–0 November 15, 2011 8:00 pm yes yes 12 Kentucky 2 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Champions Classic ESPN Taylor 22 Robinson 15 Johnson 4 65–75 19,979 1–1 November 21, 2011 11:50 pm yes yes 14 Georgetown Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational Quarterfinals ESPN2 Robinson 20 Robinson 12 Johnson 5 67–63 2,400 2–1 November 22, 2011 9:30 yes yes 14 UCLA Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational Semifinals ESPN Johnson 23 Robinson 10 Taylor 6 72–56 2,400 3–1 November 23, 2011 10:00 pm yes yes 14 Duke 6 Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational Championship ESPN Taylor 17 Robinson 18 Taylor 4 61–68 2,400 3–2 November 30, 2011 7:00 pm yes 15 Florida Atlantic Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS JayhawkNetwork Robinson 19 Robinson 21 Releford 4 77–54 16,300 4–2 December 3, 2011 4:15 pm yes 15 South Florida Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN2 Taylor 24 Robinson 8 Taylor 5 70–42 16,300 5–2 December 6, 2011 8:00 pm yes 13 Long Beach State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPNU Robinson 26 Withey 13 Johnson 5 88–80 16,300 6–2 December 10, 2011 2:15 pm yes 13 Ohio State 2 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN Robinson 21 (2 tied) 7 Taylor 13 78–67 16,300 7–2 December 19, 2011 8:00 pm yes yes 12 Davidson Sprint Center Kansas City, MO M&I Bank Kansas City Shootout ESPNU Robinson 21 Robinson 18 Taylor 7 74–80 18,757 7–3 December 22, 2011 10:00 pm yes yes 12 USC Galen Center Los Angeles, CA FSN Teahan 13 (2 tied) 9 Johnson 4 63–47 6,431 8–3 December 29, 2011 7:00 pm yes 17 Howard Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS JayhawkNetwork (2 tied) 13 Robinson 7 (2 tied) 5 89–34 16,300 9–3 December 31, 2011 7:00 pm yes 17 North Dakota Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPNU Robinson 30 Robinson 21 Johnson 7 84–58 16,300 10–3 January 4, 2012 7:00 pm 14 Kansas State 23 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Sunflower Showdown Big 12 Network Releford 16 Robinson 14 Johnson 5 67–49 16,300 11–3 1–0 January 7, 2012 1:00 pm yes 14 Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPNU Releford 28 Robinson 9 Taylor 6 72–61 11,268 12–3 2–0 January 11, 2012 8:00 pm yes 10 Texas Tech United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX ESPNU Robinson 19 Robinson 12 Taylor 5 81–46 7,454 13–3 3–0 January 14, 2012 3:00 pm 10 Iowa State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Big 12 Network Taylor 28 Robinson 14 Taylor 6 82–73 16,300 14–3 4–0 January 16, 2012 8:30 pm 7 Baylor 3 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN Taylor 28 Robinson 14 Taylor 6 92–74 16,300 15–3 5–0 January 21, 2012 3:00 pm yes 7 Texas Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX CBS Taylor 22 Robinson 9 Taylor 4 69–66 16,734 16–3 6–0 January 23, 2012 8:00 pm 5 Texas A&M Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN Robinson 18 Robinson 10 Releford 4 64–54 16,300 17–3 7–0 January 28, 2012 1:00 pm yes 5 Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA ESPN Taylor 16 Robinson 7 Taylor 10 64-72 14,376 17–4 7–1 February 1, 2012 8:00 pm 8 Oklahoma Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPNU Taylor 21 Robinson 17 Taylor 6 84–62 16,300 18–4 8–1 February 4, 2012 8:00 pm yes 8 Missouri 4 Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO Border War, ESPN College GameDay ESPN Robinson 25 Robinson 13 Johnson 4 71–74 15,061 18–5 8–2 February 8, 2012 8:00 pm yes 7 Baylor 6 Ferrell Center Waco, TX ESPN2 Withey 25 Robinson 11 Johnson 5 68–54 10,334 19–5 9–2 February 11, 2012 3:00 pm 7 Oklahoma State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Big 12 Network Robinson 24 Withey 20 Taylor 6 81–66 16,300 20–5 10–2 February 13, 2012 8:00 pm yes 4 Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS Sunflower Showdown ESPN Taylor 20 Withey 11 (2 Tied) 5 59–53 12,528 21–5 11–2 February 18, 2012 7:00 pm 4 Texas Tech Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Big 12 Network Robinson 16 (2 tied) 8 Robinson 5 83–50 16,300 22–5 12–2 February 22, 2012 8:00 pm yes 4 Texas A&M Reed Arena College Station, TX ESPN2 Johnson 21 Robinson 13 (2 tied) 4 66–58 6,868 23–5 13–2 February 25, 2012 3:00 pm 4 Missouri 3 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Border War CBS Robinson 28 Robinson 12 Johnson 8 87–86 OT 16,300 24–5 14–2 February 27, 2012 8:00 pm yes 3 Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK ESPN Taylor 27 Robinson 11 Johnson 6 70–58 10,552 25–5 15–2 March 3, 2012 8:00 pm 3 Texas Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN Robinson 27 Robinson 14 Taylor 4 73–63 16,300 26–5 16–2 |- !colspan=12 style="Kansas Jayhawks white" | Big 12 