2004–05 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 15 12 2nd basketball 2004–05 Kansas Jayhawks University of Kansas athletics (logo).svg 200px Big 12 Conference Big 12 23–7 12–4 Bill Self Joe Dooley 2nd Tim Jankovich 2nd Kurtis Townsend 1st Keith Langford Michael Lee Aaron Miles Wayne Simien Allen Fieldhouse Big 12 regular season co-champions NCAA Tournament Round of 64 The 2004–05 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas Jayhawks for the NCAA Division I men's 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by Bill Self in his second season as head coach. The team played its home games at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. The Jayhawks finished the season with a record of 23–7, 12–4 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for first place in conference. The season marked the first of an NCAA record-setting 14 consecutive conference championships for Kansas. They lost to Oklahoma State in the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 3 seed in the Syracuse Region. The Jayhawks were upset in the first round by Bucknell on a last second shot. Recruiting class no no 2004 Alex Galindo SF Newark, NJ St. Benedict's Prep 6 7 205 2004-05-17 4 4 N/A C.J. Giles C Seattle, WA Rainier Beach HS 6 10 240 2004-05-19 4 4 N/A Darnell Jackson PF Oklahoma City, OK Midwest City HS 6 8 205 2003-07-17 4 4 N/A Sasha Kaun C Tumsk, Russia Florida Air Academy 6 11 250 2003-10-06 4 4 N/A Russell Robinson SG New York, NY Rice HS 6 1 205 2003-09-29 4 5 N/A 2004 Kansas 2004 Basketball Commitments 2004 Kansas Basketball Commits ESPN kansas 172 2305 5 2 N/A 2011-06-23 yes Roster Name # Position Height Weight Year Home town Nick Bahe 21 Guard 6–2 185 Sophomore Lincoln, NE Jeremy Case 10 Guard 6–0 165 Sophomore McAlester, OK Alex Galindo 2 Forward 6–7 205 Freshman Newark, NJ J.R. Giddens 15 Guard 6–5 200 Sophomore Oklahoma City, OK C.J. Giles 33 Center 6–10 220 Freshman Seattle, WA Jeff Hawkins 1 Guard 5–11 180 Junior Kansas City, KS Darnell Jackson 32 Forward 6–8 240 Freshman Oklahoma City, OK Sasha Kaun 24 Center 6–11 235 Freshman Tomsk, Russia Matt Kleinmann 44 Center 6–10 230 Freshman Overland Park, KS Keith Langford 5 Guard 6–4 215 Senior Fort Worth, TXMichael Lee 25 Guard 6–3 215 Senior Portland, OR Aaron Miles 11 Guard 6–1 175 Senior Portland, OR Christian Moody 34 Forward 6–8 220 Junior Asheville, NC Moulaye Niang 55 Forward 6–10 220 Junior El Cajon, CA Russell Robinson 3 Guard 6–1 185 Freshman New York City, NY Wayne Simien 23 Forward 6–9 255 Senior Leavenworth, KS Stephen Vinson 20 Guard 6–2 190 Junior Lawrence, KS KU Men's Basketball 2004 Media Guide; pg. 9 http://www.kuathletics.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/kan/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/04-mediaguide English 2010-02-21 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120110064018/http://www.kuathletics.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/kan/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/04-mediaguide 2012-01-10 Schedule yes |- !colspan=9 style=Kansas Jayhawks| Summer Canadian exhibition 09/04/04 2:00 pm yes British Columbia UBC War Memorial Gymnasium Vancouver, B.C. 82–51 2,200 09/05/04 1:00 pm yes Langara College UBC War Memorial Gymnasium Vancouver, B.C. 101–46 550 09/05/04 9:00 pm yes University College of Fraser Valley Mennonite Education Institute Secondary Gym Abbotsford, B.C. 106–71 1,400 09/06/04 1:00 pm yes Burnaby Mountain All-Stars Chancellor's Gymnasium Burnaby, B.C. 98–76 2,300 |- !colspan=9 style=Kansas Jayhawks| Exhibition 11/07/04 7:00 pm yes 1 Emporia State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS J-TV 115–70 16,300 11/14/04 7:00 pm yes 1 Washburn Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS J-TV 79–70 16,300 |- !colspan=9 style=Kansas Jayhawks| Regular season 11/19/04 7:00 pm yes 1 Vermont Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS J-TV 68–61 16,300 1–0 11/23/04 9:00 pm yes 2 Saint Joseph's Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN2 91–51 16,300 2–0 11/29/04 8:00 pm yes 2 Nevada Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN2 