The 2005–06 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas Jayhawks for the NCAA Division I men's intercollegiate basketball season of 2005–06. The team was led by Bill Self in his third season as head coach. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.
In 2005–06 the Jayhawks fielded one of the youngest teams in the nation, by the end of the year the starting line-up consisted of 3 Freshmen and 2 Sophomores. After some early season struggles, the Jayhawks finished the season with thirteen conference wins, good enough for their second straight season in which the team had claimed a share of the championship. Bill Self was named Big 12 Coach of the Year for the first time. In postseason play the team defeated its conference opponents to claim its first Big 12 Championship title since 1999. In the NCAA Division I tournament, the fourth-seeded Jayhawks were defeated in the first round by Bradley, a 13 seed.
Recruiting
Transfers
Roster
Name # Position Height Weight Year Home Town Jeremy Case 10 Guard 6–1 170 Sophomore McAlester, OK Mario Chalmers 15 Guard 6–1 182 Freshman Anchorage, AK C.J. Giles 33 Center 6–10 235 Sophomore Seattle, WA Jeff Hawkins 1 Guard 5–11 180 Senior Kansas City, KS Darnell Jackson 32 Forward 6–8 240 Sophomore Oklahoma City, OK Sasha Kaun 24 Center 6–11 246 Sophomore Tomsk, Russia Matt Kleinmann 54 Center 6–10 237 Freshman Overland Park, KS Christian Moody 34 Forward 6–8 220 Senior Asheville, NC Russell Robinson 3 Guard 6–1 196 Sophomore New York City, NY Brandon Rush 25 Guard 6–6 202 Freshman Kansas City, MO Rodrick Stewart 5 Guard 6–4 201 Sophomore Seattle, WA Stephen Vinson 20 Guard 6–2 195 Senior Lawrence, KS Julian Wright 30 Forward 6–8 218 Freshman Chicago Heights, IL
Schedule
!colspan=9| Exhibition
!colspan=9| Regular season
!colspan=9|Big 12 tournament
!colspan=9| NCAA tournament
References