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Kansas Basketball: Best seasons of All-Time for the Jayhawks

By Chris Taylor

LAWRENCE, KS - FEBRUARY 02: A view of the Forrest Clare 'Phog' Allen statue outside Allen Fieldhouse prior to a game between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Kansas Jayhawks on February 2, 2013 in Lawrence, Kansas. The Cowboys defeated the Jayhawks 85-80. (Photo by Denny Medley/Replay Photos via Getty Images)
LAWRENCE, KS - FEBRUARY 02: A view of the Forrest Clare 'Phog' Allen statue outside Allen Fieldhouse prior to a game between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Kansas Jayhawks on February 2, 2013 in Lawrence, Kansas. The Cowboys defeated the Jayhawks 85-80. (Photo by Denny Medley/Replay Photos via Getty Images) /
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North Carolina coach Roy Williams sits with fans, while wearing a Kansas sticker, during the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship game between Memphis and Kansas at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, Monday, April 7, 2008. Kansas defeated Memphis, 75-68. (Photo by Jeff Siner/Charlotte Observer/MCT via Getty Images)
North Carolina coach Roy Williams sits with fans, while wearing a Kansas sticker, during the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship game between Memphis and Kansas at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, Monday, April 7, 2008. Kansas defeated Memphis, 75-68. (Photo by Jeff Siner/Charlotte Observer/MCT via Getty Images) /

Best Kansas basketball seasons all-time:

  • ’01-’02 Kansas Jayhawks
  • Head coach: Roy Williams
  • Results: 33-4, Final Four

On two separate occasions Roy Williams took his team further than this team got, but the talent and performance of the ’01-’02 team outweighs them all minus the ’96-’97 squad.

With his career coming to a close, although he may not have known it at the time, he was saving his best for last. With seven players giving not only valuable minutes, but contributing during those minutes, Kansas looked primed for hardware.

Drew Gooden, Nick Collison, Kirk Hinrich, Jeff Boschee, Keith Langford, Aaron Miles, and Wayne Simien created a force to be reckoned with. Not many could stand in their way.

The Jayhawks lost their first game of the season against Ball State, but went on to win their next 13 before a loss to UCLA. They would win out until the conference championship game against Oklahoma.

The Jayhawks were offensively superior, scoring an unheard of 100 points 11 times throughout the season and tournament. Like so many other years, their season came up short in a loss to Maryland in the Final Four.

Hinrich, Collison and Gooden all enjoyed long years in the NBA following their time at Kansas. Boschee is still the all-time leader at Kansas for three pointers made. At one time he held the conference record as well.

Roy Williams would take a less talented Kansas team to the championship the next season. They would lose to Syracuse, in what ended up being Williams’ last game as Kansas’ head coach.

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