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
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 12
Record	23–7 (12–4 Big 12)
Head coach	Bill Self (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Joe Dooley (2nd season) Tim Jankovich (2nd season) Kurtis Townsend (1st season)
Captains	Keith Langford Michael Lee Aaron Miles Wayne Simien
Home arena	Allen Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	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

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	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
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (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
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (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
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (N/A)
Sasha Kaun C	Tumsk, Russia	Florida Air Academy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Oct 6, 2003
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (N/A)
Russell Robinson SG	New York, NY	Rice HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 29, 2003
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (N/A)
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 5    Rivals: 2    ESPN: N/A
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved June 23, 2011. "2004 Kansas Basketball Commits". Scout. Retrieved June 23, 2011. "ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved June 23, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved June 23, 2011. "2004 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved June 23, 2011.

Roster

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

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

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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