# 2013–14 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 116th basketball season. The Jayhawks played their home games at Allen Fieldhouse as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 25–10, 14–4 in Big 12 play to win the Big 12 regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament where they lost to Iowa State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Eastern Kentucky in the round of 64 before losing in the round of 32 to Stanford.
On February 24, 2014, the Jayhawks made history in the "modern era of basketball" by clinching their 10th consecutive Big 12 regular season championship. Only UCLA had won more consecutive "power conference" championships with 13 (1967–1979). Head Coach Bill Self also made history by passing John Wooden and Adolph Rupp (nine consecutive regular season conference championships) for the most consecutive conference championships all-time.

## Pre-season
### Departures

| Name | Position | Reason |
| Kevin Young | Forward | Graduation |
| Jeff Withey | Center | Graduation |
| Travis Releford | Guard | Graduation |
| Elijah Johnson | Guard | Graduation |
| Ben McLemore | Guard | Entered NBA draft |

### Transfers

| Name | Position | Old school | New school |
| Hunter Mickelson | PF | Arkansas | Kansas |
| Rio Adams | G | Kansas | Odessa College |
| Tarik Black | F | Memphis | Kansas |

### Coaching changes

| Coach | Old Position | New Position |
| Joe Dooley | Kansas Assistant | Florida Gulf Coast Head Coach |
| Jerrance Howard | SMU Assistant | Kansas Assistant |
| Doc Sadler | Kansas Director of Basketball Operations | Iowa State Assistant |
| Brennan Bechard | Kansas Assistant Director of Basketball Operations | Kansas Director of Basketball Operations |

