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2018–19 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
NIT Season Tip-Off champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 17
Record26–10 (12–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
2018–19 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Kansas State 14 – 4   .778 25 – 9   .735
No. 2 Texas Tech 14 – 4   .778 31 – 7   .816
No. 16 Kansas 12 – 6   .667 26 – 10   .722
Baylor 10 – 8   .556 20 – 14   .588
No. 25 Iowa State † 9 – 9   .500 23 – 12   .657
Texas 8 – 10   .444 21 – 16   .568
Oklahoma 7 – 11   .389 20 – 14   .588
TCU 7 – 11   .389 23 – 14   .622
Oklahoma State 5 – 13   .278 12 – 20   .375
West Virginia 4 – 14   .222 15 – 21   .417
† 2019 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]


The 2018–19 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 121st basketball season. The Jayhawks, members of the Big 12 Conference, played their home games at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. They were led by 16th year Hall of Fame head coach Bill Self.

Season notes[edit]

The Jayhawks entered the season with high expectations due to returning All-Big 12 players Udoka Azubuike and LaGerald Vick, adding three 2018 McDonald's All-Americans, and several transfers coming off their redshirt years. Following the 2017–18 season, several sports websites ranked Kansas 1st on their "Way too early rankings" which preview the next season.[2][3][4][5] The Jayhawks also entered the season ranked number 1 in the AP Poll. Despite the high expectations, the team dealt with adversity during the season as four different players that were expected to be starters missed time. Silvio De Sousa was declared ineligible by the NCAA,[6] Udoka Azubuike underwent season ending surgery in January,[7] Marcus Garrett missed five games due to injury,[8] and LaGerald Vick took a leave absence in February to handle personal issues and eventually announced he wouldn't return.[9] On February 23, 2019, the Jayhawks lost to Texas Tech 62-91. The loss was the Jayhawks worst conference loss under Bill Self and worst conference loss since the 1999-2000 season when they lost to Oklahoma State 53-86. Following a 68–81 loss to Oklahoma on March 5, the Jayhawks were eliminated from Big 12 regular season title contention, ending their NCAA record streak of 14 consecutive titles.

Roster and coaching staff changes[edit]

Graduation[edit]

Below are players who graduated from the University of Kansas without any college eligibility left.

Name Position
Devonte Graham G
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk G
Clay Young G

Early draft entrants[edit]

See also: 2018 NBA draft

Hired agent[edit]

Players that hire an agent after declaring for the NBA draft automatically forfeit any remaining college eligibility. Below are any players that declared for the draft and hired an agent and will not be returning.

Name Position Class
Malik Newman[10] G RS Sophomore

Did not hire agent[edit]

Players who do not hire an agent can return to their college as long as they withdraw from the draft no more than 10 days after the final day of the NBA draft Combine, which made May 31 the final date to withdraw from the 2018 Draft. The following players entered the draft without initially hiring an agent. Also included is their final decision to either return to Kansas or if they hired an agent and stayed in the draft.

Name Position Class* Returned/
Entered draft
LaGerald Vick[11] G Junior Returned[12]
Udoka Azubuike[13] C Sophomore Returned[14]

*Players class for the 2017–18 season

Transfers[edit]

Outgoing[edit]

Name Position Class New School
Sam Cunliffe[15] G Junior Evansville[16]

Left team for other reasons[edit]

Name Position Class Reason
James Sosinki F Sophomore Walk on, not
invited back

Left team during season[edit]

Name Position Class Date left Games
played		 Reason
LaGerald Vick G Senior February 7 23 Undisclosed
personal
reasons

Incoming freshmen[edit]

Recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Quentin Grimes
SG 		The Woodlands, TX College Park 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Nov 15, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 94
Devon Dotson
PG 		Charlotte, NC Providence Day School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 13, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
David McCormack
C 		Norfolk, VA Oak Hill Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sep 24, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 89
Ochai Agbaji
SG 		Kansas City, MO Oak Park 6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Feb 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings:     Scout: 5     Rivals: 5     247 Sports: 5      ESPN: 6 

Walk–ons[edit]

Name Position Hometown High school
Elijah Elliott G Southlake, Texas Southlake Carroll
Garrett Luinstra G Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence Free State

Roster[edit]

2018–19 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Marcus Garrett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Dallas, TX
F 1 Dedric Lawson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Memphis, TN
G 2 Charlie Moore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Chicago, IL
G 5 Quentin Grimes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr The Woodlands, TX
G 10 Elijah Elliott (W) Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Southlake, TX
G 11 Devon Dotson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Charlotte, NC
G 12 Chris Teahan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Leawood, KS
F 13 K. J. Lawson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Memphis, TN
G 20 Garrett Luinstra (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Lawrence, KS
F 22 Silvio De Sousa (I) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Luanda, Angola
G 30 Ochai Agbaji 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Kansas City, MO
C 33 David McCormack 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Fr Norfolk, VA
C 35 Udoka Azubuike Injured 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Jr Delta, Nigeria
F 44 Mitch Lightfoot 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Gilbert, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 11, 2018

