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The 2025–26 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, the Jayhawks' 128th basketball season. The Jayhawks, members of the Big 12 Conference, played their home games at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. They were led by 23rd year Hall of Fame head coach Bill Self. Jacque Vaughn served as acting head coach for Kansas' January 20, 2026 game against the Colorado Buffaloes as Self recovered from a health-related incident.

ConferenceBig 12 Conference
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 20
Record24–11 (12–6 Big 12)
Quick facts Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball, NCAA tournament, Second round ...
2025–26 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 20
Record24–11 (12–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
← 2024–25
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2025–26 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Arizona †16–2 .88936–3  .923
No. 7 Houston14–4 .77830–7  .811
No. 20 Kansas12–6 .66724–11  .686
No. 21 Texas Tech12–6 .66723–11  .676
No. 8 Iowa State12–6 .66729–8  .784
TCU11–7 .61123–12  .657
West Virginia9–9 .50021–14  .600
UCF9–9 .50021–12  .636
Cincinnati9–9 .50018–15  .545
BYU9–9 .50023–12  .657
Colorado7–11 .38917–16  .515
Arizona State7–11 .38917–16  .515
Baylor6–12 .33317–17  .500
Oklahoma State6–12 .33320–15  .571
Kansas State3–15 .16712–20  .375
Utah2–16 .11110–22  .313
† 2026 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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Offseason

Coaching staff changes

Norm Roberts announced his retirement on May 5, 2025, after 14 seasons with Kansas.[1] Former Kansas guard and NBA player Jacque Vaughn was announced as the replacement. He previously served as head coach in the NBA with the Orlando Magic and Brooklyn Nets.[2]

On August 16, 2025, it was announced that Chase Buford had accepted an assistant coaching post with the NBA’s Denver Nuggets.[3] On August 20, 2025, it was announced that Tony Bland had been hired to fill the vacancy.[4]

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.

More information Name, Position ...
NamePosition
Dajuan Harris Jr.G
K. J. Adams Jr.F
Hunter DickinsonG
Zeke Mayo*G
Patrick CassidyG
David Coit*G
Shakeel MooreG
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Returning fifth-year seniors

Players below were seniors returning for a fifth year.

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NamePosition
Justin Cross[5]G
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Transfers

Incoming

Source:[6]

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NamePositionClassOld school
Tre WhiteSGSeniorIllinois
Jayden DawsonGSeniorLoyola
Melvin Council Jr.SGSeniorSt. Bonaventure
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Outgoing

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NamePositionClassNew school
AJ StorrSFSeniorOle Miss
Rylan GriffenSFSeniorTexas A&M
Zach ClemenceGRS−JuniorTexas A&M
Rakease PassmoreSGSophomoreMaryland
David Coit Jr.PGRS−SeniorMaryland
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Walk-ons

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2025 recruiting class

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College recruiting
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Darryn Peterson
G		 Fort Lauderdale, FL Prolific Prep 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Nov 1, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 5/5 stars   247Sports: 5/5 stars   ESPN: 5/5 stars   (98)
Kohl Rosario
G		 Hickory, NC Moravian Prep 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 24, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (83)
Samis Calderon
G		 Espirito Santo, Brazil Overtime Elite 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Nov 13, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (82)
Corbin Allen
SG		 Kansas City, MO Oak Park 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 16, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN:    (NA)
Paul Mbiya
C		 Paris, France ASVEL Basket 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Jun 25, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN:    (NA)
Nginyu Ngala
PG		 Alliance Montreal Montreal, Canada 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jul 25, 2025 
Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (NA)
Overall recruiting rankings:     247 Sports: 9     Rivals: 9      ESPN: 18 
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Preseason

The Big 12 preseason coaches poll was released on October 16, 2025. All awards were voted on by the league's 16 head coaches, who could not vote for their own team or players. The Big 12 preseason media poll was released on October 30, 2025.

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All-Big 12 Preseason First team

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Player School Pos. Yr. Ht., wt. Hometown (last school)
AJ Dybantsa† BYU F Fr. 6'9", 195 Brockton, MA (Utah Prep)
Richie Saunders G Sr. 6'5", 200 Riverton, UT (Wasatch Academy)
Emanuel Sharp Houston G R-Sr. 6'3", 205 Tampa, FL (Bishop McLaughlin School)
Joseph Tugler F Jr. 6'8", 230 Monroe, LA (Cypress Falls)
Milos Uzan G Sr. 6'4", 195 Las Vegas, NV (Oklahoma)
Tamin Lipsey Iowa State G Sr. 6'1", 200 Ames, IA (Ames)
Darryn Peterson† Kansas G Fr. 6'5", 205 Canton, OH (Napa Christian)
P.J. Haggerty Kansas State G Jr. 6'4", 195 Crosby, TX (Memphis)
Christian Anderson Jr. Texas Tech G So. 6'9", 195 Atlanta, GA (Oak Hill Academy)
JT Toppin† F Jr. 6'9", 230 Dallas, TX (New Mexico)
† denotes unanimous selection
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  • Player of the Year: JT Toppin, Texas Tech
  • Co-Newcomer of the Year: LeJuan Watts, Texas Tech
  • Freshman of the Year: Darryn Peterson, Kansas

