2024–25 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Houston 12 – 1   .923 20 – 4   .833
No. 13 Arizona 11 – 2   .846 17 – 7   .708
No. 12 Texas Tech 10 – 3   .769 19 – 5   .792
No. 10 Iowa State 9 – 4   .692 19 – 5   .792
No. 17 Kansas 8 – 5   .615 17 – 7   .708
BYU 7 – 6   .538 16 – 8   .667
Baylor 7 – 6   .538 15 – 9   .625
Kansas State 7 – 6   .538 13 – 11   .542
West Virginia 6 – 7   .462 15 – 9   .625
TCU 6 – 7   .462 13 – 11   .542
Cincinnati 5 – 8   .385 15 – 9   .625
Utah 5 – 8   .385 13 – 11   .542
UCF 4 – 9   .308 13 – 11   .542
Oklahoma State 4 – 9   .308 12 – 12   .500
Arizona State 3 – 10   .231 12 – 12   .500
Colorado 0 – 13   .000 9 – 15   .375
† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner
As of February 12, 2025
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represents the University of Kansas in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, the Jayhawks' 127th basketball season. The Jayhawks, members of the Big 12 Conference, play their home games at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. They are 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]
David Coit Guard Senior Northern Illinois [8]

Walk-ons

Name Position
Will Thengvall G

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 92
Rakease Passmore
Forward 		Lincolnton, NC Combine 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 11, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings:     247 Sports: 9     Rivals: 10      ESPN: N/A* 

*ESPN has not made 2024 recruiting class rankings yet

Preseason

Big 12 Preseason Poll

Big 12 Coaches Points
1. Kansas 215 (9)
2. Houston 211 (5)
3. Iowa State 194 (1)
4. Baylor 185
5. Arizona 179 (1)
6. Cincinnati 140
7. Texas Tech 135
8. Kansas State 133
9. BYU 116
10. TCU 90
11. UCF 83
12. Arizona State 64
13. West Virginia 62
14. Oklahoma State 46
15. Colorado 37
16. Utah 30
Reference:[9] (#) first-place votes

Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team

First Team
Player School
Caleb Love Arizona
LJ Cryer Houston
J’Wan Roberts
Tamin Lipsey Iowa State
Hunter Dickinson† Kansas
† denotes unanimous selection
Reference:[9]
Second Team
Player School
Norchad Omier Baylor
Jeremy Roach
Keshon Gilbert Iowa State
Dajuan Harris Jr Kansas
Coleman Hawkins Kansas State
† denotes unanimous selection
Reference:[9]

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) Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr McKinney, TX
G 8 David Coit 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Columbus, NJ
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 Injured 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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 12, 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,[10] a road game against rival Missouri,[11] and Creighton in the 2024 Big East–Big 12 Battle.[12][13]