### Recruiting
#### Class of 2013

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Andrew Wiggins SF | Thornhill, Ontario | Huntington Prep | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | May 14, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| Wayne Selden Jr. SF | Boston, Massachusetts | The Tilton School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Oct 15, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Joel Embiid C | Yaoundé, Cameroon | The Rock School (Gainesville, FL) | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Nov 13, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Brannen Greene SG | Monroe, Georgia | Tift County High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Dec 20, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| Conner Frankamp PG | Wichita, Kansas | Wichita North High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | Jul 17, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| Frank Mason III PG | Petersburg, Virginia | Massanutten Military Academy | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Oct 9, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 2 Rivals: 2 247 Sports: 2 ESPN: 2 ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| 10/29/2013* 7:00 pm, Jayhawk TV | No. 5 | Pittsburg State | W 97–57 | – | 16 – Wiggins, Ellis | 11 – Black | 9 – Tharpe | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| 11/05/2013* 7:00 pm, Jayhawk TV | No. 5 | Fort Hays State | W 92–75 | – | 13 – Selden Jr., Ellis | 7 – Traylor, Embiid | 6 – Mason, Tharpe | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| 11/08/2013* 7:00 pm, Jayhawk TV | No. 5 | Louisiana Monroe | W 80–63 | 1–0 | 16 – Wiggins | 8 – Ellis | 5 – Mason | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| 11/12/2013* 8:30 pm, ESPN | No. 5 | vs. No. 4 Duke Champions Classic | W 94–83 | 2–0 | 24 – Ellis | 10 – Wiggins | 4 – Selden Jr. | United Center (22,711) Chicago, Illinois |
| 11/19/2013* 7:00 pm, Jayhawk TV | No. 2 | Iona | W 86–66 | 3–0 | 21 – Ellis | 13 – Embiid | 10 – Tharpe | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| 11/22/2013* 7:00 pm, Jayhawk TV | No. 2 | Towson Battle 4 Atlantis | W 88–58 | 4–0 | 16 – Wiggins | 8 – Embiid | 6 – Mason | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| 11/28/2013* 2:30 pm, AXS TV | No. 2 | vs. Wake Forest Battle 4 Atlantis | W 87–78 | 5–0 | 17 – Wiggins | 7 – Ellis | 4 – Wiggins | Imperial Arena (3,380) Paradise Island, Bahamas |
| 11/29/2013* 8:30 pm, NBCSN | No. 2 | vs. Villanova Battle 4 Atlantis | L 59–63 | 5–1 | 12 – Mason | 5 – Embiid | 4 – Tharpe | Imperial Arena (3,393) Paradise Island, Bahamas |
| 11/30/2013* 6:00 pm, NBCSN | No. 2 | vs. UTEP Battle 4 Atlantis | W 67–63 | 6–1 | 19 – Ellis | 7 – Ellis, Wiggins | 4 – Tharpe | Imperial Arena (3,350) Paradise Island, Bahamas |
| 12/07/2013* 2:15 pm, ESPN2 | No. 6 | at Colorado | L 72–75 | 6–2 | 22 – Wiggins | 8 – Ellis | 4 – Mason | Coors Events Center (11,113) Boulder, Colorado |
| 12/10/2013* 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 13 | at No. 19 Florida Big 12/SEC Challenge | L 61–67 | 6–3 | 26 – Wiggins | 11 – Wiggins | 5 – Tharpe | O'Connell Center (12,423) Gainesville, Florida |
| 12/14/2013* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 13 | vs. New Mexico Kansas City Shootout | W 80–63 | 7–3 | 21 – Ellis | 9 – Ellis | 9 – Tharpe | Sprint Center (18,493) Kansas City, Missouri |
| 12/21/2013* 11:00 am, ESPN | No. 18 | Georgetown | W 86–64 | 8–3 | 17 – Black, Embiid | 8 – Embiid | 4 – 4 Tied | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| 12/30/2013* 7:00 pm, Jayhawk TV | No. 16 | Toledo | W 93–83 | 9–3 | 21 – Ellis | 11 – Ellis | 8 – Tharpe | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| 01/05/2014* 4:30 pm, CBS | No. 16 | No. 21 San Diego State | L 57–61 | 9–4 | 14 – Wiggins, Mason | 12 – Embiid | 5 – Tharpe | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| Big 12 regular season |||||||||
| 01/08/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 18 | at Oklahoma | W 90–83 | 10–4 (1–0) | 24 – Selden Jr. | 11 – Ellis | 3 – Tharpe | Lloyd Noble Center (13,127) Norman, Oklahoma |
| 01/11/2014 1:00 pm, ESPN | No. 18 | No. 25 Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 86–60 | 11–4 (2–0) | 22 – Wiggins | 9 – Embiid | 9 – Tharpe | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| 01/13/2014 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 15 | at No. 8 Iowa State | W 77–70 | 12–4 (3–0) | 23 – Tharpe | 19 – Wiggins | 6 – Selden Jr. | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| 01/18/2014 3:00 pm, CBS | No. 15 | No. 9 Oklahoma State | W 80–78 | 13–4 (4–0) | 21 – Tharpe | 11 – Embiid | 6 – Tharpe | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| 01/20/2014 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 8 | No. 24 Baylor | W 78–68 | 14–4 (5–0) | 18 – Ellis | 7 – Wiggins | 6 – Mason | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| 01/25/2014 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 8 | at TCU | W 91–69 | 15–4 (6–0) | 27 – Wiggins | 14 – Ellis | 5 – Wiggins | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (7,494) Fort Worth, Texas |
| 01/29/14 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 6 | No. 16 Iowa State | W 92–81 | 16–4 (7–0) | 29 – Wiggins | 11 – Embiid | 12 – Tharpe | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| 02/01/2014 3:00 pm, ESPN | No. 6 | at No. 25 Texas | L 69–81 | 16–5 (7–1) | 21 – Selden Jr. | 10 – Embiid | 3 – Tharpe | Frank Erwin Center (16,540) Austin, Texas |
| 02/04/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 8 | at Baylor | W 69–52 | 17–5 (8–1) | 22 – Tharpe | 10 – Ellis | 5 – Wiggins, Selden Jr. | Ferrell Center (8,305) Waco, Texas |
| 02/08/2014 3:00 pm, ESPN | No. 8 | West Virginia | W 83–69 | 18–5 (9–1) | 19 – Wiggins | 12 – Embiid | 5 – Mason | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| 02/10/2014 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 7 | at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | L 82–85 $^{OT}$ | 18–6 (9–2) | 19 – Ellis | 11 – Ellis | 10 – Tharpe | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, Kansas |
| 02/15/2014 3:00 pm, B12N | No. 7 | TCU | W 95–65 | 19–6 (10–2) | 32 – Ellis | 8 – Ellis, Traylor | 5 – Ellis | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| 02/18/2014 7:00 pm, B12N | No. 8 | at Texas Tech | W 64–63 | 20–6 (11–2) | 19 – Wiggins | 8 – Embiid | 2 – Wiggins, Tharpe | United Spirit Arena (12,667) Lubbock, Texas |
| 02/22/2014 6:30 pm, ESPNU | No. 8 | No. 19 Texas | W 85–54 | 21–6 (12–2) | 21 – Wiggins | 7 – Embiid | 7 – Selden Jr. | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| 02/24/2014 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 5 | Oklahoma | W 83–75 | 22–6 (13–2) | 19 – Tharpe | 13 – Embiid | 5 – Tharpe | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| 03/01/2014 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 5 | at Oklahoma State ESPN College Gameday | L 65–72 | 22–7 (13–3) | 15 – Wiggins | 13 – Embiid | 5 – Tharpe | Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| 03/05/2014 7:00 pm, B12N | No. 8 | Texas Tech | W 82–57 | 23–7 (14–3) | 19 – Black | 6 – Black | 5 – Tharpe | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| 03/08/2014 11:00 am, ESPN | No. 8 | at West Virginia | L 86–92 | 23–8 (14–4) | 41 – Wiggins | 8 – Wiggins | 2 – Wiggins, Mason, Selden Jr. | WVU Coliseum (14,038) Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Big 12 Tournament |||||||||
| 03/13/2014 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 10 | vs. Oklahoma State Quarterfinals | W 77–70 $^{OT}$ | 24–8 | 30 – Wiggins | 12 – Black | 7 – Tharpe | Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, Missouri |
| 03/14/2014 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 10 | vs. No. 16 Iowa State Semifinals | L 83–94 | 24–9 | 30 – Ellis | 10 – Black | 9 – Tharpe | Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, Missouri |
| NCAA Tournament |||||||||
| 03/21/2014* 3:10 pm, TBS | No. 10 (2 S) | vs. (15 S) Eastern Kentucky Second Round | W 80–69 | 25–9 | 19 – Wiggins | 14 – Traylor | 4 – Frankamp, Mason, Selden Jr. | Scottrade Center (17,955) St. Louis, MO |
| 03/23/2014* 11:15 am, CBS | No. 10 (2 S) | vs. (10 S) Stanford Third Round | L 57–60 | 25–10 | 18 – Black | 8 – Ellis | 2 – Mason, Tharpe, Selden Jr. | Scottrade Center (19,676) St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll, for NCAA tournament (#) is seed within region S=South. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Final |
| AP | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | N/A* |
| Coaches | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 14 |
*AP does not release post-tournament rankings