KKansasansas BBasketballasketball 22008-09008-09 GGameame NNotesotes Contact: Katy Lonergan Email: [email protected] Office: 785/864-7314 Cell: 785/691-7026 Fax: 785/864-7944 2008-09 Schedule/Results Jayhawks Host Second-Ranked Sooners On Valentine’s Day (13-9 Overall, 2-7 Big 12) Date Opponent TV Time/Result N2 Fort Hays St. (Exh.) Sun W, 93-37 N9 Washburn (Exh.) Sun W, 67-51 vs. N14 Sacred Heart Sun W, 106-64 N18 Iowa ESPN W, 76-55 N23 at Saint Louis W, 75-56 N30 New Orleans Sun W, 64-42 D4 San Jose State Sun W, 93-49 Matchup: #2/2 Oklahoma Sooners (21-2, 9-0) vs. Kansas Jayhawks (13-9, 2-7) D7 at Marquette L, 57-67 Date: Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009 Probable Starters D10 Western Illinois Sun W, 66-43 Tip-off: 7 p.m. D13 at Creighton W, 59-58 (OT) Kansas Location: Lawrence, Kan. D21 at UCLA FSN L, 64-67 G Ivana Catic, Sr. Venue: Allen Fieldhouse D23 at Pepperdine W, 82-54 G Sade Morris, Jr. D31 Houston MS W, 73-56 Capacity: 16,300 G Danielle McCray, Jr. J4 New Mexico State Sun W, 91-49 Series: Kansas leads 27-25 J7 Fairfi eld Sun W, 80-60 F Nicollette Smith, So. Kansas Coach: Bonnie Henrickson J10 at #18/20Kansas State* L, 39-72 F Krysten Boogaard, So. J14 Missouri* MS W, 75-58 Record: 228-136 overall and 70-74 at KU J17 Texas Tech* Sun L, 49-57 vs. Oklahoma: 0-4 Oklahoma J21 at Nebraska* L, 58-67 Oklahoma Coach: Sherri Coale G Danielle Robinson, So. J24 #15/18Kansas State* FSN L, 50-59 Record: 275-129 overall and at OU J31 at #7/11Texas A&M* L, 60-73 G Whitney Hand, Fr. vs. Kansas: 10-3 F4 Colorado* MS W, 65-54 G Amanda Thompson, Jr. F7 at Missouri* FSN L, 60-74 F Ashley Paris, Sr. F11 at #13/14Texas* L, 66-74 F14 #2/2Oklahoma* MS 7 p.m. F Courtney Paris, Sr. F18 at Colorado* 8 p.m. F22 #16/20Iowa State* FSN 12 p.m. Game Center F25 at Oklahoma State* 7 p.m. Radio Television Internet F28 Nebraska* FSNMW 7 p.m. •Jayhawk Radio Network •Metro Sports •www.kuathletics.com M4 #6/7Baylor* Sun 7 p.m. Play-by-Play: Brian Hanni Play-by-Play: Nate Bukaty GameTracker M7 at #16/20Iowa State* 7 p.m. Color Analyst: Jeff McCarragher Color Analyst: Patti Phillips Live Audio M12-15 at Big 12 Championship FSN TBA Live Video Home game are in Bold All times Central Standard and subject to change * Big 12 Conference Game 2008-09 Kansas Roster ESPN = ESPN No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous School/High School) FSN = Fox Sports Net FSNMW = Fox Sports Net Midwest 00 LaChelda Jacobs G 5-10 Jr. Mansfi eld, Texas (Mansfi eld Summit HS) MS = Metro Sports 1 Aishah Sutherland F 6-2 Fr. Perris, Calif. (Perris HS) Sun = Sunfl ower 2 Kelly Kohn G 5-9 Jr. Adrian, Mich. (Adrian HS) 3 Ivana Catic G 5-8 Sr. Zrenjanin, Serbia (Mt. deChantal Academy, Wheeling, W.Va.) Quick Facts 4 Danielle McCray G/F 5-11 Jr. Olathe, Kan. (Olathe East HS) Location .................................................. Lawrence, Kan. Enrollment ........................................................... 30,102 11 Marija Zinic F 6-2 Sr. Novi Sad, Serbia (Svetoszar Markovic HS) Chancellor .....................................Dr. Robert Hemenway 14 Krysten Boogaard C 6-5 So. Regina Saskatchewan (Archbishop M.C. O’Neill HS) Athletics Director ......................................... Lew Perkins 20 Sade Morris G 5-11 Jr. Norman, Okla. (Norman HS) Conference ............................................................ Big 12 Colors ...................................................Crimson & Blue 22 Katie Smith** G 5-10 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Skutt Catholic HS) Home Court (Capacity) .......... Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) 23 Angel Goodrich* G 5-4 Fr. Tahlequah, Okla. (Sequoyah HS) Head Coach ......Bonnie Henrickson (St. Cloud State, ‘86) 24 Nicollette Smith F 6-2 So. Tulsa, Okla. (Bishop Kelley HS) Career Record ...................................228-136 (12th year) 34 Porscha Weddington F 6-1 Jr. Temple, Texas (Temple HS) Record at KU ..........................................70-74 (5th year) Assistant Coach ..........................Karen Lange (Iowa, ‘96) 40 Rebecca Feickert F/C 6-2 Jr. Goodrich, N.D. (Sheridan County HS) Assistant Coach ........Katie O’Connor (Virginia Tech, ‘00) *--Will sit out the 2008-09 season with a torn ACL Assistant Coach .......Tamika Raymond (Connecticut, ‘02) **--Will miss the remainder of the season after suffering torn ACL on Jan. 10 Dir. of Bball Oper. Trena Anderson (Southeast Missouri St., ‘97) Coaching Staff Admin. Assistant .....Katie Capps (Western Kentucky, 02) Graduate Asst. Manager .......Steven Wallace (Kansas, ‘07) Head Coach: Bonnie Henrickson (St. Cloud State ‘86) 2007-08 Record ............................... 