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The 2023–24 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 126th basketball season. The Jayhawks, members of the Big 12 Conference, played their home games at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. The Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team drew an average home attendance of 16,300 in 2023–24.[1]

ConferenceBig 12 Conference
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 19
Record23–11 (10–8 Big 12)
Quick facts Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball, NCAA tournament, Second Round ...
2023–24 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 19
Record23–11 (10–8 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
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2023–24 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3т Houston15–3 .83332–5  .865
No. 8 Iowa State †13–5 .72229–8  .784
No. 16 Baylor11–7 .61124–11  .686
Texas Tech11–7 .61123–11  .676
BYU10–8 .55623–11  .676
No. 19 Kansas10–8 .55623–11  .676
Texas9–9 .50021–13  .618
TCU9–9 .50021–13  .618
Oklahoma8–10 .44420–12  .625
Kansas State8–10 .44419–15  .559
Cincinnati7–11 .38922–15  .595
UCF7–11 .38917–16  .515
Oklahoma State4–14 .22212–20  .375
West Virginia4–14 .2229–23  .281
† 2024 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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The Jayhawks were led by 21st year Hall of Fame head coach Bill Self. The Jayhawks underwent higher than normal turnover with nine players leaving the team, including consensus All-American Jalen Wilson. Only three players from the previous season that averaged more than 10 minutes per game returned for Kansas as well as only 3 scholarship players. The Jayhawks entire 2022 recruiting class left the program in some way in the offseason. Despite the unusually large turnover on the roster, Kansas entered the season ranked first in the preseason AP poll for the fourth time in the history of the poll and the first time since the 2018–19 season.[2] Kansas finished conference play with 8 losses, their most conference losses since the 1988–89 season. Kansas received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were eliminated in the second round by Gonzaga. Kansas finished the season with 11 losses, which is the most under Bill Self and the most since the 1988–89 season. Kansas’ 76–46 loss to Houston is the least number of points scored by the Jayhawks in a conference game since the shot clock’s introduction in the 1985–86 season.

Offseason

Coaching staff changes

The Jayhawks had no changes to their coaching staff.

Entered NBA draft

Players listed below are underclassmen who have entered the 2023 NBA draft. Class provided is class from previous season.

More information Name, Position ...
NamePositionClassReturned?
Gradey Dick[3]GuardFreshmanNo[3]
Jalen Wilson[4]ForwardRS JuniorNo[4]
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Transfers

Incoming

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NamePositionClassOld school
Parker Braun[5]ForwardRS SeniorSanta Clara
Hunter Dickinson[6]CenterSeniorMichigan
Nick Timberlake[7]GuardSuper SeniorTowson
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Outgoing

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NamePositionClassNew school
Kyle Cuffe Jr.[8]GuardSophomoreSyracuse[9]
Zuby Ejiofor[10]CenterSophomoreSt. John's[11]
Cam Martin[12]CenterSuper SeniorBoise State[13]
Bobby Pettiford Jr.[14]GuardJuniorEast Carolina[15]
M. J. Rice[16]ForwardSophomoreNC State[17]
Ernest Udeh[18]CenterSophomoreTCU[19]
Joseph Yesufu[20]GuardSeniorWashington State[21]
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Walk-ons

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NamePosition
Justin CrossF
Patrick CassidyG
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2023 recruiting class

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College recruiting
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Elmarko Jackson
Guard		 South Kent, CT South Kent 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 13, 2022 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (88)
Jamari McDowell
Guard		 Manvel, TX Manvel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 24, 2022 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (81)
Johnny Furphy
Forward		 Melbourne, Australia Centre of Excellence 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 2, 2023 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN:    (N/A)
Overall recruiting rankings:     247 Sports: 9     Rivals: 12      ESPN: 9 
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2023–24 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G -- Charlie McCarthy (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) Jr Rancho Mirage, CA
C 1 Hunter Dickinson 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)260 lb (118 kg) Sr Alexandria, VA
G 3 Dajuan Harris Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Columbia, MO
G 4 Justin Cross (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Oak Park, IL
G 5 Chris Carter (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Indio, CA
G 10 Johnny Furphy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)202 lb (92 kg) Fr Melbourne, Australia
G 11 Jamari McDowell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Manvel, TX
G 12 Wilder Evers (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Birmingham, AL
G 13 Elmarko Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) Fr Marlton, NJ
G 14 Patrick Cassidy (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Columbus, KS
G 15 Kevin McCullar Jr. Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)212 lb (96 kg) RS Sr San Antonio, TX
G 20 Michael Jankovich (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr Dallas, TX
F 22 Dillon Wilhite (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS Fr San Diego, CA
F 23 Parker Braun 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Burlington, KS
F 24 K. J. Adams Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) Jr Austin, TX
G 25 Nick Timberlake 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Braintree, MA
F 41 Zach Clemence Current redshirt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)230 lb (104 kg) Jr San Antonio, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 29, 2023

