February 27, 2016 1:01 PM
Here are some numbers and facts about Kansas’ Big 12 title streak, which reached 12 consecutive years Saturday with KU’s 67-58 win over Texas Tech that clinched at least a share of this season’s title for the Jayhawks.
Top 10 scorers during the streak
Statistics through Saturday’s game:
1,888 Sherron Collins 2007-10
1,625 Perry Ellis 2012-16
1,580 Tyshawn Taylor, 2008-12
1,477 Brandon Rush, 2006-08
1,371 Marcus Morris, 2009-11
1,341 Mario Chalmers, 2006-08
1,069 Wayne Selden, 2013-16
1,038 Cole Aldrich, 2008-10
1,036 Frank Mason, 2013-16
1,026 Thomas Robinson, 2009-12
Source: KU Athletics records
KU’s streak by the numbers
3 Coaches to share Big 12 title with Kansas’ Bill Self during the streak: Oklahoma’s Kelvin Sampson (2005), Texas’ Rick Barnes (2006, 2008) and K-State’s Bruce Weber (2013)
5 Big 12 home losses during the streak. Bill Self’s KU teams have only lost nine times at home overall, including eight times during the streak
6 Big 12 Tournament titles for KU in the 11 previous seasons the Jayhawks won or shared the regular-season championship
165-35 KU’s Big 12 record during the streak
353-73 KU’s overall record during streak
0 Big 12 teams other than Kansas to reach the NCAA Final Four during the streak. (Note: West Virginia was not a Big 12 member in 2010)
Things that happened in 2004
This was the last year KU did not win Big 12 regular-season title
▪ Facebook launched
▪ The “Friends” series finale aired
▪ Janet Jackson had a “wardrobe malfunction” during the halftime show at the Super Bowl
▪ “Napoleon Dynamite” came out in theaters
▪ iPhones did not exist and would not for three more years
▪ George W. Bush was elected for a second term as president after defeating John Kerry
Jesse Newell: 816-234-4759, @jessenewell
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