Ranking Bill Self’s best coaching jobs during 11-year Big 12 title run: No. 5
photo by: Mike Yoder
Kansas forwards Marcus (22) and Markieff Morris get the crowd to its feet after a bucket during the second half of KU's 72-59 win against Illinois on Sunday, March 20, 2011 at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.
5. 2010-11: This wasn’t a basketball season as much as a drama-packed mini-series, packed with personal tragedy and team triumphs. Thomas Robinson returned to the Kansas lineup three days after his mother’s memorial service and burial. and led the Jayhawks to a 90-66 blowout victory against Kansas State in Allen Fieldhouse. Teammates and coaches rallied around Robinson all year. The Jayhawks clinched the title outright by ending Missouri’s 17-game home winning streak. In an Elite Eight game played two nights after KU routed Richmond, 77-57, in San Antonio, Kansas lost, 71-61, as a rough game from Josh Selby ended a rough season for the freshman.
Big 12 standings:
Kansas 14-2
Texas 13-3
Texas A&M 10-6
Kansas State 10-6
Missouri 8-8
Colorado 8-8
Nebraska 7-9
Baylor 7-9
Oklahoma State 6-10
Oklahoma 5-11
Texas Tech 5-11
Iowa State 3-13
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