2004–05 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

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.

2004–05 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big 12 regular season co-champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 12
Record23–7 (12–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
2004–05 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 Oklahoma 12 4   .750 25 8   .758
No. 12 Kansas 12 4   .750 23 7   .767
No. 6 Oklahoma State 11 5   .688 26 7   .788
No. 24 Texas Tech 10 6   .625 22 11   .667
Iowa State 9 7   .563 19 12   .613
Texas 9 7   .563 20 11   .645
Texas A&M 8 8   .500 21 10   .677
Missouri 7 9   .438 16 17   .485
Nebraska 7 9   .438 14 14   .500
Kansas State 6 10   .375 17 12   .586
Colorado 4 12   .250 14 16   .467
Baylor 1 15   .063 9 19   .321
2005 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

Recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/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:

  • "Kansas 2004 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
  • "2004 Kansas Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
  • "2004 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 23, 2011.

Roster

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "KU Men's Basketball 2004 Media Guide; pg. 9". Archived from the original (English) on January 10, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  3. ^ "Simien 'Dubbed' Big 12 Player of the Year" (English). Retrieved February 6, 2011.