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JANUARY 30, 2021 | TENNESSEE | GAME NOTES KANSAS COMMUNICATIONS 11-5 5-4 #15 / #18 11-3 5-3 #18 / #17 VOLUNTEERS OVERALL BIG 12 RANKING (AP/COACHES) OVERALL SEC RANKING (AP/COACHES) -VS- Bill Self 512-114 (.818) Rick Barnes 116-67 (.600) JAYHAWKS HEAD COACH RECORD AT KU, 18TH SEASON HEAD COACH RECORD AT UT, SIXTH SEASON GAME SCHEDULE (H: 7-1; A: 2-3; N: 2-1) #15/18 KANSAS AT #18/17 TENNESSEE SERIES AT A GLANCE (P. 37 FOR MORE SERIES BREAKDOWN) KU OPP Knoxville, Tenn. • Thompson-Boling Arena OVERALL KANSAS LEADS, 4-1 Date Rnk Rnk Opponent TV Time/Result Saturday, January 30, 2021 • 5 p.m. (CT) at Knoxville (Thompson-Boling Arena) UT leads, 1-0 (1-0) NOVEMBER (1-1) 17 Last Meeting KU, 74-68 (1.25.20 @ Lawrence) 26 6/5 1/2 Gonzaga% FOX L, 90-102 SEC/Big 12 Challenge 27 6/5 -/- Saint Joseph’s% FS1 W, 94-72 ESPN JAYHAWK RADIO NETWORK DECEMBER (7-0) Play-by-Play: Bob Wischusen Radio: IMG Jayhawk Radio Network 1 7/5 20/9 Kentucky# ESPN W, 65-62 Analyst: Dick Vitale Webcast: KUAthletics.com/Radio 3 7/5 -/- WASHBURN B12 NOW W, 89-54 Producer: Kim Belton Play-by-Play: Brian Hanni Director: Adam Bryant Analyst: Greg Gurley POINTS 5 7/5 -/- B12 NOW W, 65-61 74.3 ‹‹ 72.7 NORTH DAKOTA ST. Producer/Engineer: Steve Kincaid PER GAME 8 5/5 8/7 CREIGHTON~ ESPN W, 73-72 11 5/5 -/- OMAHA ESPN2 W, 95-50 TIPOFF 44.4 FG% ›› 44.6 13 5/5 -/- TARLETON STATE B12 NOW CANCELED • No. 15/18 Kansas (11-5, 5-4 Big 12) jumps out of conference action to play 17 5/5 14/14 at Texas Tech* ESPN W, 58-57 at No. 18/17 Tennessee (11-3, 5-3 SEC) in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. ESPN 22 3/4 7/6 WEST VIRGINIA* ESPN2 W, 79-65 will televise the game with announcers Bob Wischusen and Dick Vitale. 36.3 ‹‹ 3FG% 32.5 • Kansas is 5-2 in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge, including 1-0 against Tennessee. Since 2007, KU is 9-4 in conference challenges which includes battles JANUARY (3-4) 71.5 ‹‹ FT% 71.3 2 3/4 8/9 TEXAS* ESPN2 L, 59-84 against opponents from the SEC, Pac-12 and Big East. 5 6/6 -/- at TCU* ESPN W, 93-64 • Tennessee will be the eighth ranked team Kansas will play in 2020-21. The Jayhawks are 4-3 against ranked foes this season and 106-55 in head REBOUNDS 9 6/6 rv/rv OKLAHOMA* CBS W, 63-59 38.6 ‹‹ 36.1 coach Bill Self’s 18 seasons at KU. PER GAME 12 6/7 rv/rv at Oklahoma State* B12 NOW L, 70-75 • Kansas leads the Big 12 in blocked shots at 4.50 per game and ranks in the 18 9/9 2/2 at Baylor* ESPN L, 69-77 upper half of 11 conference statistical categories. ASSISTS ›› 23 9/9 -/- at Oklahoma* ESPN L, 68-75 13.6 PER GAME 15.2 • Kansas enters the Tennessee contest No. 4 in NET strength of schedule, 28 15/18 -/- TCU* B12 NOW W, 59-51 which is first in the Big 12. The Jayhawks