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DECEMBER 5, 2020 | NORTH DAKOTA STATE | GAME NOTES KANSAS COMMUNICATIONS # # 3-1 0-0 7 / 5 0-3 0-0 - / - BISON OVERALL BIG 12 RANKING (AP/COACHES) OVERALL THE SUMMIT LEAGUE RANKING (AP/COACHES) -VS- Bill Self 504-110 (.821) DAVID RICHMAN 121-78 (.608) JAYHAWKS HEAD COACH RECORD AT KU, 18TH SEASON HEAD COACH RECORD AT NDSU, SEVENTH SEASON GAME SCHEDULE (H: 1-0; A: 0-0; N: 2-1) NORTH DAKOTA STATE AT #7/5 KANSAS SERIES AT A GLANCE KU OPP Lawrence, Kan. • Allen Fieldhouse OVERALL KANSAS LEADS, 1-0 Date Rnk Rnk Opponent TV Time/Result Saturday, December 5, 2020 • 3 p.m. (CT) at Lawrence (Allen Fieldhouse) 0-0 (0-0) NOVEMBER (1-1) 5 Last Meeting W, 84-74 @ Minneapolis, 3/20/2009 26 6/5 1/2 Gonzaga% FOX L, 90-102 27 6/5 -/- Saint Joseph’s% FS1 W, 94-72 BIG 12 NOW ON ESPN+ JAYHAWK RADIO NETWORK DECEMBER (2-0) Play-by-Play: Dave Armstrong Radio: IMG Jayhawk Radio Network 1 7/5 20/9 Kentucky# ESPN W, 65-62 Analyst: Nick Bahe Webcast: KUAthletics.com/Radio 3 7/5 -/- WASHBURN B12 NOW W, 89-54 Producer: Curtis Lorenz Play-by-Play: Jimmy Chavez Analyst: Greg Gurley ‹‹ POINTS 5 -/- -/- B12 NOW 3 p.m. 84.5 54.3 NORTH DAKOTA ST. Producer/Engineer: Steve Kincaid PER GAME 8 -/- -/- CREIGHTON~ ESPN 4 p.m. 11 -/- -/- OMAHA ESPN2 6 p.m. TIPOFF 46.1 ‹‹ FG% 32.4 13 -/- -/- TARLETON STATE B12 NOW 1 p.m. • Kansas continues its five-game homestand when it hosts North Dakota 17 -/- -/- at Texas Tech* State, Saturday, Dec. 5, at 3 p.m. (Central). The contest will air on Big 12 22 -/- -/- WEST VIRGINIA* NOW on ESPN+ with Dave Armstrong and Chris Piper calling the action. 41.2 ‹‹ 3FG% 26.2 • Through four games, Kansas has had four different players lead the team in scoring and steals. JANUARY (0-0) 69.0 FT% ›› 72.1 2 -/- -/- TEXAS* • Kansas has been ranked in each of the last 222 Associated Press polls dating 5 -/- -/- at TCU* back to 2008-09. The 222-consecutive weeks in the AP poll is an all-time record, surpassing UCLA’s 221 from 1966-80. KU holds the same streak in REBOUNDS 9 -/- -/- OKLAHOMA* 42.0 ›› 44.0 the coaches’ poll at 229. PER GAME 12 -/- -/- at Oklahoma State* • This season, Kansas men’s basketball will be wearing a patch that reads 16 -/- -/- IOWA STATE* “UNITED WE STAND” signifying its stance on the recent social injustice in ‹‹ ASSISTS ›› 18 -/- -/- at Baylor* 12.8 PER GAME 9.0 the United States. The patch has gold lettering with the black background 23 -/- -/- at Oklahoma* being in the shape of the state of Kansas. 26 -/- -/- TCU* BLOCKS • With its win against Saint Joseph’s (11/27), Kansas improved to 97-13 4.0 ‹‹ PER GAME 2.7 30 -/- -/ at Tennessee^ following a loss in the Bill Self era, which started in 2003-04, including 3-0 last season in 2019-20. Incredibly, KU has been even more efficient 8.5 ‹‹ STEALS 3.3 FEBRUARY (0-0) over the last six-plus seasons, amassing a record of 46-5 after losses. PER GAME 2 -/- -/- KANSAS STATE* • Kansas’ last six losses have been to ranked foes, with three of those in the 6 -/- -/- at West Virginia* top five. SCORING ›› 72.5 DEFENSE 70.0 8 -/- -/- OKLAHOMA STATE* • Senior Marcus Garrett was named to the Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 13 -/- -/- at Iowa State* on Dec. 1. Garrett has been named to every national player of the year watch ‹‹ FG% 16 -/- -/- at Kansas State* list for 2020-21. 