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.
Recruiting class
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, TXMichael 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
Schedule
!colspan=9 style=| Summer Canadian exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
!colspan=9 style=|Big 12 Tournament
!colspan=9 style=|NCAA tournament
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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