2014 – 15 Kansas Jayhawks men 's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2014 – 15 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season , which was the Jayhawks ' 117th basketball season . The Jayhawks played their home games at Allen Fieldhouse . They were led by 12th year head coach Bill Self and were members of the Big 12 Conference . Despite losing 8 players , 5 who received substantial playing time , from the previous season , the Jayhawks still entered the season ranked 5th in the AP and Coaches poll , due in large part to a recruiting class ranked in the top 10 by Scout ( 4th ) , Rivals ( 3rd ) , and ESPN ( 9th ) . They finished the season 27 – 9 , 13 – 5 in Big 12 play to finish win their 11th consecutive Big 12 regular season championship . They advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 Tournament where they lost to Iowa State . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated New Mexico State in the second round before losing in the third round to cross state opponent , Wichita State
Big 12 Tournament
2015 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
2014–15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team