2008–09 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, the Jayhawks' 111th basketball season. The head coach was Bill Self, serving his 6th year. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas, and were the defending National Champions. The AP poll released on January 26, 2009, had the Jayhawks unranked, which was the last poll in which the Jayhawks were not ranked until February 8, 2021. The following week, Kansas entered the rankings at number 21, beginning what is the longest streak in Men's Basketball history with 223 consecutive polls being ranked and achieved that record on November 30, 2020. They are 2 ahead of UCLA's 221 straight weeks that was done from 1967 to 1980.

2008–09 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big 12 regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig 12
DivisionNorth
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 14
Record27–8 (14–2 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
2008–09 Big 12 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Kansas142 .875278  .771
No. 7 Oklahoma133 .813306  .833
No. 9 Missouri124 .750317  .816
Kansas State97 .5632212  .647
Texas97 .5632312  .657
Texas A&M97 .5632410  .706
Oklahoma State97 .5632312  .657
Nebraska88 .5001813  .581
Baylor511 .3132415  .615
Iowa State412 .2501517  .469
Texas Tech313 .1881419  .424
Colorado115 .063922  .290
2009 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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