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
August 3, 2023*
11:00 am, –		 vs. Puerto Rico Select Team
Puerto Rico Exhibition		 W 106–71  –
  20 – Morris  7 – McCullar Jr.  9 – Harris  Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100)
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
August 5, 2023*
4:00 pm, –		 vs. Bahamian National Team
Puerto Rico Exhibition		 W 92–87  –
  28 – Dickinson  7 – Morris  9 – Harris Jr.  Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez (100)
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
August 7, 2023*
11:00 am, –		 vs. Bahamian National Team
Puerto Rico Exhibition		 L 81–87  –
  23 – Harris Jr.  9 – Dickinson  7 – McCullar Jr.  Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez (200)
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
October 29, 2023*
5:00 pm, BTN		 No. 1 at No. 25 Illinois
Maui Strong Fund game		 L 75–82  –
  25 – McCullar Jr.  9 – Dickinson  8 – Harris Jr.  State Farm Center (12,592)
Champaign, IL
November 1, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 No. 1 Fort Hays State W 73–55  –
  21 – McCullar Jr.  11 – Dickinson  8 – Harris Jr.  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
Non-conference
November 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 No. 1 North Carolina Central
John McLendon Classic		 W 99–56  1–0
  22 – McCullar Jr.  8 – Dickinson  10 – Harris Jr.  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
November 10, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 No. 1 Manhattan W 99–61  2–0
  18 – Dickinson  8 – Dickinson  10 – Jackson  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
November 14, 2023*
8:30 pm, ESPN		 No. 1 vs. No. 17 Kentucky
Champions Classic		 W 89–84  3–0
  27 – Dickinson  21 – Dickinson  10 – McCullar Jr.  United Center (18,780)
Chicago, IL
November 20, 2023*
8:00 pm, ESPNU		 No. 1 vs. Chaminade
Maui Invitational First round		 W 83–56  4–0
  31 – Dickinson  11 – Tied  10 – McCullar Jr.  Stan Sheriff Center (4,838)
Honolulu, HI
November 21, 2023*
9:30 pm, ESPN		 No. 1 vs. No. 4 Marquette
Maui Invitational Semifinals		 L 59–73  4–1
  24 – McCullar Jr.  8 – Tied  3 – Tied  Stan Sheriff Center (5,527)
Honolulu, HI
November 22, 2023*
1:30 pm, ESPN		 No. 1 vs. No. 7 Tennessee
Maui Invitational 3rd place game		 W 69–60  5–1
  17 – Dickinson  20 – Dickinson  8 – Harris Jr.  Stan Sheriff Center (5,164)
Honolulu, HI
November 28, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 No. 5 Eastern Illinois W 71–63  6–1
  25 – Dickinson  13 – Dickinson  9 – Harris Jr.  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
December 1, 2023*
8:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 5 No. 4 UConn
Big East–Big 12 Battle		 W 69–65  7–1
  21 – McCullar Jr.  10 – Dickinson  6 – Harris Jr.  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
December 5, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 No. 2 Kansas City W 88–69  8–1
  25 – McCullar Jr.  12 – Dickinson  7 – Harris Jr.  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
December 9, 2023*
4:15 pm, ESPN		 No. 2 Missouri
Border War		 W 73–64  9–1
  17 – Tied  16 – Dickinson  5 – Tied  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
December 16, 2023*
11:30 am, CBS		 No. 2 at Indiana W 75–71  10–1
  21 – McCullar Jr.  14 – Dickinson  5 – Harris Jr.  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
December 22, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 No. 2 Yale W 75–60  11–1
  34 – McCullar Jr.  10 – Dickinson  6 – Harris Jr.  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
December 30, 2023*
3:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 2 vs. Wichita State W 86–67  12–1
  22 – Dickinson  13 – Dickinson  9 – Harris Jr.  T-Mobile Center (18,702)
Kansas City, MO
Big 12
January 6, 2024
1:00 pm, CBS		 No. 2 TCU W 83–81  13–1
(1–0)		  30 – Dickinson  11 – Dickinson  8 – Harris Jr.  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
January 10, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 No. 3 at UCF L 60–65  13–2
(1–1)		  16 – McCullar Jr.  7 – Adams  8 – Harris Jr.  Addition Financial Arena (9,469)
Orlando, FL
