The 2019β20 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team will represent the University of Kansas in the 2019β20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which will be the Jayhawks' 122nd basketball season.
The University of Kansas, often referred to as KU or Kansas, is a public research university in the U.S. state of Kansas.
The 2019β20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season will begin on November 5, 2019.
The Jayhawks, members of the Big 12 Conference, will play their home games at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.
Allen Fieldhouse is an indoor arena in the central United States, on the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence, Kansas.
The Big 12 Conference is a ten-school collegiate athletic conference headquartered in Irving, Texas.
Lawrence is the county seat of Douglas County and sixth-largest city in Kansas.
They will be led by 17th year Hall of Fame head coach Bill Self.
Billy Eugene Self Jr. is the NCAA Division-1 men's college basketball coach at the University of Kansas.
The Jayhawks will enter the season with 20 consecutive wins at Allen Fieldhouse.
If they can win their first 10 home games, they will have their fourth 30+ game home court win streak under Bill Self.
The Jayhawks will attempt to rebound from losing six players through the draft and outgoing transfers, including Silvio De Sousa who has been battling the NCAA regarding his eligibility.
De Sousa did state if he wins his appeal regarding the NCAA declaring him ineligible, he would return to Kansas.
On May 24, 2019, he won his appeal.