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2018*
7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN+ 		No. 1 Emporia State W 93–55  –
  31 – D. Lawson   15 – D. Lawson   5 – Vick  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
November 1, 2018*
7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN+ 		No. 1 Washburn W 79–52  –
  18 – D. Lawson   8 – Grimes   5 – Garrett  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
Regular Season
November 6, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 1 vs. No. 10 Michigan State
Champions Classic 		W 92–87  1–0
  21 – Grimes   14 – D. Lawson   6 – D. Lawson  Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,907)
Indianapolis, IN
November 12, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 2 Vermont
NIT Season Tip-Off campus game 		W 84–68  2–0
  32 – Vick   11 – Azubuike   10 – Grimes  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
November 16, 2018*
7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN+ 		No. 2 Louisiana
NIT Season Tip-Off campus game 		W 89–76  3–0
  33 – Vick   9 – Vick   5 – Garrett  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
November 21, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 2 vs. Marquette
NIT Season Tip-Off 		W 77–68  4–0
  26 – D. Lawson   12 – D. Lawson   4 – Dotson  Barclays Center (4,981)
Brooklyn, NY
November 23, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 2 vs. No. 5 Tennessee
NIT Season Tip-Off Championship 		W 87–81 OT 5–0
  24 – D. Lawson   13 – D. Lawson   5 – D. Lawson  Barclays Center (5,491)
Brooklyn, NY
December 1, 2018*
4:30 pm, ESPN 		No. 2 Stanford W 90–84 OT 6–0
  27 – Vick   15 – D. Lawson   4 – Dotson  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
December 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN+ 		No. 2 Wofford W 72–47  7–0
  20 – D. Lawson   8 – D. Lawson   3 – Dotson  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
December 8, 2018*
7:30 pm, ESPN2 		No. 2 New Mexico State
Jayhawk Shootout 		W 63–60  8–0
  20 – D. Lawson   10 – D. Lawson   5 – Vick  Sprint Center† (15,210)
Kansas City, MO
December 15, 2018*
11:00 am, ESPN 		No. 1 No. 17 Villanova W 74–71  9–0
  29 – Vick   12 – D. Lawson   3 – Garrett  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
December 18, 2018*
7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN+ 		No. 1 South Dakota W 89–53  10–0
  18 – Moore   14 – Lawson   6 – Dotson  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
December 22, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 1 at No. 18 Arizona State L 76–80  10–1
  30 – D. Lawson   14 – D. Lawson   5 – Dotson  Wells Fargo Arena (14,593)
Tempe, AZ
December 29, 2018*
1:00 pm, JTV/ESPN+ 		No. 5 Eastern Michigan W 87–63  11–1
  23 – Azubuike   9 – Azubuike   5 – Lawson  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
January 2, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 5 No. 23 Oklahoma W 70–63  12–1
(1–0) 		 16 – Dotson   15 – D. Lawson   5 – Garrett  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
January 5, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 5 at Iowa State L 60–77  12–2
(1–1) 		 19 – Grimes   12 – D. Lawson   3 – Tied  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA
January 9, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 7 No. 25 TCU W 77–68  13–2
(2–1) 		 31 – D. Lawson   14 – D. Lawson   4 – Vick  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
January 12, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 7 at Baylor W 73–68  14–2
(3–1) 		 18 – Vick   6 – Grimes   5 – Dotson  Ferrell Center (9,091)
Waco, TX
January 14, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 7 Texas W 80–78  15–2
(4–1) 		 21 – Vick   8 – D. Lawson   5 – Dotson  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
January 19, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 7 at West Virginia L 64–65  15–3
(4–2) 		 15 – Tied   11 – D. Lawson   3 – Garrett  WVU Coliseum (12,657)
Morgantown, WV
January 21, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 9 No. 24 Iowa State W 80–76  16–3
(5–2) 		 29 – D. Lawson   15 – D. Lawson   8 – Dotson  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
January 26, 2019*
5:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 9 at No. 8 Kentucky
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		L 63–71  16–4
  20 – D. Lawson   15 – D. Lawson   4 – Dotson  Rupp Arena (24,387)
Lexington, KY
January 29, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 11 at Texas L 63–73  16–5
(5–3) 		 24 – Agbaji   7 – Tied   4 – Dotson  Frank Erwin Center (11,934)
Austin, TX
February 2, 2019
3:00 pm, CBS 		No. 11 No. 16 Texas Tech W 79–63  17–5
(6–3) 		 25 – D. Lawson   10 – Tied   6 – Moore  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
February 5, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 13 at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		L 67–74  17–6
(6–4) 		 18 – D. Lawson   9 – D. Lawson   5 – Dotson  Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Manhattan, KS
February 9, 2019
11:00 am, ESPN 		No. 13 Oklahoma State W 84–72  18–6
(7–4) 		 25 – D. Lawson   9 – Lightfoot   5 – D. Lawson  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
February 11, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 14 at TCU W 82–77 OT 19–6
(8–4) 		 25 – Dotson   11 – Agbaji   5 – Dotson  Schollmaier Arena (7,356)
Ft. Worth, TX
February 16, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 14 West Virginia W 78–53  20–6
(9–4) 		 15 – Tied   7 – Lightfoot   8 – Dotson  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
February 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 12 at No. 14 Texas Tech L 62–91  20–7
(9–5) 		 14 – D. Lawson   15 – D. Lawson   3 – Grimes  United Supermarkets Arena (15,098)
Lubbock, TX
February 25, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 15 No. 16 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		W 64–49  21–7
(10–5) 		 18 – D. Lawson   14 – D. Lawson   5 – D. Lawson  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
March 2, 2019
11:00 am, CBS 		No. 15 at Oklahoma State W 72–67  22–7
(11–5) 		 20 – D. Lawson   15 – D. Lawson   4 – Dotson  Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,335)
Stillwater, OK
March 5, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 13 at Oklahoma L 68–81  22–8
(11–6) 		 18 – D. Lawson   11 – D. Lawson   4 – Dotson  Lloyd Noble Center (9,839)
Norman, OK
March 9, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 13 Baylor W 78–70  23–8
(12–6) 		 23 – D. Lawson   14 – D. Lawson   5 – Grimes  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
Big 12 Tournament
March 14, 2019
8:30 pm, ESPN2 		(3) No. 17 vs. (6) Texas
Quarterfinals 		W 65–57  24–8
  17 – Dotson   9 – McCormack   4 – Dotson  Sprint Center (18,927)
Kansas City, MO
March 15, 2019
8:30 pm, ESPN2 		(3) No. 17 vs. (10) West Virginia
Semifinals 		W 88–74  25–8
  24 – D. Lawson   8 – Tied   6 – Dotson  Sprint Center (19,066)
Kansas City, MO
March 16, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN 		(3) No. 17 vs. (5) Iowa State
Championship 		L 66–78  25–9
  18 – D. Lawson   15 – Garrett   4 – Garrett  Sprint Center (19,066)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 21, 2019*
3:00 pm, TNT 		(4 MW) No. 17 vs. (13 MW) Northeastern
First Round 		W 87–53  26–9
  25 – D. Lawson   11 – D. Lawson   3 – Grimes  Vivint Smart Home Arena (16,576)
Salt Lake City, UT
March 23, 2019*
8:40 pm, TNT 		(4 MW) No. 17 vs. (5 MW) No. 14 Auburn
Second Round 		L 75–89  26–10
  25 – D. Lawson   10 – D. Lawson   3 – D. Lawson  Vivint Smart Home Arena (17,792)
Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Central Time.

