Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball coach. "Representing the United States men's national basketball team unless otherwise noted." <nowiki>*</nowiki>Valentine was selected to the US team, but the USA boycotted the 1980 summer Olympics. The Jayhawks have multiple connections to the NBA. Below is a list of former players and coaches. People that are currently coaches or in management will show their current job, as well as how they are associated with Kansas basketball. In 2008, five Jayhawks were drafted: Darrell Arthur, Mario Chalmers, Darnell Jackson, Sasha Kaun and Brandon Rush. This tied the record for most players selected in the draft in one year from one
Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team The "Parade" All-America Boys Basketball Team was an annual selection by "Parade" that nationally honored the top high school boys' basketball players in the United States. It was part of the "Parade" All-American series that originated with boys basketball before branching to other sports. Started by the Sunday magazine in 1957, it had been the longest ongoing selection of high school basketball All-Americans in the country at the time of its final selections in 2015. Many of the honorees went on to star as college and professional basketball players. As of March 2011, there were