2005-2006 Kansas Jayhawks

2005-2006 Kansas Jayhawks Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- Jeremy Case So G 6-1 190 Nov 10, 1984 Oklahoma City (OK) United States McAlester High School
- Mario Chalmers Fr G 6-2 190 May 19, 1986 Anchorage (AK) United States Bartlett High School
- Micah Downs Fr G 6-8 200 Sep 8, 1986 Kirkland (WA) United States Juanita High School
- C.J. Giles So C 6-11 240 Sep 26, 1985 Seattle (WA) United States / Bahrain Rainier Beach High School
- Jeff Hawkins Sr G 5-11 180 Nov 9, 1982 Kansas City (KS) United States Sumner Academy of Arts & Science
- Darnell Jackson So F 6-8 241 Nov 7, 1985 Oklahoma City (OK) United States Midwest City High School
- Sasha Kaun So C 6-11 250 May 8, 1985 Tomsk Russia Florida Air Academy
- Matt Kleinmann Fr C 6-10 250 Feb 25, 1986 Overland Park (KS) United States Blue Valley West High School
- Christian Moody Sr F 6-8 220 Dec 28, 1983 Asheville (NC) United States T.C. Roberson High School
- Russell Robinson So G 6-1 198 Jan 24, 1986 New York (NY) United States Rice High School
- Brandon Rush Fr SG 6-6 220 Jul 7, 1985 Kansas City (MO) United States Mt. Zion Christian Academy
- Rodrick Stewart So SG 6-4 200 Apr 30, 1985 Seattle (WA) United States Rainier Beach High School
- Stephen Vinson Sr G 6-2 195 Sep 10, 1983 Lawrence (KS) United States Lawrence Free State High School
- Julian Wright Fr F 6-8 225 May 20, 1987 Chicago Heights (IL) United States Homewood-Flossmoor High School

Recent Kansas Jayhawks History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 23-11 (10-8) 5th (Big 12) 2nd Rnd NCAA 2nd 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

2005-2006 Kansas Jayhawks Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Brandon Rush All-Big 12 First Team
Mario Chalmers All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Julian Wright All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Mario Chalmers Big 12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Mario Chalmers Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team
Julian Wright Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team
Mario Chalmers Big 12 All-Defensive Team
Russell Robinson Big 12 All-Defensive Team
Mario Chalmers Big 12 All-Defensive Team (Media)
Russell Robinson Big 12 All-Defensive Team (Media)
Brandon Rush Big 12 Freshman of the Year
Mario Chalmers Big 12 All-Rookie Team
Brandon Rush Big 12 All-Rookie Team
Julian Wright Big 12 All-Rookie Team
Mario Chalmers Big 12 All-Freshman Team (Media)
Brandon Rush Big 12 All-Freshman Team (Media)
Julian Wright Big 12 All-Freshman Team (Media)

2005-2006 Kansas Jayhawks Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters M. Chalmers R. Robinson B. Rush J. Wright S. Kaun
Rotation J. Hawkins     D. Jackson C. Giles
Rotation       C. Moody  
Rotation       M. Downs  
Lim PT S. Vinson R. Stewart     M. Kleinmann
Lim PT J. Case        

2005-2006 Kansas Jayhawks Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Brandon Rush 33 31.7 13.5 6.5 2.0 0.9 0.7 2.5
Mario Chalmers 33 26.0 11.5 2.4 3.8 2.7 0.2 2.8
Russell Robinson 33 28.5 9.3 3.8 4.6 2.3 0.5 2.2
Julian Wright 33 20.1 8.5 5.5 1.8 0.9 1.3 1.9
Sasha Kaun 33 19.3 8.2 6.1 0.4 0.5 1.1 0.7
Darnell Jackson 23 15.2 6.3 5.9 0.3 0.6 0.1 1.1
C.J. Giles 33 16.9 6.2 5.6 0.4 0.4 1.5 1.2
Jeff Hawkins 32 19.5 5.4 2.0 2.4 0.9 0.0 1.5
Micah Downs 13 11.6 4.3 2.4 1.0 0.1 0.2 0.7
Christian Moody 31 12.5 3.4 3.2 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.9
Jeremy Case 24 5.5 2.5 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.2
Stephen Vinson 23 8.2 1.4 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.5
Matt Kleinmann 16 2.6 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1
Rodrick Stewart 13 3.5 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2

2005-2006 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
Bill Cowgill Athletic Trainer 2005-2006 N/A