2025–26 season4East region · No. 15 overall · At-large bid
Kansas
Jayhawks · Big 12
- Record entering
- 23–10
- AP No. 17 entering
- Tournament
- 1–1
- Reached the Round of 32
- Hero rating
- +13.1
- No. 22 in Division I before the tournament
- Head coach
- Bill Self
- Home
- Lawrence, KS
- 488 mi from Indianapolis
- National titles
- 4
- 1952, 1988, 2008, 2022
2026 tournament run
Reached the Round of 32
| Round | Opponent | Result | Margin | Spread | O/U | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round of 64 | CBUCalifornia Baptist13 | W68–60 | +8 | -14.5 | 141.5Under | Miss |
| Round of 32Mar 22 | SJUSt. John's5 | L65–67 | -2 | +3.5 | 145.25Under | Cover |
Spread is this team's consensus closing line (median across sportsbooks); negative means favored.
Statistical profile
Percentiles compare this team with all 365 Division I teams. 100th is best in every row, including defense, where lower raw numbers are better. Season totals include tournament games.
Efficiency
Scoring & shooting
Possessions
Defense & roster
Strengths and weaknesses
Flagged automatically when a stat sits in the top or bottom 15% of all 365 Division I teams.
- StrengthTough interior defenseOpponent FG %: 38.6%99th
- StrengthBattle-tested scheduleStrength of schedule: +17.699th
- StrengthElite defenseDefensive efficiency: 92.898th
- StrengthSmothers three-point shootersOpponent 3P %: 30.6%92nd
- WeaknessFew second chancesOffensive rebound %: 25.8%9th
- StrengthReliable at the lineFree throw %: 76.7%91st
- WeaknessWeak defensive reboundingDefensive rebound %: 66.4%10th
Roster
Season per-game stats for every player who appeared.
- Leading scorer
- Darryn Peterson
- 20.2 ppg
- Tallest
- Paul Mbiya
- 7′0″
- Best at the line
- Tre White
- 87.2%
- Longest in program
- Wilder Evers
- 4 seasons
| Player | WT | Yrs | GP | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14Melvin Council Jr.Guard · Rochester, NY | 6′4″ | 180 | 1 | 35 | 34.8 | 12.7 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 30.8 | 77.5 | 23.0 |
| 40Flory BidungaForward · Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo | 6′9″ | 235 | 2 | 35 | 31.5 | 13.3 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 65.4 | 19.1 |
| 3Tre WhiteGuard · Dallas, TX | 6′7″ | 210 | 1 | 35 | 31.3 | 13.5 | 6.7 | 1.8 | 40.3 | 87.2 | 21.3 |
| 22Darryn PetersonGuard · Canton, OH | 6′6″ | 205 | 1 | 24 | 29.0 | 20.2 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 38.2 | 82.6 | 33.5 |
| 15Bryson TillerForward · Atlanta, GA | 6′11″ | 245 | 1 | 35 | 25.9 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 26.9 | 69.4 | 18.6 |
| 9Elmarko JacksonGuard · Marlton, NJ | 6′3″ | 195 | 3 | 34 | 17.7 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 37.2 | 82.5 | 15.9 |
| 11Jamari McDowellGuard · Houston, TX | 6′5″ | 195 | 3 | 35 | 17.3 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 34.9 | 62.5 | 10.9 |
| 7Kohl RosarioGuard · Miami, FL | 6′6″ | 205 | 1 | 29 | 11.6 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 28.6 | 75.0 | 15.7 |
| 24Jayden DawsonGuard · Omaha, NE | 6′4″ | 195 | 1 | 24 | 9.6 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 27.9 | 100.0 | 13.2 |
| 34Paul MbiyaCenter · Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo | 7′0″ | 255 | 1 | 21 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 36.4 | 11.0 |
| 6Samis CalderonForward · Vitoria, Brazil | 6′8″ | 210 | 1 | 16 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 10.1 |
| 0Nginyu NgalaGuard · Montreal, PQ | 5′10″ | 175 | 1 | 13 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 19.6 |
| 12Wilder EversGuard · Birmingham, AL | 6′4″ | 195 | 4 | 7 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 21.5 |
| 25Justin CrossForward · Oak Park, IL | 6′8″ | 200 | 3 | 6 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.6 |
| 21Will ThengvallGuard · Wichita, KS | 6′4″ | 185 | 2 | 6 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 |
| 13Corbin AllenGuard · Kansas City, MO | 6′5″ | 175 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Yrs = seasons with this program (transfers count from their arrival). Headshots appear once rights-cleared images are available.
