DEC. 21, 2017 | STANFORD | GAME NOTES KANSAS COMMUNICATIONS 4 2 10 2 35 JAYHAWKS CARDINAL 9-2 OVERALL 0-0 BIG 12 -VS- #14 / #13 RANKING (AP/COACHES) Bill Self HEAD COACH 425-90 (.825) RECORD AT KU, 15TH SEASON 6-6 OVERALL 0-0 PAC-12 - / - RANKING (AP/COACHES) Jerod Haase HEAD COACH 20-23 (.465) RECORD AT STANFORD, 2ND SEASON SCHEDULE (H: 6-2; A: 1-0; N: 2-0) KU OPP Date Rnk Rnk Opponent TV Time/Result NOVEMBER (6-0) 10 4/3 -/- TENNESSEE STATE ESPNU W, 92-56 14 4/3 7/4 vs. Kentucky! ESPN W, 65-61 17 4/3 -/- SOUTH DAKOTA ST. JTV/ESPN3 W, 98-64 21 3/2 -/- TEXAS SOUTHERN~ JTV/ESPN3 W, 114-71 24 3/2 -/RV OAKLAND~ JTV/ESPN3 W, 102-59 28 2/2 -/- TOLEDO~ JTV/ESPN3 W, 96-58 DECEMBER (3-2) 2 2/2 -/RV vs. Syracuse# ESPN W, 76-60 6 2/2 -/- WASHINGTON^ ESPN2 L, 65-74 10 2/2 16/17 ARIZONA STATE ESPN L, 85-95 16 13/12 -/- at Nebraska FS1 W, 73-72 18 14/13 -/- OMAHA ESPN2 W, 109-64 21 14/13 -/- vs. Stanford% ESPN2 10 p.m. 29 -/- -/- at Texas* ESPN2 8 p.m. JANUARY 2 -/- -/- TEXAS TECH* ESPN2 8 p.m. 6 -/- -/- at TCU* ESPN2 8:15 p.m. 9 -/- -/- IOWA STATE* ESPN2 8 p.m. 13 -/- -/- KANSAS STATE* ESPN/2 11 a.m. 15 -/- -/- at West Virginia* ESPN 8 p.m. 20 -/- -/- BAYLOR* ESPN 5 p.m. 23 -/- -/- at Oklahoma* ESPN2 6 p.m. 27 -/- -/- TEXAS A&M< ESPN 3:30 or 6 p.m. 29 -/- -/- at Kansas State* ESPN 8 p.m. FEBRUARY 3 -/- -/- OKLAHOMA STATE* CBS 11 a.m. 6 -/- -/- TCU* ESPN2 8 p.m. 10 -/- -/- at Baylor* CBS 1 p.m. 13 -/- -/- at Iowa State* ESPN2 6 p.m. 17 -/- -/- WEST VIRGINIA* ESPN 5 p.m. 19 -/- -/- OKLAHOMA* ESPN 8 p.m. 24 -/- -/- at Texas Tech* ESPN/2 3 p.m. 26 -/- -/- TEXAS* ESPN 8 p.m. MARCH 3 -/- -/- at Oklahoma State* ESPN/2 3 p.m. 7-10 Big 12 Championship TBD TBD All times Central and subject to change Rank: AP Top 25 / USA Today Coaches’ Poll ! State Farm Champions Classic (Chicago, Ill.); ~ Hoophall Miami Invitational (Campus Rounds); # Hoophall Miami Invitational (Miami, Fla.); ^ Jayhawk Shootout (Kansas City, Mo.); % (Sacramento, Calif.); < Big 12/Pac-12 Challenge; * Big 12 Conference Game POINTS PER GAME 88.6 74.4 ‹‹ FG% 52.3 46.1 ‹‹ 3FG% 42.0 34.8 GAME 12 #14/13 KANSAS VS STANFORD Sacramento, Calif. • Golden1 Center (17,608) Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017 • 10 p.m. (CST) ESPN2 • WatchESPN • This contest will be the third NBA venue Kansas has played in this season. Kansas defeated Kentucky, 65-61, at the United Center in Chicago, on Nov. 14, and Syracuse, 76-60, at the American Airlines Arena in Miami on Dec. 2. • Kansas leads the overall series with Stanford, 9-3. The Cardinal are coached by former Kansas guard Jerod Haase, who played for Roy Williams at KU from 1995-97. • Senior G Devonte’ Graham is just two points shy (1,262) from tying Haase on Kansas’ all-time scoring chart. Three or more points against the Cardinal Thursday would move Graham past Haase for No. 33 on that list. • KU ended a two-game home losing skid with a 109-64 win against Omaha (12/18) in Allen Fieldhouse. The game marked the third 100-point game of the season and 23rd in the Bill Self era. The last time KU had three 100-point games before the New Year was KU’s 2001-02 Final Four team which had four 100-point efforts before Jan. 1. • Kansas leads the nation in assists per game at 20.5. KU also ranks in the top-10 nationally in field goal percentage (fourth at 52.3), scoring margin (third at 21.9) and assist-to-turnover ratio (fourth at 1.7). • Kansas is one of six teams in NCAA Division I that have five players averaging 10.7 points for better. The others include Virginia Tech, Duke, Arkansas, TCU and William & Mary. • Junior G Lagerald Vick leads Kansas in scoring at 17.5 points per game, which is fourth in the Big 12. His 6.8 rebounds are eighth in the league. Vick is one of only two conference players to rank in the top 10 in both scoring and rebounding (Baylor’s Lual-Acuil Jr.). • Azubuike is first in NCAA Division I in field goal percentage at 77.6 percent. Through 11 games, Azubuike is 76-for-98, which includes 42 dunks. • After Azubuike’s 26-point effort at Nebraska (12.16), Kansas has seen four different players score 26 points or more in a game this season. • Kansas is scoring 88.6 points per game. The last KU team to average that many was the 2001-02 Final Four team at 90.9 and the previous before then was the 1989-90 team at 92.1 ppg. TIP-OFF REBOUNDS PER GAME 39.1 38.2 ‹‹ ASSISTS PER GAME 20.5 13.1 ‹‹ BLOCKS PER GAME 4.8 3.3 STEALS PER GAME 8.0 5.5 ‹‹ SCORING DEFENSE 66.7 74.1 ‹‹ FG% DEFENSE 39.0 41.7 3FG% DEFENSE 33.1 37.8 ‹‹ REBOUND MARGIN +6.4 +5.3 ‹‹ AST-TO RATIO 1.7 0.8 Play-by-Play: Sam Farber Analyst: P.J. Carlesimo Producer: Andrew Jacobson Director: Vic DeLoureiro Radio: IMG Jayhawk Radio Network Webcast: KUAthletics.com/Radio Play-by-Play: Brian Hanni Analyst: Greg Gurley Producer/Engineer: Bob Newton ESPN2 JAYHAWK RADIO NETWORK FT% 74.2 72.5 ‹‹ ‹‹ ‹‹ ‹‹ ‹‹ CHRIS THEISEN Asst. AD for Comm. e [email protected]c 785.331.9356 BRAD GILBERT Asst. Comm. Director e [email protected]c 785.424.4008 COMMUNICATIONS SERIES AT A GLANCE OVERALL KANSAS LEADS, 9-3 in Sacramento First Meeting Last Meeting KU, 89-74 (12.3.16) LAST GAME STARTERS GRAHAM SR • GUARD NEWMAN SO • GUARD MYKHAILIUK SR • GUARD VICK JR • GUARD AZUBUIKE SO • CENTER MIN 34.5 MIN 29.3 MIN 32.1 MIN 34.0 MIN 24.9 PPG 17.0 PPG 10.7 PPG 16.5 PPG 17.5 PPG 14.7 FG% 45.9% FG% 44.4% FG% 46.5% FG% 55.3% FG% 77.6% 3FG% 44.3% 3FG% 37.3% 3FG% 48.1% 3FG% 44.4% REB 8.1 AST 7.7 AST 2.6 AST 2.7 AST 4.1 BLK 1.5 4 14 10 2 35
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DEC. 21, 2017 | STANFORD | GAME NOTES KANSAS COMMUNICATIONS
15 -/- -/- at West Virginia* ESPN 8 p.m.20 -/- -/- BAYLOR* ESPN 5 p.m.23 -/- -/- at Oklahoma* ESPN2 6 p.m.27 -/- -/- TEXAS A&M< ESPN 3:30 or 6 p.m.
29 -/- -/- at Kansas State* ESPN 8 p.m.FEBRUARY3 -/- -/- OKLAHOMA STATE* CBS 11 a.m.6 -/- -/- TCU* ESPN2 8 p.m.10 -/- -/- at Baylor* CBS 1 p.m.13 -/- -/- at Iowa State* ESPN2 6 p.m.17 -/- -/- WEST VIRGINIA* ESPN 5 p.m.19 -/- -/- OKLAHOMA* ESPN 8 p.m.24 -/- -/- at Texas Tech* ESPN/2 3 p.m.26 -/- -/- TEXAS* ESPN 8 p.m.MARCH3 -/- -/- at Oklahoma State* ESPN/2 3 p.m.7-10 Big 12 Championship TBD TBD
All times Central and subject to changeRank: AP Top 25 / USA Today Coaches’ Poll
! State Farm Champions Classic (Chicago, Ill.); ~ Hoophall Miami Invitational (Campus Rounds); # Hoophall Miami Invitational (Miami, Fla.); ^ Jayhawk Shootout (Kansas City, Mo.); % (Sacramento, Calif.); < Big 12/Pac-12 Challenge; * Big 12 Conference Game
POINTSPER GAME88.6 74.4‹‹
FG%52.3 46.1‹‹
3FG%42.0 34.8
GAME
12#14/13 KANSAS VS STANFORDSacramento, Calif. • Golden1 Center (17,608)Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017 • 10 p.m. (CST)ESPN2 • WatchESPN
• This contest will be the third NBA venue Kansas has played in this season. Kansas defeated Kentucky, 65-61, at the United Center in Chicago, on Nov. 14, and Syracuse, 76-60, at the American Airlines Arena in Miami on Dec. 2.
• Kansas leads the overall series with Stanford, 9-3. The Cardinal are coached by former Kansas guard Jerod Haase, who played for Roy Williams at KU from 1995-97.
• Senior G Devonte’ Graham is just two points shy (1,262) from tying Haase on Kansas’ all-time scoring chart. Three or more points against the Cardinal Thursday would move Graham past Haase for No. 33 on that list.
• KU ended a two-game home losing skid with a 109-64 win against Omaha (12/18) in Allen Fieldhouse. The game marked the third 100-point game of the season and 23rd in the Bill Self era. The last time KU had three 100-point games before the New Year was KU’s 2001-02 Final Four team which had four 100-point efforts before Jan. 1.
• Kansas leads the nation in assists per game at 20.5. KU also ranks in the top-10 nationally in field goal percentage (fourth at 52.3), scoring margin (third at 21.9) and assist-to-turnover ratio (fourth at 1.7).
• Kansas is one of six teams in NCAA Division I that have five players averaging 10.7 points for better. The others include Virginia Tech, Duke, Arkansas, TCU and William & Mary.
• Junior G Lagerald Vick leads Kansas in scoring at 17.5 points per game, which is fourth in the Big 12. His 6.8 rebounds are eighth in the league. Vick is one of only two conference players to rank in the top 10 in both scoring and rebounding (Baylor’s Lual-Acuil Jr.).
• Azubuike is first in NCAA Division I in field goal percentage at 77.6 percent. Through 11 games, Azubuike is 76-for-98, which includes 42 dunks.
• After Azubuike’s 26-point effort at Nebraska (12.16), Kansas has seen four different players score 26 points or more in a game this season.
• Kansas is scoring 88.6 points per game. The last KU team to average that many was the 2001-02 Final Four team at 90.9 and the previous before then was the 1989-90 team at 92.1 ppg.
TIP-OFF
REBOUNDSPER GAME39.1 38.2‹‹
ASSISTSPER GAME20.5 13.1‹‹
BLOCKSPER GAME4.8 3.3
STEALSPER GAME8.0 5.5‹‹
SCORINGDEFENSE66.7 74.1‹‹
FG%DEFENSE39.0 41.7
3FG%DEFENSE33.1 37.8‹‹
REBOUNDMARGIN+6.4 +5.3‹‹
AST-TORATIO1.7 0.8
Play-by-Play: Sam FarberAnalyst: P.J. CarlesimoProducer: Andrew JacobsonDirector: Vic DeLoureiro
Radio: IMG Jayhawk Radio NetworkWebcast: KUAthletics.com/RadioPlay-by-Play: Brian HanniAnalyst: Greg GurleyProducer/Engineer: Bob Newton
Head Coach: Jerod Haase, Second Season Assistant Coach: Jeff Wulbrun, Second Season Assistant Coach: Adam Cohen, Second Season Assistant Coach: Jesse Pruitt, Second Season
ABOUT KANSASKansas is ranked No. 14 by the Associated Press and No. 13 in the USA TODAY Coaches’ polls, released Dec. 18. The Jayhawks average 88.6 points per game and their plus-21.9 scoring margin leads the conference and is third in NCAA Division I. KU leads the conference in field goal percentage (52.3), assists (20.5), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.7) and 3-point field goals made (11.2). Besides the aforementioned, KU ranks in the top three in the Big 12 in scoring offense (second at 88.6 ppg) and 3-point field goal percentage (second at 42.0). Kansas pulls down 39.1 rebounds per game, has a plus-6.4 rebound margin and averages 8.0 steals and 4.8 blocked shots per game.
