2010–11 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2010–11 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season , which was the Jayhawks' 113th basketball season. The head coach was Bill Self , who was serving his 8th year. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence , Kansas and are members of the Big 12 Conference . They finished the season 35–3, 14–2 in Big 12 play to claim the regular season conference title. They were also champions of the 2011 Big 12 men's basketball tournament . They earned a #1 seed in the Southwest Region in the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament , where they defeated Boston University in the second round and Illinois in the third round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen . They defeated Richmond to advance to the Elite Eight where they were upset by VCU.
Pre-Season
Departures
Sherron Collins finished his senior year at Kansas and graduated in 2010. Junior center Cole Aldrich announced his intention to enter the NBA draft on March 29, 2010, and Xavier Henry announced his intention to enter the NBA draft on April 7, 2010. In mid-August coach Self announced, via press release, the departures of walk-ons C.J. Henry and Chase Buford. According to Self, Henry notified the coaching staff in late July of his intention to transfer to another university where he would continue his collegiate basketball career. Coach Self said that would-be senior Chase Buford would not return to the team in the fall in order to focus on academics.
Recruiting
Bill Self heavily courted three guards for the 2010–2011 season and landed the biggest one there was in the form of Josh Selby of Baltimore, MD. Selby committed on April 17 and was expected to fill the hole left by all-star guard Sherron Collins . Selby was rated as the #1 overall recruit in the 2010 class by Rivals.com.[ 2]
Zach Peters of Plano, Texas, made an early verbal commitment to Kansas on April 21 for the 2012–2013 season. The 6-foot-9, 235-pound forward was still in his sophomore year at the time. He chose Kansas over his three other choices: Texas, Kentucky and North Carolina.
On October 12, 4-star point guard Naadir Tharpe signed a letter of intent to join the Jayhawks as a freshman for the 2011–12 season. The 6-foot prep all-star chose Kansas after withdrawing from Providence.
Class of 2010
[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Transfers
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Justin Wesley PF
Fort Worth, TX
Klein Collins HS / Lamar University
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Star ratings :Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Accolades
Team
The Sporting News preseason #4 team.
Athlon Sports preseason #4 team.
Blue Ribbon Yearbook preseason #7 team.[ 7] Big 12 Conference preseason #2 team.
USA Today Coaches Poll #7 team.
Associated Press Poll #7 team. Marcus Morris
Josh Selby
Big 12 Preseason Freshman of the Year.
All-Big 12 Team Honorable Mention
Lindy's Preseason Freshman of the Year
Rivals.com Preseason Freshman of the Year Tyshawn Taylor
All-Big 12 Team Honorable Mention
Season summary
Highlights
The Jayhawks broke the KU home court winning streak record of 62 straight with their 63rd home win in a row over Texas A&M-CC on Nov. 23rd, 2010. The streak ended at 69 straight home wins with a defeat to Texas on January 22, 2011. The streak was the longest in NCAA basketball since 1992.
On December 10, David & Suzanne Booth purchased Dr. James Naismith's 13 Original Rules of the game at a Sotheby's auction in New York City for the sum of $4.3 million. They intend to bring the founding document of basketball back to Lawrence, KS., where it will likely be housed inside Allen Fieldhouse.
Josh Selby's debut with the Jayhawks on December 18 proved to be worth the buzz, with 21 points, including the game-winning 3 pointer to beat USC 70–68.
On January 15, Marcus Morris became the 53rd player in Jayhawks history to score 1000 career points.[ 10]
With a win over Texas A&M on March 2, the Jayhawks clinched their 7th consecutive Big 12 title and an NCAA record-extending 54th overall.
With a win over Texas on March 12, the Jayhawks won their 8th Big 12 Conference tournament Championship, 25th overall conference tournament championship all-time. The win also officially clinched a berth in the NCAA tournament.
On March 13, the NCAA Selection Committee named Kansas a #1 seed for the 10th time in school history. They would face 16 seed Boston University on Friday March 18.
Reserve forward Thomas Robinson (basketball) made national headlines when, in less than a month's time, his grandparents and mother all died, leaving his sister, Jayla, an orphan. The NCAA granted waivers to the University of Kansas to provide assistance to Thomas and Jayla, enabling Thomas to make sure his sister was cared for while he was still in college.
