KCKingdom
Fansided

Kansas Basketball: Worst March Madness losses

By Chris Taylor

OMAHA, NE - MARCH 22: The Kansas Jayhawks bench reacts as they lose to the Wichita State Shockers during the third round of the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at the CenturyLink Center on March 22, 2015 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
OMAHA, NE - MARCH 22: The Kansas Jayhawks bench reacts as they lose to the Wichita State Shockers during the third round of the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at the CenturyLink Center on March 22, 2015 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
6 of 6
Next
OKLAHOMA CITY – MARCH 20: (L-R) Tyshawn Taylor
OKLAHOMA CITY – MARCH 20: (L-R) Tyshawn Taylor /

Worst March Madness losses

’09-’10 2nd round against Northern Iowa

The Jayhawks were the number one overall seed of the tournament. Picked by virtually everyone to win the whole thing, just as they did two seasons previous.

Bill Self had built a roster for Kings. Cole Aldrich, the Morris twins, Sherron Collins, Xavier Henry and Thomas Robinson led the Jayhawks all season as the best team in the country.

Expected to bulldoze their way through the early stages of the tournament, nobody saw the bracket busting prowess that Northern Iowa was about to lay on the unanimous pick for number one.

Ali Farokhmanesh will go down in history as the guard that humiliated Kansas. He finished the game with only 16 points, but they were all daggers. None bigger than his last.

With 34 seconds remaining in the game, Ali received the ball at the three-point line, ahead of everyone but Kansas guard Tyrel Reed. Instead of running time off the clock, he calmly and confidently pulled up and shot a three pointer to put the game out of reach.

Northern Iowa would win 69-67.

Honorable mention

’13-’14 2nd round loss to 10 seed Stanford as a 2 seed.

’97-’98 2nd round loss to 8 seed Rhode Island as a 1 seed.

Next: Best seasons all-time for Kansas Basketball

The Kansas Jayhawks have had some black marks on their resume for sure. Let these not be a distraction from all the success that the Jayhawks have had.

Here’s hoping no more Bucknells or Bradleys happen in Kansas’ future. Kansas does have more bad losses in the tournament than many teams have appearances.

Home/Kansas Basketball