Junior G Lagerald Vick has averaged 19.4 points in his last five games and leads KU in scoring with a 17.5 ppg average. He has five 20-point efforts this season. Vick’s 6.8 rebounds per game are second on the team. Senior G Devonte’ Graham is next on the team with 17.0 points per game and he leads KU with 85 assists and 22 steals. Graham also averages 3.9 rebounds per outing. Senior G Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk is coming off a 26-point effort against Omaha (12/18). He leads Kansas with 38 3-pointers made, three ahead of Graham, and averages 16.5 points and 3.6 rebounds per contest.
Sophomore C Udoka Azubuike has two double-doubles in his last two games, three DDs for the season, after his 11 points and career-high-tying 12 rebounds versus Omaha (12/18). Azubuike leads the NCAA in field goal percentage at 77.6 percent, is KU’s leading rebounder at 8.1 rpg and scores 14.7 points per game. Azubuike is second on the team with 17 blocked shots. Sophomore G Malik Newman rounds out the KU starters. Newman averages 10.7 points and 4.5 rebounds per game and has made 19 3-pointers so far this season.
Sophomore F Mitch Lightfoot leads Kansas with 19 blocked shots and he averages 4.9 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. His 1.8 blocks per game are fifth in the Big 12. Freshman G Marcus Garrett (4.2 ppg, 5.4 rpg) rounds out the KU regulars. He is second on the team with 16 steals.
NCAA DI FIELD GOAL PCT LEADERS*RNK PLAYER (SCHOOL) FG FGA PCT.
1. Udoka Azubuike (Kansas) 76 98 .7762. Tacko Fall (Central Florida) 42 55 .7643. Brandon Gilbeck (Western Ill.) 55 73 .7534. Donta Hall (Alabama) 51 68 .7505. Josh Cunningham (Dayton) 63 86 .733 * With minimum five field goals made per game As of 12.18.17
ABOUT STANFORDLocated in Stanford, California, with an enrollment of 15,870, Stanford is 6-6 on the season and takes a two-game winning streak into the Kansas contest after its 71-59 win against San Francisco on Dec. 17. The Cardinal, who were picked fifth in the Pac-12 preseason poll, have won three of their last four contests. Stanford is coached by former Kansas guard Jerod Haase who is in his second season at Stanford with a 20-23 record. Haase is 100-76 in his sixth season as a head coach. Stanford averages 74.4 points per game with a plus-0.3 scoring margin. The Cardinal pull down 38.2 rebounds per contest with a plus-5.3 rebound margin. Stanford ranks 12th nationally in free throws made at 214, which is 17.8 per contest. The Cardinal average 6.4 3-pointers made, 13.1 assists, 5.5 steals and 3.3 blocked shots per game.
Junior F Reid Travis leads Stanford in scoring at 22.2 points per game, which is second in the Pac-12 and 16th nationally. He is second on the team with a 7.3 rebound average and leads Stanford with 13 steals. His 72 free throws made are 10th in the NCAA. Senior F Michael Humphrey leads Stanford in rebounds at 8.7 per game and he scores 10.9 points per contest as does freshman G Isaac White. White leads the team with 28 3-pointers made. Senior F Dorian Pickens (10.5 ppg in two games this season) has missed the last 10 games due to a foot injury. Pickens started every game last season for Stanford. Freshman G Daejon Davis is a starter who averages 9.7 points and 4.2 rebounds per outing. He is second on the team with 43 assists. Sophomore G Robert Cartwright leads Stanford with 45 assists and is second on the team with 13 3-pointers made and 12 steals. Cartwright scores 8.7 points per game. Freshman F Oscar Da Silva has nine starts in 2017-18 and he averages 6.1 points and 5.7 rebounds per contest with 10 steals. Sophomore C Josh Sharma (4.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg), freshman F Kodye Pugh (1.4 ppg) and sophomore G Blake Pagon (7.7 minutes per game) round out the Stanford regulars.
A transfer from California, Haase played three seasons at KU from 1995-97 under head coach Roy Williams. From 1999-2003, Haase was on the KU staff as director of basketball operations. He then followed Williams to North Carolina where he was an assistant coach and director of basketball operations from 2003-09. He was then an assistant coach for the Tar Heels until taking the head coaching position at UAB, where he was from 2012-16. A 1997 Academic All-American at KU, Haase, who won two conference regular-season titles (1996, 1997) as a player at Kansas, ranks 33rd on the KU career scoring list with 1,264 points. Haase led KU in 3-pointers made in 1995 and 1996 and also ranks 13th in career 3-point field goals made (156) and 11th in steals (174).
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4 • Game Notes
2017-18MEDIA INFORMATION Weekly Press ConferenceBill Self will conduct press conferences throughout the season. Media members should contact the communications office for accurate dates and times. Video of the press conference will stream live on KUAthletics.com.Remaining Schedule: January 4, 11, 18, 25; February 1, 8, 15, 22; March 1, 5, 11.
Big 12 TeleconferenceThe Big 12 Conference conducts weekly interviews with every league head coach throughout the season. Bill Self’s scheduled time is from 10:00-10:08 a.m. each week. Contact the Big 12 office for the appropriate phone number and for the entire lineup of coaches’ times. Schedule: January 4, 11, 18, 25; February 1, 8, 15, 22; March 5, 12.
Hawk Talk Radio ShowHawk Talk, Bill Self’s radio show, airs week during the season from 6-7 p.m., starting Nov. 8, on most Jayhawk Radio IMG Network stations. March 5 is the final show of the season. Hawk Talk will originate from Salty Iguana in Lawrence. Remaining Schedule: December 19; January 3, 8, 17, 24, 31; February 5, 14, 21, 28; March 5.
CredentialsPlease apply at KUAthletics.com/media
JAYHAWK IMG RADIO NETWORK AFFILIATESAbilene/Salina KSAJ-98.5 FMConcordia KNCK-94.9 FM Dodge City KGNO-1370 AMEmporia KVOE-1400 AM Fort Scott KMDO-1600 AM Fort Scott KOMB-103.9 FM Glen Elder/Beloit KZDY-96.3 FMGoodland/Colby KWGB-97.9 FMGreat Bend/Larned KBGL-106.9 FMHays KAYS-1400 AM Hutchinson KSKU-94.7 FMIola KIOL-1370 AMKansas City WHB-810 AMLawrence (Flagship) KLWN-1320 AMLawrence (Flagship) KKSW-105.9 FMLiberal KSCB-1270 AMMarysville KNDY-95.5 FMParsons KLKC-1540 AM Parsons KLKC-93.5 FM Phillipsburg KKAN-1490 AM Phillipsburg KQMA-92.5 FM Russell KRSL-990 AMTopeka KMAJ 1440 AMTopeka KWIC 99.3 FMWellington KLEY-1130 AM Wichita KFH-1240 AMWichita/Clearwater KFH-98.7 FMWinfield KKLE-1550 AM
ASSOCIATED PRESS (AP) USA TODAY (COACHES)
RANK SCHOOL (FIRST PLACE VOTES) RECORD POINTS 1 Villanova (45) 11-0 1,602 2 Michigan State (15) 10-1 1,560 3 Arizona State (5) 10-0 1,429 4 Duke 11-1 1,390 5 North Carolina 10-1 1,332 6 Miami 9-0 1,308 7 Kentucky 9-1 1,231 8 Texas A&M 9-1 1,156 9 Xavier 10-1 1,073 10 West Virginia 9-1 1,040 11 Wichita State 8-2 851 12 Gonzaga 9-2 831 13 Virginia 9-1 796 14 KANSAS 8-2 791 15 TCU 10-0 789 16 Purdue 11-2 706 17 Oklahoma 8-1 691 18 Arizona 8-3 396 18 Baylor 9-2 396 20 Cincinnati 9-2 314 21 Tennessee 7-2 308 21 Texas Tech 9-1 308 23 Seton Hall 9-2 223 24 Florida State 9-1 164 25 Creighton 8-2 144
RANKINGS BREAKDOWN AP COACHESWeeks in Top 25 738 (253) 511 (267)Weeks in Top 10 531 (189) 406 (203)Weeks in Top 5 325 (119) 279 (133)Weeks at No. 1 66 (26) 59 (28)Most ConsecutiveWeeks in Top 25 168* (168*) 175* (175*)Most ConsecutiveWeeks at No. 1 15 (9) 15 (9)
W-L vs Top 25 211-185 (80-39) - Home vs Top 25 84-46 (38-5) - Away vs Top 25 49-72 (20-17) - Neutral vs Top 25 78-67 (22-17) -W-L vs Top 10 91-105 (34-19) - Home vs Top 10 32-31 (12-2) - Away vs Top 10 19-36 (8-6) - Neutral vs Top 10 40-38 (14-11) -
( ) - Bill Self era in parenthesis* - Current Streak
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Game Notes • 5
THE SERIESKansas holds a 9-3 all-time series advantage against Stanford, including last season’s 89-74 win on Dec. 3, 2016, in Allen Fieldhouse. The KU win last year snapped a Cardinal two-game series winning streak. Prior to last season, the most recent matchup came in the round of 32 of the 2014 NCAA Tournament, a 60-57 Stanford win on March 23, 2014, in St. Louis. Stanford won the previous contest, 64-58, on Dec. 6, 2003, in Anaheim, California. This series dates back to 1932 and Kansas won the first four meetings. In 2002, also in St. Louis, Kansas defeated Stanford, 86-63, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. KU would later advance to the Final Four in Atlanta.
Last season, Kansas defeated Stanford 89-74 behind 20 points from KU All-American Frank Mason III. KU’s Devonte’ Graham added 15 points, while Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk scored 13. Stanford’s Travis Reid led all scorers with 29 points.
Thursday’s game will be the second of a four-game series between Kansas and Stanford. The original agreement was for two years, concluding this season. With Stanford’s appointment of former KU guard Jerod Haase as the Cardinal head coach, the two programs agreed on an extended series that includes games in 2018 and 2019. Stanford will return to Allen Fieldhouse on Dec. 1, 2018, and host the Jayhawks at Maples Pavilion on Dec. 29, 2019.
A KANSAS WIN WOULD…Make Kansas 10-2 or better for the third-straight year … Give KU at least 10 nonconference wins for the fourth-straight year and the 13th time in Bill Self’s 15 seasons in Lawrence ... Make Kansas 3-0 in neutral site games this season and 4-1 in games not played in Allen Fieldhouse … Make the Kansas-Stanford series 10-3 in favor of Kansas … Make Bill Self 426-90 while at Kansas and 633-195 for his career … Make Kansas 2,227-843 all-time.
A KANSAS LOSS WOULD…Make Kansas 9-3 on the season … Give Kansas three losses in the month of December for the first time since the 1998-99 season ... Make KU 2-1 in neutral site games this season and 3-2 in games not played in Allen Fieldhouse … Make the Kansas-Stanford series 9-4 in favor of Kansas … Make Bill Self 425-91 while at Kansas and 632-196 as a head coach … Make KU 2,226-844 all-time.
OMAHA LEFTOVERS & NOTABLES• Kansas shot a season-high 62.3 percent (43-of-69) clip from
the field. It marked the sixth time this season KU shot 55 percent or better in a game.
• KU’s 16 threes tied for the second-most in a game in program history. The Jayhawks also hit 16 vs. Baylor on Jan. 25, 2005. Kansas broke the program’s single-game 3-point record earlier this season with 19 from beyond the arc against Texas Southern on Nov. 21.
• The Jayhawks’ 109 points gave Kansas its third 100-point outing this season and the 23rd time in the Bill Self era.
• KU’s 38 defensive rebounds were a season high, helping the Jayhawks to a plus-23 edge on the boards, their best rebounding margin of the season.
• Kansas got a season-high 26 points off the bench. The Jayhawks had averaged just 5.4 points off the bench in their previous five contests.
• With their nine free throw attempts, the Jayhawks have now shot fewer than 10 free throws in four-straight outings. In its last two outings KU totaled just 17 attempts from the charity stripe. The last time Kansas had fewer than 17 combined free throw attempts in consecutive games was during the 1982-83 season when the Jayhawks attempted eight free throws against Bowling Green (11.29.82) and followed that up with seven attempts versus Mississippi Valley (12.2.82).
• Digging into the records, free throw attempts began being counted in the 1953-54 season and no Kansas team has gone four-straight games with single-digit free throw attempts since then.
• Senior G Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk’s 10-of-13 (76.9) shooting from the field marked the best shooting percentage by a Jayhawk this season with minimum of 10 makes.
• Mykhailiuk tied a career high with his six 3-pointers and his 6-of-7 clip (85.7 percent) was the best percentage from long range by a Jayhawk this season.
• Udoka Azubuike’s 10 defensive rebounds and 12 total rebounds were the most by a Jayhawk this season. He is averaging 9.8 rebounds per game in his last five outings.
• Senior G Devonte’ Graham was 5-of-7 from 3-point range, marking the fifth time in his last six games he has connected on four or more treys. In that six-game span, he shot 27-of-51 (52.9 percent) from beyond the arc.
