The 2007–08 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the

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for the

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Division I men's intercollegiate basketball season of 2007–08, which was the Jayhawks' 110th Season. The team was led by

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in his 5th season as head coach. The team played its home games in

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. The Jayhawks finished the season 37–3, 13–3 in Big 12 play to finish tied for first place. They defeated

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, and

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to win the Big 12 tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 seed in the Midwest region. They defeated Memphis in the National Championship game, marking the third tournament title in the school's history and fifth national title overall. The Jayhawks 37 wins remains a program record. Additionally, the win total is tied for 3rd most in NCAA history (Kentucky twice won 38 and Memphis also won 38, but the wins were officially vacated).

Recruiting

Roster

Schedule

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Rankings

Awards

;Big 12 Sixth Man Award : Sherron Collins (Sophomore, Guard) ;

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Big 12 Player of the Week : Darnell Jackson (Senior, Forward), January 7 (co-winner) : Brandon Rush (Junior, Guard), March 3 (co-winner) :Sherron Collins, March 9 (co-winner) ;All-Big 12 Teams : Darrell Arthur (Sophomore, Forward), First Team :Brandon Rush, First Team :

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(Junior, Guard), Second Team :Darnell Jackson, Third Team ;Big 12 All-Defensive Team :Mario Chalmers : Russell Robinson (Senior, Guard) ;Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team :Brandon Rush, Most Outstanding Player :Mario Chalmers ;NCAA (Midwest) Regional All-Tournament Team :Brandon Rush :Mario Chalmers : Sasha Kaun (Senior, Center) ;NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player :Mario Chalmers

References

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