2008-2009 Kansas Jayhawks

2008-2009 Kansas Jayhawks Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- Cole Aldrich So C 6-11 253 Oct 31, 1988 Burnsville (MN) United States Bloomington Jefferson High School
- Tyrone Appleton Jr G 6-2 203 - Gary (IN) United States Harmony Prep School
- Brennan Bechard Sr G 6-0 185 Jul 28, 1986 Lawrence (KS) United States N/A
- Chase Buford So G 6-3 210 Oct 25, 1988 San Antonio (TX) United States Alamo Heights High School
- Sherron Collins Jr PG 5-11 205 Mar 18, 1987 Chicago (IL) United States Crane High School
- Jordan Juenemann Fr G 6-3 195 - Hays (KS) United States Hays High School
- Matt Kleinmann Sr C 6-10 250 Feb 25, 1986 Overland Park (KS) United States Blue Valley West High School
- Mario Little Jr GF 6-6 218 Dec 29, 1987 Chicago (IL) United States / Finland Washington Community High School
- Brady Morningstar So G 6-4 185 Jan 23, 1986 Lawrence (KS) United States New Hampton School
- Marcus Morris Fr F 6-8 218 Sep 2, 1989 Philadelphia (PA) United States APEX Academy
- Markieff Morris Fr PF 6-9 245 Sep 2, 1989 Philadelphia (PA) United States APEX Academy
- Tyrel Reed So G 6-3 185 Apr 8, 1989 Burlington (KS) United States Burlington High School
- Travis Releford Fr SG 6-6 205 Feb 22, 1990 Kansas City (MO) United States / Canada Bishop Miege High School
- Tyshawn Taylor Fr G 6-3 185 Apr 12, 1990 Hoboken (NJ) United States / Vietnam St. Anthony High School
- Conner Teahan So SG 6-5 215 Sep 7, 1988 Leawood (KS) United States Rockhurst High School
- Quintrell Thomas Fr F 6-8 245 Feb 21, 1990 New York (NY) United States St. Patrick High School

Recent Kansas Jayhawks History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 22-10 (10-8) 5th (Big 12) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2022-2023 28-8 (13-5) 1st (Big 12) Runner Up NCAA 2nd Rnd
2021-2022 34-6 (14-4) 1st (Big 12) Champion NCAA Champion
2020-2021 21-9 (12-6) 2nd (Big 12) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2019-2020 28-3 (17-1) 1st (Big 12) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 26-10 (12-6) 3rd (Big 12) Runner Up NCAA 2nd Rnd
2017-2018 31-8 (13-5) 1st (Big 12) Champion NCAA 4th Rnd
2016-2017 31-5 (16-2) 1st (Big 12) 2nd Rnd NCAA 4th Rnd
2015-2016 33-5 (15-3) 1st (Big 12) Champion NCAA 4th Rnd
2014-2015 27-9 (13-5) 1st (Big 12) Runner Up NCAA 2nd Rnd
2013-2014 25-10 (14-4) 1st (Big 12) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2012-2013 31-6 (14-4) 1st (Big 12) Champion NCAA 3rd Rnd
2011-2012 32-7 (16-2) 1st (Big 12) 3rd Rnd NCAA Runner Up
2010-2011 35-3 (14-2) 1st (Big 12) Champion NCAA 4th Rnd
2009-2010 33-3 (15-1) 1st (Big 12) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2008-2009 27-8 (14-2) 1st (Big 12) 2nd Rnd NCAA 3rd Rnd
2007-2008 37-3 (13-3) 1st (Big 12) Champion NCAA Champion
2006-2007 33-5 (14-2) 1st (Big 12) Champion NCAA 4th Rnd
2005-2006 25-8 (13-3) 1st (Big 12) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2004-2005 23-7 (12-4) 1st (Big 12) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2003-2004 24-9 (12-4) 2nd (Big 12) 3rd Rnd NCAA 4th Rnd
2002-2003 30-8 (14-2) 1st (Big 12) 3rd Rnd NCAA Runner Up

2008-2009 Kansas Jayhawks Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Sherron Collins Consensus All-American Second Team
Sherron Collins NABC All-American Second Team
Cole Aldrich NABC All-District (8) First Team
Sherron Collins NABC All-District (8) First Team
Sherron Collins AP All-American Third Team
Sherron Collins USBWA All-American Second Team
Sherron Collins Sporting News All-American Third Team
Cole Aldrich All-Big 12 First Team
Sherron Collins All-Big 12 First Team
Cole Aldrich Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year
Cole Aldrich Big 12 All-Defensive Team
Cole Aldrich Big 12 All-Defensive Team (Media)
Marcus Morris Big 12 All-Rookie Team
Tyshawn Taylor Big 12 All-Rookie Team
Marcus Morris Big 12 All-Freshman Team (Media)
Tyshawn Taylor Big 12 All-Freshman Team (Media)
Brady Morningstar Big 12 All-Underrated Team (Media)
Sherron Collins CBE Classic Sprint Subregional Team

2008-2009 Kansas Jayhawks Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters S. Collins T. Taylor B. Morningstar M. Morris C. Aldrich
Rotation   T. Reed   M. Morris  
Rotation   M. Little      
Lim PT T. Appleton T. Releford Q. Thomas   M. Kleinmann
Lim PT B. Bechard C. Teahan      
Lim PT   C. Buford      
Lim PT   J. Juenemann      

2008-2009 Kansas Jayhawks Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Sherron Collins 35 35.1 18.9 2.9 5.0 1.1 0.0 3.3
Cole Aldrich 35 29.6 14.9 11.1 1.0 0.6 2.7 1.6
Tyshawn Taylor 35 26.5 9.7 2.2 3.0 1.1 0.2 2.4
Marcus Morris 35 18.5 7.4 4.7 1.1 1.0 0.3 1.6
Brady Morningstar 35 30.4 6.5 3.0 2.6 1.2 0.1 1.3
Tyrel Reed 35 20.7 6.5 1.9 1.1 0.7 0.0 1.0
Mario Little 23 12.4 4.7 3.2 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.8
Markieff Morris 35 15.6 4.6 4.4 1.0 0.4 0.7 1.2
Travis Releford 32 7.0 2.7 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.7
Quintrell Thomas 26 5.4 1.5 2.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.5
Tyrone Appleton 20 2.5 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.5
Conner Teahan 21 3.8 0.7 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2
Matt Kleinmann 17 2.1 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
Chase Buford 11 1.3 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
Brennan Bechard 11 1.5 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jordan Juenemann 5 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2

2008-2009 Kansas Jayhawks Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Bill Self Head Coach - N/A
Kurtis Townsend Assistant Coach 2004-2005 N/A
Andrea Hudy Strength and Conditioning Coach 2008-2009 N/A
Bill Cowgill Athletic Trainer 2005-2006 N/A