KU Basketball: The Journey to 13 Straight Big 12 Conference Titles

By trevb | Feb 26, 2017

Feb 27, 2016; Lawrence, KS, USA; A general view of the previous 11 Big 12 championship trophies displayed on the court after the game between the Kansas Jayhawks and the Texas Tech Red Raiders at Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks won 67-58, winning their twelfth consecutive Big 12 titles. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports /

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Sherron Collins #4 and Cole Aldrich #45 of KU basketball (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

The Journey to 13 Straight

Title Number Five: 2008-2009 Season

Following the national championship season, Kansas would lose tons of talent to the 2008 NBA Draft. The Jayhawks would keep Sherron Collins, Brady Morningstar, and Tyrel Reed. Kansas would also open spots in their roster for freshman Marcus Morris, Markieff Morris, Travis Releford, and Tyshawn Taylor.

Sherron Collins would lead the way with Cole Aldrich providing help being the few returners from the previous season. Other than Sherron and Cole, KU would have an otherwise very young team. The Jayhawks started the preseason with a 24th nationwide ranking

The Jayhawks would get crucial AP Top 25 wins against 14th ranked Tennessee, third ranked Oklahoma, and 11th ranked Missouri (what, they were good?) to wrap up most of the regular season and win the Big 12 outright.

KU basketball would drop the first game in the Big 12 conference tournament and end their streak of back-to-back tournament wins losing to Baylor. They would start the postseason selected as a number three seed in the NCAA Tournament.

After breezing through the first two rounds of the tournament to beat North Dakota State and Dayton, the Jayhawks would fall in the Sweet Sixteen to Michigan State, ending a decent run in the postseason.

2008-2009 season stats courtesy of SportsReference.com.

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