Chris Teahan
OVERVIEW
A fan favorite who was an invited walk-on … Played in 58 games in his five seasons at Kansas, inclduing 16 with one start on Kansas’ 2022 NCAA National Championship team … Graduated from Kansas in May 2021 with a sport management degree and a minor in business … A two-time Academic All-Big 12 selection in 2021 and 2022 … Older brother, Conner, played five seasons at KU and on two Final Four teams (2008 and 2012) … Was a member of two Final Four teams – 2018 and 2022.
CAREER HONORS
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team [2022]
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team [2021]
2021-22 (SUPER SENIOR)
Played in 14 games in 2021-22, including five league games, two Big 12 Tournament contests, three NCAA Tournament games and versus Villanova in the Final Four … Started Senior Night vs. Texas (3/5) … Was 1-for-1 from three-point range vs. West Virginia (3/10) in the Big 12 Tournament … Scored three points vs Missouri (12/11) and two vs. UTEP (12/7) … Had three points vs. Tarleton State (11/12) … Played against Texas Southern, Miami (Fla.) and Villanova in the 2022 NCAA tournament … Academic All Big-12 Second Team honoree
2020-21 (SENIOR)
Played in 10 games, including six Big 12 contests … Made three 3FGs on the season – vs. Kansas State (2/2), at Baylor (1/18) and vs. Omaha (12/11) … Tied his career high with three rebounds at TCU (1/5) … Logged a season-high three minutes three times – vs. USC (3/22) in the NCAA Tournament, at TCU (1/5) and vs. Washburn (12/3).
2019-20 (JUNIOR)
Played in 12 games, including six in Big 12 play … Scored in three games – 3 vs. Monmouth (11/15), 3 vs. Milwaukee (12/10), 3 vs. Iowa State (2/17) … All three of his field goals were from 3-point range … Played five-plus minutes twice – vs. Monmouth (11/15) and vs. Kansas City (12/14) … Picked up his first career blocked shot vs. Kansas State (1/21).
2018-19 (SOPHOMORE)
Played in 11 games in 2018-19, including seven Big 12 contests … Eight of his 11 appearances came in the final 15 games of the season … Was 1-for-1 with three points at Oklahoma (3/5) … Scored his first points of the season with a 3-pointer vs. West Virginia (2/16).
2017-18 (FRESHMAN)
Appeared in 10 games, two in conference play and three postseason … Averaged 2.3 minutes per contest … Played a season-high four minutes four times in 2017-18 … Made his second 3-pointer of the season in scoring three points vs. Omaha (12/18) … Also had a 3-pointer against South Dakota State (11/17) scoring three points and three rebounds … Had a season-high four points vs. Toledo (11/28) … His three postseason appearances were against Kansas State (3/9) in the Big 12 Tournament and Penn (3/15) and Villanova (3/31) in the NCAA Tournament and Final Four.
ITALY 2017
Averaged 8.3 minutes, 1.8 points and 1.0 rebounds in four games in Italy in early August … Also had four steals … Was 2-for-6 from the field in the four games with both field goals coming from 3-point range … Had six points with back-to-back 3-pointers and two steals against the Players Group (Aug. 5) … Played 10 minutes in the opener against Stella Azzurra Roma HSC (Aug. 2).
HIGH SCHOOL
Led Rockhurst in scoring, averaging 14.4 points per contest, his senior season for coach Pete Campbell … Also averaged 5.5 rebounds per game in 2016-17 and made 36.8 percent of his shots from 3-point range … Averaged 12.0 points and 5.5 rebounds his junior season, earning all-district honors … Played AAU basketball for MOKAN … Also played wide receiver on the Rockhurst football team, earning all-district second-team honors his senior season.
PERSONAL
Full name is Christopher Richard Teahan … Born in Leawood, Kansas … Parents are Mark and Donna Teahan … Has one sister and three brothers … Oldest brother, Conner, participated in two Final Fours while playing at Kansas as he was a member of 2008 NCAA National Championship team and the 2012 NCAA runner-up team …. Conner played at KU from 2007-08 through 2011-12 (took a redshirt in 2010-11) … Mother, father, uncle Mike and grandfather Richard all played basketball at Rockhurst College in Kansas City, Missouri … Graduated with a sport management degree and minor in business in 2021.