# 2007–08 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas for the NCAA Division I men's intercollegiate basketball season of 2007–08, which was the Jayhawks' 110th Season. The team was led by Bill Self in his 5th season as head coach. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.
The Jayhawks finished the season 37–3, 13–3 in Big 12 play to finish tied for first place. They defeated Nebraska, Texas Tech, and Texas A&M to win the Big 12 tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 seed in the Midwest region. They defeated Memphis in the National Championship game, marking the third tournament title in the school's history and fifth national title overall.
The Jayhawks 37 wins remains a program record. Additionally, the win total is tied for 3rd most in NCAA history (Kentucky twice won 38 and Memphis also won 38, but the wins were officially vacated).

## Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Chase Buford SG | San Antonio, TX | Alamo Heights HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71 ||||||
| Cole Aldrich C | Bloomington, MN | Jefferson HS | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | Nov 1, 2005 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| Tyrel Reed PG | Burlington, KS | Burlington HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Nov 15, 2006 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Conner Teahan SF | Leawood, KS | Rockhurst HS (Kansas City, MO) | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Feb 26, 2007 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 34 Rivals: NR ESPN: NR ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Kansas 2007 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 11, 2009. "2007 Kansas Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 11, 2009. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 11, 2009. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 11, 2009. "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 11, 2009. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2007* 7:00 p.m., J-TV | No. 4 | Pittsburg State | W 94–59 | | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| November 6, 2007* 7:00 p.m., J-TV | No. 4 | Fort Hays State | W 93–56 | | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2007* 7:00 p.m., J-TV | No. 4 | Louisiana-Monroe | W 107–78 | 1–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| November 11, 2007* 7:00 p.m., J-TV | No. 4 | UMKC Jayhawk Invitational | W 85–62 | 2–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| November 15, 2007* 7:00 p.m., J-TV | No. 4 | Washburn Jayhawk Invitational | W 92–60 | 3–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| November 21, 2007* 7:00 p.m., J-TV | No. 4 | Northern Arizona Jayhawk Invitational | W 87–46 | 4–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| November 25, 2007* 7:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 4 | Arizona Jayhawk Invitational/ Big XII–Pac-10 Hardwood Series | W 76–72 $^{OT}$ | 5–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| November 28, 2007* 7:00 p.m., J-TV | No. 4 | Florida Atlantic | W 87–49 | 6–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| December 2, 2007* 1:00 p.m., FSN | No. 4 | at No. 24 USC | W 59–55 | 7–0 | Galen Center (10,017) Los Angeles, California |
| December 5, 2007* 7:00 p.m., J-TV | No. 3 | Eastern Washington | W 85–47 | 8–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| December 8, 2007* 1:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 3 | DePaul | W 84–66 | 9–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| December 15, 2007* 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 3 | vs. Ohio American Century Investments Shootout | W 88–51 | 10–0 | Sprint Center (18,482) Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 18, 2007* 6:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 3 | at Georgia Tech | W 71–66 | 11–0 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191) Atlanta, Georgia |
| December 22, 2007* 12:00 p.m., J-TV | No. 3 | Miami (OH) | W 78–54 | 12–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| December 29, 2007* 7:00 p.m., J-TV | No. 3 | Yale | W 86–53 | 13–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| January 1, 2008* 11:00 a.m., ESPN | No. 3 | at Boston College | W 85–60 | 14–0 | Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| January 8, 2008* 7:00 p.m., J-TV | No. 3 | Loyola (MD) | W 90–60 | 15–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| January 12, 2008 8:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 3 | at Nebraska | W 79–58 | 16–0 | Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,829) Lincoln, Nebraska |
