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KU - The Basics

Nickname: Jayhawks
Location: Lawrence, KS
Founded in: 1866
School colors: Crimson and Blue
Chancellor: Robert Hemenway
Enrollment: 24,948 (Spring 2008)


Contact info:
Athletic Director: Lew Perkins-- (785) 864-3143
Media relations: Chris Theisen -- (785) 864-3417
Media relations fax: (785) 864-7944
Ticket office: 1-800-34-HAWKS or (785) 864-3141

MENS BASKETBALL:

Head Coach: Bill Self -- 5th season (142-32)
Home arena: Allen Fieldhouse (1954)
Capacity: 16,300
Year program began: 1898
All-time record: 1,943-785 (.712)
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 37
Last Appearance: 2008 (Final Four - Nat'l Champion)
NCAA Final Four Appearances: 13
Last Appearance: 2008 (Nat'l Champion)
Highest AP Finish:1
Basketball SID: Chris Theisen -- (785) 864-3474

FOOTBALL:

Head Coach: Mark Mangino -- 6th season (37-36)
Home field: Memorial Stadium (1921)
Surface: AstroPlay
Capacity: 52,250
Year program began: 1889
All-time record: 554-538-58 (.477)
All-time Big 12 record: 30-66 (.261)
Top 20 AP Finishes: 5 (3 Top 10s)
Highest AP Finish: 7 (2007, 1968)
Big 12 titles: 0
Bowl Record: 5-6-0 (.400)
Last Bowl Appearance: 2008 FedEx Orange Bowl (KU 24, Va. Tech 21)
Football SID: Mike Strauss -- (785) 864-3420

NATIONAL SPORTS TITLES: 12

Men's Basketball (5)
1952 Kansas
1988 Kansas
2008 Kansas
(The Helms Foundation retroactively awarded KU the 1922 and 1923 national titles in 1936.)

Men's Cross Country (1)
1953 Kansas

Men's Indoor Track (3)
1966 Kansas
1969 Kansas
1970 Kansas

Men's Outdoor Track (3)
1959 Kansas
1960 Kansas
1970 Kansas