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

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2024*
8:00 pm, SECN 		No. 1 at No. 16 Arkansas L 69–85  –
  26 – Harris Jr.   7 – Adams Jr.   3 – Passmore  Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
October 29, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 1 Washburn W 84–53  –
  19 – Coit   7 – Bidunga   4 – Tied  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 1 Howard W 87–55  1–0
  19 – Mayo   7 – Tied   5 – Harris Jr.  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
November 8, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 1 No. 9 North Carolina W 92–89  2–0
  21 – Mayo   10 – Dickinson   4 – Mayo  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
November 12, 2024*
5:30 p.m., ESPN 		No. 1 vs. Michigan State
Champions Classic 		W 77–69  3–0
  28 – Dickinson   12 – Dickinson   7 – Mayo  State Farm Arena (16,107)
Atlanta, GA
November 16, 2024*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 1 Oakland W 78–57  4–0
  16 – Storr   9 – Dickinson   6 – Harris  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
November 19, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 1 UNC Wilmington W 84–66  5–0
  17 – Harris   15 – Dickinson   6 – Harris  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
November 26, 2024*
8:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 1 vs. No. 11 Duke
Vegas Showdown 		W 75–72  6–0
  14 – Harris Jr.   8 – Bidunga   9 – Harris Jr.  T-Mobile Arena (14,757)
Paradise, NV
November 30, 2024*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 1 Furman
Vegas Showdown campus game 		W 86–51  7–0
  22 – Adams   6 – Tied   8 – Harris Jr.  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
December 4, 2024*
7:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 1 at Creighton
Big East–Big 12 Battle 		L 63–76  7–1
  15 – Harris   8 – Dickinson   5 – Harris  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,908)
Omaha, NE
December 8, 2024*
12:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 1 at Missouri
Border War 		L 67–76  7–2
  19 – Dickinson   14 – Dickinson   5 – Harris Jr.  Mizzou Arena (15,061)
Columbia, MO
December 14, 2024*
2:15 p.m., ESPN 		No. 10 NC State W 75–60  8–2
  26 – Mayo   14 – Dickinson   7 – Dickinson  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
December 22, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 8 Brown W 87–53  9–2
  25 – Mayo   13 – Dickinson   4 – Tied  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
Big 12 regular season
December 31, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 7 West Virginia L 61–62  9–3
(0–1) 		 27 – Mayo   12 – Dickinson   7 – Harris Jr.  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
January 5, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 7 at UCF W 99–48  10–3
(1–1) 		 27 – Dickinson   9 – Tied   8 – Mayo  Addition Financial Arena (9,669)
Orlando, FL
January 8, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 11 Arizona State W 74–55  11–3
(2–1) 		 23 – Mayo   12 – Dickinson   7 – Harris  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
January 11, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 11 at Cincinnati W 54–40  12–3
(3–1) 		 14 – Dickinson   12 – Dickinson   2 – Tied  Fifth Third Arena (12,003)
Cincinnati, OH
January 15, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 9 at No. 2 Iowa State L 57–74  12–4
(3–2) 		 17 – Mayo   8 – Dickinson   7 – Harris  Hilton Coliseum (14,267)
Ames, IA
January 18, 2025
12:00 p.m., CBS 		No. 9 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		W 84–74  13–4
(4–2) 		 25 – Dickinson   9 – Bidunga   5 – Harris  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
January 22, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 12 at TCU W 74–61  14–4
(5–2) 		 16 – Dickinson   10 – Bidunga   6 – Harris  Schollmaier Arena (6,055)
Fort Worth, TX
January 25, 2025
5:30 p.m., ESPN 		No. 12 No. 7 Houston L 86–92 2OT 14–5
(5–3) 		 19 – Bidunga   9 – Mayo   12 – Harris  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
January 28, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 11 UCF W 91–87  15–5
(6–3) 		 24 – Tied   11 – Bidunga   5 – Mayo  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
February 1, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 11 at Baylor L 70–81  15–6
(6–4) 		 21 – Dickinson   6 – Adams   8 – Harris  Foster Pavilion (7,500)
Waco, TX
February 3, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 16 No. 8 Iowa State W 69–52  16–6
(7–4) 		 17 – Mayo   7 – Mayo   5 – Adams  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
February 8, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 16 at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		L 73–81  16–7
(7–5) 		 21 – Dickinson   9 – Dickinson   6 – Harris  Bramlage Coliseum (11,010)
Manhattan, KS
February 11, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 17 Colorado W 71–59  17–7
(8–5) 		 19 – Dickinson   9 – Dickinson   5 – Tied  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
February 15, 2025
9:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 17 at Utah       Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
February 18, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN 		at BYU       Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
February 22, 2025
3:00 p.m., CBS 		Oklahoma State       Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 24, 2025
10:00 p.m., ESPN 		at Colorado       CU Events Center 
Boulder, CO
March 1, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 		Texas Tech       Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 3, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN 		at Houston       Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
March 8, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN 		Arizona       Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
Big 12 tournament
March 11–15, 2025
TBA 		vs.        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

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP1 (30)1 (44)1 (49)1 (51)1 (35)1087711912111617
Coaches1 (15)1 (21)1 (21)1 (25)1 (19)10877121011111720

References

  1. ^ "Dajuan Harris will be back at KU next year, Self confirms". KSNT.com.
  2. ^ "Hunter Dickinson will be back at KU next year". cbssports.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. ^ "Kansas basketball adds commitment from Rice transfer, former 4-star prospect Noah Shelby". cjonline.com.
  7. ^ "Kansas lands Mississippi State transfer Shakeel Moore". 247sports.com.
  8. ^ "David Coit Joins Kansas Men's Basketball Team". kuathletics.com.
  9. ^ a b c "Kansas Selected As Big 12 Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite, KU's Dickinson Named Preseason Player of the Year". Big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. October 10, 2024.
  10. ^ "State Farm Champions Classic Renewed for Three More Years". ESPNPressRoom.com.
  11. ^ "Kansas Athletics announces multi-year agreement to reignite Border Showdown rivalry". KUAthletics.com. October 22, 2019.
  12. ^ "BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle Extended Two Years". BigEast.com.
  13. ^ Rothstein, Jon (April 23, 2024). "Matchups set for 2024 Big East-Big 12 Battle".
  14. ^ "KU Sports".
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