<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Kansas Jayhawks </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2018--19 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> University </Th> <Td> University of Kansas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First season </Th> <Td> 1898--99 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> All - time record </Th> <Td> 2,248--848 (. 726) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Athletic director </Th> <Td> Sean Lester (interim) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Head coach </Th> <Td> Bill Self (16th season) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Conference </Th> <Td> Big 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Lawrence, Kansas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Arena </Th> <Td> Allen Fieldhouse (Capacity: 16,300) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nickname </Th> <Td> Jayhawks </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Colors </Th> <Td> Crimson and Blue </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Uniforms </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Home </Td> <Td> Away </Td> <Td> Alternate </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Pre-tournament Helms champions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1922, 1923 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament champions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1952, 1988, 2008 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament runner - up </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1940, 1953, 1957, 1991, 2003, 2012 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament Final Four </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1940, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1971, 1974, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament Elite Eight </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1940, 1942, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1960, 1966, 1971, 1974, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1952, 1953, 1957, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1974, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament appearances </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 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 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Conference tournament champions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1981, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Conference regular season champions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1915, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Kansas Jayhawks </Th> </Tr>

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