# 2004–05 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas Jayhawks for the NCAA Division I men's 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by Bill Self in his second season as head coach. The team played its home games at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. The Jayhawks finished the season with a record of 23–7, 12–4 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for first place in conference. The season marked the first of an NCAA record-setting 14 consecutive conference championships for Kansas. They lost to Oklahoma State in the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 3 seed in the Syracuse Region. The Jayhawks were upset in the first round by Bucknell on a last second shot.

## Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Alex Galindo SF | Newark, NJ | St. Benedict's Prep | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | May 17, 2004 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| C.J. Giles C | Seattle, WA | Rainier Beach HS | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | May 19, 2004 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Darnell Jackson PF | Oklahoma City, OK | Midwest City HS | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Jul 17, 2003 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Sasha Kaun C | Tumsk, Russia | Florida Air Academy | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Oct 6, 2003 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Russell Robinson SG | New York, NY | Rice HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Sep 29, 2003 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 5 Rivals: 2 ESPN: N/A ||||||
| 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 2004 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 23, 2011. "2004 Kansas Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved June 23, 2011. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 23, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 23, 2011. "2004 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 23, 2011. ||||||

## Roster

| Name | # | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Home town |
| Nick Bahe | 21 | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Sophomore | Lincoln, NE |
| Jeremy Case | 10 | Guard | 6–0 | 165 | Sophomore | McAlester, OK |
| Alex Galindo | 2 | Forward | 6–7 | 205 | Freshman | Newark, NJ |
| J.R. Giddens | 15 | Guard | 6–5 | 200 | Sophomore | Oklahoma City, OK |
| C.J. Giles | 33 | Center | 6–10 | 220 | Freshman | Seattle, WA |
| Jeff Hawkins | 1 | Guard | 5–11 | 180 | Junior | Kansas City, KS |
| Darnell Jackson | 32 | Forward | 6–8 | 240 | Freshman | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Sasha Kaun | 24 | Center | 6–11 | 235 | Freshman | Tomsk, Russia |
| Matt Kleinmann | 44 | Center | 6–10 | 230 | Freshman | Overland Park, KS |
| Keith Langford | 5 | Guard | 6–4 | 215 | Senior | Fort Worth, TX |
| Michael Lee | 25 | Guard | 6–3 | 215 | Senior | Portland, OR |
| Aaron Miles | 11 | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Senior | Portland, OR |
| Christian Moody | 34 | Forward | 6–8 | 220 | Junior | Asheville, NC |
| Moulaye Niang | 55 | Forward | 6–10 | 220 | Junior | El Cajon, CA |
| Russell Robinson | 3 | Guard | 6–1 | 185 | Freshman | New York City, NY |
| Wayne Simien | 23 | Forward | 6–9 | 255 | Senior | Leavenworth, KS |
| Stephen Vinson | 20 | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Junior | Lawrence, KS |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Summer Canadian exhibition ||||||
| 09/04/04* 2:00 pm | | British Columbia | W 82–51 | | UBC War Memorial Gymnasium (2,200) Vancouver, B.C. |
| 09/05/04* 1:00 pm | | Langara College | W 101–46 | | UBC War Memorial Gymnasium (550) Vancouver, B.C. |
| 09/05/04* 9:00 pm | | University College of Fraser Valley | W 106–71 | | Mennonite Education Institute Secondary Gym (1,400) Abbotsford, B.C. |
