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
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 April 27, 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[edit]

Coaching staff changes[edit]

As of March 2024, no coaches have left Kansas

Entered NBA draft[edit]

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	TBD

Graduating players[edit]

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
Hunter Dickinson*	F
Michael Jankovich*	F
Kevin McCullar Jr.	G
Nick Timberlake	G

Returning fifth year seniors[edit]

Players below are seniors returning for a fifth year.

Name	Position
Dajuan Harris Jr.^[1]	G

Transfers[edit]

No outgoing transfers have been announced as of March 2024.

Incoming[edit]

Name	Position	Class	Old school
Riley Kugel	Guard	Junior	Florida^[2]
Zeke Mayo	Guard	Senior	South Dakota State^[3]
AJ Storr	Guard	Junior	Wisconsin^[4]
Rylan Griffen	Guard	Junior	Alabama ^[5]

2024 recruiting class[edit]

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
Labaron Philon Guard	Branson, MO	Link	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 25, 2023
Labaron Philon Guard	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89
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[edit]

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
C	--	Flory Bidunga	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Kokomo, IN
G	--	Riley Kugel	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Jr	Orlando, FL
G	--	Zeke Mayo	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Lawrence, KS
G	--	Charlie McCarthy (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Rancho Mirage, CA
F	--	Rakease Passmore	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Lincolnton, NC
G	--	Labaron Philon	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Branson, MO
G	--	AJ Storr	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Rockford, IL
G	--	Rylan Griffen	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Dallas, TX
G	3	Dajuan Harris Jr.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Sr	Columbia, MO
G	4	Justin Cross (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Oak Park, IL
G	5	Chris Carter (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Indio, CA
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
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
F	41	Zach Clemence	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	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: April 16, 2024

Schedule[edit]

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,^[6] a road game against rival Missouri,^[7] and Creighton in the 2024 Big East–Big 12 Battle.^[8]^[9] Due to tournament format, the Jayhawks will be guaranteed one game in the 2025 Big 12 Tournament. The Big 12 has not yet announced its scheduling formula for the additions of Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, and Utah to the Big 12. Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark has said he intends to have the schedule include 20 games, which would likely mean at least one game against the other 15 Big 12 teams with 5 teams playing each other twice, with priorities being made to rivalries to play twice.^[10]

Rankings[edit]

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[edit]

^ "Dajuan Harris will be back at KU next year, Self confirms". KSNT.com.
^ "Florida transfer guard Riley Kugel commits to Kansas". On3.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.
^ "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".
^ "Big 12 Basketball Has Plan For Future Scheduling Models". KSLSports.com.

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

[2] "Florida transfer guard Riley Kugel commits to Kansas". On3.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] "State Farm Champions Classic Renewed for Three More Years". ESPNPressRoom.com.

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

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

[9] "Matchups set for 2024 Big East-Big 12 Battle".

[10] "Big 12 Basketball Has Plan For Future Scheduling Models". KSLSports.com.

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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
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Helms and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics