2016–17 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

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2016–17 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big 12 regular season champions
CBE Hall of Fame Classic champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 3
Record31–5 (16–2 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
2016–17 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Kansas 16 – 2   .889 31 – 5   .861
No. 13 West Virginia 12 – 6   .667 28 – 9   .757
No. 12 Baylor 12 – 6   .667 27 – 8   .771
No. 16 Iowa State † 12 – 6   .667 24 – 11   .686
Oklahoma State 9 – 9   .500 20 – 13   .606
Kansas State 8 – 10   .444 21 – 14   .600
Texas Tech 6 – 12   .333 18 – 14   .563
TCU 6 – 12   .333 24 – 15   .615
Oklahoma 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355
Texas 4 – 14   .222 11 – 22   .333
† 2017 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]


The 2016–17 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 119th basketball season. The Jayhawks, members of the Big 12 Conference, played their home games at Allen Fieldhouse and were led by 14th year head coach Bill Self. They finished the season 31–5, 16–2 in Big 12 play to win their 13th consecutive Big 12 regular season title, tying UCLA's record for consecutive regular season conference titles.[2] They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to TCU. They received and at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 1 seed in the Midwest region. The appearance was their 28th consecutive appearance, the longest active streak at the time and the longest ever in NCAA Tournament history.[3] It was the final official appearance in the streak as their tournament appearance in the following season was vacated by the NCAA. In the Tournament, they defeated UC Davis and Michigan State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. There they defeated Purdue before losing in the Elite Eight to Oregon.

The Jayhawks entered the season with 40 straight wins at Allen Fieldhouse, which extended to 51 games during the season before it ended on February 5, 2017, with an 89–92 loss to Iowa State, which was the longest active home arena winning streak in the nation when it ended.[4][5]

Preseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Graduation[edit]

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

Early draft entrants[edit]

See also: 2016 NBA draft
Hired agent[edit]
Name Position Class
Wayne Selden, Jr. G Junior
Brannen Greene G Junior
Did not initially hire agent[edit]

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[6]

Transfers[edit]

Name Position Old school New school
Evan Maxwell C Liberty Kansas [7]
Malik Newman G Mississippi State Kansas [8]

Coaching changes[edit]

Coach Old Position New Position
Aaron Miles Assistant director of Student-Athlete Development, Kansas Assistant coach, Florida Gulf Coast[9]

Recruiting class[edit]

Class of 2016[edit]

Recruits at the 2016 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
Udoka Azubuike, Kansas
Josh Jackson, Kansas
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Josh Jackson
G/F 		Southfield, MI Prolific Prep (CA) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Apr 11, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Udoka Azubuike
C 		Delta, Nigeria Potters House Christian (FL) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (120 kg) Jan 28, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 92
Mitch Lightfoot
PF 		Tucson, AZ Gilbert Christian High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 24, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 83
Overall recruiting rankings:     Scout: 9     Rivals: 7     247 Sports: 12      ESPN: 7 

Roster[edit]

2016–17 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Frank Mason III 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Petersburg, VA
G 2 LaGerald Vick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Memphis, TN
G 4 Devonte' Graham 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Raleigh, NC
G 10 Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Cherkasy, Ukraine
G 11 Josh Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Fr Southfield, MI
G 12 Tucker Vang (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Goddard, KS
G 14 Malik Newman Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Jackson, MS
F 15 Carlton Bragg Jr. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Cleveland, OH
G 20 Tyler Self 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Sr Lawrence, KS
G 21 Clay Young 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Lansing, KS
F 22 Dwight Coleby Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Nassau, Bahamas
F 33 Landen Lucas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Sr Portland, OR
C 35 Udoka Azubuike Injured 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Fr Delta, Nigeria
F 44 Mitch Lightfoot 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Gilbert, AZ
C 55 Evan Maxwell Current redshirt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Clarks Summit, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: July 18, 2016

Schedule and results[edit]

