2024–25 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2024–25 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball

Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Bill Self (22nd season)
Assistant coaches	Jeremy Case (4th season) Norm Roberts (14th season) Kurtis Townsend (21st season)
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
Arizona	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arizona State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Baylor	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
BYU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Cincinnati	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Colorado	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Houston	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Iowa State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kansas State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oklahoma State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
TCU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UCF	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Utah	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
West Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of July 13, 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]

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: Scout: N/A 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: Scout: N/A 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

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	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: July 01, 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,^[8] a road game against rival Missouri,^[9] and Creighton in the 2024 Big East–Big 12 Battle.^[10]^[11]

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.^[12] Due to tournament format, the Jayhawks will be guaranteed one game in the 2025 Big 12 Tournament.

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024* TBA, TBA	Washburn	Allen Fieldhouse (–) Lawrence, KS
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* TBA, TBA	Howard	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
November 8, 2024* TBA, TBA	North Carolina	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
November 12, 2024* TBA, ESPN	vs. Michigan State Champions Classic	State Farm Arena Atlanta, GA
November 16, 2024* TBA, TBA	Oakland	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
November 19, 2024* TBA, TBA	UNC Wilmington	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
November 26, 2024* TBA, TBA	vs. Duke Vegas Showdown	T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
November 30, 2024* TBA, TBA	Furman	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
December 4, 2024* TBA, TBA	at Creighton Big East–Big 12 Battle	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
December 8, 2024* TBA, TBA	at Missouri Border War	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
December 14, 2024* TBA, TBA	NC State	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
December 22, 2024* TBA, TBA	Brown	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
Big 12 regular season
TBD TBA	Arizona	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
TBD TBA	Arizona State	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
TBD TBA	UCF	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
TBD TBA	Colorado	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
TBD TBA	Houston	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
TBD TBA	Iowa State	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
TBD TBA	Oklahoma State	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
TBD TBA	Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
TBD TBA	Texas Tech	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
TBD TBA	West Virginia	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
TBD TBA	at Baylor	Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
TBD TBA	at BYU	Marriott Center Provo, UT
TBD TBA	at UCF	Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
TBD TBA	at Cincinnati	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
TBD TBA	at Colorado	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
TBD TBA	at Houston	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
TBD TBA	at Iowa State	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
TBD TBA	at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
TBD TBA	at TCU	Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
TBD TBA	at Utah	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
Big 12 tournament
March , 2025 TBA, TBA	vs. TBA	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
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

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.
^ "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.
^ "Matchups set for 2024 Big East-Big 12 Battle".
^ https://www2.kusports.com/sports/2024/jun/27/ku-basketball-teams-learn-home-and-away-opponents/

v t e Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Venues	Robinson Gymnasium (1907–1927) Hoch Auditorium (1927–1955) Allen Fieldhouse (1955–present)
Rivalries	Kansas State (results) Missouri
Culture & lore	Big Jay Baby Jay Blue blood status Champions Classic "Rock Chalk, Jayhawk" Jayhawkers
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics