The 2004–05 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the

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Jayhawks for the

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Division I men's

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. The team was led by Bill Self in his second season as head coach. The team played its home games at

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in Lawrence, Kansas. The Jayhawks finished the season with a record of 23–7, 12–4 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for first place in conference. The season marked the first of an NCAA record-setting 14 consecutive conference championships for Kansas. They lost to

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in the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 3 seed in the Syracuse Region. The Jayhawks were upset in the First Round by Bucknell on a last second shot.

Recruiting class

Transfers

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Roster

Schedule

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Awards

;2004–05 Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Year :

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(Senior, Forward) ;Bayer Advantage® Senior CLASS Award :Wayne Simien (Senior, Forward) ;All-Big 12 Second Team : Keith Langford (Senior, Guard) ;All-Big 12 Third Team :

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(Senior, Guard) ;Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week :Wayne Simien (Senior, Forward), November 22 and January 17 :Keith Langford (Senior, Guard), January 3 (co-winner) ;CBS Player of the Game vs Kentucky :

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(Junior, Forward), January 9 ;Academic All-Big 12 :Michael Lee (Senior, Guard) :

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References

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