January 13, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 No. 3 No. 9 Oklahoma W 78–66  14–2
(2–1)		  24 – Dickinson  14 – Dickinson  8 – Harris Jr.  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
January 16, 2024
8:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 3 at Oklahoma State W 90–66  15–2
(3–1)		  21 – Dickinson  7 – Tied  5 – Adams  Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,570)
Stillwater, OK
January 20, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 No. 3 at West Virginia L 85–91  15–3
(3–2)		  24 – McCullar Jr.  7 – Furphy  5 – Tied  WVU Coliseum (11,565)
Morgantown, WV
January 22, 2024
8:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 7 Cincinnati W 74–69  16–3
(4–2)		  23 – Furphy  11 – Furphy  11 – Harris Jr.  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
January 27, 2024
12:30 pm, CBS		 No. 7 at No. 23 Iowa State L 75–79  16–4
(4–3)		  20 – Dickinson  15 – Dickinson  6 – Harris Jr.  Hilton Coliseum (14,267)
Ames, IA
January 30, 2024
8:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 8 Oklahoma State W 83–54  17–4
(5–3)		  16 – Tied  11 – Dickinson  7 – Harris Jr.  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
February 3, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 8 No. 4 Houston W 78–65  18–4
(6–3)		  20 – Dickinson  8 – Tied  7 – Adams  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
February 5, 2024
8:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 4 at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown		 L 70–75 OT 18–5
(6–4)		  21 – Dickinson  12 – Dickinson  8 – Harris Jr.  Bramlage Coliseum (11,010)
Manhattan, KS
February 10, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 4 No. 13 Baylor W 64–61  19–5
(7–4)		  15 – Dickinson  7 – Dickinson  5 – Harris Jr.  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
February 12, 2024
8:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 6 at Texas Tech L 50–79  19–6
(7–5)		  13 – Tied  7 – Tied  3 – Tied  United Supermarkets Arena (15,098)
Lubbock, TX
February 17, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 6 at No. 25 Oklahoma W 67–57  20–6
(8–5)		  20 – Dickinson  16 – Dickinson  7 – Harris Jr.  Lloyd Noble Center (11,308)
Norman, OK
February 24, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 9 Texas W 86–67  21–6
(9–5)		  20 – Dickinson  8 – Tied  6 – Harris Jr.  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
February 27, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 No. 7 BYU L 68–76  21–7
(9–6)		  17 – Dickinson  11 – Dickinson  6 – Harris  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
March 2, 2024
12:00 pm, ABC		 No. 7 at No. 15 Baylor L 74–82  21–8
(9–7)		  20 – Tied  6 – Dickinson  9 – Harris Jr.  Foster Pavilion (7,500)
Waco, TX
March 5, 2024
8:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 14 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown		 W 90–68  22–8
(10–7)		  19 – McCullar Jr.  20 – Dickinson  7 – Harris Jr.  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
March 9, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 14 at No. 1 Houston L 46–76  22–9
(10–8)		  11 – Dickinson  6 – Dickinson  4 – Furphy  Fertitta Center (7,933)
Houston, TX
Big 12 Tournament
March 13, 2024
8:30 pm, ESPN2		 (6) No. 16 vs. (11) Cincinnati
Second Round		 L 52–72  22–10
  22 – Adams  9 – Jackson  5 – Harris  T-Mobile Center (18,261)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 21, 2024
8:55 pm, TBS		 (4 MW) No. 17 vs. (13 MW) Samford
First Round		 W 93–89  23–10
  20 – Adams  20 – Dickinson  7 – Harris Jr.  Delta Center (17,404)
Salt Lake City, UT
March 23, 2024
2:15 pm, CBS		 (4 MW) No. 17 vs. (5 MW) No. 18 Gonzaga
Second Round		 L 68–89  23–11
  15 – Dickinson  7 – Furphy  11 – Harris Jr.  Delta Center (17,414)
Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest region.
All times are in Central Time.
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Rankings

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP1 (46)1 (51)1 (52)52 (1)22 (6)2 (5)2 (5)3 (2)3 (3)78469714161719
Coaches1 (23)1 (25)1 (25)63 (1)2 (1)2 (3)2 (1)2 (1)3 (1)4894710915172021
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