17-16 (4-12 Big 12) Assistant Coaches: Karen Lange (Iowa ‘96); Katie O’Connor (Virginia Tech ‘00), Tamika Raymond (Connecticut, ‘02) Starters Returning/Lost ...............................................4/1 Assistant AD-Certifi cation/Director of Basketball Operations: Trena Anderson (Southeast Missouri State ‘97) Newcomers ................................................................... 1 Administrative Assistant: Katie Capps (Western Kentucky ‘02) Game Notes www.kuathletics.com 1 Kansas’ Weekly Schedule (Subject to Change) Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Practice Practice Game Practice Practice Game Off 3-6 p.m. 1:30-4 p.m. 7 p.m. 3-6 p.m. 1:30-4:30 p.m. 7 p.m. AFH AFH at #13/14 Texas HFAC AFH #2/2 Oklahoma Depart for Hawk Talk Austin Media Services OPENING TIP The University of Kansas hosts #2/2 Oklahoma on Saturday, Feb. 14. The Valentine’s Day affair INTERVIEWS is scheduled for 7 p.m., in Allen Fieldhouse, with a live broadcast on MetroSports. KU (13-9, All interviews with KU players or coaches must be 2-7) is looking to pick up its second-straight Big 12 win in Allen Fieldhouse, as the Jayhawks arranged through assistant media relations director Katy defeated Colorado in their last home outing. The Sooners enter the game with a 21-2 overall mark, Lonergan by calling 785/864-7314 or emailing katyl@ including a perfect 9-0 mark in conference action. ku.edu. Interviews can not be set up by calling the women’s basketball offi ce. Practices are generally open FAST BREAKS to the public. •Kansas is attempting to pick up its second-straight home win when it hosts Oklahoma. The Jayhawks knocked off Colorado, 65-54, on Wednesday, Feb. 4, in its last home outing. CREDENTIALS Credentials are on a game-by-game basis. Media representatives planning to cover women’s basketball •The Jayhawks are looking to pick up their third win in Big 12 Conference play and also their fi rst games should contact Katy Lonergan in the media win over a ranked opponent. KU is 0-4 versus ranked opponents this season. relations offi ce at 785/864-7314. Please give at least 24 hours advance notice. Media will have a credential •Junior guard-forward Danielle McCray had her string of games with 20 or more points halted at left for them at media will call, located at the southeast six as she was held to seven points in 19 foul-plauged minutes KU’s last outing at Texas. McCray, entrance of Allen Fieldhouse. No parking passes are who is leading KU with 19.0 points per game, currently ranks second in the Big 12 Conference in necessary. scoring behind only Andrea Riley of Oklahoma State. WWW.KUATHLETICS.COM •Jayhawk freshman Aishah Sutherland has come on strong in KU’s last fi ve outings. Sutherland has Visit www.kuathletics.com to obtain all updated averaged 7.0 points and a team-best 7.0 rebounds in the fi ve-game stretch, doubling her season women’s basketball information throughout the season. averages of 4.0 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. She has posted double fi gures in rebounds in Look for the ‘Printer Friendly’ documents in the side bar two of the fi ve outings. on the right hand side of the women’s basketball page. Updated PDFs of the roster, schedule, stats, notes, box •KU has made 110 three-point baskets on the season, while holding its opponents to just 75. The scores, latest quotes and player and head coach bios are Jayhawks have connected on 110-of-280 shots from beyond the arc, good for 39.3 percent, which all available. ranks fi rst in the Big 12 Conference. KU currently ranks fourth in the NCAA in three-point fi eld E-MAIL goal percentage, led by junior Danielle McCray who has made 39.6 percent of her threes. Releases, games notes and other information about KU women’s basketball are emailed to media who cover •Kansas sophomore Nicollette Smith tied a season-high with 18 points in KU’s last outing. Smith Kansas on a regular basis. To be added to the list, e-mail knocked down 3-of-7 shots from beyond the arc and also pulled down four rebounds. The Katy Lonergan at [email protected]. 18-point performance was just one shy of her career best of 19 set versus Hartford last season. BONNIE HENRICKSON RADIO SHOW OKLAHOMA ROSTER Women’s Basketball HalkTalk airs throughout the season. The show, hosted by Nate Bukaty, can be heard No. Name Ht. Pos. Yr. Hometown/Previous School on Jayhawk Radio Network stations carrying women’s 1 Nyeshia Stevenson 5-9 F/G Jr. Little Rock, Ark./McClellan basketball. The show begins Thursday, Nov. 12, 2008 3 Courtney Paris 6-4 C Sr. Piedmont, Calif./Piedmont and runs through March 19, 2009. 4 Abi Olajuwon 6-4 C Jr. Los Angeles, Calif./Marlborough 5 Ashley Paris 6-3 F/C Sr.