2016 – 17 Kansas Jayhawks men 's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season , which was the Jayhawks ' 119th basketball season . The Jayhawks , members of the Big 12 Conference , played their home games at Allen Fieldhouse and were led by 14th year head coach Bill Self . They finished the season 31 – 5 , 16 – 2 in Big 12 play to win their 13th consecutive Big 12 regular season title , tying UCLA 's record for consecutive regular season conference titles . They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament to TCU . They received and at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 1 seed in the Midwest region . The appearance was their 28th consecutive appearance , the longest current active streak and the longest ever in NCAA Tournament history . In the Tournament , they defeated UC Davis and Michigan State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen . There they defeated Purdue before losing in the Elite Eight to Oregon
Big 12 Tournament
2017 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team