85–52 16,300 3–0 12/04/04 2:00 pm yes 2 Pacific Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS J-TV 81–70 16,300 4–0 12/09/04 8:00 pm yes 2 TCU Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN 93-74 16,300 5–0 12/11/04 7:00 pm yes 2 Louisiana-Lafayette Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS J-TV 96–51 16,300 6–0 12/18/04 7:00 pm yes 2 South Carolina Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS J-TV 64–60 16,300 7–0 12/22/04 7:00 pm yes 2 UW-Milwaukee Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Yellow Book Shootout J-TV 73–62 17,843 8–0 01/01/05 1:30 pm yes 2 Georgia Tech 9 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN 70–68 OT 16,300 9–0 01/05/05 8:00 pm 2 Texas A&M Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN+ 65–60 16,300 10–0 1–0 01/09/05 3:30 pm yes yes 2 Kentucky 8 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY CBS 65–59 24,367 11–0 01/12/05 7:00 pm yes 2 Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA J-TV 71–66 13,009 12–0 2–0 01/15/05 3:00 pm yes 2 Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, CO ESPN+ 76–61 11,057 13–0 3–0 01/19/05 7:00 pm 2 Nebraska Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS J-TV 59–57 16,300 14–0 4–0 01/22/05 12:00 pm yes yes 2 Villanova Wachovia Center Philadelphia, PA ESPN 62–83 13,684 14–1 01/25/05 6:30 pm yes 6 Baylor Ferrell Center Waco, TX J-TV 86–66 7,280 15–1 5–0 01/29/05 8:00 pm 6 Texas 16 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS College GameDay ESPN2 90–65 16,300 16–1 6–0 01/31/05 6:00 pm 6 Missouri Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN 73–61 16,300 17–1 7–0 02/05/05 11:00 am yes 3 Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE ESPN 78–65 13,821 18–1 8–0 02/09/05 8:00 pm yes 3 Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS ESPN+ 74–65 13,340 19–1 9–0 02/12/05 2:30 pm 3 Colorado Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ABC 89–60 16,300 20–1 10–0 02/14/05 8:00 pm yes 3 Texas Tech 25 United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX ESPN 79–80 12,298 2OT 20–2 10–1 02/19/05 12:00 pm 2 Iowa State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ABC 61–63 OT 16,300 20–3 10–2 02/21/05 8:00 pm yes 2 Oklahoma 21 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPN 63–71 12,403 20–4 10–3 02/28/05 3:00 pm 8 Oklahoma State 4 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS CBS 81–79 16,300 21–4 11–3 03/02/05 8:00 pm 7 Kansas State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN2 72–65 16,300 22–4 12–3 03/06/05 1:00 pm yes 7 Missouri Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO CBS 68–72 15,061 22–5 12–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Kansas Jayhawks|Big 12 Tournament 03/11/05 6:00 pm yes 9 2 Kansas State 10 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO quarterfinals ESPN 80–67 18,268 23–5 03/12/05 3:30 pm yes 9 2 Oklahoma State 10 3 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO semifinals ESPN 75–78 18,268 23–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Kansas Jayhawks|NCAA tournament 03/18/05 8:30 pm yes 12 3 S Bucknell 14 S Ford Center Oklahoma City, OK First round CBS 63–64 18,567 23–7 Central Standard Time S Syracuse Regional AP Poll Awards 2004–05 Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Year Wayne Simien (Senior, Forward) Bayer Advantage Senior CLASS Award Wayne Simien (Senior, Forward) All-Big 12 Second Team Keith Langford (Senior, Guard) All-Big 12 Third Team Aaron Miles (Senior, Guard) Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week Wayne Simien (Senior, Forward), November 22 and January 17 Keith Langford (Senior, Guard), January 3 (co-winner) CBS Player of the Game vs Kentucky Christian Moody (Junior, Forward), January 9 Academic All-Big 12 Michael Lee (Senior, Guard) Christian Moody (Junior, Forward) Simien 'Dubbed' Big 12 Player of the Year http://www.kuathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030705aaa.html English 2011-02-06 References Category:Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball seasons Kansas Jay Jay Kansas