Awards
Bill Self
Big 12 Coach of the Year[ 11]
Associated Press Big 12 Coach of the Year[ 12]
USBWA District VI Coach of the Year[ 13] Marcus Morris
Big 12 Player of the Year
All-Big 12 First Team
Associated Press Second Team All-American
Associated Press Big 12 Player of the Year[ 14]
Associated Press All-Big 12 First Team (unanimous)
Big 12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Yahoo! Sports First Team All-American[ 15]
USBWA Second Team All-American[ 16]
USBWA District VI Player of the Year
USBWA All-District VI Team
NABC Second Team All-AmericanNABC All-District 8 First Team[ 17]
The Sporting News Second Team All-AmericanJohn R. Wooden Award All-American (top 10 finalist)Naismith Award midseason list (top 30)[ 18] Oscar Robertson Trophy finalist (top 10)[ 19] Big 12 Player of the Week (Nov. 29)[ 20]
Big 12 Player of the Week (Jan. 17)[ 21]
Big 12 Player of the Week (Feb. 14)[ 22] Markieff Morris
All-Big 12 Second Team
Associated Press All-Big 12 Second Team
Yahoo! Sports All-America Honorable Mention
USBWA All-District VI Team
NABC All-District 8 Second Team
Big 12 Player of the Week (Dec. 27)[ 23] Josh Selby
Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Dec. 20)[ 24]
Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Jan. 31)[ 25] Tyshawn Taylor
Tyrel Reed
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Associated Press All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Lowe's Senior CLASS Award finalist (top 10)[ 27] CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American.[ 28] Capital One Academic All-American First Team[ 29]
Capital One Academic All-District 7 team[ 30]
Academic All-Big 12 First Team[ 31] Brady Morningstar
Big 12 All Defensive Team
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team Thomas Robinson
Roster
2010–11 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) 237 lb (108 kg)
So
Washington, District of Columbia
G 2
Conner Teahan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
Sr
Leawood, Kansas
F 4
Justin Wesley (I)
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
So
Fort Worth, Texas
C 5
Jeff Withey 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg)
RS So
San Diego, California
G 10
Tyshawn Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Hoboken, New Jersey
G 11
Royce Woolridge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg)
Fr
Phoenix, Arizona
G 12
Brady Morningstar 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
RS Sr
Lawrence, Kansas
G 14
Tyrel Reed 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg)
Sr
Burlington, Kansas
G 15
Elijah Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
So
North Las Vegas, Nevada
G 20
Niko Roberts 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Huntington, New York
C 21
Markieff Morris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg)
Jr
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 22
Marcus Morris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg)
Jr
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 23
Mario Little 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg)
RS Sr
Chicago, Illinois
G 24
Travis Releford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg)
RS So
Shawnee Mission, Kansas
G 32
Josh Selby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Baltimore, Maryland
G 40
Jordan Juenemann 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Hays, Kansas
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
11/02/10 *7:00 pm, Jayhawk Network
No. 7
Washburn W 92–62 –
28 – Mc. Morris
8 – Mk. Morris
3 – (4 tied)
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
11/09/10 *7:00 pm, Jayhawk Network
No. 7
Emporia State W 90–59 –
14 – Mk. Morris
10 – Robinson
6 – Taylor
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
Regular season
11/12/10 *7:00 pm, Jayhawk Network
No. 7
Longwood W 113–75 1–0
18 – Mc. Morris
16 – Mk. Morris
10 – Taylor
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
11/15/10 *7:00 pm, Jayhawk Network
No. 7
Valparaiso Las Vegas Invitational W 79–44 2–0
22 – Mc. Morris
13 – Mk. Morris
5 – Taylor
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
11/19/10 *7:00 pm, Jayhawk Network
No. 7
North Texas W 93–60 3–0
20 – Mc. Morris
10 – Robinson
10 – Morningstar
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
11/23/10 *7:00 pm, Jayhawk Network
No. 6
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Las Vegas Invitational W 82–41 4–0
15 – Robinson
10 – Mk. Morris
9 – Taylor
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
11/26/10 *7:00 pm, Jayhawk Network
No. 6
vs. Ohio Las Vegas Invitational Semifinals W 98–41 5–0
26 – Mc. Morris
8 – (2 tied)
6 – Taylor
Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV
11/27/10 *9:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 6
vs. Arizona Las Vegas Invitational Championship W 87–79 6–0
16 – Mc. Morris
9 – Mc. Morris
7 – Taylor
Orleans Arena (5,120)Las Vegas, NV
12/02/10 *8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 4
UCLA Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series W 77–76 7–0
17 – (2 tied)
8 – M. Little
4 – (2 tied)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
12/07/10 *6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 4
vs. No. 13 Memphis Jimmy V Classic W 81–68 8–0
16 – Mk. Morris
10 – Robinson
5 – Mc. Morris
Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
12/11/10 *5:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 4
vs. Colorado State
W 76–55 9–0
12 – (2 tied)
11 – Mk. Morris
6 – T.Taylor
Sprint Center Kansas City, MO
12/18/10 *11:00 am, ESPN
No. 3
USC W 70–68 10–0
21 – Selby
8 – Mk. Morris
5 – Reed
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
12/22/10 *10:00 pm, FSN
No. 3
at California
W 78–63 11–0
21 – Mk. Morris
10 – (2 tied)
5 – T. Taylor
Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
12/29/10 *8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 3
UT Arlington W 82–57 12–0
20 – Robinson
16 – Robinson
5 – Johnson
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
01/02/11 *5:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 3
Miami (OH) W 83–56 13–0
20 – Mk. Morris
10 – Mk. Morris
5 – (3 tied)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
01/05/11 *7:00 pm, Jayhawk Network
No. 3
UMKC W 99–52 14–0
16 – Selby
7 – Mc. Morris
7 – (2 tied)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
01/09/11 *3:30 pm, CBS
No. 3
at Michigan
W 67–60 OT
15–0
22 – Mc. Morris
11 – Mk. Morris
4 – (2 tied)
Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
01/12/11 8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3
at Iowa State
W 84–79 16–0 (1–0)
33 – Mc. Morris
13 – Mc. Morris
4 – (2 tied)
Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
01/15/11 1:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 3
Nebraska W 63–60 17–0 (2–0)
16 – (2 Tied)
11 – Mc. Morris
3 – (2 Tied)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
01/17/11 8:30 pm, ESPN
No. 2
at Baylor
W 85–65 18–0 (3–0)
25 – Mc. Morris
9 – Mk. Morris
4 – (2 Tied)
Ferrell Center Waco, TX
01/22/11 3:00 pm, CBS
No. 2
No. 10 Texas
L 63–74 18–1 (3–1)
17 – Reed
7 – Mc. Morris
6 – Taylor
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
01/25/11 7:00 pm, Big 12
No. 6
at Colorado
W 82–78 19–1 (4–1)
17 – Selby
15 – Mk. Morris
5 – Selby
Coors Events Center Boulder, CO
01/29/11 6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 6
Kansas State Sunflower Showdown , ESPN College GameDay W 90–66 20–1 (5–1)
20 – Mk. Morris
9 – (3 tied)
6 – Johnson
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
02/01/11 8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 2
at Texas Tech
W 88–66 21–1 (6–1)
18 – Mc. Morris
12 – Mk. Morris
4 – (2 tied)
United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX
02/05/11 3:00 pm, Big 12
No. 2
at Nebraska
W 86–66 22–1 (7–1)
19 – Morningstar
7 – Mc. Morris
6 – Morningstar
Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
02/07/11 8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2
No. 19 Missouri Border War W 103–86 23–1 (8–1)
22 – Mc. Morris
8 – Mc. Morris
7 – Morningstar
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
02/12/11 3:00 pm, Big 12
No. 2
Iowa State W 89–66 24–1 (9–1)
16 – Mc. Morris
11 – (2 tied)
6 – (2 tied)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
02/14/11 8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 1
at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown L 68–84 24–2 (9–2)
14 – Reed
5 – Little
4 – Reed
Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
02/19/11 1:00 pm, ESPN
No. 1
Colorado W 89–63 25–2 (10–2)
26 – Mk. Morris
Mk. Morris – 15
5 – (2-tied)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
02/21/11 8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 3
Oklahoma State W 92–65 26–2 (11–2)
27 – Mc. Morris
10 – Little
5 – Reed
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
02/26/11 3:00 pm, ESPN
No. 3
at Oklahoma
W 82–70 27–2 (12–2)
23 – Mc. Morris
10 – Mk. Morris
Morningstar – 4
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
03/02/11 8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2
No. 24 Texas A&M
W 64–51 28–2 (13–2)
13 – (2 tied)
5 – (2 tied)
4 – Morningstar
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
03/05/11 11:00 am, CBS
No. 2
at No. 22 Missouri Border War W 70–66 29–2 (14–2)
21 – Mc. Morris
13 – Robinson
3 – (2 tied)
Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
Big 12 tournament
03/10/11 11:30 am, ESPNU
(1) No. 2
vs. (9) Oklahoma State Quarterfinals W 63–62 30–2
16 – Mc. Morris
11 – Mc. Morris
4 – Morningstar
Sprint Center Kansas City, MO
03/11/11 6:00 pm, ESPN
(1) No. 2
vs. (5) Colorado Semifinals W 90–83 31–2
20 – (2 tied)
13 – Mc. Morris
5 – Morningstar
Sprint Center (18,910)Kansas City, MO
03/12/11 5:00 pm, ESPN
(1) No. 2
vs. (2) No. 10 Texas Championship Game W 85–73 32–2
20 – Taylor
9 – (2 tied)
6 – Morningstar
Sprint Center (18,940)Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
3/18/11 *5:50 pm, TBS
(1 SW) No. 2
vs. (16 SW) Boston University Second Round W 72–53 33–2
16 – Mc. Morris
9 – Mc. Morris
7 – T. Taylor
BOK Center Tulsa, OK
3/20/11 *7:40 pm, TNT
(1 SW) No. 2
vs. (9 SW) Illinois Third Round W 73–59 34–2
24 – Mk. Morris
12 – (2 tied)
6 – B. Morningstar
BOK Center (15,839)Tulsa, OK
3/25/11 *6:27 pm, TBS
(1 SW) No. 2
vs. (12 SW) Richmond Sweet Sixteen W 77–57 35–2
18 – B. Morningstar
14 – T. Robinson
10 – T. Taylor
Alamodome San Antonio, TX
3/27/11 *1:20 pm, CBS
(1 SW) No. 2
vs. (11 SW) VCU Elite Eight L 61–71 35–3
20 – Mc. Morris
16 – Mc. Morris
3 – Morningstar, Taylor
Alamodome (14,724)San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SW=NCAA Southwest Regional.
