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When was the last time Kansas Jayhawks won a NCAA Tournament championship?

By Matt Verderame

LAWRENCE, KS - FEBRUARY 12: Tanner Groves #35 of the Oklahoma Sooners defends against David McCormack #33 of the Kansas Jayhawks during the second half at Allen Fieldhouse on February 12, 2022 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images)
LAWRENCE, KS - FEBRUARY 12: Tanner Groves #35 of the Oklahoma Sooners defends against David McCormack #33 of the Kansas Jayhawks during the second half at Allen Fieldhouse on February 12, 2022 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images) /
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The Kansas Jayhawks Men’s Basketball team has been one of the most successful in America. This year, they’re once again vying for a title.

Has Kansas Jayhawks Basketball ever won a championship?

  • 1952
  • 1988
  • 2008

Kansas has one of the richest histories for men’s college basketball. The Jayhawks won in 1952, knocking off St. John’s (NY) to take home its first trophy. In ’08, it was Mario Chalmers and Co. taking care of Derrick Rose and the Memphis Tigers in a stunning comeback.

Kansas Jayhawks Basketball NCAA Tournament history

  • 1940
  • 1942
  • 1952
  • 1953
  • 1957
  • 1960
  • 1966
  • 1967
  • 1971
  • 1974
  • 1975
  • 1978
  • 1981
  • 1984
  • 1985
  • 1986
  • 1987
  • 1988
  • 1990
  • 1991
  • 1992
  • 1993
  • 1994
  • 1995
  • 1996
  • 1997
  • 1998
  • 1999
  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2002
  • 2003
  • 2004
  • 2005
  • 2006
  • 2007
  • 2008
  • 2009
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2012
  • 2013
  • 2014
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2021

As you can see, the birthplace of basketball is doing alright for itself with a staggering 49 appearances in the NCAA Men’s Tournament. Kansas has been a fixture on almost an annual basis, with the last tourney missed being back in 1989. Of course, that was a season after Danny Manning and the Miracles won it all, giving the Jayhawks their second national title.

Kansas Jayhawks Basketball NCAA Tournament Final Four appearances

  • 1940
  • 1952
  • 1953
  • 1957
  • 1971
  • 1974
  • 1986
  • 1988
  • 1991
  • 1993
  • 2002
  • 2003
  • 2008
  • 2012
  • 2018

Kansas doesn’t only make the tournament, it goes deep into the bracket. The Jayhawks have reached the Final Four on five occasions this century, last doing so in 2018. We also saw another stretch of fairly-recent greatness, with Kansas going four times between 1986-93.

Kansas Jayhawks Basketball All-time NCAA Tournament record

  • 109-48

The Jayhawks have consistently gone to March Madness and been a smart pick by many trying to win a little scratch on the side. Kansas is looking for its 110th win and then some in 2022, after everything came to a surprise blowout loss last season in the Round of 32 against the sixth-seeded USC Trojans.