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 (19,812)
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 		No. 3 UMKC W 105–62  8–1
  30 – Mason III   12 – Jackson   5 – 2 tied  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
December 10, 2016*
2:15 pm, ESPN 		No. 3 Nebraska W 89–72  9–1
  18 – Mason III   7 – Lucas   7 – Mason III  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
December 17, 2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 3 Davidson
Jayhawk Shootout 		W 89–71  10–1
  18 – 2 tied   8 – 3 tied   7 – Mason III  Sprint Center (17,820)
Kansas City, MO
December 22, 2016*
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 3 at UNLV W 71–53  11–1
  21 – Jackson   12 – Lucas   8 – Mason III  Thomas & Mack Center (14,116)
Paradise, NV
December 30, 2016
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 3 at TCU W 86–80  12–1
(1–0) 		 22 – Mason III   18 – Lucas   7 – Mason III  Schollmaier Arena (6,579)
Fort Worth, TX
January 3, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 3 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		W 90–88  13–1
(2–0) 		 22 – Jackson   12 – Lucas   6 – 2 tied  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
January 7, 2017
6:15 pm, ESPN2 		No. 3 Texas Tech W 85–68  14–1
(3–0) 		 26 – Mason III   10 – Jackson   4 – 2 tied  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
January 10, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 2 at Oklahoma W 81–70  15–1
(4–0) 		 28 – Mason III   13 – Lucas   5 – 2 tied  Lloyd Noble Center (9,788)
Norman, OK
January 14, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 2 Oklahoma State W 87–80  16–1
(5–0) 		 22 – Mason III   12 – Lucas   4 – 2 tied  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
January 16, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 2 at Iowa State W 76–72  17–1
(6–0) 		 16 – Mason III   8 – Jackson   8 – Graham  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA
January 21, 2017
1:00 pm, CBS 		No. 2 Texas W 79–67  18–1
(7–0) 		 18 – Graham   14 – Lucas   7 – Mason III  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
January 24, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 2 at No. 18 West Virginia L 69–85  18–2
(7–1) 		 22 – Jackson   10 – Lucas   7 – Mykhailiuk  WVU Coliseum (13,694)
Morgantown, WV
January 28, 2017*
5:15 pm, ESPN 		No. 2 at No. 4 Kentucky
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		W 79–73  19–2
  21 – Mason III   10 – Jackson   4 – Mason III  Rupp Arena (24,418)
Lexington, KY
February 1, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 3 No. 2 Baylor W 73–68  20–2
(8–1) 		 23 – Jackson   11 – 2 tied   6 – Mason III  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
February 4, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 3 Iowa State L 89–92 OT 20–3
(8–2) 		 32 – Mason III   18 – Lucas   5 – Mason III  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
February 6, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 3 at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		W 74–71  21–3
(9–2) 		 21 – Mason III   7 – Lucas   6 – Graham  Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Manhattan, KS
February 11, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 3 at Texas Tech W 80–79  22–3
(10–2) 		 31 – Jackson   11 – Jackson   6 – Graham  United Supermarkets Arena (13,806)
Lubbock, TX
February 13, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 3 No. 9 West Virginia W 84–80 OT 23–3
(11–2) 		 24 – Mason III   11 – Jackson   5 – Mason III  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
February 18, 2017
12:00 pm, CBS 		No. 3 at No. 4 Baylor W 67–65  24–3
(12–2) 		 23 – Mason III   7 – 2 tied   8 – Mason III  Ferrell Center (10,021)
Waco, TX
February 22, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 3 TCU W 87–68  25–3
(13–2) 		 20 – Mason III   11 – Jackson   7 – Graham  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
February 25, 2017
5:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 3 at Texas W 77–67  26–3
(14–2) 		 18 – Jackson   8 – Lucas   5 – Jackson  Frank Erwin Center (14,111)
Austin, TX
February 27, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 1 Oklahoma W 73–63  27–3
(15–2) 		 23 – Mason III   12 – Jackson   6 – Mason III  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
March 4, 2017
5:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 1 at Oklahoma State W 90–85  28–3
(16–2) 		 27 – Mason III   9 – Jackson   9 – Mason III  Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Stillwater, OK
Big 12 Tournament
March 9, 2017
1:30 pm, ESPN2 		(1) No. 1 vs. (8) TCU
Quarterfinals 		L 82–85  28–4
  29 – Mason III   14 – Lucas   6 – Mason III  Sprint Center (18,643)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2017*
5:50 pm, TNT 		(1 MW) No. 3 vs. (16 MW) UC Davis
First Round 		W 100–62  29–4
  22 – Mason III   11 – Lucas   8 – Mason III  BOK Center (14,715)
Tulsa, OK
March 19, 2017*
4:15 pm, CBS 		(1 MW) No. 3 vs. (9 MW) Michigan State
Second Round 		W 90–70  30–4
  23 – Jackson   11 – Lucas   4 – 2 tied  BOK Center (15,299)
Tulsa, OK
March 23, 2017*
8:39 pm, CBS 		(1 MW) No. 3 vs. (4 MW) No. 15 Purdue
Sweet Sixteen 		W 98–66  31–4
  26 – 2 tied   12 – Jackson   7 – Mason III  Sprint Center (18,475)
Kansas City, MO
March 25, 2017*
7:49 pm, TBS 		(1 MW) No. 3 vs. (3 MW) No. 9 Oregon
Elite Eight 		L 60–74  31–5
  21 – Mason III   12 – Jackson   5 – Mason III  Sprint Center (18,643)
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest Region.
All times are in Central Time.

