<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>
<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>
when was the last time kansas university won the ncaa tournament
when was the last time kansas university won the ncaa tournament
2008
2008