2022–23 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

2022–23 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big 12 regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 4
Record	28–8 (13–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Bill Self (20th season; suspended first 4 games, illness for Big 12 Tournament and NCAA Tournament) Norm Roberts (acting, 4–0)
Assistant coaches	Jeremy Case (2nd season) Norm Roberts (12th season) Kurtis Townsend (19th season)
Home arena	Allen Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 125th basketball season. The Jayhawks, members of the Big 12 Conference, played their home games at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. They were led by 20th year Hall of Fame head coach Bill Self. Kansas finished first in the Big 12 in the regular season. The Jayhawks qualified for the NCAA tournament but lost in the 2nd round.

On November 2, 2022, Kansas announced that Self and assistant coach Kurtis Townsend would serve a four-game suspension for alleged recruiting violations from a 2017 FBI probe. Assistant coach Norm Roberts served as acting head coach during the suspension.^[1] Roberts would serve as acting head again during the Big 12 and NCAA Tournaments while Self was out following a procedure on his heart.^[2]

In January, the Jayhawks lost to Kansas State, TCU, and Baylor for what is only their 4th 3 game losing streak under Self, and only the 11th losing streak of any length. Kansas finished the regular season 25–6, their 33rd consecutive 20+ win season and their 38th in the previous 39 seasons. After defeating Texas Tech on February 28, the Jayhawks clinched the Big 12 title, their 21st regular season Big 12 title and their 64th regular season conference title. All of the Jayhawks 6 regular season losses came to ranked teams and five of the six finished the season ranked in the AP and all six made the NCAA tournament. In turn, the Jayhawks were undefeated against unranked teams. They also went undefeated against quadrant 2, 3, and 4 teams with a combined 10–0 record in those quads. They also finished the season with 17 quadrant 1 wins, the most in the nation.^[3] Redshirt junior forward Jalen Wilson was named First Team All-American by the AP.^[4]

The Jayhawks qualified for the NCAA tournament with an at-large bid. It was the Jayhawks NCAA record extending 33rd consecutive and their 51st in program history. They won their first round game over Howard 96–68, extending their first round winning streak to 16 straight. They would lose in the second round to Arkansas 71–72 marking the third time in their last four tournament appearances they failed to make the Sweet 16.

Below are players who ran out of eligibility or seniors that did not declare intent for a 5th year as allowed by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Players listed below are underclassmen who have entered the 2022 NBA draft. Class provided is class from previous season.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Gradey Dick F	Wichita, KS	Sunrise Christian Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Mar 3, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 92
M. J. Rice F	Durham, NC	Prolific Prep	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 10, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 89
Ernest Udeh Jr. C	Orlando, FL	Dr. Phillips	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Oct 20, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Zuby Ejiofor C	Garland, TX	Garland	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jul 1, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings:     247 Sports: 4     Rivals: 3      ESPN: 5

2022–23 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Bobby Pettiford Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Durham, NC G 1 Joseph Yesufu 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Bolingbrook, IL G 3 Dajuan Harris Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Columbia, MO G 4 Gradey Dick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Wichita, KS G 5 Kyle Cuffe Jr.  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr New York, NY F 10 Jalen Wilson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Denton, TX G 11 M. J. Rice 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Durham, NC G 12 Wilder Evers (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Birmingham, AL G 13 Charlie McCarthy (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Rancho Mirage, CA G 15 Kevin McCullar Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr San Antonio, TX G 20 Michael Jankovich (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Dallas, TX F 21 Zach Clemence 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So San Antonio, TX F 22 Dillon Wilhite (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Fr San Diego, CA C 23 Ernest Udeh Jr. 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Orlando, FL F 24 KJ Adams Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Austin, TX F 31 Cam Martin  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Yukon, OK F 35 Zuby Ejiofor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Garland, TX	Head coach Bill Self (Oklahoma State) Assistant coach(es) Norm Roberts (Queens (NY)) Kurtis Townsend (Western Kentucky) Jeremy Case (Kansas) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 21, 2023

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