2009–10 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2009–10 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season , which was the Jayhawks' 112th basketball season. Their head coach was Bill Self , who was serving his 7th year. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence , Kansas and are members of the Big 12 Conference . The Jayhawks finished the season 33–3, 15–1 in Big 12 play to capture the Big 12 regular season championship. They also won the 2010 Big 12 men's basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament . They earned the #1 overall seed in the entire tournament and were the 1 seed in the Midwest Region. They defeated 16 seed Lehigh in the first round and were upset by 9 seed Northern Iowa in the second round.
Pre-Season
On April 13, 2009, key players Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich announced that they would forgo the NBA draft and return for the 2009–10 season.[ 2] Michigan State , which defeated KU in the Sweet 16 of the 2009 NCAA tournament.
Departures
In the offseason the Jayhawks lost Senior walk-ons Matt Kleinmann and Brennan Bechard from the 2008–09 roster . On April 9, Quintrell Thomas and Tyrone Appleton announced their intention to transfer to other schools due to lack of available playing time.[ 3]
Thomas announced that he will be joining the UNLV squad, however will not be eligible to play until the 2010–11 season. Appleton transferred to Southwest Baptist University in Missouri.
Recruiting
In October 2008, the Jayhawks received commitments from a pair of five-star recruits, Elijah Johnson from North Las Vegas and Thomas Robinson of Washington, D.C. On Thursday April 23, 2009 McDonald's All-American Xavier Henry of Oklahoma City announced his intention to play at Kansas, prompting ESPN to name the Jayhawks as "the team to beat in 2010." The Jayhawks will add center Jeff Withey, who transferred from the University of Arizona , and C.J. Henry who will transfer from the University of Memphis to join his brother Xavier. C.J. will walk on as his tuition is paid by the New York Yankees who took him in the 2005 MLB Draft. Withey will not be eligible to play until the end of the fall semester.
Class of 2009
[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Transfers
Accolades
Team :
Sherron Collins :
Big 12 Preseason Co-Player of the Year[ 13]
John R. Wooden All-American and player of the year candidate[ 14]
Blue Ribbon Yearbook preseason all-American team candidate
Associated Press preseason All-American[ 15] Cole Aldrich :
Big 12 Preseason Co-Player of the Year
John R. Wooden All-American and player of the year candidate
Blue Ribbon Yearbook preseason player of the year candidate.
Associated Press preseason All-American[ 15]
Season summary
Highlights
Bill Self gained his 400th career victory with a 73–59 win over Iowa State on Feb. 13, 2010.[ 16]
Bill Self gained his 100th win over a Big 12 opponent as coach of the Jayhawks with a 59–54 win over Texas A&M on Feb. 15, 2010. Self achieved the milestone in less than 7 seasons and in 121 games played.
Cole Aldrich broke Greg Ostertag 's single season block record of 97. Aldrich had 98 as of Feb. 15, 2010.[ 17]
Sherron Collins set the record for winningest Jayhawk in a four-year span with his 124th win, an 81–68 victory over Oklahoma on Feb. 22, 2010.[ 18]
Kansas won their sixth consecutive Big 12 Championship, a feat that hadn't been accomplished in a BCS conference since John Wooden's UCLA teams of the 1960-70's.[ 19]
Kansas claimed their 2,000th program victory on March 11, 2010, when they defeated Texas Tech in the Big 12 tournament. They now rank 2nd in overall Division I wins, behind only Kentucky.
Bill Self scored his 200th win as Kansas head coach on March 12, 2010, when they defeated Texas A&M in the Big 12 tournament, the fastest to reach that mark in KU history.
The Jayhawks won the Big 12 tournament championship on March 13, by defeating Kansas State 72–64 and improving their record to 32–2. The following day, they became the #1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Awards
Cole Aldrich
Consensus Second Team All-American
NABC Second Team All-American
USBWA Second Team All-American
AP Third Team All-American
ESPN and CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year[ 20]
Academic All-Big 12 First Team[ 21]
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year
All-Big 12 First Team
All-Big 12 Defensive Team
AP Big 12 First Team[ 22]
USBWA All-District VI Team[ 23] Yahoo! Sports Third Team All-American[ 24]
Foxsports.com Third Team All-American[ 24] Sherron Collins
Consensus First Team All-American
NABC First Team All-American
USBWA First Team All-American
AP Second Team All-American
Sporting News Second Team All-American
All-Big 12 First Team
AP Big 12 First Team
USBWA All-District VI Team
Yahoo! Sports Second Team All-American
Foxsports.com Second Team All-American
Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award Lute Olson Award NABC Senior Achievement Award Xavier Henry
All-Big 12 Rookie Team
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Sporting News All-Freshman Team[ 25]
USBWA All-District VI Team
Foxsports.com All-Freshman Team Marcus Morris
All-Big 12 Second Team
AP Big 12 Honorable Mention
Yahoo! Sports Most Improved Player of the Year Tyrel Reed
Academic All-Big 12 First Team
Roster
2009–10 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F 0
Thomas Robinson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg)
Fr
Washington, D.C.
G 1
Xavier Henry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
G 2
Conner Teahan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Leawood, Kansas
G 4
Sherron Collins (C)
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
Sr
Chicago, Illinois
C 5
Jeff Withey 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg)
Fr
San Diego, California
G 10
Tyshawn Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
So
Hoboken, New Jersey
G 12
Brady Morningstar 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
RS Jr
Lawrence, Kansas
G 13
C. J. Henry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
RS Fr
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
G 14
Tyrel Reed 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Burlington, Kansas
G 15
Elijah Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg)
Fr
North Las Vegas, Nevada
C 21
Markieff Morris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg)
So
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 22
Marcus Morris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg)
So
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 23
Mario Little 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
Sr
Chicago, Illinois
G 24
Travis Releford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
So
Shawnee Mission, Kansas
G 40
Jordan Juenemann 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
So
Hays, Kansas
G 41
Chase Buford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
San Antonio, Texas
C 45
Cole Aldrich (C)
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg)
Jr
Bloomington, Minnesota
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
11/03/09 *7:05 pm, Jayhawk
No. 1
Fort Hays State W 107–68 –
19 – Collins
13 – Aldrich
5 – Taylor
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
11/10/09 *7:00 pm, Jayhawk
No. 1
Pittsburg State W 103–45 –
17 – Robinson
10 – Mk. Morris
5 – Collins
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
Regular season
11/13/09 *7:00 pm, Jayhawk
No. 1
Hofstra W 101–65 1–0
27 – X. Henry
8 – Aldrich
6 – Taylor
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
11/17/09 *9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 1
vs. Memphis Hall of Fame ShowcaseW 57–55 2–0
18 – Aldrich
11 – Aldrich
5 – Taylor
Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO
11/19/09 *7:00 pm, Jayhawk
No. 1
Central Arkansas W 94–44 3–0
12 – (4 Tied)
11 – Robinson
3 – (3 Tied)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
11/25/09 *7:00 pm, Jayhawk
No. 1
Oakland W 89–59 4–0
19 – (2 Tied)
11 – Mc. Morris
7 – Collins
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
11/27/09 *7:00 pm, Jayhawk
No. 1
Tennessee Tech W 112–75 5–0
18 – Taylor
10 – Aldrich
5 – (2 Tied)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
12/02/09 *7:00 pm, Jayhawk
No. 1
Alcorn State W 98–31 6–0
18 – (2 Tied)
16 – Aldrich
9 – Johnson
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
12/06/09 *4:30 pm, FSN
No. 1
at UCLA Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series W 73–61 7–0
19 – Mk. Morris
12 – Aldrich
4 – Collins
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles
12/09/09 *7:00 pm, ESPN U
No. 1
Radford W 99–64 8–0
15 – (2 Tied)