| January 14, 2008 7:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 3 | Oklahoma | W 85–55 | 17–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| January 19, 2008 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 3 | at Missouri | W 76–70 | 18–0 | Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, Missouri |
| January 23, 2008 6:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 2 | Iowa State | W 83–59 | 19–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| January 26, 2008 12:45 p.m., BIG 12-ESPN+ | No. 2 | Nebraska | W 84–49 | 20–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| January 30, 2008 7:00 p.m., BIG 12-ESPN+ | No. 2 | at No. 24 Kansas State | L 75–84 | 20–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, Kansas |
| February 2, 2008 2:30 p.m., ABC | No. 2 | at Colorado | W 72–59 | 21–1 | Coors Events Center (10,347) Boulder, Colorado |
| February 4, 2008 8:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 5 | Missouri | W 90–71 | 22–1 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| February 9, 2008 7:00 p.m., J-TV | No. 5 | Baylor | W 100–90 | 23–1 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| February 11, 2008 8:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 3 | at No. 11 Texas | L 69–72 | 23–2 | Frank Erwin Center (16,755) Austin, Texas |
| February 16, 2008 12:45 p.m., BIG 12-ESPN+ | No. 3 | Colorado | W 69–45 | 24–2 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| February 23, 2008 3:00 p.m., CBS | No. 5 | at Oklahoma State | L 60–61 | 24–3 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,905) Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| February 27, 2008 6:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 7 | at Iowa State | W 75–64 | 25–3 | Hilton Coliseum (13,624) Ames, Iowa |
| March 1, 2008 8:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 7 | Kansas State ESPN College GameDay | W 88–74 | 26–3 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| March 3, 2008 8:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 6 | Texas Tech | W 109–51 | 27–3 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| March 8, 2008 3:00 p.m., CBS | No. 6 | at Texas A&M | W 72–55 | 28–3 | Reed Arena (12,054) College Station, Texas |
| Big 12 Tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2008 6:00 p.m., BIG 12-ESPN+ | No. 5 | vs. Nebraska Quarterfinals | W 64–54 | 29–3 | Sprint Center (18,897) Kansas City, Missouri |
| March 15, 2008 3:20 p.m., BIG 12-ESPN+ | No. 5 | vs. Texas A&M Semifinals | W 77–71 | 30–3 | Sprint Center (18,897) Kansas City, Missouri |
| March 16, 2008 2:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 5 | vs. No. 6 Texas Championship | W 84–74 | 31–3 | Sprint Center (19,047) Kansas City, Missouri |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 20, 2008 11:25 a.m., CBS | No. 4 (1) | vs. (16) Portland State First round | W 85–61 | 32–3 | Qwest Center Omaha (17,839) Omaha, Nebraska |
| March 22, 2008 5:50 p.m., CBS | No. 4 (1) | vs. (8) UNLV Second round | W 75–56 | 33–3 | Qwest Center Omaha (17,162) Omaha, Nebraska |
| March 28, 2008 8:50 p.m., CBS | No. 4 (1) | vs. (12) Villanova Sweet Sixteen | W 72–57 | 34–3 | Ford Field (57,028) Detroit, Michigan |
| March 30, 2008 4:05 p.m., CBS | No. 4 (1) | vs. No. 23 (10) Davidson Elite Eight | W 59–57 | 35–3 | Ford Field (57,563) Detroit, Michigan |
| April 5, 2008 8:47 p.m., CBS | No. 4 (1) | vs. No. 1 (1) North Carolina Final Four | W 84–66 | 36–3 | Alamodome (43,718) San Antonio, Texas |
| April 7, 2008 8:21 p.m., CBS | No. 4 (1) | vs. No. 2 (1) Memphis National Championship game | W 75–68 $^{OT}$ | 37–3 | Alamodome (43,257) San Antonio, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time. ||||||

## Rankings

| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
| AP | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | – |
| Coaches | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 |

## Awards
### Big 12 Sixth Man Award

    Sherron Collins (Sophomore, Guard)

### Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week

    Darnell Jackson (Senior, Forward), January 7 (co-winner)
    Brandon Rush (Junior, Guard), March 3 (co-winner)
    Sherron Collins, March 9 (co-winner)

### All-Big 12 Teams

    Darrell Arthur (Sophomore, Forward), First Team
    Brandon Rush, First Team
    Mario Chalmers (Junior, Guard), Second Team
    Darnell Jackson, Third Team

### Big 12 All-Defensive Team

    Mario Chalmers
    Russell Robinson (Senior, Guard)

### Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team

    Brandon Rush, Most Outstanding Player
    Mario Chalmers

### NCAA (Midwest) Regional All-Tournament Team

    Brandon Rush
    Mario Chalmers
    Sasha Kaun (Senior, Center)

### NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player

    Mario Chalmers