All times are in
Central Time [ 33] .
Rankings
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
Final
AP
7
7
6
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
6
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
Coaches
7
6
6
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
6
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
4
See also
References
^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF) . Big 12 Conference. pp. 26– 30. Retrieved June 18, 2020 .^ "Rivals.com" . rivalshoops.rivals.com . Retrieved February 27, 2017 .^ "Rivals.com" . www.rivals.com . Retrieved February 27, 2017 .^ "2010 Kansas Basketball Recruiting Commits" . kansas.scout.com . Retrieved February 27, 2017 .^ "College Basketball Recruiting Schools - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2017 .^ 2010 Team Recruiting Rankings – Rivals ^ "Big 12 Tops Blue Ribbon Preseason Rankings With Five Teams" . Big12Sports.com . Retrieved February 27, 2017 .^ Kansas' Marcus Morris Named John R. Wooden Award 2010–11 Preseason Top 50 Candidate ^ "Marcus Morris, Josh Selby earn preseason all-Big 12 honors" . KUsports.com . Retrieved February 27, 2017 .^ "Selby sits and other Kansas basketball notes" . KUsports.com . Retrieved February 27, 2017 .^ "2011 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards Announced" . Big12Sports.com . Retrieved February 27, 2017 .^ Kansas' Self picked as AP Big 12 Coach of the Year ^ Kansas Continues to Be Well Represented on Postseason Teams ^ Kansas' Marcus Morris tabbed Big 12 Player of Year ^ Yahoo! Sports’ All-American Team ^ Marcus Morris named USBWA All-American ^ "NABC" (PDF) . NABC . Archived from the original (PDF) on July 26, 2011. Retrieved February 27, 2017 .^ Marcus Morris Named to Midseason Naismith Award List ^ "Hamilton and Morris Named Oscar Robinson Award Finalists" . Big12Sports.com . Retrieved February 27, 2017 .^ "KU basketball's Marcus Morris wins Big 12 player of the week" . KUsports.com . Retrieved February 28, 2017 .^ "Morris, Jones Garner Men's Basketball Weekly Accolades" . Big12Sports.com . Retrieved February 28, 2017 .^ "Marcus Morris, Thompson Earn Men's Basketball Weekly Honors" . Big12Sports.com . Retrieved February 28, 2017 .^ "Markieff Morris named Big 12 player of the week" . KUsports.com . Retrieved February 27, 2017 .^ "Middleton, Selby Earn Men's Basketball Weekly Accolades" . Big12Sports.com . Retrieved February 27, 2017 .^ Selby Earns Second Conference Rookie of the Week Honors ^ Cousy Finalists ^ http://www.kuathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/012611aab.html Tyrel Reed Finalist for Lowe's Senior Class Award ^ "Tyrel Reed named first-team academic All-American" . KUsports.com . Retrieved February 27, 2017 .^ "Tyrel Reed named Capital One first-team academic All-American" . KUsports.com . Retrieved February 27, 2017 .^ Kansas' Tyrel Reed Makes Capital One Academic All-District Team ^ Reed and Morningstar Receive Conference Academic Recognition ^ homas Robinson And Angel Goodrich Named Finalists For 2011 V Foundation Comeback Award ^ "Kansas Men's Basketball To Face Traditional National Powers In Challenging 2010–11 Non-Conference Schedule" . Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved May 24, 2010 .
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