2004–05 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2004–05 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas Jayhawks for the NCAA Division I men's 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The team was led by Bill Self in his second season as head coach. The team played its home games at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas . The Jayhawks finished the season with a record of 23–7, 12–4 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for first place in conference. The season marked the first of an NCAA record-setting 14 consecutive conference championships for Kansas. They lost to Oklahoma State in the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 3 seed in the Syracuse Region. The Jayhawks were upset in the first round by Bucknell on a last second shot.
Recruiting class
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Alex Galindo SF
Newark, NJ
St. Benedict's Prep
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
May 17, 2004
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: N/A
C.J. Giles C
Seattle, WA
Rainier Beach HS
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
240 lb (110 kg)
May 19, 2004
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Darnell Jackson PF
Oklahoma City, OK
Midwest City HS
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jul 17, 2003
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Sasha Kaun C
Tumsk, Russia
Florida Air Academy
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
250 lb (110 kg)
Oct 6, 2003
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Russell Robinson SG
New York, NY
Rice HS
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Sep 29, 2003
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout : 5 Rivals : 2 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:
Roster
Name
#
Position
Height
Weight
Year
Home town
Nick Bahe
21
Guard
6–2
185
Sophomore
Lincoln, NE
Jeremy Case
10
Guard
6–0
165
Sophomore
McAlester, OK
Alex Galindo
2
Forward
6–7
205
Freshman
Newark, NJ
J.R. Giddens
15
Guard
6–5
200
Sophomore
Oklahoma City, OK
C.J. Giles
33
Center
6–10
220
Freshman
Seattle, WA
Jeff Hawkins
1
Guard
5–11
180
Junior
Kansas City, KS
Darnell Jackson
32
Forward
6–8
240
Freshman
Oklahoma City, OK
Sasha Kaun
24
Center
6–11
235
Freshman
Tomsk, Russia
Matt Kleinmann
44
Center
6–10
230
Freshman
Overland Park, KS
Keith Langford
5
Guard
6–4
215
Senior
Fort Worth, TX
Michael Lee
25
Guard
6–3
215
Senior
Portland, OR
Aaron Miles
11
Guard
6–1
175
Senior
Portland, OR
Christian Moody
34
Forward
6–8
220
Junior
Asheville, NC
Moulaye Niang
55
Forward
6–10
220
Junior
El Cajon, CA
Russell Robinson
3
Guard
6–1
185
Freshman
New York City, NY
Wayne Simien
23
Forward
6–9
255
Senior
Leavenworth, KS
Stephen Vinson
20
Guard
6–2
190
Junior
Lawrence, KS
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Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Summer Canadian exhibition
09/04/04 *2:00 pm
British Columbia
W 82–51
UBC War Memorial Gymnasium (2,200)Vancouver, B.C.
09/05/04 *1:00 pm
Langara College
W 101–46
UBC War Memorial Gymnasium (550)Vancouver, B.C.
09/05/04 *9:00 pm
University College of Fraser Valley
W 106–71
Mennonite Education Institute Secondary Gym (1,400)Abbotsford, B.C.
09/06/04 *1:00 pm
Burnaby Mountain All-Stars
W 98–76
Chancellor's Gymnasium (2,300)Burnaby, B.C.
