# 2024–25 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represents 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, play their home games at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. They are led by 22nd year Hall of Fame head coach Bill Self.

## Offseason
### Coaching staff changes

As of May 2024, no coaches have left Kansas.

### Entered NBA draft

Players listed below are underclassmen who have entered the 2024 NBA draft. Class provided is 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 have run out of eligibility or seniors with an extra year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic who have not announced a return to the team. Players with an asterisk next to their name still have remaining eligibility and could decide to return to the program but have 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 are seniors returning for a fifth year.
| Name | Position |
| Dajuan Harris Jr. | G |
| Hunter Dickinson | C |

### Transfers

No outgoing transfers have 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

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Flory Bidunga Center | Kokomo, IN | Kokomo | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Aug 12, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Rakease Passmore Forward | Lincolnton, NC | Combine | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 11, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: 247 Sports: 9 Rivals: 10 ESPN: N/A* ||||||
*ESPN has not made 2024 recruiting class rankings yet

## Preseason

Big 12 Preseason Poll
| | Big 12 Coaches | Points |
| 1. | Kansas | 215 (9) |
| 2. | Houston | 211 (5) |
| 3. | Iowa State | 194 (1) |
| 4. | Baylor | 185 |
| 5. | Arizona | 179 (1) |
| 6. | Cincinnati | 140 |
| 7. | Texas Tech | 135 |
| 8. | Kansas State | 133 |
| 9. | BYU | 116 |
| 10. | TCU | 90 |
| 11. | UCF | 83 |
| 12. | Arizona State | 64 |
| 13. | West Virginia | 62 |
| 14. | Oklahoma State | 46 |
| 15. | Colorado | 37 |
| 16. | Utah | 30 |
| Reference: (#) first-place votes |||
Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team

### First Team

| Player | School |
| Caleb Love | Arizona |
| LJ Cryer | Houston |
| J’Wan Roberts | Houston |
| Tamin Lipsey | Iowa State |
| Hunter Dickinson† | Kansas |
| † denotes unanimous selection Reference: ||

