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JAN. 4, 2020 | WEST VIRGINIA | GAME NOTES KANSAS COMMUNICATIONS MOUNTAINEERS 10-2 0-0 #3 / #3 11-1 0-0 #16 / #17 OVERALL BIG 12 RANKING (AP/COACHES) OVERALL BIG 12 RANKING (AP/COACHES) -VS- Bill Self 483-108 (.817) Bob Huggins 281-152 (.649) JAYHAWKS HEAD COACH RECORD AT KU, 17TH SEASON HEAD COACH RECORD AT WEST VIRGINIA, 13TH SEASON GAME SCHEDULE (H: 6-0; A: 1-1; N: 3-1) WEST VIRGINIA AT KANSAS SERIES AT A GLANCE KU OPP Big 12 Regular-Season Opener OVERALL KANSAS LEADS, 12-5 Date Rnk Rnk Opponent TV Time/Result Lawrence, Kan. • Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) in Lawrence (AFH) Kansas leads, 7-0 (7-0) NOVEMBER (6-1) 13 Last Meeting W, 88-74 @ B12 Semis, 3/15/2019 5 3/3 4/4 vs. Duke! ESPN L, 66-68 Saturday, January 4, 2020 • 3 p.m. (CT) 8 3/3 -/- UNCG ESPNU W, 74-62 JAYHAWK RADIO 15 5/3 -/- MONMOUTH B12 NOW W, 112-57 BIG 12 NOW ON ESPN+ 19 4/5 -/- EAST TENNESSEE ST.~ B12 NOW W, 75-63 NETWORK Play-by-Play: Mark Neely Radio: IMG Jayhawk Radio Network 25 4/5 -/- vs. Chaminade# ESPNU W, 93-63 Analyst: Lance Blanks Webcast: KUAthletics.com/Radio 26 4/5 -/- vs. BYU# ESPN W, 71-56 Producer: Sean Jackson Play-by-Play: Brian Hanni ‹‹ POINTS 27 4/5 rv/rv vs. Dayton# ESPN W, 90-84 (ot) Analyst: Greg Gurley 81.1 PER GAME 74.8 DECEMBER (4-1) Producer/Engineer: Steve Kincaid 7 2/3 20/21 COLORADO ESPN2 W, 72-58 TIP-OFF 51.6 ‹‹ FG% 43.8 10 2/3 -/- MILWAUKEE B12 NOW W, 95-68 • Kansas has won a mind-boggling 28-straight conference openers dating 14 2/3 -/- KANSAS CITY^ B12 NOW W, 98-57 back to the 1991-92 season, with 11 of those in Allen Fieldhouse and 17 on ‹‹ 21 1/1 18/14 at Villanova FOX L, 55-56 the road. The last time KU lost a conference opener was at Oklahoma, 36.9 3FG% 31.9 29 5/5 rv/rv at Stanford ABC W, 72-56 88-82, on Jan. 8, 1991. This will be the first time Kansas has played West JANUARY Virginia in a league opener. 65.0 FT% ›› 66.7 4 3/3 16/17 WEST VIRGINIA* B12 NOW 3 p.m. • Kansas has won 61 regular-season conference titles, which is more than 8 -/- -/- at Iowa State* B12 NOW 7 p.m. any school in NCAA Division I history. Kentucky is next at 53, while North 11 -/- -/- BAYLOR* CBS 12 p.m. Carolina and Pennsylvania are tied for third at 38. KU has won 18 of 23 REBOUNDS 39.3 PER GAME ›› 42.0 14 -/- -/- at Oklahoma* ESPN/2/U 8 p.m. Big 12 regular-season titles, including an NCAA record 14-straight from 2005-18. 18 -/- -/- at Texas* ESPN/2/U 1 p.m. • Kansas leads the overall series with West Virginia, 12-5, and the Jayhawks ASSISTS 16.7 ‹‹ PER GAME 13.7 21 -/- -/- KANSAS STATE* ESPN/2/U 6 p.m. have won six of the last seven meetings. 25 -/- -/- TENNESSEE< ESPN/2 3 p.m. • KU ranks second nationally with a 27-game home court winning streak, 27 -/- -/- at Oklahoma State* ESPN 8 p.m. BLOCKS including 25 in Allen Fieldhouse. Gonzaga leads the nation at 31 and VCU 4.3 PER GAME ›› 4.5 FEBRUARY is third at 21. 