2005–06 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2005–06 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas Jayhawks for the NCAA Division I men's intercollegiate basketball season of 2005–06 . The team was led by Bill Self in his third season as head coach. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas .
In 2005–06 the Jayhawks fielded one of the youngest teams in the nation, by the end of the year the starting line-up consisted of 3 Freshmen and 2 Sophomores. After some early season struggles, the Jayhawks finished the season with thirteen conference wins, good enough for their second straight season in which the team had claimed a share of the championship. Bill Self was named Big 12 Coach of the Year for the first time. In postseason play the team defeated its conference opponents to claim its first Big 12 Championship title since 1999. In the NCAA Division I tournament , the fourth-seeded Jayhawks were defeated in the first round by Bradley , a 13 seed.
The season remains, as of the 2021-22 season, the most recent season the Jayhawks did not begin the season ranked and the most recent occasion of the team being eliminated in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Kansas played its first 23 games unranked, which is (as of the 2021–22 season) the most consecutive games the Jayhawks have been unranked under Self. They've only played 13 other games being unranked, outside of the 2005–06 season.
Recruiting
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Mario Chalmers PG
Anchorage, AK
Bartlett HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
May 19, 2004
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Micah Downs SF
Kirkland, WA
Juanita HS
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
May 17, 2004
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Brandon Rush PG
Kansas City, MO
Mt. Zion Christian Academy (Durham, NC)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sep 2, 2005
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Julian Wright SF
Flossmoor, IL
Homewood-Flossmoor HS
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sep 10, 2004
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout : 1 Rivals : 4 ESPN : N/A
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Transfers
Roster
Name
#
Position
Height
Weight
Year
Home Town
Jeremy Case
10
Guard
6–1
170
Sophomore
McAlester, OK
Mario Chalmers
15
Guard
6–1
182
Freshman
Anchorage, AK
C.J. Giles
33
Center
6–10
235
Sophomore
Seattle, WA
Jeff Hawkins
1
Guard
5–11
180
Senior
Kansas City, KS
Darnell Jackson
32
Forward
6–8
240
Sophomore
Oklahoma City, OK
Sasha Kaun
24
Center
6–11
246
Sophomore
Tomsk, Russia
Matt Kleinmann
54
Center
6–10
237
Freshman
Overland Park, KS
Christian Moody
34
Forward
6–8
220
Senior
Asheville, NC
Russell Robinson
3
Guard
6–1
196
Sophomore
New York City, NY
Brandon Rush
25
Guard
6–6
202
Freshman
Kansas City, MO
Rodrick Stewart
5
Guard
6–4
201
Sophomore
Seattle, WA
Stephen Vinson
20
Guard
6–2
195
Senior
Lawrence, KS
Julian Wright
30
Forward
6–8
218
Freshman
Chicago Heights, IL
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Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
2005/11/09 *7:00 p.m., J-TV
Fort Hays State
W 96–62
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, Kansas
2005/11/14 *7:00 p.m., J-TV
Pittsburg State
W 73–47
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, Kansas
Regular season
2005/11/18 *7:00 p.m., J-TV
Idaho State
W 90–66
1–0
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, Kansas
2005/11/21 *8:00 p.m., ESPN
vs. No. 10 Arizona EA Sports Maui Invitational Quarterfinals
L 49–61
1–1
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)Lahaina, Hawaii
2005/11/22 *3:00 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Arkansas EA Sports Maui Invitational Consolation Game
L 64–65
1–2
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)Lahaina, Hawaii
2005/11/23 *6:00 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Chaminade EA Sports Maui Invitational 7th Place Game
W 102–54
2–2
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)Lahaina, Hawaii
2005/12/01 *8:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 20 Nevada
L 70–72
2–3
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, Kansas
2005/12/03 *7:00 p.m., J-TV
Western Illinois
W 86–57
3–3
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, Kansas
2005/12/06 *6:00 p.m., ESPN
vs. St. Joseph's Jimmy V Classic
L 67–70
3–4
Madison Square Garden (10,967)New York, New York
2005/12/10 *11:00 a.m., ESPN
vs. Cal
W 69–56
4–4
Kemper Arena (16,180)Kansas City, Missouri
2005/12/19 *6:00 p.m., ESPN2
Pepperdine
W 63–43
5–4
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, Kansas
2005/12/22 *7:00 p.m., J-TV
Northern Colorado
W 85–62
6–4
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, Kansas
2005/12/29 *6:30 p.m., ESPN2
New Orleans
W 73–56
7–4
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, Kansas
2006/01/04 *7:00 p.m., J-TV
Yale
W 87–46
8–4
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, Kansas
2006/01/07 *11:00 a.m., ESPN
No. 19 Kentucky
W 73–46
9–4
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, Kansas
2006/01/11 8:00 p.m., J-TV
at Colorado
W 75–63
10–4
Coors Events Center (10,586)Boulder, Colorado
2006/01/14 12:45 p.m., ESPN+
Kansas State
L 55–59
10–5
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, Kansas
2006/01/16 6:00 p.m., ESPN
at Missouri
L 86–89 OT
10–6
Mizzou Arena (15,061)Columbia, Missouri
2006/01/21 3:00 p.m., ESPN
Nebraska
W 96–54
11–6
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, Kansas
2006/01/25 7:00 p.m., J-TV
at Texas A&M
W 83–73
12–6
Reed Arena (12,110)College Station, Texas
2006/01/28 11:00 a.m., ESPN
at Iowa State
W 95–85
13–6
Hilton Coliseum (14,092)Ames, Iowa
2006/01/30 8:00 p.m., ESPN2
Texas Tech
W 86–52
14–6
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, Kansas
2006/02/05 12:00 p.m., CBS
No. 19 Oklahoma
W 59–58
15–6
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, Kansas
2006/02/08 6:30 p.m., J-TV
at Nebraska
W 69–48
16–6
Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,055)Lincoln, Nebraska
2006/02/11 3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Iowa State
W 88–75
17–6
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, Kansas
2006/02/13 8:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 22
at Oklahoma State
W 64–49
18–6
Gallagher-Iba Arena (12,242)Stillwater, Oklahoma
2006/02/18 2:45 p.m., CBS
No. 22
Missouri
W 79–46
19–6
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, Kansas
2006/02/21 7:00 p.m., J-TV
No. 16
Baylor
W 76–61
20–6
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, Kansas
2006/02/25 8:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 16
at No. 7 Texas
L 55–80
20–7
Frank Erwin Center (16,755)Austin, Texas
2006/03/01 7:00 p.m., J-TV
No. 18
Colorado
W 75–54
21–7
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, Kansas
2006/03/04 3:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 18
at Kansas State
W 66–52
22–7
Bramlage Coliseum (13,340)Manhattan, Kansas
Big 12 tournament
2006/03/10 6:00 p.m.
No. 17
vs. Oklahoma State Quarterfinals
W 63–62
23–7
American Airlines Center (18,892)Dallas, Texas
2006/03/11 3:20 p.m.
No. 17
vs. Nebraska Semifinals
W 79–65
24–7
American Airlines Center (18,999)Dallas, Texas
2006/03/12 2:00 p.m.
No. 17
vs. No. 8 Texas Championship
W 80–68
25–7
American Airlines Center (17,458)Dallas, Texas
NCAA tournament
2006/03/17 8:30 p.m., CBS
No. 12 (4)
vs. No. (13) Bradley First Round
L 73–77
25–8
The Palace of Auburn Hills (19,400)Auburn Hills, Michigan
References
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