KU BASKTEBALL TIMELINE NCAA Tournament Appearances Team . . . . . . . . . . . . Appearances Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 UCLA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 KANSAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Duke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Syracuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Notre Dame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Villanova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
NCAA Tournament Victories Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Victories Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111 North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Duke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 UCLA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 KANSAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93 Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Syracuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Michigan State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Ohio State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
NCAA Tournament Games Played Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Games Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157 North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 UCLA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 KANSAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Duke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Syracuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91 Michigan State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
NCAA Tournament W-L Percentage Team (W-L). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pct. Duke (96-32) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.5% UCLA (95-35) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.1% North Carolina (108-41). . . . . 72.5% Florida (32-13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71.1% Kentucky (111-46) . . . . . . . . . . 70.7% KANSAS (93-40) . . . . . . . . 69.9% Michigan St. (54-25) . . . . . . . 68.4% Indiana (62-31) . . . . . . . . . . . . 66.7%
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1986: One of the most talented teams in KU history went 35-4 -setting a school record for wins -- and played in the Final Four. An injury to Archie Marshall and Danny Manning’s foul trouble contributed to a loss against Duke in the NCAA semifinals. 1988: On the 50th anniversary of the first NCAA Tournament, National Player of the Year Danny Manning led Kansas past Oklahoma, 83-79, to win the NCAA championship in Kansas City, Mo. Considered a “bubble” team to get into the NCAA Tournament, KU put together a remarkable run, highlighted by a win over rival Kansas State in the Midwest Regional final and a victory over Duke in the national semifinals. KU finished 27-11. Manning (24.8 points per game) led Kansas with help from players such as Milt Newton, Kevin Pritchard, Chris Piper and Jeff Gueldner. Manning would later be the first player selected in the NBA Draft. Roy Williams Era: 1989: Roy Williams, facing a major rebuilding task as well as an impending NCAA probation, took over as the seventh coach in Kansas history. Williams guided the youth-laden team to a very respectable 19-12 mark. Williams was named the national rookie coach of the year for his efforts.
1990: Unranked in the preseason polls, Kansas won its first 19 games, including consecutive wins over LSU, No. 1 UNLV and St. John’s in the Preseason NIT. The Jayhawks bolted to the top of the national polls where they spent most of the season ranked No. 1 or No. 2. KU finished with a sterling 30-5 record, paced by senior guard Kevin Pritchard. 1991: A scrappy Kansas team stunned the experts by knocking off Indiana, Arkansas and North Carolina in succession before falling to Duke in the NCAA championship game in Indianapolis. KU finished at 27-8 after earning coach Roy Williams a share of his first Big Eight championship. 1993: Led by the backcourt duo of Adonis Jordan and Rex Walters, Kansas won its third-straight Big Eight title, KU then topped California and Indiana to advance to the Final Four. KU, which won its 1,500th game in January against Louisville, finished with a 29-7 record. 1996: In the final year of the Big Eight Conference, Kansas rolled to its fifth league title in six years. Coach Roy Williams’ team finished 29-5 and came within one game of advancing to the Final Four. Sophomore Raef LaFrentz paced a balanced attack.
Danny Manning presented Ronald Reagan with a jacket at a White House ceremony honoring Kansas’ 1988 National Championship team.
1997: One of KU’s best teams ever, the 1996-97 squad went 34-2, won the first Big 12 Conference title and finished No. 1 in the AP poll. Roy Williams’ senior-laden team included Jacque Vaughn, Scot Pollard and Jerod Haase. KU began the year by winning its first 22 games. 1998: Led by two first team AllAmericans -- Raef LaFrentz and Paul Pierce -- Kansas tied a school record for wins with its 35-4 mark. KU, which also won the Big 12 Tournament title for the second-straight season, ran its homecourt winning streak to a school-record 60 games. 2000: On January 8, 2000, Kansas rolled into Boulder, Colo., and routed the Buffaloes 84-69 to
pick up all-time victory number 1,700. The Jayhawks joined Kentucky and North Carolina as the only other schools to accomplish that feat. Kansas concluded the year 24-10. 2002: Kansas enjoyed another one of its banner seasons, going 33-4 overall while becoming the first team in the history of the Big 12 Conference to go undefeated in conference play. The Jayhawks advanced to the Final Four for the 11th time in school history. KU ended the year by leading the nation in an impressive four statistical categories. Junior Drew Gooden was named AllAmerica First Team and the co-National Player of the Year. 2003: In an unforgettable season, the Jayhawks went 30-8 overall on