41.9 DEFENSE 42.5 20 -/- -/- TEXAS TECH* • Redshirt-senior Mitch Lightfoot posted three blocked shots against 22 -/- -/- at Texas* Washburn (12/3) and became the 21st player in KU history to record 100 30.4 3FG% ›› 29.8 27 -/- -/- BAYLOR* career blocks, currently at 102. DEFENSE • With its 89-54 win against Washburn in Allen Fieldhouse on Dec. 3, MARCH (0-0) the Jayhawks have won a mind-boggling 48-straight home openers ‹‹ REBOUND +8.5 MARGIN +8.3 10-13 Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.) beginning in 1973-74 under head coach Ted Owens. All times Central and subject to change ‹‹ AST-TO 0.9 RATIO 0.6 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 30.5 MIN 30.8 MIN 24.0 MIN 32.0 MIN 17.0 PPG 10.0 PPG 13.8 PPG 15.3 PPG 17.0 PPG 10.0 CHRIS THEISEN ANDY EISCH FG% 46.7 FG% 50.0 FG% 51.2 FG% 44.0 FG% 40.6 Asst. AD for Comms. Asst. Comms. Director AST 2.8 3FG% 50.0 3FG% 33.3 3FG% 45.8 REB 5.0 e [email protected] e [email protected] c 785.331.9356 c 785.330.3698 STL 1.5 REB 7.3 REB 7.3 REB 3.5 BLK 0.3 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 6-5 195 Sr. 3L Dallas, Texas / Skyline HS Bill Self Head Coach // 17th Oklahoma State // 1985 1 Tyon Grant-Foster G 6-7 190 Jr. TR Schlagle HS / Indian Hills CC Kurtis Townsend Assistant Coach // 17th Western Kentucky // 1982 2 Christian Braun G 6-6 205 So. 1L Burlington, Kan. / Blue Valley Northwest HS Norm Roberts Assistant Coach // 10th Queens College // 1987 3 Dajuan Harris Jr. G 6-1 160 RS-Fr. RS Columbia, Mo. / Rock Bridge HS Jerrance Howard Assistant Coach // 8th Illinois // 2004 4 Latrell Jossell G 5-11 155 Fr. HS Chicago, Ill. / Keller Central HS [Texas] Fred Quartlebaum Dir. of Basketball Operations // 6th Fordham // 1989 10 Jalen Wilson F 6-8 215 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 6-8 200 So. 1L Almere, Flevoland, Netherlands / Wasatch Academy [Utah] 20 Michael Jankovich G 6-5 185 So. 1L Dallas, Texas / Northfield Mount Hermon [Mass.] 24 Bryce Thompson G 6-5 188 Fr. HS Tulsa, Okla. / Booker T. Washington HS PRONUNCIATIONS 30 Ochai Agbaji G 6-5 210 Jr. 2L Kansas City, Mo. / Oak Park HS OCHAI AGBAJI ...........................OH-chie uh-BAH-gee 33 David McCormack F 6-10 265 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 Gethro Muscadin ...............................MOOSE-ca-din RADIO/TV ROSTER MARCUS GARRETT TYON GRANT- CHRISTIAN BRAUN DAJAUN HARRIS JR. LATRELL JOSSELL JALEN WILSON CHRIS TEAHAN Sr. ∙ G ∙ 6-5 ∙ 195 FOSTER So. ∙ G ∙ 6-6 ∙ 205 R-Fr. ∙ G ∙ 6-1 ∙ 160 Fr. ∙ G ∙ 5-11 ∙ 255 So. ∙ F ∙ 6-8 ∙ 215 Sr. ∙ G ∙ 6-4 ∙ 195 0 Dallas, Texas 1 Jr. ∙ G ∙ 6-7 ∙ 190 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 ∙ 200 So. ∙ G ∙ 6-5 ∙ 185 Fr. ∙ G ∙ 6-5 ∙ 188 Jr. ∙ G ∙ 6-5 ∙ 210 Jr. ∙ F ∙ 6-10 ∙ 265 Fr. ∙ F ∙ 6-10 ∙ 220 RS-Sr ∙ F ∙ 6-8 ∙ 225 13 Flevoland, Netherlands 20 Dallas, Texas 24 Luanda, Angola 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 NORTH DAKOTA STATE BISONS NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL QUICK FACTS 0 Dezmond McKinney G 6-0 170 Fr. Raytown, Mo. / Raytown South HS GENERAL INFORMATION 2 Jaxon Knotek G 6-6 215 Jr. River Falls, Wis. / River Falls HS Location. Lawrence, Kan. 3 Tyree Eady G 6-5 210 Jr. Middleton, Wis. / Middleton HS Enrollment . 28,510 4 Grant Nelson F 6-10 215 Fr. Devils Lake, N.D. / Devils Lake HS Founded. .1866 5 Sam Griesel G/F 6-6 215 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. / Lincoln East HS Nickname . Jayhawks 11 Jarius Cook G 6-3 180 So. Brooklyn Park, Minn. / Park Center HS School Colors . Crimson (Pantone 186) and Blue (Pantone 293) 21 Boden Skunberg G 6-5 205 Fr. Jamestown, N.D. / Jamestown HS Conference . Big 12 23 Maleeck Harden-Hayes G 6-7 185 So. Moorhead, Minn. / Moorhead HS Chancellor. Douglas A. Girod 24 Grayson Haman G 6-3 190 Fr. Fargo, N.D. / Fargo Davies HS Athletics Director. .Jeff Long 25 Donald Carter III G 6-0 195 Jr. Minneapolis, Minn. / César Chávez (AZ) HS / Scottsdale CC Deputy Athletics Director (MBB) . Sean Lester 32 Odell Wilson F 6-6 245 So. Minneapolis, Minn. / Minneapolis North HS Athletics Website . www.KUAthletics.com 34 Rocky Kreuser F 6-10 245 Sr.