| 09/06/04* 1:00 pm | | Burnaby Mountain All-Stars | W 98–76 | | Chancellor's Gymnasium (2,300) Burnaby, B.C. |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/07/04* 7:00 pm, J-TV | No. 1 | Emporia State | W 115–70 | | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 11/14/04* 7:00 pm, J-TV | No. 1 | Washburn | W 79–70 | | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/19/04* 7:00 pm, J-TV | No. 1 | Vermont | W 68–61 | 1–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 11/23/04* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 2 | Saint Joseph's | W 91–51 | 2–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 11/29/04* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 2 | Nevada | W 85–52 | 3–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 12/04/04* 2:00 pm, J-TV | No. 2 | Pacific | W 81–70 | 4–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 12/09/04* 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 2 | TCU | W 93-74 | 5–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 12/11/04* 7:00 pm, J-TV | No. 2 | Louisiana-Lafayette | W 96–51 | 6–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 12/18/04* 7:00 pm, J-TV | No. 2 | South Carolina | W 64–60 | 7–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 12/22/04* 7:00 pm, J-TV | No. 2 | UW-Milwaukee Yellow Book Shootout | W 73–62 | 8–0 | Kemper Arena (17,843) Kansas City, MO |
| 01/01/05* 1:30 pm, ESPN | No. 2 | No. 9 Georgia Tech | W 70–68 $^{OT}$ | 9–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 01/05/05 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 2 | Texas A&M | W 65–60 | 10–0 (1–0) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 01/09/05* 3:30 pm, CBS | No. 2 | at No. 8 Kentucky | W 65–59 | 11–0 | Rupp Arena (24,367) Lexington, KY |
| 01/12/05 7:00 pm, J-TV | No. 2 | at Iowa State | W 71–66 | 12–0 (2–0) | Hilton Coliseum (13,009) Ames, IA |
| 01/15/05 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 2 | at Colorado | W 76–61 | 13–0 (3–0) | Coors Events Center (11,057) Boulder, CO |
| 01/19/05 7:00 pm, J-TV | No. 2 | Nebraska | W 59–57 | 14–0 (4–0) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 01/22/05* 12:00 pm, ESPN | No. 2 | at Villanova | L 62–83 | 14–1 | Wachovia Center (13,684) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/25/05 6:30 pm, J-TV | No. 6 | at Baylor | W 86–66 | 15–1 (5–0) | Ferrell Center (7,280) Waco, TX |
| 01/29/05 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 6 | No. 16 Texas College GameDay | W 90–65 | 16–1 (6–0) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 01/31/05 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 6 | Missouri | W 73–61 | 17–1 (7–0) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 02/05/05 11:00 am, ESPN | No. 3 | at Nebraska | W 78–65 | 18–1 (8–0) | Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,821) Lincoln, NE |
| 02/09/05 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 3 | at Kansas State | W 74–65 | 19–1 (9–0) | Bramlage Coliseum (13,340) Manhattan, KS |
| 02/12/05 2:30 pm, ABC | No. 3 | Colorado | W 89–60 | 20–1 (10–0) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 02/14/05 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 3 | at No. 25 Texas Tech | L 79–80 $^{2OT}$ | 20–2 (10–1) | United Spirit Arena (12,298) Lubbock, TX |
| 02/19/05 12:00 pm, ABC | No. 2 | Iowa State | L 61–63 $^{OT}$ | 20–3 (10–2) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 02/21/05 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 2 | at No. 21 Oklahoma | L 63–71 | 20–4 (10–3) | Lloyd Noble Center (12,403) Norman, OK |
| 02/28/05 3:00 pm, CBS | No. 8 | No. 4 Oklahoma State | W 81–79 | 21–4 (11–3) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 03/02/05 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 7 | Kansas State | W 72–65 | 22–4 (12–3) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 03/06/05 1:00 pm, CBS | No. 7 | at Missouri | L 68–72 | 22–5 (12–4) | Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO |
| Big 12 Tournament ||||||
| 03/11/05 6:00 pm, ESPN | (2) No. 9 | vs. (10) Kansas State quarterfinals | W 80–67 | 23–5 | Kemper Arena (18,268) Kansas City, MO |
| 03/12/05 3:30 pm, ESPN | (2) No. 9 | vs. (3) No. 10 Oklahoma State semifinals | L 75–78 | 23–6 | Kemper Arena (18,268) Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/18/05 8:30 pm, CBS | (3 S) No. 12 | vs. (14 S) Bucknell First round | L 63–64 | 23–7 | Ford Center (18,567) Oklahoma City, OK |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Syracuse Regional. All times are in Central Standard Time. ||||||

## Awards
### 2004–05 Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Year

    Wayne Simien (Senior, Forward)

### Bayer Advantage Senior CLASS Award

    Wayne Simien (Senior, Forward)

### All-Big 12 Second Team

    Keith Langford (Senior, Guard)

### All-Big 12 Third Team

    Aaron Miles (Senior, Guard)

### Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week

    Wayne Simien (Senior, Forward), November 22 and January 17
    Keith Langford (Senior, Guard), January 3 (co-winner)

### CBS Player of the Game vs Kentucky

    Christian Moody (Junior, Forward), January 9

### Academic All-Big 12

    Michael Lee (Senior, Guard)
    Christian Moody (Junior, Forward)