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Kansas Basketball: Ranking the Jayhawks’ 12 Big 12-winning teams

By Matt Ostrowski

Feb 27, 2016; Lawrence, KS, USA; Kansas Jayhawks fans cheer from the stands after the Jayhawks defeating the Texas Tech Red Raiders 67-58 winning their twelfth consecutive Big 12 titles at Allen Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 27, 2016; Lawrence, KS, USA; Kansas Jayhawks fans cheer from the stands after the Jayhawks defeating the Texas Tech Red Raiders 67-58 winning their twelfth consecutive Big 12 titles at Allen Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 10, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Nuggets forward Darrell Arthur (00) dunks the ball during the first half against the Charlotte Hornets at Pepsi Center. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 10, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Nuggets forward Darrell Arthur (00) dunks the ball during the first half against the Charlotte Hornets at Pepsi Center. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports /

6. 2006-07 (33-5, 14-2 Big 12)

Let’s get one thing straight: every team on this list was a great team. Some more than others, clearly, but they’re all great. If you win your conference in any season, you were a great team.

With that being said, the reason this team is only number six on this list is because of how weak the Big 12 was in 2006-07. Only four of the 12 teams made the NCAA Tournament (Kansas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, and Texas), and none of the other teams, minus Kansas State, were particularly close.

Kansas went 1-2 against those three teams that qualified for the tournament, their only win being a come from behind win over Texas at Allen Fieldhouse (box score), with Kevin Durant being injured for about half of the game. They lost on the road to Texas Tech, and at home to A&M, when Acie Law hit arguably the biggest dagger shot of any opposing player in the history of Allen Fieldhouse.

So while Kansas won the conference by a game, it’s not quite as impressive considering that they beat up on a bunch of teams that weren’t very good while Texas, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech all had to play each other twice.

Also, we should never, ever, forget when Julian Wright did this:

I don’t understand how this is even possible. It appears as if he crashed into an invisible wall in mid-air. I understand that he lost grip of the basketball, but that does not explain his limbs flying everywhere and him flying into the ground as if all of his bodily functions shut off. Just a weird, bizarre play.

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