have led NCAA Division I in NET 30 15/18 18/17 at Tennessee^ ESPN 5 p.m. BLOCKS SOS each of the last two seasons and five times under head coach Bill Self 4.5 PER GAME ›› 5.1 (2005, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020). FEBRUARY (0-0) • Junior Ochai Agbaji is second in the Big 12 in 3-point field goals made per 6.6 STEALS ›› 7.6 2 -/- -/- KANSAS STATE* B12 NOW 7 p.m. game at 2.7 and is second in 3-point field goal percentage at 43.2%. Agbaji PER GAME 6 -/- -/- at West Virginia* CBS 1 p.m. has made 28 threes in his last nine games. 8 -/- -/- OKLAHOMA STATE* ESPN 8 p.m. • With the consecutive weeks being ranked at 230, which is an NCAA record, SCORING ›› 67.4 DEFENSE 59.3 11 -/- -/- IOWA STATE* B12 NOW 7 p.m. the Kansas-Tennessee contest will be the 419th-straight game KU will play 13 -/- -/- at Iowa State* ABC 2 p.m. as a ranked team, a streak which started Feb. 2, 2009. FG% ›› 16 -/- -/- at Kansas State* ESPN/2 8 p.m. • Kansas posted a 3.44 grade point average in the fall 2020, which is the 41.5 DEFENSE 39.4 20 -/- -/- TEXAS TECH* ESPN 1 p.m. highest semester GPA in the Bill Self era that began in 2003-04. The 22 -/- -/- at Texas* ESPN 8 p.m. 3.44 GPA surpassed the 3.31 set in spring 2020. 34.4 3FG% ›› 30.8 27 -/- -/- BAYLOR* ESPN 7 p.m. • This season, Kansas men’s basketball will be wearing a patch that reads DEFENSE “UNITED WE STAND” signifying its stance on the recent social injustice in MARCH (0-0) the United States. The patch has gold lettering with the black background ‹‹ REBOUND +5.4 MARGIN +2.9 10-13 Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.) being in the shape of the state of Kansas. • It’s Suits and Sneakers Week, a Coaches vs. Cancer initiative that supports All times Central and subject to change AST-TO ›› the American Cancer Society’s lifesaving mission. 1.0 RATIO 1.4 Rank: AP Top 25 / USA Today Coaches’ Poll % Rockage Mortgage Fort Meyers Tip-Off (Fort Meyers, Fla.); # State Farm Champions Classic (Indianapolis); ~ Big 12/Big East Battle; ^ SEC/Big 12 LAST GAME STARTERS Challenge; * Big 12 Conference Game; HOME GAMES in ALL CAPS and bold GARRETT BRAUN WILSON AGBAJI MCCORMACK 0 SR • GUARD 2 SO • GUARD 10 RS-FR • FORWARD 30 JR • GUARD 33 JR • FORWARD COMMUNICATIONS MIN 32.8 MIN 30.5 MIN 27.6 MIN 32.3 MIN 20.6 PPG 9.9 PPG 9.8 PPG 12.3 PPG 14.4 PPG 11.7 CHRIS THEISEN ANDY EISCH FG% 44.4 FG% 40.5 FG% 46.2 FG% 42.9 FG% 46.1 Asst. AD for Comms. Asst. Comms. Director AST 3.6 3FG% 39.5 3FG% 34.8 3FG% 41.3 REB 5.6 e [email protected] e [email protected] c 785.331.9356 c 785.330.3698 STL 1.5 REB 5.2 REB 6.9 REB 4.3 BLK 1.1 2020-21 #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 6-5 205 Sr. 3L Dallas, Texas / Skyline HS Bill Self Head Coach // 17th Oklahoma State // 1985 1 Tyon Grant-Foster