2016–17 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

2016–17 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball

CBE Hall of Fame Classic Champions
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 4
2016–17 record	7–1 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Bill Self (14th year)
Assistant coach	Kurtis Townsend
Assistant coach	Norm Roberts
Assistant coach	Jerrance Howard
Home arena	Allen Fieldhouse

2016–17 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#4 Baylor	0	–	0	–	8	–	0	1.000
TCU	0	–	0	–	8	–	0	1.000
#3 Kansas	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Kansas State	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Texas Tech	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
#15 West Virginia	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Oklahoma State	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
#25 Iowa State	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Texas	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571

† 2017 Big 12 Tournament winner As of December 5, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represent the University of Kansas in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which is the Jayhawks 119th basketball season. The Jayhawks will play their home games at Allen Fieldhouse. They will be led by 14th year head coach Bill Self and are members of the Big 12 Conference. The Jayhawks will attempt to tie UCLA's all time record for consecutive regular season conference titles with their 13th title.^[1] The Jayhawks will also enter the season with 40 straight wins at Allen Fieldhouse, the longest active home arena winning streak in the nation.

Preseason

Departures

Graduation

Name	Position
Jamari Traylor	F
Hunter Mickelson	F
Evan Manning	G
Perry Ellis	F

Early draft entrants

Hired agent

Name	Position	Class
Wayne Selden, Jr.	G	Junior
Brannen Greene	G	Junior

Did not initially hire agent

Starting with the 2016 NBA draft, if a player declares for the draft, but does not hire an agent, it allows the player to return to their school even after participating in the combine, as long as they decide by May 25.

Name	Position	Class	Returned/ Entered draft
Cheick Diallo	F	Freshman	Entered Draft^[2]

Transfers

Name	Position	Old school	New school
Evan Maxwell	C	Liberty	Kansas ^[3]
Malik Newman	G	Mississippi State	Kansas ^[4]

Coaching changes

Coach	Old Position	New Position
Aaron Miles	Assistant Director of Student-Athlete Development, Kansas	Assistant Coach, Florida Gulf Coast ^[5]

Recruiting class

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Josh Jackson G/F	Southfield, MI	Prolific Prep	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Apr 11, 2016
Josh Jackson G/F	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 97
Udoka Azubuike C	Jacksonville, FL	Potters House Christian	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Jan 28, 2016
Udoka Azubuike C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 90
Mitch Lightfoot PF	Tucson, AZ	Gilbert Christian High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 24, 2015
Mitch Lightfoot PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 83
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 9 Rivals: 7 ESPN: 7

Roster

2016–17 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Mason III, FrankFrank Mason III	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Petersburg, VA
1.5 !G	2	Vick, LaGeraldLaGerald Vick	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Memphis, TN
1.5 !G	4	Graham, DevonteDevonte Graham	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Raleigh, NC
1.5 !G	10	Mykhailiuk, SviatoslavSviatoslav Mykhailiuk	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Cherkasy, Ukraine
1.5 !G	11	Jackson, JoshJosh Jackson	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Southfield, MI
1.5 !G	12	Vang, TuckerTucker Vang (W)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Goddard, KS
1.5 !G	14	Newman, MalikMalik Newman	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Jackson, MS
3.5 !F	15	Bragg, Jr., CarltonCarlton Bragg, Jr.	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2.0 !So	Cleveland, OH
1.5 !G	20	Self, TylerTyler Self	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Lawrence, KS
1.5 !G	21	Young, ClayClay Young	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Lansing, KS
3.5 !F	22	Coleby, DwightDwight Coleby	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Nassau, Bahamas
3.5 !F	33	Lucas, LandenLanden Lucas	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Portland, OR
5.0 !C	35	Azubuike, UdokaUdoka Azubuike	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Jacksonville, FL
3.5 !F	44	Lightfoot, MitchMitch Lightfoot	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Gilbert, AZ
5.0 !C	55	Maxwell, EvanEvan Maxwell	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Clarks Summit, PA

Head coach

Bill Self (Oklahoma State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 18, 2016

