Conner Teahan
Overview:An invited walk-on who was put on scholarship in 2010-11… A fan favorite who received numerous scholarship offers following an outstanding high school career at Rockhurst HS in Kansas City… Has been a part of one NCAA National Championship, two NCAA Elite Eights, three NCAA Sweet 16s, four Big 12 regular-season titles and three Big 12 Tournament championships while at KU… Versatile player who provides depth to the two, three and four spots… Has a good shooting touch, yet can play inside as well… A solid contributor both on and off the court.
Senior Season (2011-12): Played in all 39 games, with two starts… Averaged 21.0 minutes, 5.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game as the key sixth man off the bench for the Jayhawks… Scored a career-high 14 points versus Long Beach State (12/6) on a career-high five made field goals… Scored in double-figures seven times during the season… Played a career-high 37 minutes in the final Border Showdown versus Missouri (2/25) and was a perfect 4-of-4 from three point range… Pulled down a career-high eight rebounds at Texas A&M (2/22)… Made multiple three-point field goals in 14 different games… Was named to the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team.
Redshirt (2010-11):Utilized a redshirt for the 2010-11 season… Practiced and traveled with the team.
Junior Season (2009-10):Played in 19 games and averaged 3.8 minutes per contest… Averaged 1.1 points and 1.0 rebounds… Had two games of 10-plus minutes… Scored a season-high eight points against Tennessee Tech (11/17) on 3-of-4 shooting… Pulled down a career-high seven rebounds versus Alcorn State (12/2)… Played in seven conference games, two Big 12 Championship contests and in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament against Lehigh (3/18).
Sophomore Season (2008-09):Played in 21 games and averaged 3.9 minutes per game… Recorded three games of 10-plus minutes played… Had a season-high five points against Florida Gulf Coast (11/18)… Played a career-high 17 minutes against Massachusetts (12/13), recording five rebounds and a season-high-tying five points… Pulled down four rebounds against New Mexico State (12/3)… Played in seven conference games and two of the three NCAA Tournament contests.
Canada Exhibition (Fall 2008):Played in all three games in KU[apos]s 3-0 trip to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada… Averaged 13.3 minutes, four points and two rebounds in the three games… Tied a team high with five three-pointers made in the three contests, including two against McGill… Would have set a career high in minutes played with 19 against Ottawa… Also would have set a career high in assists with two against Ottawa.
Freshman Season (2007-08):Appeared in 21 games, including seven Big 12 contests, for the national champion Jayhawks and averaged three minutes per contest… Averaged 2.2 points per contest for a pro-rated team-best 28.8 ppg had he played 40 minutes per game… Shot 60 percent (12-for-20) from beyond the arc and 59.3 percent (16-for-27) from the field… Appeared in the final minute of the national semifinal against North Carolina and in four NCAA Tournament contests… Scored five or more points in five games… Made his only field goal attempt – a three pointer – on Senior Night against Texas Tech (3/3) and his five minutes against the Red Raiders were his league high… Showed his outside shooting ability early in the season by making three three-pointers in back-to-back appearances with a 3-for-3 effort against Northern Arizona (11/21) and a 3-for-4 effort against Florida Atlantic (11/28)… The nine points in both games were career highs… Scored eight points in five minutes against Washburn (11/15), going 2-for-2 from three-point land and 2-for-2 from the free throw line… Made his debut for the Jayhawks in the season-opener against ULM (11/9), logging two minutes and collecting one rebound.
High School:Averaged 25 points, eight rebounds and three assists for 2007 state runner-up Rockhurst High in Kansas City, Mo… Named Mr. Show-Me Basketball by the Missouri Coaches Association his senior season… Also Missouri[apos]s two-time Gatorade Player of the Year and received the DiRenna Award in 2007 as the Kansas City metro area[apos]s top player… Three time all-district award winner… Selected to compete in the KC Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Challenge as a senior along with teammate Brian Barnthouse… Also a member of Rockhurst[apos]s perennial powerhouse football team.
Off The Court:Full name is Conner Michael Teahan… Born in Leawood, Kan… Major is business finance… Parents are Mark and Donna Teahan… Has one sister and three brothers, including Kyle, who graduated from KU… Mother, father, uncle Mike and grandfather Richard all played basketball at Rockhurst College in Kansas City… Plays the piano and writes his own music.
Career Honors: 2011-12: Academic All-Big 12 Second Team. 2010-11: Athletic Director[apos]s and Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s honor rolls (fall 2010, spring 2011)… NABC Honors Court. 2009-10: Athletic Director[apos]s and Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s honor rolls (fall 2009, spring 2010).