# 2019–20 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 122nd basketball season. The Jayhawks, members of the Big 12 Conference, played their home games at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. They were led by 17th year Hall of Fame head coach Bill Self.

## Season notes

The Jayhawks attempted to rebound from losing six players through the draft and outgoing transfers, including Silvio De Sousa, who had been battling the NCAA regarding his eligibility. De Sousa did state if he wins his appeal regarding the NCAA declaring him ineligible, he would return to Kansas. On May 24, 2019, he won his appeal. Kansas was ranked 3rd in the preseason AP Poll, their 7th consecutive season beginning the season ranked in the top five. Additionally, it was the 201st consecutive poll the Jayhawks have been ranked in, which is the longest active streak in the nation. As of the poll released March 9, 2020, the Jayhawks have extended the streak to 219 consecutive polls ranked. They have not played a game as an unranked team since January 31, 2009. After defeating TCU on March 4, 2020, the Jayhawks clinched their 62nd Regular Season Conference Championship, and their 15th in 16 seasons. It was the first time since the 2009-10 season that KU finished the regular season ranked first in the nation. Additionally, the Jayhawks led the nation in quadrant one wins, went undefeated against unranked teams and only lost games to ranked teams, one each at neutral site, home, and away. The Jayhawks set a team record for combined team GPA with a GPA of 3.21.

### COVID-19 pandemic impact

The 2020 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was cancelled March 12 before the quarterfinals were able to begin; The Jayhawks were scheduled to play Oklahoma State. Later that day, the University of Kansas announced that travel for athletics, as well as all home and away athletic events were suspended. That afternoon, the NCAA cancelled the 2020 NCAA tournament prior to the Big 12 naming an automatic bid. It was the first time in the tournament's history it had been canceled. After the cancellation, the NCAA stated it did not intend to name a national champion.
From a standpoint of a mythical national championship claim that the program has not made, the program finished first in both wire service polls, which in college football (which the NCAA has never held a tournament at the FBS level) is recognised as a "consensus" national championship. Kansas currently recognises the Helms Athletic Foundation rankings released in 1943 of the 1921-22 and 1922-23 teams as national champions.

## Roster changes
### Early draft entrants

Beginning with the 2019 draft, players who declare for the NBA draft and are not selected are able to return to their school if they terminate their agreement with their agent. If they are selected, however, all remaining eligibility is forfeited. Below are any players that declared for the draft. Also indicated is if the player chose to remain in the draft. The class given is the class the player was for the 2018–19 season.
| Name | Position | Class | Stayed in draft |
| Dedric Lawson | F | RS Junior | Yes |
| Quentin Grimes | G | Freshman | No |
| Devon Dotson | G | Freshman | No |
| Silvio De Sousa | F | Sophomore | No |

### Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Issac McBride G | Little Rock, AR | Arkansas Baptist | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Oct 1, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| Christian Braun G | Burlington, KS | Blue Valley Northwest | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Nov 14, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| Tristan Enaruna F | Almere, Netherlands | Wasatch Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | May 7, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83 ||||||
| Jalen Wilson F | Denton, Texas | Guyer | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jun 12, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85 ||||||
| Dajuan Harris G | Columbia, Missouri | Rock Bridge | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Jul 16, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: 247 Sports: 15 Rivals: 17 ESPN: NR ||||||

### Transfers
#### Outgoing

| Name | Position | Class | New School |
| Charlie Moore | G | RS Sophomore | DePaul |
| K. J. Lawson | G | RS Senior | Tulane |
| Quentin Grimes | G | Freshman | Houston |
| Garrett Luinstra | G | Freshman | Central Missouri |

#### Incoming

| Name | Position | Class | Old School |
| Isaiah Moss | Guard | RS Senior | Iowa |

### Left program before playing

| Name | Position | Class | New School |
| Issac McBride | G | Freshman | Vanderbilt |

