DECEMBER 3, 2020 | WASHBURN | GAME NOTES KANSAS COMMUNICATIONS 2-1 0-0 #7 / #5 3-0 3-0 RV / - ICHABODS OVERALL BIG 12 RANKING (AP/COACHES) OVERALL MIAA RANKING (NABC/D2SIDA) -VS- Bill Self 503-110 (.821) Brett Ballard 65-31 (.677) JAYHAWKS HEAD COACH RECORD AT KU, 18TH SEASON HEAD COACH RECORD AT WU, FOURTH SEASON GAME SCHEDULE (H: 0-0; A: 0-0; N: 2-1) WASHBURN AT #7/5 KANSAS SERIES AT A GLANCE KU OPP Lawrence, Kan. • Allen Fieldhouse OVERALL KANSAS LEADS, 38-3 Date Rnk Rnk Opponent TV Time/Result Thursday, December 1, 2020 • 8:30 p.m. (CT) at Lawrence (Allen Fieldhouse) KU leads 26-0 (12-0) NOVEMBER (1-1) 4 Last Meeting W, 79-52 @ Lawrence, 11/1/2018 (exh) 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 (0-0) Play-by-Play: Dave Armstrong Radio: IMG Jayhawk Radio Network 1 7/5 20/9 Kentucky# ESPN W, 65-62 Analyst: Chris Piper Webcast: KUAthletics.com/Radio 3 7/5 -/- WASHBURN B12 NOW 7 p.m. Producer: Curtis Lorenz Play-by-Play: Brian Hanni Analyst: Greg Gurley ‹‹ POINTS 5 -/- -/- B12 NOW 3 p.m. 83.0 78.0 NORTH DAKOTA ST. Producer/Engineer: Steve Kincaid PER GAME 8 -/- -/- CREIGHTON~ ESPN 4 p.m. 11 -/- -/- OMAHA ESPN2 6 p.m. TIPOFF 44.0 FG% ›› 48.9 13 -/- -/- TARLETON STATE B12 NOW 1 p.m. • Kansas opens its home portion of the 2020-21 season when it hosts 17 -/- -/- at Texas Tech* Washburn, Thursday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. (Central). The contest will air on Big 22 -/- -/- WEST VIRGINIA* 12 NOW on ESPN+ with Dave Armstrong and Chris Piper calling the action. 37.3 3FG% ›› 41.9 • The Jayhawks have won a mind-boggling 47-straight home openers beginning in 1973-74 under head coach Ted Owens. JANUARY (0-0) • Washburn is coached by former KU guard and staff member Brett Ballard. 69.5 ‹‹ FT% 54.0 2 -/- -/- TEXAS* Ballard played at KU in 2000-01 and 2001-02. He was on Bill Self’s staff for 5 -/- -/- at TCU* seven years from 2003-10. 9 -/- -/- REBOUNDS OKLAHOMA* • Kansas has been ranked in each of the last 222 Associated Press polls dating 40.7 ‹‹ PER GAME 37.3 12 -/- -/- at Oklahoma State* back to 2008-09. The 222-consecutive weeks in the AP poll is an all-time 16 -/- -/- IOWA STATE* record surpassing UCLA’s 221 from 1966-80. KU holds the same streak in the 12.0 ASSISTS ›› 17.0 18 -/- -/- at Baylor* coaches’ poll at 229. PER GAME 23 -/- -/- at Oklahoma* • This season, Kansas men’s basketball will be wearing a patch that reads 26 -/- -/- TCU* BLOCKS “UNITED WE STAND” signifying its stance on the recent social injustice in 3.7 ‹‹ PER GAME 2.3 30 -/- -/ at Tennessee^ the United States. The patch has gold lettering with the black background being in the shape of the state of Kansas. STEALS FEBRUARY (0-0) • With its win against Saint Joseph’s (11/27), Kansas improved to 97-13 8.0 ‹‹ PER GAME 7.3 2 -/- -/- KANSAS STATE* following a loss in the Bill Self era, which started in 2003-04, including 6 -/- -/- at West Virginia* 3-0 last season in 2019-20. Incredibly, KU has been even more efficient SCORING ›› 78.7 DEFENSE 70.3 8 -/- -/- OKLAHOMA STATE* over the last six-plus seasons, amassing a record of 46-5 after losses. 13 -/- -/- at Iowa State* • Kansas’ last six losses have been to ranked foes, with three of those in the FG% ›› 16 -/- -/- at Kansas State* top five. 44.4 DEFENSE 42.8 20 -/- -/- TEXAS TECH* • Through three games, Kansas has had three different players lead the team 22 -/- -/- at Texas* in scoring and steals. 28.9 ‹‹ 3FG% 36.8 27 -/- -/- BAYLOR* • Freshman Dajuan Harris Jr. has a 10.00 assist-to-turnover ratio which leads DEFENSE the Big 12 and is second nationally (through games of 12.1.20). • Senior Marcus Garrett was named to the Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 MARCH (0-0) +4.3 REBOUND ›› +5.7 on Dec. 1. Garrett has been named to every national player of the year watch MARGIN 10-13 Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.) list for 2020-21. All times Central and subject to change AST-TO ›› 0.9 RATIO 1.2 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 33.3 MIN 34.0 MIN 25.3 MIN 34.3 MIN 16.7 PPG 11.7 PPG 15.3 PPG 16.0 PPG 17.3 PPG 7.7 CHRIS THEISEN ANDY EISCH FG% 48.0 FG% 51.7 FG% 48.6 FG% 41.5 FG% 25.0 Asst. AD for Comms. Asst. Comms. Director AST 2.0 3FG% 46.7 3FG% 20.0 3FG% 38.9 REB 4.7 e [email protected] e [email protected] c 785.331.9356 c 785.330.3698 STL 1.7 REB 8.0 REB 7.7 REB 3.0 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 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 WASHBURN ICHABODS NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL QUICK FACTS 3 Azeem Ross G 6-5 185 Fr. Dallas, Texas / Nimitz GENERAL INFORMATION 4 Isaiah Thorne G 6-1 175 Jr. San Antonio, Texas / Warren / Air Force Prep Location. Lawrence, Kan. 5 Drew Maschoff G 6-4 190 Sr. Ankeny, Iowa / Ankeny / Pratt CC Enrollment . 28,510 10 Connor Deffebaugh G 6-3 175 So. Fayetteville, Ark. / Bentonville Founded. .1866 11 Rathen Carter F 6-7 195 Sr. Oklahoma City, Okla. / Heritage Hall / McKendree Nickname . Jayhawks 12 Tyler Geiman G 6-1 175 Sr. Stilwell, Kan. / Blue Valley School Colors . Crimson (Pantone 186) and Blue (Pantone 293) 13 Levi Braun G 6-4 185 RS-Fr. Topeka, Kan. / Hayden Conference . Big 12 14 Tyler Nelson G 6-3 185 So. Kansas City, Mo. / Rockhurst Chancellor. Douglas A. Girod 15 Nate Lacey G 6-4 200 Fr. Brookfield, Md. / Sherwood Athletics Director. .Jeff Long 20 Jalen Lewis G 5-11 170 Jr. Liberty, Mo. / Liberty Deputy Athletics Director (MBB) . Sean Lester 21 Michael Keegan G 6-6 180 Fr. Dyersville, Iowa / Beckman Catholic Athletics Website . www.KUAthletics.com 22 Shannon Cordes G 6-4 200 Sr.