### Second Team

| Player | School |
| Norchad Omier | Baylor |
| Jeremy Roach | Baylor |
| Keshon Gilbert | Iowa State |
| Dajuan Harris Jr | Kansas |
| Coleman Hawkins | Kansas State |
| † denotes unanimous selection Reference: ||
* 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 is based on the 2023–24 roster with outgoing players removed and incoming players added. The roster will undergo multiple changes as players leave via the NBA draft or transfers and players are added via the transfer portal and recruiting. Heights and weights for new players are based on recruiting profile for freshmen and for transfers they are 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 will be announced in the summer and the conference schedule will be 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 tournament format, the Jayhawks will be guaranteed one game in the 2025 Big 12 Tournament.
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 25, 2024* 8:00 pm, SECN | No. 1 | at No. 16 Arkansas | L 69–85 | – | 26 – Harris Jr. | 7 – Adams Jr. | 3 – Passmore | Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR |
| October 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 1 | Washburn | W 84–53 | – | 19 – Coit | 7 – Bidunga | 4 – Tied | Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 1 | Howard | W 87–55 | 1–0 | 19 – Mayo | 7 – Tied | 5 – Harris Jr. | Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS |
| November 8, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 1 | No. 9 North Carolina | W 92–89 | 2–0 | 21 – Mayo | 10 – Dickinson | 4 – Mayo | Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS |
| November 12, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN | No. 1 | vs. Michigan State Champions Classic | W 77–69 | 3–0 | 28 – Dickinson | 12 – Dickinson | 7 – Mayo | State Farm Arena (16,107) Atlanta, GA |
| November 16, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 1 | Oakland | W 78–57 | 4–0 | 16 – Storr | 9 – Dickinson | 6 – Harris | Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS |
| November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 1 | UNC Wilmington | W 84–66 | 5–0 | 17 – Harris | 15 – Dickinson | 6 – Harris | Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS |
| November 26, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 1 | vs. No. 11 Duke Vegas Showdown | W 75–72 | 6–0 | 14 – Harris Jr. | 8 – Bidunga | 9 – Harris Jr. | T-Mobile Arena (14,757) Paradise, NV |
| November 30, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 1 | Furman Vegas Showdown campus game | W 86–51 | 7–0 | 22 – Adams | 6 – Tied | 8 – Harris Jr. | Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS |
| December 4, 2024* 7:30 p.m., FS1 | No. 1 | at Creighton Big East–Big 12 Battle | L 63–76 | 7–1 | 15 – Harris | 8 – Dickinson | 5 – Harris | CHI Health Center Omaha (17,908) Omaha, NE |
| December 8, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 1 | at Missouri Border War | L 67–76 | 7–2 | 19 – Dickinson | 14 – Dickinson | 5 – Harris Jr. | Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO |
| December 14, 2024* 2:15 p.m., ESPN | No. 10 | NC State | W 75–60 | 8–2 | 26 – Mayo | 14 – Dickinson | 7 – Dickinson | Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS |
| December 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 8 | Brown | W 87–53 | 9–2 | 25 – Mayo | 13 – Dickinson | 4 – Tied | Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS |
| Big 12 regular season |||||||||
| December 31, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 7 | West Virginia | L 61–62 | 9–3 (0–1) | 27 – Mayo | 12 – Dickinson | 7 – Harris Jr. | Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS |
| January 5, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 7 | at UCF | W 99–48 | 10–3 (1–1) | 27 – Dickinson | 9 – Tied | 8 – Mayo | Addition Financial Arena (9,669) Orlando, FL |
| January 8, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 11 | Arizona State | W 74–55 | 11–3 (2–1) | 23 – Mayo | 12 – Dickinson | 7 – Harris | Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS |
| January 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 11 | at Cincinnati | W 54–40 | 12–3 (3–1) | 14 – Dickinson | 12 – Dickinson | 2 – Tied | Fifth Third Arena (12,003) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 15, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 9 | at No. 2 Iowa State | L 57–74 | 12–4 (3–2) | 17 – Mayo | 8 – Dickinson | 7 – Harris | Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA |
| January 18, 2025 12:00 p.m., CBS | No. 9 | Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 84–74 | 13–4 (4–2) | 25 – Dickinson | 9 – Bidunga | 5 – Harris | Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS |
| January 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 12 | at TCU | W 74–61 | 14–4 (5–2) | 16 – Dickinson | 10 – Bidunga | 6 – Harris | Schollmaier Arena (6,055) Fort Worth, TX |
| January 25, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN | No. 12 | No. 7 Houston | L 86–92 $^{2OT}$ | 14–5 (5–3) | 19 – Bidunga | 9 – Mayo | 12 – Harris | Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS |
| January 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 11 | UCF | W 91–87 | 15–5 (6–3) | 24 – Tied | 11 – Bidunga | 5 – Mayo | Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS |
| February 1, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 11 | at Baylor | L 70–81 | 15–6 (6–4) | 21 – Dickinson | 6 – Adams | 8 – Harris | Foster Pavilion (7,500) Waco, TX |
| February 3, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 16 | No. 8 Iowa State | W 69–52 | 16–6 (7–4) | 17 – Mayo | 7 – Mayo | 5 – Adams | Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS |
| February 8, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 16 | at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | L 73–81 | 16–7 (7–5) | 21 – Dickinson | 9 – Dickinson | 6 – Harris | Bramlage Coliseum (11,010) Manhattan, KS |
| February 11, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 17 | Colorado | W 71–59 | 17–7 (8–5) | 19 – Dickinson | 9 – Dickinson | 5 – Tied | Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS |
| February 15, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 17 | at Utah | L 67–74 | 17–8 (8–6) | 15 – Mayo | 7 – Dickinson | 4 – Harris | Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,056) Salt Lake City, UT |
| February 18, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 23 | at BYU | L 57–91 | 17–9 (8–7) | 12 – Dickinson | 14 – Dickinson | 7 – Harris | Marriott Center (17,978) Provo, UT |
| February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., CBS | No. 23 | Oklahoma State | W 96–64 | 18–9 (9–7) | 16 – Dickinson | 16 – Bidunga | 6 – Griffen | Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS |
| February 24, 2025 10:00 p.m., ESPN | | at Colorado | W 71–64 | 19–9 (10–7) | 32 – Dickinson | 13 – Dickinson | 5 – Harris | CU Events Center (11,042) Boulder, CO |
| March 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN | | No. 10 Texas Tech | L 73–78 | 19–10 (10–8) | 21 – Adams | 13 – Adams | 7 – Harris | Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS |
| March 3, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN | | at No. 3 Houston | L 59–65 | 19–11 (10–9) | 17 – Dickinson | 12 – Dickinson | 4 – Coit | Fertitta Center (7,231) Houston, TX |
| March 8, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN | | No. 24 Arizona | W 83–76 | 20–11 (11–9) | 33 – Dickinson | 10 – Dickinson | 9 – Harris | Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS |
| Big 12 tournament |||||||||
| March 12, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (6) | vs. (14) UCF Second Round | W 98–94 $^{OT}$ | 21–11 | 24 – Mayo | 13 – Dickinson | 7 – Harris | T-Mobile Center (15,431) Kansas City, MO |
| March 13, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN | (6) | vs. (3) Arizona Quarterfinals | L 77–88 | 21–12 | 20 – Mayo | 12 – Dickinson | 5 – Adams | T-Mobile Center (15,491) Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA Tournament |||||||||
| March 20, 2025 6:10 p.m., CBS | (7 W) | vs. (10 W) Arkansas Round of 64 | | | | | | Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
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## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes :
| | 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 | Final |
| AP | 1 (30) | 1 (44) | 1 (49) | 1 (51) | 1 (35) | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | |
| Coaches | 1 (15) | 1 (21) | 1 (21) | 1 (25) | 1 (19) | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | |