JANUARY 2, 2021 | TEXAS | GAME NOTES KANSAS COMMUNICATIONS 8-1 2-0 #3 / #4 7-1 1-0 #8 / #9 LONGHORNS OVERALL BIG 12 RANKING (AP/COACHES) OVERALL BIG 12 RANKING (AP/COACHES) -VS- Bill Self 509-110 (.822) Shaka Smart 97-79 (.512) JAYHAWKS HEAD COACH RECORD AT KU, 18TH SEASON HEAD COACH RECORD AT TEXAS, SIXTH SEASON GAME SCHEDULE (H: 5-0; A: 1-0; N: 2-1) #8/9 TEXAS AT #3/4 KANSAS SERIES AT A GLANCE (P. 35 FOR MORE SERIES BREAKDOWN) KU OPP Lawrence, Kansas • Allen Fieldhouse OVERALL KANSAS LEADS, 35-9 Date Rnk Rnk Opponent TV Time/Result Saturday, January 2, 2021 • 11 a.m. (CT) at Lawrence (Allen Fieldhouse) 18-1 (16-1) NOVEMBER (1-1) 10 Last Meeting KU, 69-58 (2.3.20 @ Lawrence) 26 6/5 1/2 Gonzaga% FOX L, 90-102 27 6/5 -/- Saint Joseph’s% FS1 W, 94-72 ESPN2 JAYHAWK RADIO NETWORK DECEMBER (7-0) Play-by-Play: Dan Shulman Radio: IMG Jayhawk Radio Network 1 7/5 20/9 Kentucky# ESPN W, 65-62 Analyst: Jay Bilas Webcast: KUAthletics.com/Radio 3 7/5 -/- WASHBURN B12 NOW W, 89-54 Producer: Greg Pike Play-by-Play: Brian Hanni Director: Dan McVan Analyst: Greg Gurley POINTS 5 7/5 -/- B12 NOW W, 65-61 78.7 ‹‹ 74.8 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 44.0 ‹‹ FG% 42.3 13 5/5 -/- TARLETON STATE B12 NOW CANCELED • No. 3/4 Kansas (8-1, 2-0) continues Big 12 play hosting No. 8/9 Texas (7-1, 17 5/5 14/14 at Texas Tech* ESPN W, 58-57 1-0) on Saturday, Jan. 2, at 11 a.m. (Central). The contest will air on ESPN2. 22 3/4 7/6 WEST VIRGINIA* ESPN2 W, 79-65 • With Kansas’ last game on Dec. 22, the 11 days between games is the 39.9 ‹‹ 3FG% 32.8 longest span in the Bill Self era at KU, which began in 2003-04. Should Kansas play every game on schedule, the 11 days could be matched or JANUARY (0-0) 72.1 ‹‹ FT% ›› 72.1 2 3/4 8/9 TEXAS* ESPN2 11 a.m. surpassed as KU’s final regular-season game will be Feb. 27 with the Big 5 -/- -/- at TCU* ESPN 9 p.m. 12 Championship starting March 10. • Texas is the second-straight Associated Press top-10 team Kansas will REBOUNDS 9 -/- -/- OKLAHOMA* CBS 12:30/3:30 p.m. 42.9 ‹‹ 40.1 play as Kansas defeated No. 7 West Virginia, 79-65, on Dec. 22. The last PER GAME 12 -/- -/- at Oklahoma State* B12 NOW 7 p.m. time KU played consecutive top-10 teams was the 2018 NCAA Tournament 16 -/- -/- IOWA STATE* B12 NOW TBA - No. 9 Duke (3/25/18) and No. 2 Villanova (3/31/18) with the latter in the ‹‹ ASSISTS 18 -/- -/- at Baylor* ESPN 8 p.m. 14.1 PER GAME 13.3 Final Four. The last time Kansas played back-to-back AP top-10 teams in 23 -/- -/- at Oklahoma* ESPN/2 11 a.m. the regular season was No. 9 West Virginia (2/13/17) and No. 4 Baylor 26 -/- -/- TCU* B12 NOW 7 p.m. BLOCKS (2/18/17), both KU victories. 4.3 ‹‹ PER GAME 4.1 30 -/- -/ at Tennessee^ ESPN 5 p.m. • Kansas has won eight straight since losing its season opener to No. 1 Gonzaga and is coming off a 79-65 win versus No. 7/6 West Virginia ‹‹ STEALS FEBRUARY (0-0) (12/22). Kansas’ eight-game winning streak is tied for the ninth longest in 7.2 PER GAME 6.3 2 -/- -/- KANSAS STATE* B12NOW 7 p.m. NCAA Division I. Texas has won three straight since defeating Oklahoma 6 -/- -/- at West Virginia* CBS 1 p.m. State, 77-74, on Dec. 20. SCORING ›› 66.1 DEFENSE 62.5 8 -/- -/- OKLAHOMA STATE* ESPN 8 p.m. • Texas will be the sixth ranked team Kansas will play so far in 2020-21. The 13 -/- -/- at Iowa State* ABC 2 p.m. Jayhawks are 4-1 versus ranked foes this season and the four wins tie for FG% ›› 16 -/- -/- at Kansas State* ESPN/2 8 p.m. the most against ranked teams this season, along with Gonzaga. KU is 2-1 39.5 DEFENSE 38.4 20 -/- -/- TEXAS TECH* ESPN 1 p.m. versus top-10 teams in 2020-21. 22 -/- -/- at Texas* ESPN 8 p.m. • Kansas’ 13-game home-court winning streak ranks tied for 12th nationally. 30.0 3FG% ›› 27.0 27 -/- -/- BAYLOR* ESPN 7 p.m. The Jayhawks are 5-0 in Allen Fieldhouse this season. DEFENSE • Through nine games, Kansas has had six different players lead the team in scoring and eight in steals. This includes ties for the team high. MARCH (0-0) +9.3 ‹‹ REBOUND +5.3 • Kansas has been ranked in each of the last 226 Associated Press polls dating MARGIN 10-13 Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.) back to 2008-09. The 226-consecutive weeks in the AP poll is an all-time All times Central and subject to change record, surpassing UCLA’s 221 from 1966-80. KU holds the same streak in ‹‹ AST-TO 1.1 RATIO 1.0 Rank: AP Top 25 / USA Today Coaches’ Poll the coaches’ poll at 233. % 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 31.6 MIN 30.0 MIN 26.6 MIN 31.0 MIN 19.3 PPG 9.4 PPG 11.9 PPG 14.6 PPG 14.8 PPG 9.8 CHRIS THEISEN ANDY EISCH FG% 40.3 FG% 42.5 FG% 49.5 FG% 45.1 FG% 40.0 Asst. AD for Comms. Asst. Comms. Director AST 3.6 3FG% 43.1 3FG% 38.1 3FG% 44.4 REB 6.0 e [email protected] e [email protected] c 785.331.9356 c 785.330.3698 STL 1.6 REB 5.9 REB 7.9 REB 4.7 BLK 0.7 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 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 ∙ 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 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 TEXAS LONGHORNS NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL QUICK FACTS 0 Gerald Liddell F 6-8 205 Jr.-2L Cibolo, Texas / Steele HS GENERAL INFORMATION 1 Andrew Jones G 6-4 192 R-Jr.-2L Irving, Texas / MacArthur HS Location.