• Graham posted eight assists for the third-straight game. In that span his assist-to-turnover ratio is 3:1. He has now had seven or more helpers in seven games this year.
NATIONAL NUMBERS• Kansas leads the nation in assists per game at 20.5. KU
also ranks in the top-10 nationally in scoring margin (third at 21.9), field goals per game (second at 33.4), field goal percentage (fourth at 52.3) and assist-to-turnover ratio (fourth at 1.68).
• Sophomore C Udoka Azubuike leads the NCAA in field goal percentage at 77.6 percent.
• Senior G Devonte’ Graham is sixth nationally in assists per game at 7.7.
RANKING THE KANSAS OFFENSECATEGORY STAT BIG 12 / NCAA RANK
Points Per Game 88.6 2nd / 14thScoring Margin +21.9 1st / 3rdField Goals Per Game 33.4 1st / 2ndField Goal % 52.3 1st / 4th3pt FG Per Game 11.2 1st / 12th3pt Field Goal % 42.0 2nd / 13thAssists Per Game 20.5 1st / 1stAssist-to-TO Ratio 1.68 1st / 4th
MINUTES PER GAMEDevonte’ Graham 34.5 100th 2ndLagerald Vick 34.0 132nd 3rdSvi Mykhailiuk 32.1 - 8th
DOUBLE-DOUBLESUdoka Azubuike 3 81st 5th
NCAA TOP-150 BIG 12 TOP-10
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6 • Game Notes
KU FROM DOWNTOWNKansas is averaging 11.2 3-point field goals made per game with a 42.0 3-point field goal percentage. Last season, KU set the school single-season 3-point record, making 318 from beyond the arc for 8.8 per game. Three of the last eight Jayhawk squads have averaged more than seven treys per game, with both of the last two KU teams hitting an average of eight or more threes per contest.
HISTORICALLY SPEAKINGUdoka Azubuike ranks first in NCAA Division I in field goal percentage at 77.6 percent going 76-of-98 in his first 11 games of the 2017-18 season.
History has shown that it isn’t easy to lead the nation in a statistic. In fact, checking the NCAA Records Book of annual leaders, only twice has a Jayhawk led the country in a season stat and both were KU All-Americans. KU legend Clyde Lovellette led the NCAA in scoring average in 1951-52 at 28.6 points per game. More recently, Thomas Robinson led the country in double-doubles with 27 during the 2011-12 season. Under Lovellette’s leadership KU won the 1952 NCAA National Championship and Robinson led the Jayhawks to a runner-up finish in 2012.
With a minimum of 175 attempts, the Kansas single-season field goal percentage record is 64.6 percent by Mark Randall in 1988-89. Last year, Landen Lucas shot 63.1 percent from the field, which ranks fourth on the KU single-season list. On the NCAA level, with a minimum of five makes per game, there have been only 12 players who have shot 70 percent or better in a season, with the most recent being Devontae Cacok of UNC-Wilmington, who set the NCAA record last season (2016-17) at 80.0 percent.
KU SINGLE SEASON FIELD GOAL % LEADERS (MIN. 175 ATTEMPTS)RNK PLAYER (SEASON) FG FGA FG%
1 Mark Randall (1989) 201 311 .6462 Mark Randall (1991) 205 319 .6433 Richard Scott (1992) 138 216 .6394 Darnell Jackson (2008) 171 273 .6265 Sasha Kaun (2008) 109 176 .619
-- Udoka Azubuike (2018) 76 98 .776
KU BY THE NUMBERS13
Consecutive conference regular-season titles - 2005-06-07-08-09-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17, a KU record and tied for longest in NCAA history.
14 Streaks of 10 or more consecutive wins in the Bill Self era.
15 Academic All-America First Team selections.
17Big 12 Conference regular-season championships for KU in the league’s 21-year existence.
19Undefeated home seasons at Allen Fieldhouse, including 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12, 2014-15, and 2015-16 under Bill Self.
20Times a KU player or coach has been inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, which includes current head coach Bill Self.
20Championships for Kansas in the Bill Self era - 13 Big 12 regular-season titles, six Big 12 postseason championships and one NCAA.
23Consecutive seasons Kansas has won 10 or more league games, starting in 1995 (54 times overall).
23 Or more victories for Kansas in each of the past 28 seasons beginning in 1989-90.
28Consecutive seasons KU has made the NCAA Tournament, the longest active streak in the nation and first all time.
28Consecutive seasons Kansas has won 20 or more games, the longest active streak in the NCAA, beginning in 1989-90.
29 Consensus All-America First Team selections, the most of any NCAA Division I school.
31Consecutive seasons Kansas has led its conference in home attendance, beginning in 1986-87.
60 Conference regular-season championships, most in NCAA Division I.
197Kansas victories from the 2006-07 to 2011-12 seasons, the most in NCAA Division I history in a six-year span.
265 Consecutive sellouts in Allen Fieldhouse, dating back to 2001-02.
425Victories for Bill Self in his 15th season at Kansas. He is the fastest KU coach to reach 400 wins and is now the second-winningest coach in KU history.
764All-time Kansas victories inside Allen Fieldhouse. The historic building opened in 1955 and KU holds a 764-111 record in its home venue.
2,226 All-time Kansas men’s basketball victories; second-most in NCAA Division I history.
UP NEXTatTEXASFriday, Dec. 29, 2017Austin, TexasErwin Center8 p.m. CTESPN2
Kansas opens Big 12 play at Texas on Friday, Dec. 29, at 8 p.m. (Central) on ESPN2. The Jayhawks lead the overall series with the Longhorns, 29-8, including a 9-6 record in Austin. KU has won the last three games at the Erwin Center.
Kansas has won a mindboggling 26-straight conference openers dating back to the 1991-92 season with 10 of those in Allen Fieldhouse and 16 on the road. The last time KU lost a conference opener was at Oklahoma, 88-82, on Jan. 8, 1991. This will be the ninth time in Bill Self’s 15 seasons at KU that the Jayhawks have opened Big 12 play on the road.
DEVONTE’ + SVI = THREESThe senior pairing of Devonte’ Graham and Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk is beginning to establish itself as one of the top long-range shooting duos in KU history. Already this year, the two Jayhawk guards have combined for 73 KU’s 123 3-pointers. The torrid outside shooting from these two is nothing new as they continue to move up the all-time KU 3-point charts.
Since the advent of the 3-point line prior to the 1986-87 season, only three other Kansas duos have tallied more threes over a three-year stretch than the 349 that Graham and Mykhailiuk have combined for since the 2015-16 season. Jeff Boschee and Kirk Hinrich are the most prolific 3-point shooting duo in school history as they netted 405 treys while they played together from 2000-02. Graham is also one half of another sharp-shooting pair after he and Frank Mason III combined for the third-most threes (353) among KU duos during the last three seasons (2015-17).
Graham and Mykhailiuk are also among the most-accurate Jayhawk pairs. They have teamed up to shoot 41.6 percent from beyond the arc in that same three-year span, the third-best mark among KU teammates who have combined for 700 or more attempts. Brandon Rush and Mario Chalmers boast the best combined percentage with a 42.7 percent (385-of-901) clip coming during their three seasons in Lawrence from 2006-08.
BEST KU 3-POINT SHOOTING DUOSOVER A THREE-YEAR SPANPLAYERS YEARS 3FG-3FGA (%)J. Boschee / K. Hinrich ‘00-’01-’02 405-1,048 (.386)B. Rush / M. Chalmers ‘06-’07-’08 385-901 (.427)F. Mason III / D. Graham ‘15-’16-’17 353-837 (.422)D. Graham / S. Mykhailiuk ’16-’17-’18 349-838 (.416)B. Thomas / J. Haase ‘95-’96-’97 320-890 (.360)B. Thomas / R. Robertson ‘96-’97-’98 313-781 (.401)S. Collins / T. Reed ‘08-’09-’10 289-742 (.389)F. Mason III / W. Selden Jr. ‘14-’15-’16 265-709 (.374)
SELF MOVES TO NO. 2 IN ALL-TIME WINS AT KUBill Self surpassed yet another coaching milestone early this season. Now in his 15th year at the helm of the Jayhawks, Self has amassed 425 victories, which is second-most among the eight men who have roamed the sidelines in Lawrence. Self’s 425 wins surpassed his predecessor, Roy Williams, who reached 418 victories in 15 years (1988-2003) at KU. Self sits only behind the all-time winningest coach in Kansas history, Dr. F.C. “Phog” Allen, who amassed 590 victories in 39 seasons with the Jayhawks.
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NATIONAL CHAMPIONS1922, 1923, 1952, 1988, 2008
BIG 12 CHAMPIONS1997*, 1998*, 1999^, 2002, 2003, 2005,
Regular season titles listed* - Regular season & tournament champions
^ - Tournament champions only
• Kansas has 2,226 all-time victories, second most in NCAA Division I history (Kentucky).
• Kansas has held 354 of its last 370 opponents under 50 percent shooting.
• KU has held opponents to fewer than 100 points in 528 of it last 530 games. The last team to score 100 on Kansas in a 40-minute game was Oklahoma (100-78) on Feb. 27, 1990.
• KU has won at least 12 league games for 17-straight years, which is the longest active streak in the nation.
• Kansas won its 1,000th all-time conference game with the 83-50 win against Texas Tech (2/18/12). The Jayhawks won their 250th Big 12 game at Texas (1/24/15).
• Each KU senior class since 1986-87 has won at least 100 games.
• Bill Self has won 25 or more games in each of his last 12 seasons as a head coach, including 2016-17.
• Kansas is the only team in the Big 12 to have a .500 winning percentage or better series record against every conference foe.
• Kansas’ 2002 team is the only squad in Big 12 history to go undefeated in conference play at 16-0.
• Kansas is first in the conference in wins with a 287-59 record in Big 12 regular-season games. Texas is next at 216-130. Including the league postseason championship, Kansas is tops at 325-70, while Texas is second at 240-150.
• KU is the only Big 12 school to have won a regular-season championship with two different coaches (Roy Williams and Bill Self).
• Under Bill Self, Kansas is 112-6 (94.9 percent) in Big 12 home games: 8-0 in 2004, 7-1 in 2005, 7-1 in 2006, 7-1 in 2007, 8-0 in 2008, 8-0 in 2009, 8-0 in 2010, 7-1 in 2011, 9-0 in 2012, 8-1 in 2013, 9-0 in 2014, 9-0 in 2015, 9-0 in 2016 and 8-1 in 2017.
• Under Bill Self, Kansas has not experienced a regular-season conference sweep by a Big 12 opponent. In 93 regular-season Big 12 home-and-home series during the Self era, Kansas has 65 sweeps and 28 splits.
• Kansas snapped its 68-straight game win streak against nonconference foes in Allen Fieldhouse with its loss to San Diego State on Jan. 5, 2014. Prior to that, the last non-Big 12 team to defeat KU in Allen Fieldhouse was Oral Roberts, 78-71 (11/15/06). It has been the only nonconference loss since.
THIS DAY INKANSAS BASKETBALLHISTORY
DECEMBER Dec. 21, 1967: Jo Jo White scored 21 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead Kansas to an 84-76 double-overtime victory in Louisville. Down 35-28 at halftime, the Jayhawks fought back to tie the score at 60 to send the game into overtime. Both teams scored 12 points in the first extra period. KU matched that in the second OT while holding the Cardinals to four points, giving the Jayhawks the 84-76 victory. Rich Bradshaw scored 19 points, while Bruce Sloan added 17 in the victory. Under head coach Ted Owens, Kansas went on to finish 22-8 in 1967-68 and was runner-up in the postseason NIT.
KU HEAD COACHES - ALL-TIME WINSRNK COACH (SEASONS) WINS LOSSES PCT.
1 Phog Allen (39) 590 219 .7292 Bill Self (14+) 425 90 .8253 Roy Williams (15) 418 101 .8054 Ted Owens (19) 348 182 .6575 Larry Brown (5) 135 44 .7546 W.O. Hamilton (10) 125 59 .6797 Dick Harp (8) 121 82 .5968 James Naismith (9) 55 60 .478
KANSAS IN THE POLLSKansas men’s basketball enters this week at No. 14 in the Associated Press and No. 13 in the USA TODAY Coaches’ polls released on Dec. 18.
Kansas has been ranked in each of the last 168 AP polls dating back to Feb. 3, 2009, which is the longest active streak in NCAA Division I. Kansas was preseason No. 4 by AP entering 2017-18. Under 15th-year and Hall of Fame head coach Bill Self, this is the 12th time that Kansas entered the season ranked seventh or higher in the Associated Press preseason poll and historically, the No. 4 ranking marks the 20th time since the 1992-93 season that Kansas entered the season seventh or higher. Last season, KU entered the year No. 3 nationally in the Associated Press poll and ended at No. 3.
At No. 3 in the coaches’ preseason poll, 2017-18 marked the fourth-straight year the Jayhawks have opened the season in the top five in the coaches’ poll. Kansas is ranked in the preseason for the 26th time in time in the 29-year history of the coaches’ poll. The No 3 ranking marked the eighth time KU has been preseason No. 3 or higher in the coaches’ poll. Additionally, it is the 12th time in the Self era the Jayhawks have been preseason seventh or higher, including each of the last six seasons. In 2016-17 Kansas opened the year No. 2 in the preseason coaches’ poll and ended No. 4.