Season schedule
Every game with consensus closing lines (median across sportsbooks) and against-the-spread results.
ATS overall
21–14
ATS as favorite
14–8
ATS as underdog
7–6
ATS neutral court
6–3
ATS vs. tournament teams
10–9
ATS vs. ranked teams
6–6
Over / under
11–24
| Date | Opponent | Result | Spread | Total | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3 | vsGREGreen Bay | W94–51 | -30.5 | 152.5 | Cover | Under |
| Nov 7 | @UNC#21North Carolina6 | L74–87 | +2.5 | 159.25 | Miss | Over |
| Nov 11 | vsTEXTexas A&M-Corpus Christi | W77–46 | -26.25 | 146.5 | Cover | Under |
| Nov 15 | vsPRIPrinceton | W76–57 | -22.5 | 144.25 | Miss | Under |
| Nov 18 | NDUKE#1Duke1 | L66–78 | +10.5 | 148.5 | Miss | Under |
| Nov 24 | NNOTNotre Dame | W71–61 | -5.25 | 142.25 | Cover | Under |
| Nov 25 | NSYRSyracuse | W71–60 | -5.5 | 147.5 | Cover | Under |
| Nov 26 | NTEN#23Tennessee6 | W81–76 | +6.25 | 139.75 | Cover | Over |
| Dec 2 | vsUC#7UConn2 | L56–61 | +1.5 | 141.5 | Miss | Under |
| Dec 7 | NMISMissouri10 | W80–60 | -6.25 | 149.75 | Cover | Under |
| Dec 13 | @NCSTNC State11 | W77–76OT | +1.75 | 148.5 | Cover | Over |
| Dec 16 | vsTOWTowson | W73–49 | -15.25 | 135.75 | Cover | Under |
| Dec 22 | vsDAVDavidson | W90–61 | -15.25 | 139 | Cover | Over |
| Jan 3 | @UCFUCF10 | L75–81 | -4.5 | 157.5 | Miss | Under |
| Jan 6 | vsTCUTCU9 | W104–100OT | -7 | 142.75 | Miss | Over |
| Jan 10 | @WESWest Virginia | L75–86 | -2.5 | 139.75 | Miss | Over |
| Jan 13 | vsISU#6Iowa State2 | W84–63 | +3.5 | 151.75 | Cover | Under |
| Jan 16 | vsBAYBaylor | W80–62 | -7.5 | 157.25 | Cover | Under |
| Jan 20 | @COLColorado | W75–69 | -3.75 | 155 | Cover | Under |
| Jan 24 | @KANKansas State | W86–62 | -4.75 | 158.75 | Cover | Under |
| Jan 31 | vsBYUBYU6 | W90–82 | -2.75 | 158.25 | Cover | Over |
| Feb 2 | @TTU#20Texas Tech5 | W64–61 | +5 | 155.75 | Cover | Under |
| Feb 7 | vsUTAHUtah | W71–59 | -18.5 | 150.25 | Miss | Under |
| Feb 9 | vsARI#2Arizona1 | W82–78 | +3.25 | 154.5 | Cover | Over |
| Feb 14 | @ISU#6Iowa State2 | L56–74 | +7.75 | 147.5 | Miss | Under |
| Feb 18 | @OKLOklahoma State | W81–69 | -6.5 | 158.75 | Cover | Under |
| Feb 21 | vsCINCincinnati | L68–84 | -9.25 | 139.5 | Miss | Over |
| Feb 23 | vsHOU#5Houston2 | W69–56 | +1.75 | 138 | Cover | Under |
| Feb 28 | @ARI#2Arizona1 | L61–84 | +9.75 | 151.25 | Miss | Under |
| Mar 3 | @ARIArizona State | L60–70 | -5.5 | 150.5 | Miss | Under |
| Mar 7 | vsKANKansas State | W104–85 | -17 | 157.25 | Cover | Over |
| Mar 12 | NTCUTCU9 | W78–73 | -4.5 | 146.25 | Cover | Over |
| Mar 13 | NHOU#5Houston2 | L47–69 | +5 | 139.5 | Miss | Under |
| Mar 22NCAA | NSJU#10St. John's5 | L65–67 | +3.5 | 145.25 | Cover | Under |
| —NCAA | NCBUCalifornia Baptist13 | W68–60 | -14.5 | 141.5 | Miss | Under |