2024–25 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

2024–25 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
2024–25 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	5–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Bill Self (22nd season);
Assistant coaches	Jeremy Case (4th season); Norm Roberts (14th season); Kurtis Townsend (21st season); Joe Dooley (1st season); Chase Buford (1st season);
Home arena	Allen Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Kansas	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
BYU	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
No. 18 Cincinnati	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Colorado	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Texas Tech	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
UCF	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
No. 5 Iowa State	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Oklahoma State	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Arizona State	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
TCU	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
No. 13 Baylor	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Kansas State	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Utah	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
West Virginia	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
No. 17 Arizona	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
No. 7 Houston	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667

† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of November 20, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team will represent the University of Kansas in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which will be the Jayhawks' 127th basketball season. The Jayhawks, members of the Big 12 Conference, will play their home games at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. They will be led by 22nd year Hall of Fame head coach Bill Self.

Offseason

Coaching staff changes

As of May 2024, no coaches have left Kansas

Entered NBA draft

Players listed below are underclassmen who have entered the 2024 NBA draft. Class provided is class from previous season.

Name	Position	Class	Returned?
Johnny Furphy	G	Freshman	No

Graduating players

Players listed below were seniors from the previous season who either have run out of eligibility or seniors with an extra year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic who have not announced a return to the team. Players with an asterisk next to their name still have remaining eligibility and could decide to return to the program but have not declared for their remaining year.

Name	Position
Parker Braun	F
Michael Jankovich*	F
Kevin McCullar Jr.	G
Nick Timberlake	G

Returning fifth year seniors

Players below are seniors returning for a fifth year.

Name	Position
Dajuan Harris Jr.^[1]	G
Hunter Dickinson^[2]	C

Transfers

No outgoing transfers have been announced as of March 2024.

Incoming

Name	Position	Class	Old school
Zeke Mayo	Guard	Senior	South Dakota State^[3]
AJ Storr	Guard	Junior	Wisconsin^[4]
Rylan Griffen	Guard	Junior	Alabama ^[5]
Noah Shelby	Guard	Junior	Rice^[6]
Shakeel Moore	Guard	Senior	Mississippi State ^[7]
David Coit	Guard	Senior	Northern Illinois ^[8]

Walk-ons

Name	Position
Will Thengvall	G

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Flory Bidunga Center	Kokomo, IN	Kokomo	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Aug 12, 2023
Flory Bidunga Center	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 92
Rakease Passmore Forward	Lincolnton, NC	Combine	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 11, 2023
Rakease Passmore Forward	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings: 247 Sports: 9 Rivals: 10 ESPN: N/A*

*ESPN has not made 2024 recruiting class rankings yet

Preseason

Big 12 Preseason Poll

	Big 12 Coaches	Points
1.	Kansas	215 (9)
2.	Houston	211 (5)
3.	Iowa State	194 (1)
4.	Baylor	185
5.	Arizona	179 (1)
6.	Cincinnati	140
7.	Texas Tech	135
8.	Kansas State	133
9.	BYU	116
10.	TCU	90
11.	UCF	83
12.	Arizona State	64
13.	West Virginia	62
14.	Oklahoma State	46
15.	Colorado	37
16.	Utah	30
Reference:^[9] (#) first-place votes

Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team

First Team

Player	School
Caleb Love	Arizona
LJ Cryer	Houston
J’Wan Roberts	Houston
Tamin Lipsey	Iowa State
Hunter Dickinson†	Kansas
† denotes unanimous selection Reference:^[9]

Second Team

Player	School
Norchad Omier	Baylor
Jeremy Roach	Baylor
Keshon Gilbert	Iowa State
Dajuan Harris Jr	Kansas
Coleman Hawkins	Kansas State
† denotes unanimous selection Reference:^[9]

Player of the Year: Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
Co-Newcomer of the Year: Jeremy Roach, Baylor & Coleman Hawkins, Kansas State
Freshman of the Year: V. J. Edgecombe, Baylor

Roster

Roster below is based on the 2023–24 roster with outgoing players removed and incoming players added. The roster will undergo multiple changes as players leave via the NBA draft or transfers and players are added via the transfer portal and recruiting. Heights and weights for new players are based on recruiting profile for freshmen and for transfers they are based on what their listing was at their old school. Heights, weights, and numbers may change before the start of the season as well.

2024–25 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Shakeel Moore	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Greensboro, NC
C	1	Hunter Dickinson	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Sr	Alexandria, VA
G	2	AJ Storr	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Rockford, IL
G	3	Dajuan Harris Jr.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Sr	Columbia, MO
F	4	Rakease Passmore	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Palatka, FL
G	5	Zeke Mayo	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Lawrence, KS
G	6	Rylan Griffen	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Dallas, TX
G	7	Noah Shelby (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	McKinney, TX
G	8	David Coit	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Columbus, NJ
G	11	Jamari McDowell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Manvel, TX
G	12	Wilder Evers (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Birmingham, AL
G	13	Elmarko Jackson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Marlton, NJ
G	14	Patrick Cassidy (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Columbus, KS
G	15	Will Thengvall (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Wichita, KS
F	22	Dillon Wilhite (W)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS So	San Diego, CA
F	24	K. J. Adams Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Austin, TX
G	25	Justin Cross (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Oak Park, IL
C	40	Flory Bidunga	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Kinshasa, DR Congo
F	41	Zach Clemence	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Jr	San Antonio, TX

Head coach

Bill Self (Oklahoma State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 12, 2024

Schedule

The Jayhawks non-conference schedule will be announced in the summer and the conference schedule will be announced in the fall. Confirmed games include Michigan State in the Champions Classic,^[10] a road game against rival Missouri,^[11] and Creighton in the 2024 Big East–Big 12 Battle.^[12]^[13]

With four schools joining or rejoining the Big 12, bringing the number of teams in the conference to 16, the conference is adopting a 20-game schedule. Each team will face five schools at home, five away, and five both home and away.^[14] Due to tournament format, the Jayhawks will be guaranteed one game in the 2025 Big 12 Tournament.