DOMINATING DEFENSEIn Bill Self’s first 14 seasons at Kansas, the Jayhawks led the Big 12 in field goal percentage defense nine times and finished no lower than fourth. Nationally, Self-coached Jayhawks have ranked eighth or higher in all but four seasons in field goal percentage defense and have ranked in the top five on eight occasions, including first in 2005-06 and 2012-13.
After posting its highest field goal percentage defense numbers in Self’s 14 seasons a year ago (42 percent), the stingy KU defense appears to be back on the right track, having allowed its first 10 opponents to shoot just 39.0 percent. That number is the lowest for KU since the Jayhawks held opponents to an NCAA-leading 36.1 in 2012-13.
KU FG% DEFENSE UNDER SELFSEASON FG% DEFENSE BIG 12 / NCAA RANK
CELEBRATING 120 YEARS IN 2017-18Kansas Athletics will host numerous events throughout the 2017-18 season to celebrate 120 years of KU men’s basketball and other Jayhawk basketball milestones. The first celebration will be for 120 years of Kansas basketball. It will be held Saturday, Feb. 3 when KU hosts Oklahoma State in Allen Fieldhouse. Players, coaches and staff from every era of KU basketball will be recognized during the game; the weekend’s festivities will also celebrate the 30-year anniversary of KU’s 1988 NCAA National Championship team.
The 2017-18 season marks the 10th anniversary of the 2008 NCAA National Championship team, which will be honored when KU hosts West Virginia on Saturday, Feb. 17. That weekend, which is also the NBA All-Star Game weekend, KU will retire the jersey of former Jayhawk All-American Cole Aldrich. Additionally, plans are in place to retire the jersey of 2010 Consensus All-America First-Team selection Sherron Collins on KU’s ESPN Big Monday game against Oklahoma on Feb. 19.
BILL SELF INDUCTED INTO NAISMITH BASKETBALL HALL OF FAMEKansas head coach Bill Self, along with 10 others, was officially enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame at a ceremony on Sept. 8 at Springfield Symphony Hall in downtown Springfield, Massachusetts.
Joining Self in the evening’s enshrinement festivities were the other 10 Class of 2017 inductees: Zack Clayton (player, posthumous), Nick Galis (player), Robert Hughes (coach), Mannie Jackson (contributor), Tom Jernstedt (contributor), Jerry Krause (contributor, posthumous), Tracy McGrady (player), Rebecca Lobo (contributor), George McGinnis (player) and Muffet McGraw (coach).
21Kansas is 16-4 all-time on Dec. 21
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Self becomes the 19th person associated with Kansas basketball to be inducted, the last being coaching legend John McClendon, who was inducted in 2016 for the second time. As only the eighth coach in KU history, Self is the fifth KU mentor to be inducted into Hall joining James Naismith, Dr. F.C. “Phog” Allen, Larry Brown and Roy Williams. Kansas has the highest percentage of coaches in the Hall of Fame, 63 percent, than any other school. KU’s five matches North Carolina’s five for the most inducted in college coaching with St. John’s third with four.
CONFERENCE SUCCESSIncluding 2016-17, Kansas has won 17 of the 21 Big 12 regular-season titles (includes ties), including the last 13, which is tied for the NCAA record. Kansas’ 60 conference titles are the most in NCAA Division I. Kentucky is second with 54 and Penn third at 37. KU’s 13-straight league titles are the longest active streak in NCAA Division I and the longest streak in school history. Kansas is now tied with UCLA, which from 1967-79, also won the NCAA record of 13 straight, which was under two coaches. Kansas’ current run has been under head coach Bill Self.
CONSECUTIVE REG. SEASON TITLES# TEAM CONFERENCE SEASONS13* KANSAS Big 12 2005-1713 UCLA PAC-10 1967-7911 Gonzaga West Coast 2001-1110 Connecticut Yankee 1951-6010 UNLV Big West 1983-929 Idaho State Rocky Mountain 1953-619 Kentucky Southeastern 1944-52
WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN 2017-18• Senior G Devonte’ Graham is quickly moving up the
school’s all-time career lists. Graham entered his senior season No. 45 on the KU scoring list with 1,075 points. Through 11 games, Graham is No. 34, currently at 1,262 points. He is 53 points from KU’s top 30 in scoring.
• Against Syracuse on Dec. 2, Graham became only the sixth player in KU history to have made 200 threes for his career.
• Graham is 221-531 (41.6 percent) all-time from 3-point range. His 3-pointers made and attempted are fifth most in KU history. He is 11 3-pointers from fourth and 15 attempted from fourth on those respective lists.
• Graham has 435 career assists, which is 14th on the KU career assists list and two shy of No. 13. Additionally, Graham has surpassed the 150 plateau in steals and his 157 are 18th on the KU career list, four shy of 14th.
• Entering 2017-18 with a 247-48 (83.7 percent) record since 2010, Kansas is the winningest program, by percentage, this decade: 1. KANSAS (247-48, 83.7%); 2. Gonzaga (239-47, 83.6%); 3. Kentucky (249-53, 82.5%); 4. Wichita State (233-53, 81.7); 5. Duke (238-56, 81.0%).
2017-18 ACCOLADES
TEAMPreseason No. 4 in Associated Press PollPreseason No. 3 in USA TODAY Coaches’ PollPreseason No. 1 in Big 12 Conference Coaches’ Poll
MARCUS GARRETTco-Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (11.13.17)
DEVONTE’ GRAHAMUSBWA Oscar Robinson Trophy Player of the Week (12.5.17)Lute Olson Award Player of the Week (12.4.17)NCAA.com Player of the Week (12.4.17)Big 12 Player of the Week (12.4.17)Hoophall Miami Invitational MVPWooden Award watch listNaismith Player of the Year watch listUSBWA Oscar Robertson Trophy watch listBob Cousy Award watch listPreseason Big 12 Player of the YearPreseason All-Big 12
MALIK NEWMANWooden Award watch listNaismith Player of the Year watch listJerry West Award watch listPreseason Big 12 Newcomer of the YearPreseason All-Big 12
SVI MYKHAILIUKPreseason All-Big 12 honorable mention
2018 SIGNING CLASS UPDATESILVIO DE SOUSAF | 6-9 | 245 | Luanda, Angola (IMG Academy [Fla.])ESPN100: #28 | Rivals.com: #18 | 247Sports: #31BILL SELF ON DE SOUSA:“He has great size for a true four-type man. He’s a guy who can provide immediate help the first day he steps on campus. He plays hard and goes after the ball, which reminds me of Markieff (Morris) when he first got to Kansas.”
DAVID McCORMACKF | 6-10 | 285 | Norfolk, Va. (Oak Hill Academy)ESPN100: #33 | Rivals.com: #35 | 247Sports: #39BILL SELF ON McCORMACK:“He can play both big spots. He’s got good skills and we think the sky is the limit on what he can become. He reminds me of Darnell Jackson early in his career in that he can definitely shoot, he can pass, but he’ll do most of his work near the basket.”
DEVON DOTSONG | 6-2 | 175 | Charlotte, N.C. (Providence Day School)ESPN100: #26 | Rivals.com: #17 | 247Sports: #24BILL SELF ON DOTSON:“Devon has got good size and is one of the most explosive guards we’ve had since I have been here at Kansas. He will remind people of Frank (Mason III) because of his ability to get into the lane and make plays for himself and others.”
QUENTIN GRIMESGuard | 6-5 | 195 | The Woodlands, TX (College Park)ESPN100: #13 | Rivals.com: #11 | 247Sports: #16BILL SELF ON GRIMES:“We think he will be an impact guy for us and will be one of the premier guards in the country early in his career. He’s one of the more complete players that we will have recruited in our time here.”
RNK SCHOOL POINTS1. KANSAS (9) 812. West Virginia (1) 713. TCU 644. Texas 495. Baylor 476. Oklahoma 437. Texas Tech 368. Kansas State 27 9. Iowa State 2210. Oklahoma State 10
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• The Jayhawks are pursuing their 14th-conseuctive Big 12 regular-season championship. A 14th-league title would break UCLA’s NCAA record mark of 13-consecutive conference championships from 1967-79.
• Should Kansas advance to the 2018 NCAA Tournament it would be its 29th-consecutive NCAA tourney appearance. The current 28 straight is the NCAA Tournament longest -consecutive appearance streak with North Carolina (1975-2001) second at 27.
DEVONTE’ GRAHAM ON KANSAS’ALL-TIME SCORING LISTRNK PLAYER CAREER PTS. SEASONS31. Jo Jo White 1,286 1966-6932. Eric Chenowith 1,281 1998-200133. Jerod Haase 1,264 1995-9734. Devonte’ Graham 1,262 2015-pres.35. Steve Woodberry 1,240 1991-9436. Scot Pollard 1,209 1994-97
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JAYHAWKS CURRENTLY IN THE NBA (16)
PLAYERYEARS AT KU
NBA SEASON CURRENT TEAM
Cole Aldrich 2008-10 8th MinnesotaDarrell Arthur 2007-08 9th DenverTarik Black 2013-14 4th HoustonMario Chalmers 2006-08 10th MemphisNick Collison 2000-03 14th Oklahoma CityCheick Diallo 2015-16 2nd New OrleansJoel Embiid 2013-14 3rd PhiladelphiaJosh Jackson 2016-17 1st PhoenixFrank Mason III 2014-17 1st SacramentoBen McLemore 2012-13 5th MemphisMarcus Morris 2009-11 7th BostonMarkieff Morris 2009-11 7th WashingtonKelly Oubre Jr. 2014-15 3rd WashingtonWayne Selden Jr. 2013-16 2nd MemphisAndrew Wiggins 2013-14 4th MinnesotaJeff Withey 2010-13 5th Dallas
JAYHAWKS IN THE NBA DRAFT (Bill Self era)
YEAR PLAYERROUND /OVERALL TEAM
2005 Wayne Simien 1st / 29th Miami2007 Julian Wright * 1st / 13th New Orleans2008 Brandon Rush * 1st / 13th Portland2008 Darrell Arthur 1st / 27th New Orleans2008 Mario Chalmers 2nd / 34th Minnesota2008 Darnell Jackson 2nd / 52nd Miami2008 Sasha Kaun 2nd / 56th Seattle2010 Xavier Henry * 1st / 12th Memphis2010 Cole Aldrich * 1st / 11th New Orleans2011 Marcus Morris * 1st / 13th Houston2011 Markieff Morris * 1st / 14th Phoenix2011 Josh Selby 2nd / 49th Memphis2012 Thomas Robinson * 1st / 5th Sacramento2012 Tyshawn Taylor 2nd / 41st Portland2013 Ben McLemore * 1st / 7th Sacramento2013 Jeff Withey 2nd / 39th Portland2014 Andrew Wiggins * 1st / 1st Cleveland2014 Joel Embiid * 1st / 3rd Philadelphia2015 Kelly Oubre Jr. 1st / 15th Atlanta2016 Cheick Diallo 2nd / 33rd New Orleans2017 Josh Jackson * 1st / 4th Phoenix2017 Frank Mason III 2nd / 34th Sacramento
* - lottery pick (top 14)
QUICK FACTS - JAYHAWKS IN THE NBA• 72 Jayhawks have competed at the NBA level, including
26 who were coached by Bill Self at KU and 15 currently in the league.
• Bill Self has coached 22 NBA Draft picks at KU, including 10 lottery picks.
• 33 Jayhawks have been picked in the first round of the NBA Draft.
• 12 Jayhawks have won 18 NBA titles, most recently Sasha Kaun with the 2015-16 Cleveland Cavaliers.
• Three Jayhawks have earned NBA Finals MVP honors: Wilt Chamberlain (1972, L.A. Lakers), Jo Jo White (1976, Boston) and Paul Pierce (2008, Boston).
• Wilt Chamberlain earned NBA MVP honors four times (1960, 1966, 1967, 1968) in his 15-year NBA career.
• Paul Pierce is the all-time longest-tenured Jayhawk in the NBA, recently retiring after his 19th season.
• 16 Jayhawks have had NBA careers lasting 10 seasons or longer.
JAYHAWKS IN THE NBACOLEALDRICHMinnesota Timberwolves (18-13)2nd season in MINN • 8th season in NBAKansas from 2008-10
Bill SelfHEAD COACHOklahoma State ‘8515th Season at Kansas25th Season OverallFamily: Cindy (wife), Lauren (daughter),
Tyler (son)
NATIONALCHAMPION
2008
CONFERENCECHAMPION
17 REGULAR SEASON TITLES
8 TOURNEYTITLES
HALL OF FAMECLASS OF 2017
INDUCTEE
TROPHY CASE• NCAA Championship title (2008)• NCAA Final Four (2008, 2012)• 17 Regular Season Conference Titles: 2 at Tulsa (1999, 2000); 2 at Illinois (2001,
• 8 Conference Tournament Titles: 1 at Illinois (2003); 7 at Kansas (2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016)
CAREER HONORS•Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2017 inductee• National Coach of the Year - 2000 (Sporting News; Wooden), 2009 (Yahoo! Sports;
• Conference Coach of the Year - 2000 (WAC), 2006 (Big 12), 2009 (Big 12), 2011 (Big 12), 2012 (co-Big 12), 2015 (Big 12 by AP), 2016 (Big 12 by AP), 2017 (Big 12)
• Wooden Award “Legends of Coaching” - 2013• Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame - 2013 induction• Wayman Tisdale Humanitarian Award (USBWA) - 2014• Mannie Jackson – Basketball’s Human Spirit Award (Naismith Hall of Fame) -
2015• Winged Foot Award (for national champion coach) – 2008• Naismith Coach of the Year Finalist (Atlanta Tipoff Club) – 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
2009, 2012, 2017
NOTES • Bill Self was named the eighth coach in Kansas basketball history on April 21, 2003. • In September 2017, Self was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in
Springfield, Massachusetts.• Self won his 600th career game on Dec. 6, 2016, with KU’s 105-62 win against UMKC. He
became the 46th coach in NCAA Division I to accomplish the feat and the ninth fastest.• While at Kansas, Self has won a national championship, a KU- and NCAA-tying-record
13-straight regular-season Big 12 Conference titles and seven league tournament championships.
