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The Jayhawks represent the University of Kansas in the NCAA's Big 12 Conference. [1] Kansas began competing in intercollegiate basketball in 1898. However, the school's record book does not generally list records from before the 1950s, as records from before this period are often incomplete and inconsistent.
Kansas ranks second all-time in NCAA Division I wins with 2,357 wins (as of the last complete season), against 877 losses (.729 all time winning %, third all-time). This record includes a 765–110 (.874) mark at historic Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks are first in NCAA history with 98 winning seasons, and tied for first in NCAA history with ...
Statistics overview Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason James Naismith (Independent) (1898–1907): 1898–99: James Naismith 7–4 – – – 1899–1900: James Naismith
Bill Self brushed off becoming the winningest coach in Kansas basketball history, even as he surpassed the guy whose name is on the arena. Self claimed the top spot at one of college basketball's ...
Bill "Skinny" Johnson, Basketball player, 2-time All-Big 6. Member basketball Hall of Fame. Clyde Lovellette, Basketball player, led KU to the 1952 NCAA Tournament championship. The only player in NCAA history to lead the nation in scoring and then win the National Championship in the same season. 1952 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player.
Bill Self moved into a tie with Phog Allen for the most wins by a Kansas men's basketball coach as the No. 1 Jayhawks defeated No. 10 North Carolina.
Kansas basketball's NCAA sanctions cost the the Jayhawks 15 victories and dropped them from the top spot on the all-time win list.
The University of Kansas' men's basketball team plays at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) in the Big 12 Conference.The men's basketball program officially began in 1898, following the arrival of Dr. James Naismith to the school, just six years after Naismith had written the sport's first official rules.