### Walk-ons

| Name | Position | Class | High school | Home town |
| Michael Jankovich | Guard | Freshman | Jesuit | Dallas, Texas |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 24, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 3 | Fort Hays State | W 86–56 | – | 21 – Agbaji | 8 – Tied | 5 – Garrett | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| October 31, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 3 | Pittsburg State | W 102–42 | – | 19 – Agbaji | 12 – Azubuike | 6 – Agbaji | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| November 5, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 3 | vs. No. 4 Duke Champions Classic | L 66–68 | 0–1 | 17 – Dotson | 13 – McCormack | 5 – Garrett | Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY |
| November 8, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 3 | UNC Greensboro | W 74–62 | 1–1 | 22 – Dotson | 10 – Azubuike | 6 – Dotson | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| November 15, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 5 | Monmouth | W 112–57 | 2–1 | 21 – Moss | 11 – McCormack | 4 – Dotson | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| November 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 4 | East Tennessee State Maui Invitational campus game | W 75–63 | 3–1 | 21 – Azubuike | 7 – Azubuike | 6 – Dotson | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| November 25, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 4 | vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational Quarterfinals | W 93–65 | 4–1 | 19 – Dotson | 7 – Azubuike | 7 – Garrett | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI |
| November 26, 2019* 9:30 pm, ESPN | No. 4 | vs. BYU Maui Invitational Semifinals | W 71–56 | 5–1 | 16 – McCormack | 10 – Azubuike | 8 – Dotson | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI |
| November 27, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN | No. 4 | vs. Dayton Maui Invitational Championship | W 90–84 $^{OT}$ | 6–1 | 31 – Dotson | 7 – Garrett | 4 – Tied | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI |
| December 7, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 2 | No. 20 Colorado | W 72–58 | 7–1 | 20 – Agbaji | 12 – Agbaji | 6 – Tied | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| December 10, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 2 | Milwaukee | W 95–68 | 8–1 | 22 – Tied | 17 – Azubuike | 9 – Dotson | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| December 14, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 2 | Kansas City Jayhawk Shootout | W 98–57 | 9–1 | 28 – McCormack | 7 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Sprint Center (17,702) Kansas City, MO |
| December 21, 2019* 11:00 am, FOX | No. 1 | at No. 18 Villanova Big 12/Big East Alliance | L 55–56 | 9–2 | 15 – Dotson | 11 – Azubuike | 4 – Tied | Wells Fargo Center (20,706) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 29, 2019* 2:00 pm, ABC | No. 5 | at Stanford | W 72–56 | 10–2 | 17 – Moss | 13 – Azubuike | 4 – Garrett | Maples Pavilion (6,582) Stanford, CA |
| January 4, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 3 | No. 16 West Virginia | W 60–53 | 11–2 (1–0) | 17 – Azubuike | 11 – Azubuike | 6 – Garrett | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| January 8, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 3 | at Iowa State | W 79–53 | 12–2 (2–0) | 20 – Dotson | 7 – Tied | 6 – Dotson | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA |
| January 11, 2020 12:00 pm, CBS | No. 3 | No. 4 Baylor | L 55–67 | 12–3 (2–1) | 15 – Moss | 11 – Azubuike | 4 – Garrett | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| January 14, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 6 | at Oklahoma | W 66–52 | 13–3 (3–1) | 20 – Moss | 14 – Azubuike | 5 – Garrett | Lloyd Noble Center (10,486) Norman, OK |
| January 18, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN | No. 6 | at Texas | W 66–57 | 14–3 (4–1) | 21 – Dotson | 9 – Azubuike | 7 – Garrett | Frank Erwin Center (11,762) Austin, TX |
| January 21, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 3 | Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 81–60 | 15–3 (5–1) | 20 – Braun | 14 – Azubuike | 5 – Garrett | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| January 25, 2020* 3:00 pm, ESPN | No. 3 | Tennessee Big 12/SEC Challenge | W 74–68 | 16–3 | 22 – Dotson | 11 – Azubuike | 7 – Dotson | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| January 27, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 3 | at Oklahoma State | W 65–50 | 17–3 (6–1) | 16 – Braun | 9 – Braun | 9 – Garrett | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,818) Stillwater, OK |
| February 1, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN | No. 3 | Texas Tech | W 78–75 | 18–3 (7–1) | 21 – Dotson | 8 – Azubuike | 3 – Tied | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| February 3, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 3 | Texas | W 69–58 | 19–3 (8–1) | 17 – Azubuike | 12 – Azubuike | 4 – Garrett | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| February 8, 2020 11:00 am, ESPN2 | No. 3 | at TCU | W 60–46 | 20–3 (9–1) | 20 – Azubuike | 14 – Azubuike | 11 – Dotson | Schollmaier Arena (6,728) Fort Worth, TX |
| February 12, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 3 | at No. 14 West Virginia | W 58–49 | 21–3 (10–1) | 15 – Dotson | 7 – Tied | 4 – Garrett | WVU Coliseum (14,212) Morgantown, WV |
| February 15, 2020 11:00 am, ESPN | No. 3 | Oklahoma | W 87–70 | 22–3 (11–1) | 24 – Garrett | 17 – Azubuike | 7 – Garrett | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| February 17, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 3 | Iowa State | W 91–71 | 23–3 (12–1) | 29 – Dotson | 8 – Garrett | 6 – Garrett | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| February 22, 2020 11:00 am, ESPN | No. 3 | at No. 1 Baylor | W 64–61 | 24–3 (13–1) | 23 – Azubuike | 19 – Azubuike | 7 – Garrett | Ferrell Center (10,627) Waco, TX |
| February 24, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 1 | Oklahoma State | W 83–58 | 25–3 (14–1) | 19 – Azubuike | 16 – Azubuike | 7 – Garrett | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| February 29, 2020 12:30 pm, CBS | No. 1 | at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 62–58 | 26–3 (15–1) | 25 – Dotson | 9 – Azubuike | 3 – Garrett | Bramlage Coliseum (9,003) Manhattan, KS |
| March 4, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 1 | TCU | W 75–66 | 27–3 (16–1) | 31 – Azubuike | 14 – Azubuike | 5 – Garrett | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| March 7, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN | No. 1 | at Texas Tech | W 66–62 | 28–3 (17–1) | 17 – Dotson | 11 – Azubuike | 5 – Dotson | United Supermarkets Arena (15,098) Lubbock, TX |
| Big 12 Tournament |||||||||
| March 12, 2020 1:30 pm, TBD | (1) No. 1 | vs. (8) Oklahoma State Quarterfinals | Tournament cancelled after first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic. NCAA Tournament cancelled as well. | Tournament cancelled after first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic. NCAA Tournament cancelled as well. | Tournament cancelled after first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic. NCAA Tournament cancelled as well. | Tournament cancelled after first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic. NCAA Tournament cancelled as well. | Tournament cancelled after first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic. NCAA Tournament cancelled as well. | Sprint Center Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes :
| | 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 | Final |
| AP | 3 (3) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 (3) | 2 (4) | 1 (47) | 5 | 3 (1) | 3 (2) | 6 | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 1 (62) | 1 (64) | 1 (65) | 1 (63) |
| Coaches | 3 (1) | 3* | 5 (1) | 5 | 3 (1) | 3 | 1 (25) | 5 | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 7 | 3 | 3 (1) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 (30) | 1 (32) | 1 (32) | 1 (29) |
*No coaches poll for week 1