Tournament March 8, 2012 2:00 pm yes 3 Texas A&M Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Quarterfinals ESPN2 Johnson 26 Robinson 10 (3 tied) 4 83–66 18,972 27–5 March 9, 2012 6:30 pm yes 3 Baylor 12 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Semifinals Big 12 Network/ESPNU Taylor 20 Robinson 9 Taylor 3 72–81 18,972 27–6 |- !colspan=12 style="Kansas Jayhawks white" | NCAA Tournament March 16, 2012 9:18 pm yes yes 6 2 Detroit 15 CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, NE Second Round truTV Robinson 16 Robinson 13 4 tied 2 65–50 17,015 28–6 March 18, 2012 7:40 pm yes yes 6 2 Purdue 10 CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, NE Third Round TNT Johnson 18 Robinson 13 Taylor 4 63–60 16,998 29–6 March 23, 2012 9:35 pm yes yes 6 2 NC State 11 Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, MO Sweet Sixteen TBS Robinson 18 Robinson 15 Taylor 5 60–57 23,964 30–6 March 25, 2012 4:05 pm yes yes 6 2 North Carolina 4 1 Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, MO Elite Eight CBS Taylor 22 Robinson 9 2 tied 5 80–67 23,565 31–6 March 31, 2012 7:49 pm yes yes 6 2 Ohio State 7 2 Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA Final Four CBS Robinson 19 Johnson 10 Taylor 8 64–62 73,361 32–6 April 2, 2012 9:23 pm yes yes 6 2 Kentucky 1 1 Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA National Championship game CBS Taylor 19 Robinson 17 Taylor 3 59–67 70,913 32–7 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 2011-04-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20100527032759/http://www.kuathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/052410aaa.html 2010-05-27 dead Rankings 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 19 19 AP 13 12 14 15 13 12 12 17 14 10 7 5 8 7 4 4 3 3 6 Coaches 13 11 14 14 13 12 11 18 15 10 7 5 8 10 5 5 4 3 6 2 Awards Bill Self Big 12 Co-Coach of the Year Naismith College Coach of the Year Sporting News National Coach of the Year and Big 12 Coach of the Yearhttp://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2012-03-05/bill-self-kansas-jayhawks-sporting-news-coach-of-the-year-march-madness Kansas' Bill Self is the Sporting News Coach of the Year 2012-03-06 Sporting News 2017-02-28 May 9, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120509223324/http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2012-03-05/bill-self-kansas-jayhawks-sporting-news-coach-of-the-year-march-madness dead Adolph Rupp Cup Thomas Robinson 1st Team All-American (Sporting News, USBWA, NABC, ESPN.com, AP, John R. Wooden) ESPN.com National Player of the Year Big 12 Player of the Year and 1st Team All-Big 12 Sporting News Big 12 Player of the Yearhttp://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2012-03-05/thomas-robinson-kansas-jayhawks-first-team-all-american-march-madness Sporting News All-American team: Thomas Robinson, Kansas 2012-03-06 Sporting News 2017-02-28 April 14, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120414091756/http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2012-03-05/thomas-robinson-kansas-jayhawks-first-team-all-american-march-madness dead Associated Press Big 12 Player of the Year and 1st Team All-Big 12http://msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketball/story/Kansas-Thomas-Robinson-Big-12-basketball-player-of-year-030512 Kansas' Robinson earns Big 12 honor FOX Sports 2012-03-05 FOX Sports 2017-02-28 en-US 4x Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week (November 28, December 12, January 2, February 27)http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205379129&DB_OEM_ID=10410 Withey, Allen Earn Men's Basketball Weekly Awards Big12Sports.com 2017-02-28 Tyshawn Taylor 1st Team All-Big 12 Associated Press 1st Team All-Big 12 2x Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week (January 16, March 4) Sporting News 3rd Team All-Americanhttp://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2012-03-05/all-american-teams-anthony-davis-draymond-green-isaiah-canaan-thomas-robinson-ja Sporting News 2012 All-American college basketball teams 2012-03-07 Sporting News 2017-02-28 July 6, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120706033408/http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2012-03-05/all-american-teams-anthony-davis-draymond-green-isaiah-canaan-thomas-robinson-ja dead USBWA 3rd Team All-American NABC All-District 8 First Team Associated Press 3rd Team All-American Jeff Withey Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Big 12 All-Defensive Team and 3rd Team References 2 Category:Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball seasons Kansas Kansas Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Jay Jay