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
November 1, 2016* 7:00 pm, Jayhawk TV/ESPN3	No. 3	Washburn	W 92–74		21 – Mason III	10 – Mason III	9 – Mason III	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
November 6, 2016* 7:00 pm, Jayhawk TV/ESPN3	No. 3	Emporia State	W 104–62		17 – Mason III	7 – 3 tied	5 – 2 tied	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
Regular season
November 11, 2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN	No. 3	vs. No. 11 Indiana Armed Forces Classic	L 99–103 ^OT	0–1	30 – Mason III	7 – 2 tied	9 – Mason III	Stan Sheriff Center (9,475) Honolulu, HI
November 15, 2016* 8:30 pm, ESPN	No. 7	vs. No. 1 Duke Champions Classic	W 77–75	1–1	21 – Mason III	12 – Azubuike	5 – Mason III	Madison Square Garden (10,292) New York, NY
November 18, 2016* 7:00 pm, Jayhawk TV/ESPN3	No. 7	Siena CBE Hall of Fame Classic	W 86–65	2–1	18 – Mason III	11 – Bragg Jr.	9 – Graham	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
November 21, 2016* 8:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 5	vs. UAB CBE Hall of Fame Classic	W 83–63	3–1	22 – Jackson	7 – 2 tied	7 – Graham	Sprint Center (10,071) Kansas City, MO
November 22, 2016* 9:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 5	vs. Georgia CBE Hall of Fame Classic	W 65–54	4–1	19 – Mason III	11 – Jackson	3 – 2 tied	Sprint Center (12,147) Kansas City, MO
November 25, 2016* 7:00 pm, Jayhawk TV/ESPN3	No. 5	UNC Asheville CBE Hall of Fame Classic	W 95–57	5–1	21 – Mason III	9 – Vick	11 – Graham	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
November 29, 2016* 7:00 pm, Jayhawk TV/ESPN3	No. 4	Long Beach State	W 91–61	6–1	23 – Vick	7 – Azubuike	8 – Mason III	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
December 3, 2016* 2:30 pm, ESPN	No. 4	Stanford	W 89–74	7–1	20 – Mason III	6 – Bragg Jr.	5 – Mason III	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
December 6, 2016* 7:00 pm, Jayhawk TV/ESPN3		UMKC			–	–	–	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
December 10, 2016* 2:15 pm, ESPN		Nebraska			–	–	–	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
December 17, 2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. Davidson Jayhawk Shootout			–	–	–	Sprint Center Kansas City, MO
December 22, 2016* 8:00 pm, CBSSN		at UNLV			–	–	–	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
December 30, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2		at TCU			–	–	–	Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
January 3, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN2		Kansas State Sunflower Showdown			–	–	–	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
January 7, 2017 6:15 pm, ESPN2		Texas Tech			–	–	–	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
January 10, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN2		at Oklahoma			–	–	–	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
January 14, 2017 1:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2		Oklahoma State			–	–	–	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
January 16, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN		at Iowa State			–	–	–	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 21, 2017 1:00 pm, CBS		Texas			–	–	–	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
January 24, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at West Virginia			–	–	–	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
January 28, 2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN		at Kentucky Sonic Big 12/SEC Challenge			–	–	–	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 1, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN2		Baylor			–	–	–	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 4, 2017 3:00 pm/5:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2		Iowa State			–	–	–	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 6, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN		at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown			–	–	–	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
February 11, 2017 1:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2		at Texas Tech			–	–	–	United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
February 13, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN		West Virginia			–	–	–	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 18, 2017 12:00 pm, CBS		at Baylor			–	–	–	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
February 22, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2		TCU			–	–	–	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
January 25, 2017 5:00 pm/7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2		at Texas			–	–	–	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
February 27, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN		Oklahoma			–	–	–	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
March 4, 2017 5:00 pm, ESPN		at Oklahoma State			–	–	–	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
Big 12 Tournament
March 8/9, 2017 TBA		vs. TBA			–	–	–	Sprint Center Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source: ^[6]

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
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	Wk 20	Final
AP	3	7	5	4																		*N/A
Coaches	2	8	6	5

*AP does not release post-tournament rankings
†Increase/Decrease from final poll for the 2015–2016 season

References

↑ "KU's Big 12 title streak in basketball is one for the ages". KansasCity.com.
↑ "Cheick Diallo to keep name in NBA draft pool". ESPN.com.
↑ "KU adds transfer in Liberty University sophomore center Evan Maxwell".
↑ "Malik Newman Transfers to Kansas".
↑ "Miles to join Dooley at Florida Gulf Coast". kusports.com.
↑ "University of Kansas Athletics". University of Kansas.

Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball

Venues	Robinson Gymnasium (1907–1927) Hoch Auditorium (1927–1955) Allen Fieldhouse (1955–present)

Rivalries	Kansas State (results) Missouri

Culture & lore	Big Jay Baby Jay Champions Classic "Rock Chalk, Jayhawk"

People	Head coaches Jayhawks of note

Seasons	1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Helms and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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