• At Kansas, Self has won more regular-season league titles (13) than has home losses (10) in Allen Fieldhouse. With KU’s win versus Siena (11/18/16), Self became the winningest coach in Allen Fieldhouse, posting his 207th victory in the venue.
• In his first trip to the Final Four in 2008, Self’s team won the title. Self is one of 11 active coaches in NCAA Division I to have won a national title. Kansas’ 13-straight conference titles (2005-16) is tied for the longest streak in NCAA Division I history.
• In Self’s 14 seasons at Kansas, he has coached 11 NBA Lottery selections including Andrew Wiggins and Joel Embiid, the No. 1 and No. 3 overall selections in the 2014 NBA Draft. Wiggins was the second-ever Jayhawk to go No. 1 with the other being Danny Manning in 1988.
• Self has guided his teams to 19-straight 23-win seasons dating back to 1998-99. • Self’s teams have won 17 league crowns in the last 19 years, including the 2017 title. The
other two seasons resulted in runner-up conference finishes.• Kansas’ four-straight 30-win seasons from 2009-10 to 2012-13 are the most consecutive
30-win seasons in NCAA history (note: Memphis did it from 2006-09 yet later vacated the 2008 season).
• In his first 700 games coached for his career, Self’s 529 victories rank eighth-most all-time in NCAA Division I history.
• Self is one of five coaches in NCAA Division I history to have led three different teams - Tulsa, Illinois and Kansas - to the NCAA Elite Eight, including seven times with KU (2004-07-08-11-12-16-17). The other coaches are: Gene Bartow, John Calipari, Rick Pitino and Eddie Sutton.
• A 1985 graduate of Oklahoma State, Self began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Kansas in 1985-86 under head coach Larry Brown. He then returned to his alma mater as an assistant for seven seasons under coaches Leonard Hamilton and Eddie Sutton. His first head coaching job was a Oral Roberts in 1993-94, then Tulsa (1997-98), Illinois (2000-01) and Kansas (2003-present).
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A utility guard who plays multiple positions, can run an offense and provide versatility … At 6-foot-5, 180 pounds, he creates match-up problems and also has been described as an elite defender … Ended 2016-17 ranked No. 38 by Rivals.com, No. 52 by 247Sports, No. 62 by ESPN100 and No. 68 by Scout.
2017-18 GAME-BY-GAMEOPPONENT (Date) MP FG-A PCT 3PT-A PCT FT-A PCT O-D-T PF A TO BLK ST TP^TENNESSEE STATE (11.10) 29 4-6 .667 0-1 .000 2-4 .500 3-7-10 2 2 1 0 2 10
3PT Field Goal Att. 5 vs. Texas Southern (11.21.17)
Free Throws 2 3x, last vs. Texas So. (11.21.17)
Free Throw Att. 4 vs. Tennessee State (11.10.17)
Rebounds 11 vs. Texas Southern (11.21.17)
Assists 4 vs. Toledo (11.28.17)
vs. South Dakota St. (11.17.17)
Blocks 2 vs. Texas Southern (11.21.17)
Steals 4 vs. South Dakota St. (11.17.17)
Minutes 30 vs. South Dakota St. (11.17.17)
CAREER HIGHS
FRESHMAN/CAREERDouble-Doubles 210+ Points 320+ Points - -5+ Rebounds 710+ Rebounds 25+ Assists - -2+ 3PT Field Goals 12+ Steals 62+ Blocks 1Led Team in Pts. - -Led Team in Rebs. 4Led Team in Steals 2Led Team in Blocks - -
MISCELLANEOUS
0CAREER HONORSCo-Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (11/13)
LAST GAME VS. OMAHA (12.18.17)SEASON STATSPPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT%
4.2 5.4 1.7 43% 21% 67%
MIN PTS REBS ASTS BLKS STLS
20 4 5 2 0 0
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A quick, explosive guard with great length and range ... Appeared in all 36 games as a sophomore, including starts in six contests ... Averaged 7.4 ppg and shot 37 percent from beyond the arc in 2016-17 ... Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team in 2015-16.
2017-18 GAME-BY-GAMEOPPONENT (Date) MP FG-A PCT 3PT-A PCT FT-A PCT O-D-T PF A TO BLK ST TP^TENNESSEE STATE (11.10) 31 8-12 .667 4-7 .571 3-3 1.000 1-4-5 3 3 4 0 1 23
A transfer from Arizona State who will sit out the 2017 calendar year due to NCAA rules; will be eligible to play following the fall 2017 semester ... Started all 10 games he played at Arizona State in the fall of 2016, averaging 9.5 points and 4.8 rebounds ... Played at Rainier Beach High School; his recruiting rankings include No. 36 by Rivals, No. 41 by ESPN and No. 45 by Scout.
2017-18 GAME-BY-GAMEOPPONENT (Date) MP FG-A PCT 3PT-A PCT FT-A PCT O-D-T PF A TO BLK ST TPTENNESSEE STATE (11.10) DID NOT PLAY (INELIGIBLE)
vs. Kentucky (11.14) DID NOT PLAY (INELIGIBLE)
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (11.17) DID NOT PLAY (INELIGIBLE)
A two-year starter who already has a huge resume in his three seasons at Kansas … During his junior year, became the 59th player in KU history to reach 1,000 career points … In KU’s record books, Graham enters his senior season 45th on the scoring list (1,075 points), seventh in 3-point field goals made (186), eighth in 3-point field goals attempted (452), 11th in 3-point field goal percentage (41.2), 18th in assists (350) and 23rd in steals (135).
2017-18 GAME-BY-GAMEOPPONENT (Date) MP FG-A PCT 3PT-A PCT FT-A PCT O-D-T PF A TO BLK ST TP^TENNESSEE STATE (11.10) 31 4-7 .571 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000 0-7-7 0 12 3 1 3 10
FR SO JR SR CAREERDouble-Doubles 0 0 0 2 2 10+ Points 6 25 30 9 7020+ Points 1 3 3 2 9 30+ Points 0 0 0 2 2 5+ Rebounds 1 7 5 4 17 10+ Rebounds 0 0 0 0 0 5+ Assists 1 11 11 11 3410+ Assists 0 0 1 3 42+ 3PT Field Goals 6 22 28 7 632+ Steals 4 16 17 7 44 2+ Blocks 0 0 1 0 1 Led Team in Pts. 2 3 2 2 8Led Team in Rebs. 1 0 2 0 3 Led Team in Assists 11 17 11 9 48Led Team in Steals 7 18 15 4 44
MISCELLANEOUS
4CAREER HONORSNational Player of the Week by NCAA.com, ESPN.com, USBWA [12/4/17] ... Big 12 Player of the Week [12/4/17] ... All-Big 12 [2016 HM, 2017 Second Team] ... Big 12 Championship Most Outstanding Player [2016] ... Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team [2016] ... CBE Hall of Fame Classic All-Tournament Team [2016] ... Big 12 All-Defensive Team [2016] ... Big 12 Player of the Week [2/15/16] ... Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award Watch List [2016-17]
LAST GAME VS. OMAHA (12.18.17)SEASON STATSPPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT%
Entered his name in the 2017 NBA Draft without an agent … Represented his home country of Ukraine at the 2017 U20 European Championships ... Has played in 97 games for Kansas with 31 starts and a 6.3 career scoring average … His 122 3-pointers made rank 20th on the KU career chart … Two-time Academic All-Big 12 selection … As a Jayhawk, has won three Big 12 regular-season titles, one Big 12 Tournament Championship title and has advanced to two NCAA Tournament Elite Eights.
2017-18 GAME-BY-GAMEOPPONENT (Date) MP FG-A PCT 3PT-A PCT FT-A PCT O-D-T PF A TO BLK ST TP^TENNESSEE STATE (11.10) 30 6-11 .545 3-6 .500 0-0 - 1-4-5 0 1 1 0 0 15
An invited walk on who was a two-sport athlete at Rockhurst High School in Kansas City, Missouri ... Older brother, Conner, played five seasons at KU and on two Final Four teams.
2017-18 GAME-BY-GAMEOPPONENT (Date) MP FG-A PCT 3PT-A PCT FT-A PCT O-D-T PF A TO BLK ST TPTENNESSEE STATE (11.10) 3 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 - 1-0-1 1 1 0 0 0 0
vs. Kentucky (11.14) DNP (COACH’S DECISION)
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (11.17) 4 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 1-2-3 0 0 2 0 0 3
3PT Field Goals 1 vs. Omaha (12.18.17) vs. South Dakota St. (11.17.17)
3PT Field Goal Att. 2 vs. Texas Southern (11.21.17)
vs. Tennessee St. (11.10.17)
Free Throws 2 vs. Toledo (11.28.17)
Free Throw Att. 2 vs. Toledo (11.28.17)
Rebounds 3 vs. South Dakota St. (11.17.17)
Assists 1 vs. Tennessee St. (11.10.17)
Blocks - - - -Steals - - - -Minutes 4 4x, last vs. Omaha (12.18.17)
CAREER HIGHS
FRESHMAN/CAREER5+ Minutes - -4+ Points 13+ Rebounds 13+ Assists - -2+ 3PT Field Goals - -2+ Steals - -2+ Blocks - -Led Team in Pts. - -Led Team in Rebs. - -Led Team in Steals - -Led Team in Blocks - -
MISCELLANEOUS
12CAREER HONORS
LAST GAME VS OMAHA (12.18.17)SEASON STATSPPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT%
2.0 1.0 0.2 40% 29% 100%
MIN PTS REBS ASTS BLKS STLS
4 3 0 0 0 0
^ Starter
2017-18 @KUHoops
Game Notes • 17
A 2015 McDonald’s All-American who transferred from Mississippi State and practiced with Kansas for the 2016-17 season, sitting out due to transfer rules … A redshirt sophomore at KU in 2017-18 … Entered the 2016 NBA Draft without an agent and returned to school, transferring to Kansas … Has USA Basketball experience … Is the first KU player from the state of Mississippi.
2017-18 GAME-BY-GAMEOPPONENT (Date) MP FG-A PCT 3PT-A PCT FT-A PCT O-D-T PF A TO BLK ST TPTENNESSEE STATE (11.10) 24 5-8 .625 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-4-4 0 2 4 1 0 12
An invited walk on from nearby Lansing, Kansas ... Has seen action in 20 games in his two seasons at KU ... Played two seasons at KCKCC for former Oklahoma standout Kelly Newton who was recruited by Bill Self when Self was at Tulsa ... Received a medical redshirt after tearing his ACL at the beginning of the 2014-15 season.
2017-18 GAME-BY-GAMEOPPONENT (Date) MP FG-A PCT 3PT-A PCT FT-A PCT O-D-T PF A TO BLK ST TPTENNESSEE STATE (11.10) 5 1-3 .333 0-2 .000 1-2 .500 0-0-0 1 2 1 0 0 3
vs. Kentucky (11.14) DNP (COACH’S DECISION)
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (11.17) 18 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0-0 2 2 1 0 1 2
At 6-foot-10, has guard-type athletic ability but can be a force inside … One of three McDonald’s All-Americans on the KU roster (Malik Newman, Udoka Azubuike) … Ended his high school career ranked No. 10 by Rivals.com, No. 17 by ESPN100, No. 19 by 247Sports and No. 22 by Scout.
2017-18 GAME-BY-GAMEOPPONENT (Date) MP FG-A PCT 3PT-A PCT FT-A PCT O-D-T PF A TO BLK ST TPTENNESSEE STATE (11.10) DNP (COACH’S DECISION)
FRESHMAN/CAREERDouble-Doubles - -10+ Points - -20+ Points - -5+ Rebounds - -10+ Rebounds - -5+ Assists - -2+ 3PT Field Goals - -2+ Steals - -2+ Blocks - -Led Team in Pts. - -Led Team in Rebs. - -Led Team in Steals - -Led Team in Blocks - -
MISCELLANEOUS
23CAREER HONORS
LAST GAME VS FORT HAYS STATE [EXH] (11.7.17)SEASON STATSPPG APG RPG FG% 3FG% FT%
- - - - - -
MIN PTS REBS ASTS BLKS STLS
23 11 3 1 1 0
2017-18 #KUbball
20 • Game Notes
Started six games as a freshman before a season-ending wrist injury … Began his collegiate career with Kansas at the age of 17 … One of three McDonald’s All-Americans on the 2017-18 roster (Malik Newman, Billy Preston) ... Moved to the U.S. to from Delta, Nigeria for high school ... Did not start playing basketball seriously until he moved to the U.S. in the ninth grade.
