Michael Jankovich
OVERVIEW
A five-year, fan favorite at Kansas who completed his career playing in 45 games with one start, Senior Night 2023-24 … Concluded his career with 50 points, 14 three point field goals made and averaged 2.3 minutes per game … Was a three-time Academic All-Big 12 honoree … Son of former SMU head coach Tim Jankovich, who spent five seasons as an assistant coach on Bill Self’s staffs at Illinois and Kansas … Lived in Lawrence from ages 4-8 while his father was on the KU staff … Graduated in May 2023 with finance degree.
CAREER HONORS
Academic All-Big 12 First Team [2023]
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team [2022]
2023-24 (GRADUATE)
Played in 11 games and started against Kansas State (3/5) on Senior Night … Shot 6-for-12 (50%) for the season, including 5-of-11 (45.4%) from three-point range in 38 minutes of playing time this season … Opened the season with five points against North Carolina Central (11/6) and then posted a career-high six points versus Manhattan College (11/10) in the second game of the year … Scored three points against Oklahoma State twice (1/16) and (1/30) … Pulled down a career-high two rebounds against Wichita State (12/30).
2022-23 (SENIOR)
Appeared in 13 games, including four in Big 12 play and three in postseason action (Big 12 Tournament and NCAA Tournament) … Went 5-for-8 from the field, including 4-for-7 from 3-point range … Scored 14 points with three vs. North Dakota State (11/10), three at Missouri (12/10), three vs. TCU (1/21) and three at Oklahoma (2/11).
2021-22 (JUNIOR)
Played in 10 games on Kansas’ 2022 NCAA National Championship team … Appeared in four games against Big 12 foes … Scored three points (1-1 3FG) vs. UTEP (12/7) … Was 1-2 3FGs vs. Stony Brook (11/18) … Played the final 1:17 vs. Tarleton State (11/12) … Academic All Big-12 Second Team
2020-21 (SOPHOMORE)
Had foot surgery during the 2020-21 preseason and played only one game, the final three minutes vs. USC (3/22) in the NCAA Tournament.
2019-20 (FRESHMAN)
Played in 10 games, including four Big 12 contests … Scored four points vs. Kansas State (1/21) … Made a 3-pointer vs. Kansas City (12/14) … Played four minutes vs. Chaminade (11/25) with one assist and one steal … Scored five points, one 3-pointer, in five minutes vs. Monmouth (11/15) in his college debut.
HIGH SCHOOL
Concluded his prep career at Northfield Mount Hermon School in Gill, Massachusetts, for coach John Carroll … Averaged 6.7 points and 2.4 rebounds in 2018-19 and made 48 3-pointers … Scored 1,254 points in his three-year career at Jesuit College Prep School in Dallas … Earned all-district honors in his three varsity seasons and all-region his senior year, 2017-18, at Jesuit College.
PERSONAL
Full name is Michael Timothy Jankovich … Born in Nashville, Tennessee … Son Tim and Cindy Jankovich … His father was head coach at SMU from 2015-16 to 2021-22 … Tim was an assistant coach on Bill Self’s staffs at Illinois in 2002-03 and at Kansas from 2003-07 before taking the head coaching job at Illinois State for five seasons (2007-08 to 2011-12) … Grandfather, Jack, competed in track at Indiana … Enjoys playing ping pong and watching movies … After basketball, he plans on being a CEO of a major corporation … Graduated in May 2023 with Finance degree.