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NOVEMBER 27, 2020 | SAINT JOSEPH’S | GAME NOTES KANSAS COMMUNICATIONS # # 0-1 0-0 6 / 5 0-1 0-0 -/- HAWKS OVERALL BIG 12 RANKING (AP/COACHES) OVERALL ATLANTIC 10 RANKING (AP/COACHES) -VS- Bill Self 501-110 (.820) Billy Lange 6-28 (.176) JAYHAWKS HEAD COACH RECORD AT KU, 18TH SEASON HEAD COACH RECORD AT SJU, SECOND SEASON GAME SCHEDULE (H: 0-0; A: 0-0; N: 0-1) KANSAS VS. SAINT JOSEPH’S SERIES AT A GLANCE KU OPP Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off OVERALL KANSAS LEADS, 5-2 Date Rnk Rnk Opponent TV Time/Result Fort Myers, Florida • Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,500) in Lawrence KU leads, 2-0 NOVEMBER (0-1) 2 Friday, November 27, 2020 • 1 p.m. (CT) Last Meeting L, 67-70 @ NYC, 12/6/2005 26 6/5 1/2 Gonzaga% FOX L, 90-102 27 6/5 -/- Saint Joseph’s% FS1 1 p.m. FS1 JAYHAWK RADIO NETWORK DECEMBER (0-0) Play-by-Play: Adam Amin Radio: IMG Jayhawk Radio Network 1 6/5 10/9 Kentucky# ESPN 8:30 p.m. Analyst: Bill Raftery Webcast: KUAthletics.com/Radio 3 -/- -/- WASHBURN B12 NOW 7 p.m. Producer: Steve Scheer Play-by-Play: Brian Hanni Director: Matt Gangl Analyst: Greg Gurley POINTS ›› 5 -/- -/- B12 NOW 90.0 91.0 NORTH DAKOTA ST. Producer/Engineer: Steve Kincaid PER GAME 8 -/- -/- CREIGHTON~ ESPN 4 p.m. 11 -/- -/- OMAHA ESPN2 6 p.m. TIPOFF 53.2 ‹‹ FG% 43.2 13 -/- -/- TARELTON STATE B12 NOW 1 p.m. • No. 6/5 Kansas (0-1) looks to rebound from its season-opening loss to No. 17 -/- -/- at Texas Tech* 1/2 Gonzaga, 102-90, when it plays Saint Joseph’s (0-1) on Friday, Nov. 27, 22 -/- -/- WEST VIRGINIA* at 1 p.m. (Central) in the second round of the Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers 44.4 ‹‹ 3FG% 30.0 Tip-Off. The contest will be televised on FS1. JANUARY (0-0) • Kansas is 96-13 following a loss in the Bill Self era, which started in 66.7 ‹‹ FT% 65.2 2 -/- -/- TEXAS* 2003-04, including 3-0 last season in 2019-20. Incredibly, KU has been 5 -/- -/- at TCU* even more efficient over the last six-plus seasons, amassing a record of 9 -/- -/- 45-5 after losses. This includes an 8-1 mark in 2018-19. REBOUNDS OKLAHOMA* 24.0 PER GAME ›› 39.0 12 -/- -/- at Oklahoma State* • Kansas entered the season ranked No. 6 in the preseason Associated Press 16 -/- -/- IOWA STATE* and No. 5 USA TODAY Coaches’ top-25 polls. The Jayhawks have been ranked sixth or higher in each of the last eight preseason AP polls and in the ASSISTS ›› 18 -/- -/- at Baylor* 10.0 PER GAME 20.0 top five in the last seven coaches’ polls. 23 -/- -/- at Oklahoma* • KU has been ranked in each of the last 221 AP polls dating back to 2008-09. 26 -/- -/- TCU* BLOCKS The 221-consecutive weeks in the polls is the longest active streak in the 3.0 ‹‹ PER GAME 2.0 30 -/- -/ at Tennessee^ nation. KU holds the same streak in the coaches’ poll at 228. • Kansas’ last five losses have been to ranked teams, which includes the three 6.0 ‹‹ STEALS 3.0 FEBRUARY (0-0) last season. PER GAME 2 -/- -/- KANSAS STATE* • This season, Kansas men’s basketball will be wearing a patch that reads 6 -/- -/- at West Virginia* “United We Stand” signifying its stance on the recent social injustice in the SCORING ›› 102.0 DEFENSE 96.0 8 -/- -/- OKLAHOMA STATE* United States. The patch has gold lettering with the black background being 13 -/- -/- at Iowa State* in the shape of the state of Kansas. FG% ›› 16 -/- -/- at Kansas State* • Senior guard Marcus Garrett’s 22 points against No. 1 Gonzaga in the season 64.5 DEFENSE 42.6 20 -/- -/- TEXAS TECH* opener (11/26/20) was this third career 20-point effort and the most since 22 -/- -/- at Texas* he scored a career-high 24 points against Oklahoma (2/15/20). 33.3 3FG% ›› 28.1 27 -/- -/- BAYLOR* • Redshirt-senior Mitch Lightfoot played in his first regular-season game since DEFENSE the final game of the 2018-19 season, a span of 31 games missed. MARCH (0-0) • Lightfoot is one blocked shot from being the 21st player in KU history to ‹‹ REBOUND -9.0 MARGIN -17.0 10-13 Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.) record 100 career blocks. All times Central and subject to change AST-TO ›› 0.7 RATIO 1.5 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 (2019-20 STATS) Challenge; * Big 12 Conference Game; HOME GAMES in ALL CAPS and bold GARRETT BRAUN WILSON AGBAJI MCCORMACK 0 SR • GUARD 2 SO • GUARD 10 FR-RS • FORWARD 30 JR • GUARD 33 JR • FORWARD COMMUNICATIONS MIN 37.0 MIN 28.0 MIN 22.0 MIN 31.0 MIN 20.0 PPG 22.0 PPG 8.0 PPG 11.0 PPG 17.0 PPG 8.0 CHRIS THEISEN ANDY EISCH FG% 77.8 FG% 50.0 FG% 45.5 FG% 45.5 FG% 33.3 Asst. AD for Comms. Asst. Comms. Director AST 2.0 3FG% 66.7 3FG% 0.0 3FG% 50.0 REB 6.0 e [email protected] e [email protected] c 785.331.9356 c 785.330.3698 STL 1.0 REB 2.0 REB 4.0 REB 0.0 BLK 0.0 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 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 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 ABOUT KANSAS A KANSAS LOSS WOULD... Kansas returns three starters and nine letterwinners from last Make Kansas 0-2 for the first time since the 1972-73 season ... QUICK FACTS season’s 28-3 team which ended the 2019-20 season ranked No. Tighten the the KU-Saint Joseph’s series at 5-3 in favor of the GENERAL INFORMATION 1 in both the Associated Press and USA TODAY Coaches’ polls. Jayhawks and give the Hawks it second straight win in the series Location. Lawrence, Kan. The Jayhawks won their 19th Big 12 and 62nd overall conference … Make Bill Self 501-111 while at Kansas, 708-216 all-time and 3-2 Enrollment . 28,510 regular-season title by winning a conference-most 17 victories, against Saint Joseph’s in his coaching career, 1-2 while at Kansas … Founded. .1866 going 17-1 in league play. KU also won the 2019 Maui Invitational. Make Kansas 2,302-864 all-time. Nickname . Jayhawks School Colors . Crimson (Pantone 186) and Blue (Pantone 293) Against No. 1 Gonzaga, senior Marcus Garrett led KU with 22 points KANSAS-GONZAGA LEFTOVERS Conference .