Roster

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2025–26 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Nginyu Ngala 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) GSLaurentian Montreal, QC
G 1 Jayden Dawson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrLoyola Omaha, NE
G 2 Corbin Allen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrOak Park Kansas City, MO
G 3 Tre White 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrIllinois Dallas, TX
F 6 Samis Calderon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrOvertime Elite Espírito Santo, Brazil
G 7 Kohl Rosario 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrOvertime Elite Miami, FL
G 11 Jamari McDowell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoManvel Houston, TX
G 12 Wilder Evers (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS JrOak Mountain Birmingham, AL
G 13 Elmarko Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SoSouth Kent Marlton, NJ
G 14 Melvin Council Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrSt. Bonaventure Rochester, NY
F 15 Bryson Tiller 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrOvertime Elite Atlanta, GA
G 21 Will Thengvall (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoKapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic Wichita, KS
G 22 Darryn Peterson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrProlific Prep Canton, OH
F 25 Justin Cross 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SrOak Park and River Forest Oak Park, IL
C 34 Paul Mbiya 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)245 lb (111 kg) FrASVEL Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
F 40 Flory Bidunga 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoKokomo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Last update: November 3, 2025

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Schedule

Source:[9]

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 24, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ACCN		 No. 19 at No. 11 Louisville W 90–82  –
  26 – Peterson  7 – Tiller  4 – Council Jr.  KFC Yum! Center (15,885)
Louisville, KY
October 28, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 19 Fort Hays State W 71–35  –
  16 – Council Jr.  9 – Tied  6 – Council Jr.  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 19 Green Bay W 94–51  1–0
  21 – Peterson  6 – Bidunga  4 – Council  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
November 7, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 19 at No. 25 North Carolina L 74–87  1–1
  22 – Peterson  7 – Bidunga  7 – Council  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 11, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 25 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 77–46  2–1
  16 – Rosario  8 – Tied  6 – Council  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
November 15, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 25 Princeton W 76–57  3–1
  25 – Bidunga  10 – Bidunga  6 – Council  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
November 18, 2025*
8:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 24 vs. No. 5 Duke
State Farm Champions Classic		 L 66–78  3–2
  22 – White  9 – White  6 – Council  Madison Square Garden (19,327)
New York, NY
November 24, 2025*
2:30 p.m., TNT		 vs. Notre Dame
Players Era Festival Game 1		 W 71–61  4–2
  18 – Bidunga  9 – Tiller  5 – Bidunga  MGM Grand Garden Arena (4,628)
Paradise, NV
November 25, 2025*
2:30 p.m., TNT		 vs. Syracuse
Players Era Festival Game 2		 W 71–60  5–2
  15 – White  13 – Bidunga  5 – Council  MGM Grand Garden Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 26, 2025*
6:00 p.m., TNT		 vs. No. 17 Tennessee
Players Era Festival 3rd Place Game		 W 81–76  6–2
  17 – Council  8 – Tiller  4 – Council  MGM Grand Garden Arena 
Paradise, NV
December 2, 2025*
8:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 21 No. 5 UConn L 55–61  6–3
  12 – Council  12 – Bidunga  3 – Council  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
December 7, 2025*
12:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 21 vs. Missouri
Border War/StorageMart Border Showdown		 W 80–60  7–3
  20 – White  13 – White  8 – Council  T-Mobile Center (15,407)
Kansas City, MO
December 13, 2025*
4:30 p.m., ESPN		 No. 19 at NC State W 77–76 OT 8–3
  36 – Council  11 – Bidunga  4 – Tied  Lenovo Center (19,119)
Raleigh, NC
December 16, 2025*
8:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 17 Towson W 73–49  9–3
  18 – Bidunga  10 – Bidunga  5 – White  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
