The 2024–25 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, the Jayhawks' 127th basketball season. The Jayhawks, members of the Big 12 Conference, played their home games at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. They were led by 22nd year Hall of Fame head coach Bill Self.
The Kansas Jayhawks drew an average home attendance of 15,300, the 10th-highest of all college basketball teams.https://stats.ncaa.org/rankings/change_sport_year_div
Offseason Coaching staff changes As of May 2024, no coaches had left Kansas.
Entered NBA draft Players listed below were underclassmen who had entered the 2024 NBA draft. Class provided was class from previous season.
Name Position Class Returned? Johnny Furphy G Freshman No
Graduating players Players listed below were seniors from the previous season who either had run out of eligibility or seniors with an extra year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic who had not announced a return to the team. Players with an asterisk next to their name still had remaining eligibility and could decide to return to the program, but had not declared for their remaining year.
Name Position Parker Braun F Michael Jankovich* F Kevin McCullar Jr. G Nick Timberlake G
Returning fifth year seniors Players below were seniors returning for a fifth year.
Name Position Dajuan Harris Jr. G Hunter Dickinson C
Transfers No outgoing transfers had been announced as of March 2024.
Incoming Name Position Class Old school Zeke Mayo Guard Senior South Dakota State AJ Storr Guard Junior Wisconsin Rylan Griffen Guard Junior Alabama Noah Shelby Guard Junior Rice Shakeel Moore Guard Senior Mississippi State David Coit Guard Senior Northern Illinois
Walk-ons Name Position Will Thengvall G
2024 recruiting class
| colspan="7" style="padding-left:10px;" | Overall recruiting rankings: 247 Sports: 9 Rivals: 10 ESPN: N/A*
Preseason Big 12 Preseason Poll Big 12 CoachesPoints 1.Kansas215 (9) 2.Houston211 (5) 3.Iowa State194 (1) 4.Baylor185 5.Arizona179 (1) 6.Cincinnati140 7.Texas Tech135 8.Kansas State133 9.BYU116 10.TCU90 11.UCF83 12.Arizona State64 13.West Virginia62 14.Oklahoma State46 15.Colorado37 16.Utah30Reference: (#) first-place votes
Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team First Team Player SchoolCaleb LoveArizonaLJ CryerHoustonJ’Wan RobertsTamin LipseyIowa StateHunter Dickinson†Kansas† denotes unanimous selectionReference: Second Team Player SchoolNorchad OmierBaylorJeremy RoachKeshon GilbertIowa StateDajuan Harris JrKansasColeman HawkinsKansas State† denotes unanimous selectionReference: Player of the Year: Hunter Dickinson, Kansas Co-Newcomer of the Year: Jeremy Roach, Baylor & Coleman Hawkins, Kansas State Freshman of the Year: V. J. Edgecombe, Baylor
Roster Roster below was based on the 2023–24 roster with outgoing players removed and incoming players added. The roster underwent multiple changes, as players left via the NBA draft or transfers, and players were added via the transfer portal and recruiting. Heights and weights for new players were based on recruiting profile for freshmen. For transfers, they were based on what their listing was at their old school. Heights, weights, and numbers may change before the start of the season as well.
Schedule The Jayhawks non-conference schedule was announced in the summer and the conference schedule was announced in the fall. Confirmed games include Michigan State in the Champions Classic, a road game against rival Missouri, and Creighton in the 2024 Big East–Big 12 Battle.
With four schools joining or rejoining the Big 12, bringing the number of teams in the conference to 16, the conference is adopting a 20-game schedule. Each team will face five schools at home, five away, and five both home and away. Due to the tournament format, the Jayhawks were guaranteed one game in the 2025 Big 12 Tournament.
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