2017-18 GAME-BY-GAMEOPPONENT (Date) MP FG-A PCT 3PT-A PCT FT-A PCT O-D-T PF A TO BLK ST TP^TENNESSEE STATE (11.10) 30 6-7 .857 0-0 - 1-1 1.000 2-4-6 2 0 2 2 1 13
Was born Kansas City and moved to Arizona as a youth ... Can play power forward and some small forward ... Played in 26 games as a freshman and was the first off the bench in two contests … Plays with a high motor.
2017-18 GAME-BY-GAMEOPPONENT (Date) MP FG-A PCT 3PT-A PCT FT-A PCT O-D-T PF A TO BLK ST TPTENNESSEE STATE (11.10) 17 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 2-3-5 4 0 4 3 1 6
An invited walk-on who is a tight end on the Kansas football team … Joined the men’s basketball team the week following the football season … A two-sport standout in high school who originally signed to play football at Massachusetts but did not due to injury … Moved back to Arizona and played basketball at South Mountain CC … At South Mountain CC in Phoenix, averaged 19.1 points and 12.6 rebounds in 2016-17 ... Will provide inside depth.
2017-18 GAME-BY-GAMEOPPONENT (Date) MP FG-A PCT 3PT-A PCT FT-A PCT O-D-T PF A TO BLK ST TPTENNESSEE STATE (11.10) DID NOT PLAY
JAMES SOSINSKIRS-Sophomore • Forward • 6-7 • 250 • Chandler, Ariz. • Hamilton HS • South Mountain CC
Points 4 vs. Omaha (12.18.17)Field Goals 2 vs. Omaha (12.18.17)Field Goal Att. 2 vs. Omaha (12.18.17)3PT Field Goals - - - -3PT Field Goal Att. - - - -Free Throws - - - -Free Throw Att. - - - -Rebounds 2 vs. Omaha (12.18.17)Assists - - - -Blocks - - - -Steals - - - -Minutes 4 vs. Omaha (12.18.17)
CAREER HIGHS
SOPHOMORE/CAREER4+ Points 15+ Rebounds - -2+ Assists - -2+ 3PT Field Goals - -2+ Steals - -2+ Blocks - -Led Team in Pts. - -Led Team in Rebs. - -Led Team in Steals - -Led Team in Blocks - -
MISCELLANEOUS
55CAREER HONORS
LAST GAME VS. OMAHA (12.18.17)SEASON STATSPPG RPG BPG FG% 3FG% FT%
4.0 2.0 0.0 100% - -
MIN PTS REBS ASTS BLKS STLS
4 4 2 0 0 0
2017-18 @KUHoops
Game Notes • 23
A transfer from Memphis who will sit out the 2017-18 season due to NCAA rules ... Has two years of eligibility remaining beginning in the 2018-19 season … A double-double machine having 36 in two seasons while at Memphis (17 as a freshman and 19 as a sophomore) … Led Memphis in scoring both his freshman and sophomore seasons.
A transfer from California following the 2016-17 season ... Will sit out 2017-18 due to transfer rules ... One of 28 invited to tryout for the USA Basketball U19 team in the summer of 2017.
CHARLIE MOORESophomore • Guard • 5-11 • 170 • Chicago, Ill. • Morgan Park HS • California
5
SEASON GP GS MIN AVG FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG
A transfer from Memphis who will sit out the 2017-18 season due to NCAA rules … Played in 42 games while at Memphis with 33 starts, an 11.5 career scoring average and 7.0 career rebound average … Granted a medical redshirt following the 2015-16 season.
TEAM STATISTICS KU OPPSCORING 975 734 Points per game 88.6 66.7 Scoring margin +21.9 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 377-721 263-674 Field goal pct . 5 2 3 . 3 9 03 POINT FG-ATT 123-293 93-281 3-point FG pct . 4 2 0 . 3 3 1 3-pt FG made per game 11.2 8.5FREE THROWS-ATT 98-132 115-173 Free throw pct . 7 4 2 . 6 6 5 F-Throws made per game 8.9 10.5REBOUNDS 430 360 Rebounds per game 39.1 32.7 Rebounding margin +6.4 -ASSISTS 225 129 Assists per game 20.5 11.7TURNOVERS 134 159 Turnovers per game 12.2 14.5 Turnover margin +2.3 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.7 0.8STEALS 88 65 Steals per game 8.0 5.9BLOCKS 53 38 Blocks per game 4.8 3.5ATTENDANCE 131206 45706 Home games-Avg/Game 8-16401 1-15596 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 2-15055
Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalsKansas 527 448 975Opponents 330 404 734
Date Opponent Score Att.11/10/17 TENNESSEE STATE W 92-56 16300
! 11/14/17 vs Kentucky W 65-61 2168411/17/17 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W 98-64 16300
~ 11/21/17 TEXAS SOUTHERN W 114-71 16300~ 11/24/17 OAKLAND W 102-59 16300~ 11/28/17 TOLEDO W 96-58 16300# 12/2/17 vs Syracuse W 76-60 8426^ 12/6/17 WASHINGTON L 65-74 17106
12/10/17 ARIZONA STATE L 85-95 1630012/16/17 at Nebraska W 73-72 1559612/18/17 OMAHA W 109-64 16300
TENNESSEE STATE 92-56 W 23-Vick, Lagerald 10-Garrett, Marcus 12-Graham, Devonte’ 3-Graham, Devonte’ 3-Lightfoot, Mitch
vs. Kentucky 65-61 W 17-Mykhailiuk, Svi 9-Newman, Malik 5-Graham, Devonte’ 3-Vick, Lagerald 2-Azubuike, Udoka 5- Vick, Lagerald 3-Newman, Malik
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 98-64 W 27-Mykhailiuk, Svi 7-Garrett, Marcus 11-Graham, Devonte’ 4-Mykhailiuk, Svi 4-Lightfoot, Mitch 7-Vick, Lagerald 4-Garrett, Marcus
TEXAS SOUTHERN 114-71 W 21-Mykhailiuk, Svi 11-Garrett, Marcus 11-Graham, Devonte’ 4-Graham, Devonte’ 4-Lightfoot, Mitch 11-Vick, Lagerald
OAKLAND 102-59 W 21-Azubuike, Udoka 10-Azubuike, Udoka 7-Graham, Devonte’ 4-Mykhailiuk, Svi 3-Vick, Lagerald
TOLEDO 96-58 W 35-Graham, Devonte’ 7-Garrett, Marcus 5-Graham, Devonte’ 3-Newman, Malik 1-Lightfoot, Mitch
vs. Syracuse 76-60 W 35-Graham, Devonte’ 9-Azubuike, Udoka 7-Vick, Lagerald 2-Graham, Devonte’ 1-Azubuike, Udoka 2-Vick, Lagerald 1-Lightfoot, Mitch 1-Newman, Malik
WASHINGTON 65-74 L 28-Vick, Lagerald 9-Azubuike, Udoka 7-Vick, Lagerald 3-Garrett, Marcus 2-Azubuike, Udoka
ARIZONA STATE 85-95 L 25-Vick, Lagerald 9-Azubuike, Udoka 8-Graham, Devonte’ 3-Graham, Devonte’ 2-Lightfoot, Mitch 2-Azubuike, Udoka
at Nebraska 73-72 W 26-Azubuike, Udoka 10-Azubuike, Udoka 8-Graham, Devonte’ 3-Vick, Lagerald 1-Vick, Lagerald 1- Lightfoot, Mitch 1-Azubuike, Udoka
OMAHA 109-64 W 26-Mykhailiuk, Svi 12-Azubuike, Udoka 8-Graham, Devonte’ 2-Mykhailiuk, Svi 2-Azubuike, Udoka
vs. Stanford
at Texas
TEXAS TECH
at TCU
IOWA STATE
KANSAS STATE
at West Virginia
BAYLOR
at Oklahoma
TEXAS A&M
at Kansas State
OKLAHOMA STATE
TCU
at Baylor
at Iowa State
WEST VIRGINIA
OKLAHOMA
at Texas Tech
TEXAS
at Oklahoma State
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS GAME-BY-GAME
2017-18 #KUbball
28 • Game Notes
INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVESCATEGORY KANSAS OPPONENTPoints Scored 35, Devonte’ Graham vs. Syracuse (12/2) 29, Tra Holder of Arizona State (12/10) 35, Devonte’ Graham vs. Toledo (11/28)
Total Field Goals 14, Devonte’ Graham vs. Toledo (11/28) 10, Kendrick Nunn of Oakland (11/24)
Total FGs Attempted 23, Lagerald Vick vs. Washington (12/6) 22, Demontra Jefferson of Texas Southern (11/21)
Highest FG% (5 made) 100.0 (5-5), Udoka Azubuike vs. Kentucky (11/14) 77.8 (7-9), Trayvon Reed of Texas Southern (11/21)
Highest FG% (10 made) 76.9 (10-13), Svi Mykhailiuk vs. Omaha (12/18) 47.6 (10-21), Kendrick Nunn of Oakland (11/24)
3-Point Field Goals 7, Devonte’ Graham vs. Syracuse (12/2) 6, Demontra Jefferson of Texas Southern (11/21)
3-Pt. FGs Attempted 13, Devonte’ Graham vs. Syracuse (12/2) 13, Demontra Jefferson of Texas Southern (11/21)
3-Point FG% (min. 3 made) 85.7 (6-7), Svi Mykhailiuk vs. Omaha (12/18) 80.0 (4-5), Delano Spencer of Tennessee State (11/10)
Free Throws 8, Devonte’ Graham vs. Syracuse (12/2) 9, Tra Holder of Arizona State (12/10)
Free Throws Attempted 8, Devonte’ Graham vs. Syracuse (12/2) 12, Tra Holder of Arizona State (12/10) 8, Udoka Azubuike vs. Kentucky (11/14)
Free Throw % (min. 5 made) 100.0 (8-8), Devonte’ Graham vs. Syracuse (12/2) 100 (5-5) Martez Walker of Oakland (11/24)
Offensive Rebounds 6, Udoka Azubuike vs. Oakland (11/24) 8, Trayvon Reed of Texas Southern (11/21)
Defensive Rebounds 10, Udoka Azubuike vs. Omaha (12/18) 10, Mike Daum of South Dakota State (11/17)
Total Rebounds 12, Udoka Azubuike vs. Omaha (12/18) 14, Noah Dickerson of Washington (12/6) 14, Trayvon Reed of Texas Southern (11/21)
Assists 12, Devonte’ Graham vs. Tennessee State (11/10) 7, 3x, last by Tra Holder of Arizona State (12/10)
Turnovers 5, 3x, last by Devonte’ Graham vs. Syracuse (12/2) 6, Gilgeous-Alexander of Kentucky (11/14)
Blocked Shots 4, Mitch Lightfoot vs. Texas Southern (11/21) 4, Trayvon Reed of Texas Southern (11/21) 4, Mitch Lightfoot vs. South Dakota State (11/17) 4, PJ Washington of Kentucky (11/14)
Steals 4, 3x, last by Devonte’ Graham vs. Texas Southern (11/21) 5, Remy Martin of Arizona State (12/10)
Minutes Played (including OT) 40, Devonte’ Graham vs. Washington (12/6) 40, 3x, last by Oshae Brissett and Tyus Battle of Syracuse (12/2) 40, Devonte’ Graham vs. Syracuse (12/2)
KANSAS HIGH KANSAS LOW CATEGORY OPPONENT HIGH OPPONENT LOW114 vs. TEXAS SOUTHERN (11/21) 65 vs. WASHINGTON (12/6) Points 95 by ARIZONA STATE (12/10) 56 by TENNESSEE STATE (11/10) 65 vs. Kentucky (11/14)
66 vs. TEXAS SOUTHERN (11/21) 31 Second Half vs. WASHINGTON (12/6) Points/Half 58 Second Half by ARIZONA STATE (12/10) 21 First Half by Syracuse (12/2) 31 Second Half vs. Kentucky (11/14)
- - Points/OT - -
43 vs. OMAHA (12/18) 24 vs. Kentucky (11/14) Field Goals 33 by ARIZONA STATE (12/10) 18 by Syracuse (12/2)43 vs. TEXAS SOUTHERN (11/21)
78 vs. TEXAS SOUTHERN (11/21) 60 vs. TENNESSEE STATE (11/10) Field Goal Attempts 71 by TEXAS SOUTHERN (11/21) 55 by Kentucky (11/14)
62.3 (43-69) vs. OMAHA (12/18) 35.3 (24-68) vs. Kentucky (11/14) Field Goal Percentage 50.8 (33-65) by ARIZONA STATE (12/16) 32.1 (18-56) by Syracuse (12/2)
19 vs. TEXAS SOUTHERN (11/21) 5 vs. WASHINGTON (12/6) 3-Point Field Goals 14 by ARIZONA STATE (12/10) 3 by Kentucky (11/14)
38 vs. ARIZONA STATE (12/10) 16 vs. OAKLAND (11/24) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 32 by TEXAS SOUTHERN (11/21) 13 by Kentucky (11/14)
60.0 (12-20) vs. TOLEDO (11/28) 25.0 (5-20) vs. WASHINGTON (12/6) 3-Point Field Goal Percentage 50.0 (14-28) by ARIZONA STATE (12/10) 20.0 (6-30) by OAKLAND (11/24)
18 vs. OAKLAND (11/24) 4 vs. WASHINGTON (12/6) Free Throws Made 18 by Syracuse (12/2) 6 by Nebraska (12/16) 6 by TOLEDO (11/28)
23 vs. OAKLAND (11/24) 6 vs. TOLEDO (11/28) Free Throw Attempts 26 by Syracuse (12/2) 7 by OAKLAND (11/24)
100.0 (8-8) at Nebraska (12/16) 50.0 (4-8) vs. WASHINGTON (12/6) Free Throw Percentage 100.0 (7-7) by OAKLAND (11/24) 46.7 (7-15) by WASHINGTON (12/6)100.0 (6-6) vs. TOLEDO (11/28)
18 vs. Kentucky (11/14) 2 vs. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (11/17) Offensive Rebounds 15, 3x, last by Syracuse (12/3) 1 by TOLEDO (11/28)
38 vs. OMAHA (12/18) 21 vs. Kentucky (11/14) Defensive Rebounds 29 by Kentucky (11/14) 15 by TENNESSEE STATE (11/10)
51 vs. TEXAS SOUTHERN (11/21) 32 vs. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (11/17) Rebounds 41 by SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (11/17) 23 by TOLEDO (11/28) 23 by TENNESSEE STATE (11/10)
21 vs. Syracuse (12/2) 11, 3x, last vs. OMAHA (12/18) Fouls 20 by Kentucky (11/14) 10 by OMAHA (12/18)
1 vs. WASHINGTON (12/6) 0, 9x, last vs. OMAHA (12/18) DQs 1 by TENNESSEE STATE (11/10) 0, 10x, last by OMAHA (12/18)1 vs. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (11/17)
27 vs. TEXAS SOUTHERN (11/21) 14 vs. OAKLAND (11/24) Assists 17 by ARIZONA STATE (12/10) 7 by TENNESSEE STATE (11/10) 17 by WASHINGTON (12/6)
20 vs. TENNESSEE STATE (11/10) 7 vs. TEXAS SOUTHERN (11/21) Turnovers 20 by by TOLEDO (11/28) 9 by OMAHA (12/18) 7 vs. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (11/17) 20 by OAKLAND (11/24)
9 vs. OAKLAND (11/24) 1 vs. TOLEDO (11/28) Blocked Shots 10 by Kentucky (11/14) 0 by SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (11/17) 0 by TENNESSEE STATE (11/10)
14 vs. OAKLAND (11/24) 4 vs. Syracuse (12/3) Steals 10 by TENNESSEE STATE (11/10) 1 by TOLEDO (11/28)
TEAM SUPERLATIVES
2017-18 @KUHoops
Game Notes • 29
FIRST HALF SCORE SECOND HALF SCORE FINAL SCORE LARGEST TIMES LEAD TIME LEDOpponent KU OPP MARGIN KU OPP MARGIN KU OPP MARGIN LEAD DEFECIT TIED CHANGES MIN. %
Officials: Doug Sirmons, Marques Pettigrew, Kerby SittonTechnical fouls: Tennessee State-None. Kansas-None.Attendance: 16300TSU #4 K. Hamilton assess flagarant one foul at 3:56 in 1st halfTSU #4 K. Hamilton fouled out at 13:16 in 2nd half
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalTennessee State 27 29 56Kansas 56 36 92
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchTSU 18 13 8 7 26KU 46 18 8 12 21
Last FG - TSU 2nd-03:54, KU 2nd-00:24.Largest lead - TSU by 2 1st-19:40, KU by 40 2nd-14:23.TSU led for 00:25. KU led for 39:15. Game was tied for 00:20.