December 22, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 17 Davidson W 90–61  10–3
  18 – Bidunga  8 – Tied  9 – Council  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
Big 12 regular season
January 3, 2026
1:00 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN		 No. 17 at UCF L 75–81  10–4
(0–1)		  26 – Peterson  11 – White  2 – Tied  Addition Financial Arena (8,808)
Orlando, FL
January 6, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 22 TCU W 104–100 OT 11–4
(1–1)		  32 – Peterson  9 – Bidunga  8 – Council  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
January 10, 2026
11:00 a.m., FOX		 No. 22 at West Virginia L 75–86  11–5
(1–2)		  23 – Peterson  6 – Tied  4 – Council  WVU Coliseum (13,743)
Morgantown, WV
January 13, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 2 Iowa State W 84–63  12–5
(2–2)		  19 – White  10 – White  6 – McDowell  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
January 16, 2026
7:00 p.m., FOX		 Baylor W 80–62  13–5
(3–2)		  26 – Peterson  11 – Bidunga  5 – Council  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
January 20, 2026
10:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 19 at Colorado W 75–69  14–5
(4–2)		  18 – Council  15 – White  4 – White  CU Events Center (8,356)
Boulder, CO
January 24, 2026
7:00 p.m., FOX		 No. 19 at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown		 W 86–62  15–5
(5–2)		  21 – Bidunga  10 – Bidunga  12 – Council  Bramlage Coliseum (9,111)
Manhattan, KS
January 31, 2026
3:30 p.m., ESPN		 No. 14 No. 13 BYU
College GameDay		 W 90–82  16–5
(6–2)		  21 – Tiller  7 – Tiller  6 – Council  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
February 2, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 11 at No. 13 Texas Tech W 64–61  17–5
(7–2)		  19 – Peterson  10 – Tiller  4 – Tiller  United Supermarkets Arena (14,953)
Lubbock, TX
February 7, 2026
1:30 p.m., FOX		 No. 11 Utah W 71–59  18–5
(8–2)		  17 – Bidunga  10 – Bidunga  6 – Council  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
February 9, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 9 No. 1 Arizona W 82–78  19–5
(9–2)		  23 – Tied  10 – Bidunga  6 – Council  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
February 14, 2026
12:00 p.m., ABC		 No. 9 at No. 5 Iowa State L 56–74  19–6
(9–3)		  15 – Council  13 – Bidunga  4 – Council  Hilton Coliseum (14,266)
Ames, IA
February 18, 2026
8:00 p.m., Peacock		 No. 8 at Oklahoma State W 81–69  20–6
(10–3)		  23 – Peterson  11 – Tied  7 – Tied  Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,085)
Stillwater, OK
February 21, 2026
12:00 p.m., CBS		 No. 8 Cincinnati L 68–84  20–7
(10–4)		  18 – Bidunga  12 – Bidunga  4 – Council  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
February 23, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 14 No. 4 Houston W 69–56  21–7
(11–4)		  23 – White  10 – Tiller  4 – Council  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
February 28, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 14 at No. 2 Arizona L 61–84  21–8
(11–5)		  24 – Peterson  5 – Peterson  4 – Council  McKale Center (14,688)
Tucson, AZ
March 3, 2026
8:00 p.m., FS1		 No. 14 at Arizona State L 60–70  21–9
(11–6)		  16 – White  14 – White  4 – Peterson  Desert Financial Arena (10,452)
Tempe, AZ
March 7, 2026
1:00 p.m., CBS		 No. 14 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown		 W 104–85  22–9
(12–6)		  27 – Peterson  11 – White  10 – Council  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
Big 12 tournament
March 12, 2026
8:30 p.m., ESPN2		 (3) No. 14 vs. (6) TCU
Quarterfinal		 W 78–73  23–9
  24 – Peterson  10 – Bidunga  5 – Council  T-Mobile Center (17,015)
Kansas City, MO
March 13, 2026
8:30 p.m., ESPN		 (3) No. 14 vs. (2) No. 5 Houston
Semifinal		 L 47–69  23–10
  14 – Peterson  12 – Bidunga  4 – Council  T-Mobile Center (19,450)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 20, 2026
8:45 p.m., CBS		 (4 E) No. 17 vs. (13 E) California Baptist
First round		 W 68–60  24–10
  28 – Peterson  10 – Tiller  4 – Council  Viejas Arena (11,441)
San Diego, CA
March 22, 2026
4:15 p.m., CBS		 (4 E) No. 17 vs. (5 E) No. 10 St. John's
Second round		 L 65–67  24–11
  21 – Peterson  9 – Council  4 – Council  Viejas Arena (11,501)
San Diego, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Central Time.
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Rankings

See also: 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP192524RV211917171722RV191411981414141720
Coaches192423RV211917171721251914119121415161720
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