1 -/- -/- TEXAS TECH* ESPN 3/5 p.m. • KU is ranked No. 2 in the NET rankings through games of Dec. 31. The STEALS 3 -/- -/- TEXAS* ESPN 8 p.m. Jayhawks’ strength of schedule is No. 1 nationally. KU and Butler are the 8.9 ‹‹ PER GAME 7.8 8 -/- -/- at TCU* ESPN/2/U 11 a.m. only two schools with at least four Quadrant 1 wins. KU is 4-2 against Q1. • Kansas is No. 3 in both national polls released Dec. 30. Kansas has been 12 -/- -/- at West Virginia* B12 NOW 6 p.m. SCORING ranked in each of the last 209 Associated Press polls, the longest streak 62.3 ›› 62.0 15 -/- -/- OKLAHOMA* ESPN/2/U 11 a.m. DEFENSE in the nation. The Jayhawks have also been inside the top-10 in 94 of the 17 -/- -/- IOWA STATE* ESPN 8 p.m. last 108 AP polls. FG% ›› 22 -/- -/- at Baylor* ESPN/2/U 11 a.m. • Kansas’ two losses in 2019-20 have been by a combined three points and 37.7 DEFENSE 35.9 24 -/- -/- OKLAHOMA STATE* ESPN 8 p.m. both against ranked foes. 29 -/- -/- at Kansas State* CBS 12:30 p.m. • With its win at Stanford on Dec. 29, KU finished the 2010s with a 302-68 29.2 3FG% ›› 25.4 MARCH record, the second-best mark by a DI program this decade. DEFENSE 4 -/- -/- TCU* B12 NOW 7 p.m. • KU leads the Big 12 in field goal percentage at 51.6%, while West Virginia 7 -/- -/- at Texas Tech* ESPN/2 1 p.m. leads the conference in field goal percentage defense at 35.9%. ‹‹ REBOUND +8.4 MARGIN +7.7 11-14 Big 12 Championship TBD TBD • Through 12 games, five different Jayhawks – Devon Dotson, Isaiah Moss, Udoka Azubuike, Ochai Agbaji and David McCormack – have posted 20 All times Central and subject to change or more points in a game this season. ‹‹ AST-TO 1.2 RATIO 0.9 Rank: AP Top 25 / USA Today Coaches’ Poll ! State Farm Champions Classic (New York, N.Y.); ~ Maui Invitational (Campus Round); # Maui Invitational (Lahaina, Hawai’i); ^ Jayhawk LAST GAME STARTERS Shootout (Kansas City, Mo.); < Big 12/SEC Challenge; * Big 12 Conference Game DOTSON GARRETT AGBAJI MCCORMACK AZUBUIKE 1 SO • GUARD 0 JR • GUARD 30 SO • GUARD 33 SO • FORWARD 35 SR • CENTER COMMUNICATIONS MIN 34.7 MIN 28.5 MIN 33.2 MIN 17.1 MIN 26.3 PPG 18.8 PPG 9.0 PPG 11.6 PPG 8.8 PPG 13.0 CHRIS THEISEN BRAD GILBERT FG% 47.1 FG% 49.4 FG% 47.3 FG% 60.0 FG% 79.8 Asst. AD for Comms. Asst. Comms. Director 3FG% 30.0 AST 4.2 3FG% 39.3 REB 4.9 REB 8.8 e [email protected] e [email protected] c 785.331.9356 c 785.424.4008 AST 4.6 REB 3.9 REB 4.7 BLK 0.3 BLK 1.8 2019-20 #KUbball NUMERICAL ROSTER COACHING STAFF NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. EXP. HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL / PREVIOUS SCHOOL NAME POSITION // YEAR AT KU ALMA MATER // YEAR 0 Marcus Garrett G 6-5 195 Jr. 2L Dallas, Texas / Skyline HS Bill Self Head Coach // 17th Oklahoma