Chris Teahan
#12 Chris Teahan
Position: Guard
Height: 6-4
Weight: 195
Class: Super-Senior
Hometown: Leadwood, Kan.
High School: Rockhurst HS
OVERVIEW
Will be a super-senior in 2021-22 … A fan favorite who is an invited walk-on … Has played in 44 games in his four seasons at Kansas … Will graduate from Kansas in May 2021 with a sports management degree and will pursue a master’s in 2021-22 … Older brother, Conner, played five seasons at KU and on two Final Four teams (2008 and 2012) … One of two current Jayhawks who were members of the 2018 Final Four KU team (Mitch Lightfoot).
CAREER HONORS
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team [2021]
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 … Sport management major.