Source: [10]

Rankings[edit]

See also: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP3754333332 (8)2 (32)2 (28)3 (9)3333 (1)1 (58)1 (59)3Not released
Coaches2 (1)8653 (1)3 (1)3 (1)3 (1)2 (1)2 (9)1 (23)1 (18)2 (7)33331 (23)1 (27)3 (2)4

Post-season awards[edit]

Bill Self
  • Big 12 Coach of the Year
Frank Mason III
Josh Jackson
  • Big 12 Freshman of the Year
  • 1st team All-Big 12
  • Big 12 All-Newcomer Team
  • 2nd Team All-American (SN[18])
  • 3rd team All-American (NABC,[20] AP[11])
Devonte' Graham
  • 2nd team All-Big 12
Landen Lucas
  • Honorable Mention All-Big 12

Primary source, unless otherwise noted:[21]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "No. 3 Kansas routs TCU 87-68 to clinch share of Big 12 title". ESPN.com.
  3. ^ "Jayhawks set all-time mark with 28th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance". KUsports.com. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  4. ^ "Kansas' 54-game home winning streak ends in stunning upset | FOX Sports". FOX Sports. February 4, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  5. ^ "No. 3 Kansas shocked by unranked Iowa State, ending nation's longest home win streak". Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  6. ^ "Cheick Diallo to keep name in NBA draft pool". ESPN.com.
  7. ^ "KU adds transfer in Liberty University sophomore center Evan Maxwell".
  8. ^ "Malik Newman Transfers to Kansas".
  9. ^ "Miles to join Dooley at Florida Gulf Coast". kusports.com.
  10. ^ "University of Kansas Athletics". University of Kansas.
  11. ^ a b c "Kansas' Frank Mason III is AP Player of the Year, unanimous All-America selection". CBSSports.com.
  12. ^ "Kansas' Frank Mason III is Sporting News college basketball Player of the Year". SportingNews.com.
  13. ^ "USA TODAY Sports player of the year: Kansas' Frank Mason III". USAToday.com.
  14. ^ "Mason Wins Oscar Robertson Trophy". Big12Sports.con.
  15. ^ "Mason awarded Naismith Trophy". KUAthletics.com.
  16. ^ "KU's Frank Mason adds to award haul with NABC player of year". KansasCity.com.
  17. ^ a b "Kansas' Frank Mason wins Wooden award as nation's top player". ESPN.com.
  18. ^ a b "Sporting News 2017 college basketball All-Americans". SportingNews.com.
  19. ^ "USBWA NAMES MEN'S ALL-AMERICA TEAM, OSCAR ROBERTSON TROPHY FINALISTS". Sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  20. ^ a b "NABC Announces Division I All-America Team". NABC.com.
  21. ^ "Three Teams Lead Men's Basketball Awards". Big12Sports.com.
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