The 2022–23 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the

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in the

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, which was the Jayhawks' 125th basketball season. The Jayhawks, members of the

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, played their home games at

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. They were led by 20th year

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head coach

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. Kansas finished first in the Big 12 in the regular season. The Jayhawks qualified for the NCAA tournament but lost in the 2nd round.

Season summary

On November 2, 2022, Kansas announced that Self and assistant coach

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would serve a four-game suspension for alleged recruiting violations from a 2017 FBI probe. Assistant coach

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served as acting head coach during the suspension. Roberts would serve as acting head again during the Big 12 and NCAA Tournaments while Self was out following a procedure on his heart. In January, the Jayhawks lost to Kansas State, TCU, and Baylor for what is only their 4th 3 game losing streak under Self, and only the 11th losing streak of any length. Kansas finished the regular season 25–6, their 33rd consecutive 20+ win season and their 38th in the previous 39 seasons. After defeating Texas Tech on February 28, the Jayhawks clinched the Big 12 title, their 21st regular season Big 12 title and their 64th regular season conference title. All of the Jayhawks 6 regular season losses came to ranked teams and five of the six finished the season ranked in the AP and all six made the NCAA tournament. In turn, the Jayhawks were undefeated against unranked teams. They also went undefeated against quadrant 2, 3, and 4 teams with a combined 10–0 record in those quads. They also finished the season with 17 quadrant 1 wins, the most in the nation. Redshirt junior forward

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was named First Team All-American by the AP. The Jayhawks qualified for the NCAA tournament with an at-large bid. It was the Jayhawks NCAA record extending 33rd consecutive and their 51st in program history. They won their first round game over Howard 96–68, extending their first round winning streak to 16 straight. They would lose in the second round to Arkansas 71–72 marking the third time in their last four tournament appearances they failed to make the Sweet 16.

Offseason

Players graduated

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Entered NBA draft

Players listed below are underclassmen who have entered the

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. Class provided is class from previous season.

Incoming transfers

Walk-ons

2022 recruiting class

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: 3

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: 5

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

References

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