Exhibition
11/07/04 *7:00 pm, J-TV
No. 1
Emporia State
W 115–70
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
11/14/04 *7:00 pm, J-TV
No. 1
Washburn
W 79–70
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
Regular season
11/19/04 *7:00 pm, J-TV
No. 1
Vermont
W 68–61
1–0
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
11/23/04 *9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 2
Saint Joseph's
W 91–51
2–0
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
11/29/04 *8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 2
Nevada
W 85–52
3–0
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
12/04/04 *2:00 pm, J-TV
No. 2
Pacific
W 81–70
4–0
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
12/09/04 *8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2
TCU
W 93-74
5–0
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
12/11/04 *7:00 pm, J-TV
No. 2
Louisiana-Lafayette
W 96–51
6–0
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
12/18/04 *7:00 pm, J-TV
No. 2
South Carolina
W 64–60
7–0
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
12/22/04 *7:00 pm, J-TV
No. 2
UW-Milwaukee Yellow Book Shootout
W 73–62
8–0
Kemper Arena (17,843)Kansas City, MO
01/01/05 *1:30 pm, ESPN
No. 2
No. 9 Georgia Tech
W 70–68 OT
9–0
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
01/05/05 8:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 2
Texas A&M
W 65–60
10–0 (1–0)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
01/09/05 *3:30 pm, CBS
No. 2
at No. 8 Kentucky
W 65–59
11–0
Rupp Arena (24,367)Lexington, KY
01/12/05 7:00 pm, J-TV
No. 2
at Iowa State
W 71–66
12–0 (2–0)
Hilton Coliseum (13,009)Ames, IA
01/15/05 3:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 2
at Colorado
W 76–61
13–0 (3–0)
Coors Events Center (11,057)Boulder, CO
01/19/05 7:00 pm, J-TV
No. 2
Nebraska
W 59–57
14–0 (4–0)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
01/22/05 *12:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2
at Villanova
L 62–83
14–1
Wachovia Center (13,684)Philadelphia, PA
01/25/05 6:30 pm, J-TV
No. 6
at Baylor
W 86–66
15–1 (5–0)
Ferrell Center (7,280)Waco, TX
01/29/05 8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6
No. 16 Texas College GameDay
W 90–65
16–1 (6–0)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
01/31/05 6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 6
Missouri
W 73–61
17–1 (7–0)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
02/05/05 11:00 am, ESPN
No. 3
at Nebraska
W 78–65
18–1 (8–0)
Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,821)Lincoln, NE
02/09/05 8:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 3
at Kansas State
W 74–65
19–1 (9–0)
Bramlage Coliseum (13,340)Manhattan, KS
02/12/05 2:30 pm, ABC
No. 3
Colorado
W 89–60
20–1 (10–0)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
02/14/05 8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 3
at No. 25 Texas Tech
L 79–80 2OT
20–2 (10–1)
United Spirit Arena (12,298)Lubbock, TX
02/19/05 12:00 pm, ABC
No. 2
Iowa State
L 61–63 OT
20–3 (10–2)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
02/21/05 8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2
at No. 21 Oklahoma
L 63–71
20–4 (10–3)
Lloyd Noble Center (12,403)Norman, OK
02/28/05 3:00 pm, CBS
No. 8
No. 4 Oklahoma State
W 81–79
21–4 (11–3)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
03/02/05 8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 7
Kansas State
W 72–65
22–4 (12–3)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
03/06/05 1:00 pm, CBS
No. 7
at Missouri
L 68–72
22–5 (12–4)
Mizzou Arena (15,061)Columbia, MO
Big 12 Tournament
03/11/05 6:00 pm, ESPN
(2) No. 9
vs. (10) Kansas State quarterfinals
W 80–67
23–5
Kemper Arena (18,268)Kansas City, MO
03/12/05 3:30 pm, ESPN
(2) No. 9
vs. (3) No. 10 Oklahoma State semifinals
L 75–78
23–6
Kemper Arena (18,268)Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
03/18/05 8:30 pm, CBS
(3 S) No. 12
vs. (14 S) Bucknell First round
L 63–64
23–7
Ford Center (18,567)Oklahoma City, OK
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=Syracuse Regional.
All times are in
Central Standard Time .
Awards
2004–05 Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Year
Wayne Simien (Senior, Forward)
Bayer Advantage Senior CLASS Award
Wayne Simien (Senior, Forward)
All-Big 12 Second Team
Keith Langford (Senior, Guard)
All-Big 12 Third Team
Aaron Miles (Senior, Guard)
Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week
Wayne Simien (Senior, Forward), November 22 and January 17
Keith Langford (Senior, Guard), January 3 (co-winner)
CBS Player of the Game vs Kentucky
Christian Moody (Junior, Forward), January 9
Academic All-Big 12
Michael Lee (Senior, Guard)
Christian Moody (Junior, Forward)
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References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons Helms and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics