| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2022–23 |
| Prev Year: | 2021–22 |
| Next Year: | 2023–24 |
| Team: | Kansas Jayhawks |
| Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 12 |
| Coachrank: | 11 |
| Aprank: | 4 |
| Record: | 28–8 |
| Conf Record: | 13–5 |
| Hc Year: | 20th |
| Hc Games: | suspended first 4 games, illness for Big 12 Tournament and NCAA Tournament |
| Hc Games2: | acting, 4–0 |
| Ac1 Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach2: | Norm Roberts |
| Ac2 Year: | 12th |
| Ac3 Year: | 19th |
| Champion: | Big 12 regular season champions |
| Bowl Result: | Second Round |
The 2022–23 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 125th basketball season. The Jayhawks, members of the Big 12 Conference, played their home games at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. They were led by 20th year Hall of Fame head coach Bill Self. Kansas finished first in the Big 12 in the regular season. The Jayhawks qualified for the NCAA tournament but lost in the 2nd round.
On November 2, 2022, Kansas announced that Self and assistant coach Kurtis Townsend would serve a four-game suspension for alleged recruiting violations from a 2017 FBI probe. Assistant coach Norm Roberts served as acting head coach during the suspension.[1] Roberts would serve as acting head again during the Big 12 and NCAA Tournaments while Self was out following a procedure on his heart.[2]
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.[3] Redshirt junior forward Jalen Wilson was named First Team All-American by the AP.[4]
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.
Below are players who ran out of eligibility or seniors that did not declare intent for a 5th year as allowed by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| G | ||
| Jalen Coleman-Lands | G | |
| Mitch Lightfoot | F | |
| G | ||
| C | ||
| Chris Teahan | G |
Players listed below are underclassmen who have entered the 2022 NBA draft. Class provided is class from previous season.
| Name | Position | Class | Returned? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Braun[5] | G | Junior | No | |
| Jalen Wilson[6] | G | RS Junior | Yes[7] |
|-| colspan="7" style="padding-left:10px;" | Overall recruiting rankings: 247 Sports: 4 Rivals: 3 ESPN: 5 |}
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See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.