The 2023–24 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 126th basketball season. The Jayhawks, members of the Big 12 Conference, played their home games at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. The Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team drew an average home attendance of 16,300 in 2023–24.
The Jayhawks were led by 21st year Hall of Fame head coach Bill Self. The Jayhawks underwent higher than normal turnover with nine players leaving the team, including consensus All-American Jalen Wilson. Only three players from the previous season that averaged more than 10 minutes per game returned for Kansas as well as only 3 scholarship players. The Jayhawks entire 2022 recruiting class left the program in some way in the offseason. Despite the unusually large turnover on the roster, Kansas entered the season ranked first in the preseason AP poll for the fourth time in the history of the poll and the first time since the 2018–19 season. Kansas finished conference play with 8 losses, their most conference losses since the 1988–89 season. Kansas received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were eliminated in the second round by Gonzaga. Kansas finished the season with 11 losses, which is the most under Bill Self and the most since the 1988–89 season. Kansas’ 76–46 loss to Houston is the least number of points scored by the Jayhawks in a conference game since the shot clock’s introduction in the 1985–86 season.
Offseason Coaching staff changes The Jayhawks had no changes to their coaching staff.
Entered NBA draft Players listed below are underclassmen who have entered the 2023 NBA draft. Class provided is class from previous season.
Name Position Class Returned? Gradey Dick Guard Freshman No Jalen Wilson Forward RS Junior No
Transfers Incoming Name Position Class Old school Parker Braun Forward RS Senior Santa Clara Hunter Dickinson Center Senior Michigan Nick Timberlake Guard Super Senior Towson
Outgoing Name Position Class New school Kyle Cuffe Jr. Guard Sophomore Syracuse Zuby Ejiofor Center Sophomore St. John's Cam Martin Center Super Senior Boise State Bobby Pettiford Jr. Guard Junior East Carolina M. J. Rice Forward Sophomore NC State Ernest Udeh Center Sophomore TCU Joseph Yesufu Guard Senior Washington State
Walk-ons Name Position Justin Cross F Patrick Cassidy G
2023 recruiting class
| colspan="7" style="padding-left:10px;" | Overall recruiting rankings: 247 Sports: 9 Rivals: 12 ESPN: 9
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference
!colspan=12 style=| Big 12
!colspan=12 style=| Big 12 Tournament
!colspan=12 style=| NCAA Tournament
Rankings
References