Score tied - 0 times.Lead changed - 1 time.
#4/3 KANSAS 92, TENNESSEE STATE 56Nov. 10, 2017 | Lawrence, Kan. | Allen Fieldhouse
BOX SCORES
1 Offic ial B asketball B ox Sco re -- Gam e To tals -- Final Statis t ic sKentucky vs Kansas
Officials: Ray Natili, Bert Smith, Andrew WaltonTechnical fouls: South Dakota State-None. Kansas-None.Attendance: 16300KU No. 44 M. Lightfoot fouled out with 6:02 remaining in the second half.
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalSouth Dakota State 28 36 64Kansas 57 41 98
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchSDSU 28 6 13 4 18KU 38 18 3 23 11
Last FG - SDSU 2nd-01:41, KU 2nd-00:32.Largest lead - SDSU None, KU by 36 2nd-06:25.SDSU led for 00:00. KU led for 38:23. Game was tied for 01:12.
Score tied - 1 time.Lead changed - 0 times.
#4/3 KANSAS 98, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 64Nov. 17, 2017 | Lawrence, Kan. | Allen Fieldhouse 3
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsTexas Southern vs Kansas
11/21/17 7:05pm at Lawrence, Kan. (Allen Fieldhouse)
Officials: Gary Maxwell, James Luckie, Terry WymerTechnical fouls: Toledo-None. Kansas-None.Attendance: 16300
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalToledo 30 28 58Kansas 59 37 96
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchTOLEDO 12 7 0 6 21KU 38 32 6 22 10
Last FG - TOLEDO 2nd-00:24, KU 2nd-00:29.Largest lead - TOLEDO None, KU by 51 2nd-08:21.TOLEDO led for 00:00. KU led for 37:58. Game was tied for 02:02.
Officials: Gerry Pollard, Mike Roberts, Marques PettigrewTechnical fouls: Washington-Crisp, David. Kansas-None.Attendance: 17106KU #10 S. Mykhailiuk fouled out at 1:27 in 2nd half
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalWashington 36 38 74Kansas 34 31 65
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchUW 36 16 13 9 7KU 44 8 7 3 8
Last FG - UW 2nd-02:16, KU 2nd-00:29.Largest lead - UW by 14 2nd-02:16, KU by 5 1st-16:15.UW led for 28:53. KU led for 08:16. Game was tied for 02:21.
Score tied - 5 times.Lead changed - 7 times.
WASHINGTON 74, #2/2 KANSAS 65Dec. 6, 2017 | Kansas City, Mo. | Sprint Center 8
2017-18 @KUHoops
Game Notes • 33
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsArizona State vs Kansas12/10/17 1:01pm at Lawrence, Kan. (Allen Fieldhouse)
Officials: Gerry Pollard, Keith Kimble, Chris RastatterTechnical fouls: Arizona State-None. Kansas-None.Attendance: 16300
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalArizona State 37 58 95Kansas 40 45 85
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchASU 38 25 6 15 21KU 36 9 9 10 1
Last FG - ASU 2nd-02:27, KU 2nd-00:59.Largest lead - ASU by 14 2nd-09:45, KU by 13 1st-16:39.ASU led for 14:30. KU led for 24:34. Game was tied for 00:56.
Score tied - 2 times.Lead changed - 1 time.
ARIZONA STATE 95, #2/2 KANSAS 85Dec. 10, 2017 | Lawrence, Kan. | Allen Fieldhouse 9 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics
Kansas vs Nebraska12/16/17 7:01 p.m. at Pinnacle Bank Arena (Lincoln, Neb.)
Kansas 73 • 8-2Total 3-Ptr Rebounds
## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min35 Azubuike, Udoka c 13-17 0-0 0-0 5 5 10 3 26 1 0 1 1 2602 Vick, Lagerald g 4-9 1-3 0-0 1 4 5 1 9 3 2 1 3 3704 Graham, Devonte' g 5-11 4-7 4-4 0 2 2 4 18 8 3 0 0 3810 Mykhailiuk, Svi g 6-16 2-7 0-0 1 2 3 3 14 3 2 0 0 3614 Newman, Malik g 0-6 0-3 0-0 1 5 6 2 0 2 2 0 1 3100 Garrett, Marcus 0-4 0-2 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 1603 Cunliffe, Sam 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 244 Lightfoot, Mitch 1-2 0-0 4-4 2 2 4 0 6 1 1 1 1 14
Officials: Mike Eades, Tom Eades, Brooks WellsTechnical fouls: Kansas-None. Nebraska-None.Attendance: 15596ACTUAL ATTENDANCE: 15,207
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalKansas 36 37 73Nebraska 33 39 72
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchKU 40 15 10 4 6NEB 28 15 9 2 27
Last FG - KU 2nd-00:21, NEB 2nd-00:41.Largest lead - KU by 8 1st-13:01, NEB by 4 1st-18:58.KU led for 33:27. NEB led for 02:20. Game was tied for 04:13.
A TEAM HAD 25+ ASSISTS IN A GAMEKU 25 vs. Omaha, 12-18-17
Opp. 26 by Oklahoma, 1-10-94
A TEAM HAD 7 OR FEWER ASSISTS IN A GAME
KU 7 at Oklahoma, 3-7-15
Opp. 7 by UC Davis, 3-17-17
A TEAM COMMITTED 25 TURNOVERS IN A GAMEKU 27 vs. Missouri, 2-9-09
Opp. 26 by UMKC, 1-5-11
A TEAM COMMITTED 7 OR FEWER TURNOVERS IN A GAMEKU 7 vs. Texas Southern, 11-21-17
Opp. 6 by Connecticut, 3-19-16
THE LAST TIME...
2017-18 #KUbball
36 • Game Notes
A TEAM HAD 15+ STEALS IN A GAMEKU 15 vs. Towson, 11-11-11
Opp. 22 by West Virginia, 1-16-16
A TEAM DID NOT HAVE A STEAL IN A GAMEKU vs. Syracuse, 3-18-01
Opp. Oakland, 11-25-09
A TEAM HAD 10+ BLOCKED SHOTS IN A GAMEKU 12 vs. Nebraska, 12-10-16
Opp. 10 by Kentucky, 11-14-17
A TEAM DID NOT BLOCK A SHOT IN A GAMEKU at Oklahoma State, 1-20-16
Opp. by South Dakota State, 11-17-17
A TEAM COMMITTED 30+ FOULS IN A GAMEKU 32 vs. Indiana, 11-11-16
Opp. 31 by West Virginia, 2-13-17
A TEAM COMMITTED 10 OR FEWER FOULS IN A GAMEKU 10 vs. Baylor , 2-1-17
Opp. 10 by Omaha, 12-18-17
A TEAM HAD TWO PLAYERS DISQUALIFIED (FOUL OUT)KU Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk / Carlton Bragg Jr. / Lagerald Vick vs. West Virginia, 2-13-17
Opp. Esa Ahmad / Tarik Phillip of West Virginia, 2-13-17
A TEAM HAD THREE PLAYERS DISQUALIFIED (FOUL OUT)KU Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk / Carlton Bragg Jr. / Lagerald Vick vs. West Virginia, 2-13-17
Opp. Poythress / Willis / Lee / Labissiere of Kentucky, 1-30-16
A TEAM HAD FOUR PLAYERS DISQUALIFIED (FOUL OUT)KU Frank Mason III / Devonte’ Graham / Carlton Bragg Jr. / Landen Lucas vs. Indiana, 11-11-16
Opp.
A TEAM SCORED 50+ POINTS IN A HALFKU 54, 2nd half vs. Omaha, 12-18-17
Opp. 58, 2nd half by Arizona State, 12-10-17
A TEAM SCORED 60+ POINTS IN A HALFKU 66, 1st half vs. Texas Southern, 11-21-17
Opp. 60, 2nd half by Texas Tech, 2-13-99
A TEAM HAD 20 OR FEWER POINTS IN A HALFKU 18, 1st half at Baylor, 1-7-15
Opp. 20, 1st half by UNLV, 12-22-16
A TEAM SHOT 70% OR BETTER FG IN A HALFKU 75.0 (24-32), 1st half vs. Toledo, 11-28-17
Opp. 75.0, 1st half by Baylor, 1-25-93
A TEAM SHOT 20% OR WORSE FG IN A HALFKU 13.6%, 1st half at TCU, 2-6-13
Opp. 20.0%, 1st half by Baylor, 3-13-15
A TEAM MADE 7+ 3-POINTERS IN A HALFKU 10, 1st half vs. Omaha, 12-18-17
Opp. 7, 2nd half by Arizona State, 12-10-17
A TEAM MADE DID NOT MAKE A 3-POINTER IN A HALFKU 0-8, 1st half at Kentucky, 1-28-17
Opp. 0-6, 2nd half by Kentucky, 11-14-17
A TEAM DID NOT MAKE A FREE THROW IN A HALFKU 2nd half (0-3) vs. Washington, 12-6-17
Opp. 1st half by Texas Tech, 1-7-17
A TEAM DID NOT ATTEMPT A FREE THROW IN A HALFKU 2nd half vs. Tennessee State, 11-10-17
Opp. 1st half by Texas Tech, 1-7-17
A TEAM HAD 30+ REBOUNDS IN A HALFKU 32, 2nd half vs. UMKC, 12-6-16
Opp. 32, 1st half by Rhode Island, 12-30-06
A TEAM HAD 15+ ASSISTS IN A HALFKU 16, 1st half vs. Texas Southern, 11-21-17
Opp. 15, 1st half by North Carolina, 3-25-12
A TEAM DID NOT HAVE A TURNOVER IN A HALFKU 1st half vs. South Dakota State, 11-17-17
Opp.