State // 1985 1 Devon Dotson G 6-2 185 So. 1L Charlotte, N.C. / Providence Day School Kurtis Townsend Assistant Coach // 16th Western Kentucky // 1982 2 Christian Braun G 6-6 205 Fr. HS Burlington, Kan. / Blue Valley Northwest HS Norm Roberts Assistant Coach // 9th Queens College // 1987 3 Dajuan Harris G 6-1 160 Fr. HS Columbia, Mo. / Rock Bridge HS Jerrance Howard Assistant Coach // 7th Illinois // 2004 4 Isaiah Moss G 6-5 208 TR-Sr. 3L Chicago, Ill. / Simeon Career Academy / Iowa Fred Quartlebaum Dir. of Basketball Operations // 6th Fordham // 1989 5 Elijah Elliott G 6-3 185 RS-Fr. RS Southlake, Texas / Carroll Senior HS Brennan Bechard Dir. of S-A Development // 9th Kansas // 2009 10 Jalen Wilson F 6-8 215 Fr. HS Denton, Texas / John H. Guyer HS Jeremy Case Video Coordinator // 5th Kansas // 2005 12 Chris Teahan G 6-4 195 Jr. 2L Leawood, Kan. / Rockhurst HS Perry Ellis Video Coordinator // 1st Kansas // 2016 13 Tristan Enaruna G/F 6-8 200 Fr. HS Almere, Flevoland, Netherlands / Wasatch Academy [Utah] 20 Michael Jankovich G 6-5 185 Fr. HS Dallas, Texas / Northfield Mount Hermon [Mass.] PRONUNCIATIONS 22 Silvio De Sousa F 6-9 250 Jr. 1L Luanda, Angola / IMG Academy [Fla.] OCHAI AGBAJI ...........................OH-chie uh-BAH-gee 30 Ochai Agbaji G 6-5 210 So. 1L Kansas City, Mo. / Oak Park HS UDOKA AZUBUIKE ..............you-DOE-kuh az-uh-BOO-kuu 33 David McCormack F 6-10 265 So. 1L Norfolk, Va. / Oak Hill Academy Christian BRAUN ......................................BROWN Silvio DE SOUSA..................................deh-SOE-suh 35 Udoka Azubuike C 7-0 255 Sr. 3L Delta, Nigeria / Potter’s House Christian Academy [Fla.] DEVON Dotson......................................DEH-vawn 44 Mitch Lightfoot F 6-8 225 Sr. 2L Gilbert, Ariz. / Gilbert Christian HS Tristan ENARUNA .............................en-uh-ROO-nuh Michael JANKOVICH .............................JANK-oh-vitch RADIO/TV ROSTER MARCUS GARRETT DEVON DOTSON CHRISTIAN BRAUN DAJAUN HARRIS ISAIAH MOSS ELIJAH ELLIOTT JALEN WILSON Jr. ∙ G ∙ 6-5 ∙ 195 So. ∙ G ∙ 6-2 ∙ 185 Fr. ∙ G ∙ 6-6 ∙ 205 Fr. ∙ G ∙ 6-1 ∙ 160 TR-Sr. ∙ G ∙ 6-5 ∙ 208 RS-Fr. ∙ G ∙ 6-3 ∙ 185 Fr. ∙ F ∙ 6-8 ∙ 215 0 Dallas, Texas 1 Charlotte, N.C. 2 Burlington, Kan. 3 Columbia, Mo. 4 Chicago, Ill. 5 Southlake, Texas 10 Denton, Texas CHRIS TEAHAN TRISTAN ENARUNA MICHAEL JANKOVICH SILVIO DE SOUSA OCHAI AGBAJI DAVID MCCORMACK UDOKA AZUBUIKE Jr. ∙ G ∙ 6-4 ∙ 195 Fr. ∙ G/F ∙ 6-8 ∙ 200 Fr. ∙ G ∙ 6-5 ∙ 185 Jr. ∙ F ∙ 6-9 ∙ 245 So. ∙ G ∙ 6-5 ∙ 210 So. ∙ F ∙ 6-10 ∙ 265 Sr. ∙ C ∙ 7-0 ∙ 255 12 Leawood, Kan. 13 Flevoland, Netherlands 20 Dallas, Texas 22 Luanda, Angola 30 Kansas City, Mo. 33 Norfolk, Va. 35 Delta, Nigeria MITCH LIGHTFOOT BILL SELF KURTIS TOWNSEND NORM ROBERTS JERRANCE HOWARD Sr ∙ F ∙ 6-8 ∙ 225 Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach 44 Gilbert, Ariz.