†While the Jayhawks primary home arena is Allen Fieldhouse, they do play one game a year at the Sprint Center in Kansas City. These games are officially considered home games

Rankings[edit]

See also: 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP1 (37)2 (14)2 (7)2 (31)2 (19)1 (57)1 (56)5 (4)5 (4)7791113141215131717Not released
Coaches1 (14)1*22 (15)2 (10)1 (26)1 (27)5 (2)69810121414121614181716

*There was no coaches poll for Week 1, so the rank provided is the preseason rank.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Fresh off Final Four, Kansas leads Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2018-19". ESPN.com.
  3. ^ "Kansas, Duke top way-too-early college basketball rankings for 2018-19". SportingNews.com.
  4. ^ "2018-19 college basketball rankings: Way-too-early projection has Kansas, Duke at top". CBSSports.com.
  5. ^ "Way-too-early top 25 for the 2018-19 college basketball season". Sports.Yahoo.com.
  6. ^ "Kansas Athletics statements regarding the NCAA decision on Silvio De Sousa". KUAthletics.com.
  7. ^ Tait, Matt (January 9, 2019). "Self: Doc says Azubuike's surgery 'couldn't have gone any better'". KU Sports.com.
  8. ^ "Bill Self updates timetable for Marcus Garrett's return". 247Sports.com.
  9. ^ "Vick to take leave of absence from Kansas basketball team". KUAthletics.com.
  10. ^ "KU's breakout NCAA Tournament star Malik Newman declares for NBA Draft". KansasCity.com.
  11. ^ "Another KU basketball player declares for the NBA draft". Kansas.com.
  12. ^ "Lagerald Vick to return to Kansas for senior season". KUAthletics.com.
  13. ^ "Kansas' Udoka Azubuike entering draft without agent". ESPN.com.
  14. ^ "Udoka Azubuike withdraws from NBA Draft. Here's what his return means for KU". KansasCity.com.
  15. ^ "Sam Cunliffe to leave Kansas". kuathletics.com.
  16. ^ "Former KU guard Sam Cunliffe chooses Evansville as transfer destination". KansasCity.com.
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