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2024* 8:00 pm, SECN	No. 1	at No. 16 Arkansas	L 69–85	–	26 – Harris Jr.	7 – Adams Jr.	3 – Passmore	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
October 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 1	Washburn	W 84–53	–	19 – Coit	7 – Bidunga	4 – Tied	Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 1	Howard	W 87–55	1–0	19 – Mayo	7 – Tied	5 – Harris Jr.	Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS
November 8, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 1	No. 9 North Carolina	W 92–89	2–0	21 – Mayo	10 – Dickinson	4 – Mayo	Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS
November 12, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 1	vs. Michigan State Champions Classic	W 77–69	3–0	28 – Dickinson	12 – Dickinson	7 – Mayo	State Farm Arena (16,107) Atlanta, GA
November 16, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 1	Oakland	W 78–57	4–0	16 – Storr	9 – Dickinson	6 – Harris	Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS
November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 1	UNC Wilmington	W 84–66	5–0	17 – Harris	15 – Dickinson	6 – Harris	Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS
November 26, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN		vs. Duke Vegas Showdown						T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
November 30, 2024* TBA, ESPN+		Furman Vegas Showdown campus game						Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
December 4, 2024* 7:30 p.m., FS1		at Creighton Big East–Big 12 Battle						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
December 8, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN2		at Missouri Border War						Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
December 14, 2024* 2:15 p.m., ESPN		NC State						Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
December 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN		Brown						Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
Big 12 regular season
December 31, 2024 TBA, ESPN+		West Virginia						Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
January 5, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UCF						Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
January 8, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		Arizona State						Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
January 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cincinnati						Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
January 15, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Iowa State						Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 18, 2025 12:00 p.m., CBS		Kansas State Sunflower Showdown						Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
January 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		at TCU						Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
January 25, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Houston						Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
January 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UCF						Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 1, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN		at Baylor						Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
February 3, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN		Iowa State						Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 8, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN		at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown						Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
February 11, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Colorado						Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 15, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN		at Utah						Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
February 18, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at BYU						Marriott Center Provo, UT
February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., CBS		Oklahoma State						Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 24, 2025 10:00 p.m., ESPN		at Colorado						CU Events Center Boulder, CO
March 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Texas Tech						Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
March 3, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN		at Houston						Fertitta Center Houston, TX
March 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN		Arizona						Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
Big 12 tournament
March 11–15, 2025 TBA		vs.						T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source:

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final
AP	1 (30)	1 (44)	1 (49)
Coaches	1 (15)	1 (21)	1 (21)

References

^ "Dajuan Harris will be back at KU next year, Self confirms". KSNT.com.
^ "Hunter Dickinson will be back at KU next year". cbssports.com.
^ "Lawrence native Zeke Mayo commits to Kansas". Rivals.com.
^ "Kansas lands Wisconsin transfer AJ Storr as Jayhawks as Bill Self continues strong roster reload". cbssports.com.
^ "Rylan Griffen on picking Kansas: "The goal is a National Championship"". rivals.com.
^ "Kansas basketball adds commitment from Rice transfer, former 4-star prospect Noah Shelby". cjonline.com.
^ "Kansas lands Mississippi State transfer Shakeel Moore". 247sports.com.
^ "David Coit Joins Kansas Men's Basketball Team". kuathletics.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Kansas Selected As Big 12 Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite, KU's Dickinson Named Preseason Player of the Year". Big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. October 10, 2024.
^ "State Farm Champions Classic Renewed for Three More Years". ESPNPressRoom.com.
^ "Kansas Athletics announces multi-year agreement to reignite Border Showdown rivalry". KUAthletics.com. October 22, 2019.
^ "BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle Extended Two Years". BigEast.com.
^ Rothstein, Jon (April 23, 2024). "Matchups set for 2024 Big East-Big 12 Battle".
^ "KU Sports".

[1] "Dajuan Harris will be back at KU next year, Self confirms". KSNT.com.

[2] "Hunter Dickinson will be back at KU next year". cbssports.com.

[3] "Lawrence native Zeke Mayo commits to Kansas". Rivals.com.

[4] "Kansas lands Wisconsin transfer AJ Storr as Jayhawks as Bill Self continues strong roster reload". cbssports.com.

[5] "Rylan Griffen on picking Kansas: "The goal is a National Championship"". rivals.com.

[6] "Kansas basketball adds commitment from Rice transfer, former 4-star prospect Noah Shelby". cjonline.com.

[7] "Kansas lands Mississippi State transfer Shakeel Moore". 247sports.com.

[8] "David Coit Joins Kansas Men's Basketball Team". kuathletics.com.

[Big_12_Preseason_Poll/Honors-9] "Kansas Selected As Big 12 Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite, KU's Dickinson Named Preseason Player of the Year". Big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. October 10, 2024.

[10] "State Farm Champions Classic Renewed for Three More Years". ESPNPressRoom.com.

[11] "Kansas Athletics announces multi-year agreement to reignite Border Showdown rivalry". KUAthletics.com. October 22, 2019.

[12] "BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle Extended Two Years". BigEast.com.

[13] Rothstein, Jon (April 23, 2024). "Matchups set for 2024 Big East-Big 12 Battle".

[14] "KU Sports".

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