9 – Aldrich
8 – Collins
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
12/12/09 *1:00 pm, ESPN
No. 1
vs. La Salle M&I Bank Kansas City Shootout W 90–65 9–0
31 – X. Henry
12 – Mk. Morris
6 – (2 Tied)
Sprint Center Kansas City, MO
12/19/09 *11:00 am, ESPN
No. 1
Michigan The ESPN Green Game W 75–64 10–0
23 – Mc. Morris
11 – Aldrich
5 – Taylor
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
12/22/09 *8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 1
California W 84–69 11–0
17 – Collins
10 – Aldrich
7 – (2 Tied)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
12/29/09 *8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 1
Belmont W 81–51 12–0
14 – Mc. Morris
14 – Aldrich
5 – (2 Tied)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
01/02/10 *4:30 pm, ESPN 2
No. 1
at No. 18 Temple
W 84–52 13–0
15 – X. Henry
10 – Aldrich
5 – Morningstar
Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
01/06/10 *7:00 pm, Jayhawk
No. 1
Cornell W 71–66 14–0
33 – Collins
9 – Aldrich
3 – (2 Tied)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
01/10/10 *3:30 pm, CBS
No. 1
at No. 16 Tennessee
L 68–76 14–1
22 – Collins
18 – Aldrich
5 – Collins
Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
01/13/10 8:00 pm, ESPN 2
No. 3
at Nebraska
W 84–72 15–1 (1–0)
22 – Collins
9 – Aldrich
5 – Collins
Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
01/16/10 12:45 pm, Big 12
No. 3
Texas Tech W 89–63 16–1 (2–0)
20 – Mc. Morris
8 – Mc. Morris
5 – X. Henry
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
01/20/10 8:00 pm, ESPN 2
No. 3
No. 25 Baylor
W 81–75 17–1 (3–0)
28 – Collins
8 – Mc. Morris
5 – Taylor
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
01/23/10 1:00 pm, ESPN
No. 3
at Iowa State
W 84–61 18–1 (4–0)
19 – Aldrich
11 – Aldrich
6 – Collins
Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
01/25/10 8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2
Missouri Border War W 84–65 19–1 (5–0)
17 – Mc. Morris
16 – Aldrich
5 – Morningstar
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
01/30/10 6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2
at No. 11 Kansas State Sunflower Showdown W 81–79 OT
20–1 (6–0)
18 – Aldrich
11 – Aldrich
4 – Collins
Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
02/03/10 8:00 pm, ESPN 2
No. 1
at Colorado
W 72–66 OT
21–1 (7–0)
16 – (2 Tied)
14 – Aldrich
6 – Morningstar
Coors Events Center Boulder, CO
02/06/10 5:00 pm, ESPN U
No. 1
Nebraska W 75–64 22–1 (8–0)
20 – Mc. Morris
11 – Mc. Morris
6 – Collins
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
02/08/10 8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 1
at No. 14 Texas
W 80–68 23–1 (9–0)
18 – Mc. Morris
9 – Mk. Morris
5 – Collins
Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
02/13/10 7:00 pm, ESPN U
No. 1
Iowa State W 73–59 24–1 (10–0)
16 – X. Henry
12 – Aldrich
5 – Collins
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
02/15/10 8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 1
at No. 24 Texas A&M
W 59–54 25–1 (11–0)
12 – (3 Tied)
10 – Aldrich
5 – Morningstar
Reed Arena College Station, TX
02/20/10 3:00 pm, Big 12
No. 1
Colorado W 94–74 26–1 (12–0)
24 – X. Henry
10 – Aldrich
7 – Collins
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
02/22/10 8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 1
Oklahoma W 81–68 27–1 (13–0)
23 – X. Henry
12 – Aldrich
6 – Collins
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
02/27/10 3:00 pm, CBS
No. 1
at Oklahoma State
L 77–85 27–2 (13–1)
22 – Collins
5 – Aldrich
4 – Collins
Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
03/03/10 7:00 pm, Big 12
No. 2
No. 5 Kansas State Sunflower Showdown W 82–65 28–2 (14–1)
19 – X. Henry
9 – Mk. Morris
4 – (2 tied)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
03/06/10 1:00 pm, CBS
No. 2
at Missouri Border War W 77–56 29–2 (15–1)
13 – Taylor
10 – Mc. Morris
6 – Taylor
Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
Big 12 tournament
03/11/10 11:30 am, ESPN2
No. 1
vs. Texas Tech Quarterfinals W 80–68 30–2
19 – Collins
18 – Aldrich
5 – Collins
Sprint Center (18,879)Kansas City, MO
03/12/10 6:00 pm, Big 12
No. 1
vs. No. 23 Texas A&M Semifinals W 79–66 31–2
26 – Collins
9 – Aldrich
6 – Collins
Sprint Center (18,879)Kansas City, MO
03/13/10 5:00 pm, ESPN
No. 1
vs. No. 9 Kansas State Championship game W 72–64 32–2
18 – Mc. Morris
8 – (2 Tied)
7 – Collins
Sprint Center (19,003)Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
3/18/10 8:40 pm, CBS
No. 1 (1)
vs. (16) Lehigh First Round W 90–74 33–2
26 – Mc. Morris
10 – Mc. Morris
6 – Collins
Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
3/20/10 *4:40 pm, CBS
No. 1 (1)
vs. (9) Northern Iowa Second Round L 67–69 33–3
16 – Mc. Morris
10 – Aldrich
4 – Collins
Ford Center (15,587)Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time [ 26] .
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final AP 1 (55) 1 (58) 1 (56) 1 (63) 1 (62) 1 (61) 1 (55) 1 (52) 1 (56) 3 3 2 1 (54) 1 (55) 1 (62) 1 (61) 2 (6) 1 (63) 1 (65) Not released Coaches 1 (27) 1 (27) 1 (28) 1 (30) 1 (31) 1 (30) 1 (31) 1 (28) 1 (30) 3 3 2 1 (26) 1 (29) 1 (30) 1 (30) 2 (7) 1 (30) 1 (31) 6
See also
References
^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF) . Big 12 Conference. pp. 26– 30. Retrieved June 18, 2020 .^ "Collins, Aldrich announce plans to return to KU next season" . KUsports.com . Retrieved February 27, 2017 .^ "Thomas, Appleton leaving Kansas" . KUsports.com . Retrieved February 27, 2017 .^ "Rivals.com" . www.rivals.com . Retrieved February 27, 2017 .^ "2009 Kansas Basketball Recruiting Commits" . kansas.scout.com . Retrieved February 27, 2017 .^ "College Basketball Recruiting Schools - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2017 .^ 2009 Team Recruiting Rankings – Scout ^ 2009 Team Recruiting Rankings – Rivals ^ 2009 Team Recruiting Rankings – ESPN ^ "KU men's basketball is unanimous pick to win Big 12" . KUsports.com . Retrieved February 27, 2017 .^ "KU basketball notebook" . KUsports.com . Retrieved February 27, 2017 .^ "Sporting News - NFL | NCAA | NBA | MLB | NASCAR | UFC | WWE" . Sporting News . Retrieved February 27, 2017 .^ "Aldrich, Collins honored together" . KUsports.com . Retrieved February 27, 2017 .^ Kansas' Aldrich and Collins Named to Preseason Wooden Award ^ a b "Harangody, Collins, Aldrich top All-America list" . ESPN.com . November 2, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2017 .^ "KU coach Bill Self gets milestone victory No. 400" . KUsports.com . Retrieved February 27, 2017 .^ "Gary Bedore's KU notebook" . KUsports.com . Retrieved February 27, 2017 .^ "FINAL: Make it six! Kansas clinches share of Big 12 title with 81-68 victory over Oklahoma" . KUsports.com . Retrieved February 27, 2017 .^ "Hot Henry leads KU over OU" . Retrieved February 27, 2017 .^ "Aldrich tops Academic All-America team" . ESPN.com . Retrieved February 27, 2017 .^ Aldrich, Reed Earn Academic Recognition ^ "KU's Collins, Aldrich selected to AP's All-Big 12 first team" . KUsports.com . Retrieved February 27, 2017 .^ "KU freshman Henry: Buffs' Burks deserving of rookie honor" . KUsports.com . Retrieved February 27, 2017 .^ a b General Awards List Archived 2010-03-13 at the Wayback Machine ^ "NCAA Basketball news, scores, video highlights and more" . Sporting News . Retrieved February 27, 2017 .^ KU hoops non-conference schedule released
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