G 6-7 205 Jr. TR Schlagle HS / Indian Hills CC Kurtis Townsend Assistant Coach // 17th Western Kentucky // 1982 2 Christian Braun G 6-6 210 So. 1L Burlington, Kan. / Blue Valley Northwest HS Norm Roberts Assistant Coach // 10th Queens College // 1987 3 Dajuan Harris Jr. G 6-1 170 RS-Fr. RS Columbia, Mo. / Rock Bridge HS Jerrance Howard Assistant Coach // 8th Illinois // 2004 4 Latrell Jossell G 5-11 160 Fr. HS Chicago, Ill. / Keller Central HS [Texas] Fred Quartlebaum Dir. of Basketball Operations // 6th Fordham // 1989 10 Jalen Wilson F 6-8 220 RS-Fr. RS Denton, Texas / John H. Guyer HS Brennan Bechard Dir. of S-A Development // 9th Kansas // 2009 12 Chris Teahan G 6-4 195 Sr. 3L Leawood, Kan. / Rockhurst HS Jeremy Case Video Coordinator // 5th Kansas // 2005 13 Tristan Enaruna G/F 6-8 215 So. 1L Almere, Flevoland, Netherlands / Wasatch Academy [Utah] 20 Michael Jankovich G 6-5 190 So. 1L Dallas, Texas / Northfield Mount Hermon [Mass.] 24 Bryce Thompson G 6-5 195 Fr. HS Tulsa, Okla. / Booker T. Washington HS PRONUNCIATIONS 30 Ochai Agbaji G 6-5 215 Jr. 2L Kansas City, Mo. / Oak Park HS OCHAI AGBAJI ...........................OH-chie uh-BAH-gee 33 David McCormack F 6-10 250 Jr. 2L Norfolk, Va. / Oak Hill Academy Christian BRAUN ......................................BROWN 35 Gethro Muscadin F 6-10 220 Fr. HS Gonaives, Haiti / Aspire Academy Tristan ENARUNA .............................en-uh-ROO-nuh Michael JANKOVICH .............................JANK-oh-vitch 44 Mitch Lightfoot F 6-8 225 RS-Sr. 3L Gilbert, Ariz. / Gilbert Christian HS LATRELL JOSSELL . .LA-trell JOS-sell (the names rhyme) Gethro Muscadin ...............................MOOSE-ca-din Chris TEAHAN......................T-han (hand without the d) RADIO/TV ROSTER MARCUS GARRETT TYON GRANT- CHRISTIAN BRAUN DAJAUN HARRIS JR. LATRELL JOSSELL JALEN WILSON CHRIS TEAHAN Sr. ∙ G ∙ 6-5 ∙ 205 FOSTER So. ∙ G ∙ 6-6 ∙ 210 R-Fr. ∙ G ∙ 6-1 ∙ 170 Fr. ∙ G ∙ 5-11 ∙ 160 So. ∙ F ∙ 6-8 ∙ 220 Sr. ∙ G ∙ 6-4 ∙ 195 0 Dallas, Texas 1 Jr. ∙ G ∙ 6-7 ∙ 205 2 Burlington, Kan. 3 Columbia, Mo. 4 Chicago, Ill. 10 Denton, Texas 12 Leawood, Kan. Kansas City, Kan. TRISTAN ENARUNA MICHAEL JANKOVICH BRYCE THOMPSON OCHAI AGBAJI DAVID MCCORMACK GETHRO MUSCADIN MITCH LIGHTFOOT So. ∙ G/F ∙ 6-8 ∙ 215 So. ∙ G ∙ 6-5 ∙ 190 Fr. ∙ G ∙ 6-5 ∙ 195 Jr. ∙ G ∙ 6-5 ∙ 215 Jr. ∙ F ∙ 6-10 ∙ 250 Fr. ∙ F ∙ 6-10 ∙ 220 RS-Sr ∙ F ∙ 6-8 ∙ 225 13 Flevoland, Netherlands 20 Dallas, Texas 24 Tulsa, Okla. 30 Kansas City, Mo. 33 Norfolk, Va. 35 Gonaives, Haiti 44 Gilbert, Ariz. BILL SELF KURTIS TOWNSEND NORM ROBERTS JERRANCE HOWARD Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach 18th Season 17th Season 10th Season Eighth Season 2 • Game Notes 2020-21 @KUHoops TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS NO. NAME POS.