A TEAM HAD 10+ STEALS IN A HALFKU 10, 1st half vs. Texas, 1-21-17
Opp. 11, 2nd half by Long Beach State, 12-6-11
A TEAM HAD 7+ BLOCKED SHOTS IN A HALFKU 7, 2nd half vs. Siena, 11-18-16
Opp. 7, 1st half and 2nd half by Texas, 2-28-15
A PLAYER SCORED 30+ POINTS IN A GAMEKU 35 by Devonte’ Graham vs. Syracuse, 12-2-17
Opp. 30 by Yante Maten of Georgia, 11-22-16
A PLAYER SCORED 40+ POINTS IN A GAMEKU 41 by Andrew Wiggins at West Virginia, 3-8-14
Opp. 46 by Buddy Hield of Oklahoma, 1-4-16
A PLAYER SHOT 80% OR BETTER FG IN A GAME (MIN. 10 ATT.)KU 80.0 (12-15) by Josh Jackson at Texas Tech, 2-11-17
Opp. 82.4 (14-17) by Jaysean Paige of West Virginia, 1-12-16
A PLAYER MADE 7+ 3-POINTERS IN A GAMEKU 7 by Devonte’ Graham vs. Syracuse, 12-2-17
Opp. 7 by Deonte Burton of Iowa State, 2-4-17
A PLAYER SHOT 100% 3-POINT FG (MIN. 5 ATT.)KU 5-5 by Frank Mason III vs. UNC Asheville, 11-25-16
Opp. 5-5 by Desmond Mason of Oklahoma State, 2-7-00
A PLAYER MADE 12+ FREE THROWS IN A GAMEKU 16 (16-18) by Frank Mason III vs. West Virginia, 2-13-17
Opp. 19 (19-22) by Reid Travis of Stanford, 12-3-16
A PLAYER SHOT 100% FREE THROWS IN A GAME (MIN. 10 ATT.)KU 12-12 by Frank Mason III vs. Baylor, 2-1-17
Opp. 12-12 by Taurean Prince of Baylor, 1-2-16
A PLAYER HAD 8+ OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS IN A GAMEKU 9 by Jeff Withey vs. Baylor, 1-16-12
Opp. 8 by Trayvon Reed of Texas Southern, 11-21-17
A PLAYER HAD 12+ DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS IN A GAMEKU 12 by Landen Lucas vs. Iowa State, 2-4-17
Opp. 12 by Jarrett Allen of Texas, 1-21-17
A PLAYER HAD 15+ TOTAL REBOUNDS IN A GAMEKU 18 by Landen Lucas vs. Iowa State, 2-4-17
Opp. 19 by Jarrett Allen of Texas, 1-21-17
A PLAYER HAD 10+ ASSISTS IN A GAMEKU 11 by Devonte’ Graham vs. Texas Southern, 11-21-17
Opp. 15 by Juwan Evans of Oklahoma State, 3-19-17
A PLAYER HAD 7+ TURNOVERS IN A GAMEKU 7 by Frank Mason III at West Virginia, 1-12-16
Opp. 8 by Trey Zeigler of TCU, 3-12-15
A PLAYER HAD 7+ BLOCKED SHOTS IN A GAMEKU 8 by Joel Embiid vs. Oklahoma State, 1-18-14
Opp. 7 by Prince Ebeh of Texas, 1-23-16
A PLAYER HAD 7+ STEALS IN A GAMEKU 7 by Xavier Henry vs. Baylor, 1-20-10
Opp. 7 by Terry Black of Baylor, 2-26-00
A PLAYER PLAYED ALL 40 MINUTES IN REGULATIONKU Devonte’ Graham vs. Washington, 12-6-17
Opp. Oshae Brissett & Tyus Battle of Syracuse, 12-2-17
THE LAST TIME...
2017-18 @KUHoops
Game Notes • 37
MARCUS GARRETT FR • Guard • 6-5 • 180 • Dallas, Texas • Skyline HS0Points 13 vs. Texas Southern (11.21.17)Field Goals 5 vs. Oakland (11.24.17)Rebounds 11 vs. Texas Southern (11.21.17)Assists 4 2x, last vs. Toledo (11.28.17)Blocks 2 vs. Texas Southern (11.21.17)Steals 4 vs. South Dakota State (11.17.17)Minutes 30 vs. South Dakota State (11.17.17)
Has pulled down seven or more rebounds in four games this season ... Third on the team, 18th in the Big 12 with a 5.4 rpg ... Has led KU in rebounds in four games ... Has two double-doubles this season ... co-Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (11/7) ... Started and posted a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in his debut vs. Tennessee State (11/10) ... A utility guard who plays multiple positions, providing versatility … Ended 2016-17 ranked No. 38 by Rivals.com, No. 52 by 247Sports, No. 62 by ESPN100 and No. 68 by Scout ... 2017 Texas HS Gatorade Player of the Year.
SEASON STATS CAREER HIGHSPPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT%
4.2 5.4 1.7 43% 21% 67%
CAREER
4.2 5.4 1.7 43% 21% 67%
NOTES
LAGERALD VICK JR • Guard • 6-5 • 175 • Memphis, Tenn. • Douglass HS2Points 28 vs. Washington (12.6.17)Field Goals 12 vs. Washington (12.6.17)Rebounds 11 vs. Texas Southern (11.21.17)Assists 7 3x, last vs. Washington (12.6.17)Blocks 3 vs. Oakland (11.24.17)Steals 3 3x, last at Nebraska (12.16.17)Minutes 39 2x, last vs. Arizona St. (12.10.17)
Fourth in the Big 12 in scoring at 17.5 ppg ... Eighth in the league in rebounds at 6.8 rpg ... One of only two players in the Big 12 to rank in the top 10 in both scoring and rebounding ... Has five 20-point efforts this season, including three of his last five games ... Had 15 points and nine rebounds vs. Omaha (12/18) ... Posted career highs in rebounds (11) and assists (7) vs. Texas Southern (11/21) ... Averaged 7.4 ppg and shot 37 percent from beyond the arc in 2016-17 ... Named to the 2015-16 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team.
SEASON STATS CAREER HIGHSPPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT%
17.5 6.8 4.1 55% 44% 70%
CAREER
7.5 3.1 1.3 49% 40% 76%
NOTES
SAM CUNLIFFE RS-SO • Guard • 6-6 • 200 • Seattle, Wash. • Rainier Beach HS • Arizona State3Points 23* vs. Citadel (11.23.16)Field Goals 7* vs. Citadel (11.23.16)Rebounds 10* vs. Citadel (11.23.16)Assists 5* vs. Citadel (11.23.16)Blocks 2* vs. Cal Poly (11.13.16)Steals 1 6x, last vs. Omaha (12.18.17)Minutes 34* vs. UNLV (12.3.16)
Had nine points with two rebounds vs. Omaha (12/18) in his KU home debut ... Played two minutes in his KU debut at Nebraska (12/16) ... A transfer from Arizona State who played in his first KU game at Nebraska (12/16) ... Started all 10 games he played at Arizona State in the fall of 2016, averaging 9.5 points and 4.8 rebounds ... Played at Ranier Beach High School; his recruiting rankings include No. 36 by Rivals, No. 41 by ESPN and No. 45 by Scout.
SEASON STATS CAREER HIGHS (*AT ARIZONA STATE)
PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT%
4.5 1.0 1.0 44% 33% -
CAREER (AT ARIZONA STATE)
8.7 4.2 1.3 36% 40% 62%
NOTES
DEVONTE’ GRAHAM SR • Guard • 6-2 • 185 • Raleigh, N.C. • Brewster Academy [N.H.]4Points 35 2x, last vs. Syracuse (12.2.17)Field Goals 14 vs. Toledo (11.28.17)Rebounds 7 7x, last vs. Tenn. State (11.10.17)Assists 12 vs. Tennessee State (11.10.17)Blocks 2 vs. Davidson (12.17.16)Steals 5 vs. Wichita State (3.22.15)Minutes 46 vs. Oklahoma (1.4.16)
Has averaged 18.0 ppg, 8.0 assists and has made 14 3-pointers in his last three games ... Had back-to-back 35 points efforts vs. Toledo (11/28) and Syracuse (12/2), earning him conference and national player of the week honors ... Sixth in the Big 12 in scoring at 17.0 ppg, second in assists (7.7), fifth in FT% (88.2), tied for fourth in steals (2.0), fifth in 3FGs made (3.2) and third in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.9) ... Has two double-doubles this season ... Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year and All-Big 12 ... Bob Cousy Award, Oscar Robertson Trophy, Naismith Award and Wooden Award watch Lists ... Continues to climb the KU career lists in scoring, assists, steals and 3-pointers.
SEASON STATS CAREER HIGHSPPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT%
17.0 3.9 7.7 46% 44% 88%
CAREER
11.1 2.9 3.8 44% 42% 77%
NOTES
SVI MYKHAILIUK (muh-KIE-luke) SR • Guard • 6-8 • 205 • Cherkasy, Ukraine • Cherkasy First City Gymnasia10Points 27 vs. South Dakota State (11.17.17)Field Goals 10 2x, last vs. Omaha (12.18.17)Rebounds 9 at Oklahoma (1.10.17)Assists 7 at West Virginia (1.24.17)Blocks 2 vs. UC Davis (3.17.17)Steals 4 2x, last vs. Oakland (11.24.17)Minutes 43 vs. Iowa State (2.4.17)
Is averaging 18.0 ppg with 11 3-pointers made in his last three games ... Had 26 points, 10-for-13 FGs, including 6-for-7 3FGs, in 27 minutes vs. Omaha (12/18) ... Drained the game-winning 3-pointer in scoring 14 points at Nebraska (12/16) ... Ninth in the Big 12 in scoring (16.5 ppg), third in 3FG made (3.5) and fourth in 3FG% (48.1) ... Has five 20-point efforts for his career with three this season ... Scored a career-high 27 points vs. South Dakota State (11/17) ... Led KU with 17 points vs. Kentucky (11/14) ... Preseason All-Big 12 HM ... Two-time Academic All-Big 12 selection ... Continues to climb the KU career charts in 3-pointers.
SEASON STATS CAREER HIGHSPPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT%
16.5 3.6 2.7 47% 48% 71%
CAREER
7.3 2.1 1.2 43% 40% 71%
NOTES
CHRIS TEAHAN FR • Guard • 6-4 • 175 • Leawood, Kan. • Rockhurst HS12Points 4 vs. Toledo (11.28.17)Field Goals 1 4x, last vs. Omaha (12.18.17)Rebounds 3 vs. South Dakota State (11.17.17)Assists 1 vs. Tennessee State (11.10.17)Blocks - -Steals - -Minutes 4 4x, last vs. Omaha (12.18.17)
Has appeared in six games, averaging 3.5 minutes ... Made his second 3-pointer of the season in scoring three points vs. Omaha (12/18) ... Had a season-high four points vs. Toledo (11/28) ... Logged four minutes against South Dakota State (11/17) with three points and three rebounds ... Played three minutes with one rebound and one assist against Tennessee State (11/10) ... An invited walk on who was a two-sport athlete at Rockhurst HS in Kansas City, Missouri ... Older brother, Conner, played five seasons at KU and on two Final Four teams.
SEASON STATS CAREER HIGHS NOTESPPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT%
2.0 1.0 0.2 40% 29% 100%
CAREER
2.0 1.0 0.2 40% 29% 100%
2017-18 #KUbball
38 • Game Notes
CLAY YOUNG SR • Guard • 6-5 • 205 • Lansing, Kan. • Lansing HS • Kansas City Kansas CC21Points 5 vs. South Dakota State (11.17.17)Field Goals 1 5x, last vs. Washington (12.6.17)Rebounds 2 vs. UMKC (12.6.16)Assists 2 2x, last vs. SDSU (11.17.17)Blocks 1 vs. Washington (12.6.17)Steals 1 2x, last vs. Oakland (11.24.17)Minutes 18 vs. South Dakota State (11.17.17)
Has two games of 12-plus minutes ... Had two points and one rebound vs. Washington (12/6) ... Logged 12 minutes, nine in the first half, with one assist vs. Syracuse (12/2) ... Scored two points vs. Texas Southern (11/21) ... Had career highs in minutes (18), points (5) and steals (1) vs. South Dakota State (11/17) ... Had three points and two assists in five minutes against Tennessee State (11/10) ... 2017 NABC Honors Court for his work in the classroom ... An invited walk on from nearby Lansing, Kansas … Has seen action in 28 games in his two-plus seasons at KU.
SEASON STATS (2017-18) CAREER HIGHSPPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT%
1.1 0.1 0.9 40% 0% 50%
CAREER
0.5 0.4 0.3 42% 0% 46%
NOTES
UDOKA AZUBUIKE (az-uh-BOO-kee) SO • Center • 7-0 • 280 • Delta, Nigeria • Potter’s House Christian Academy35Points 26 at Nebraska (12.16.17)Field Goals 13 at Nebraska (12.16.17)Rebounds 12 2x, last vs. Omaha (12.18.17)Assists 1 7x, last at Nebraska (12.16.17)Blocks 4 vs. Nebraska (12.10.16)Steals 1 7x, last at Nebraska (12.16.17)Minutes 34 vs. Kentucky (11.14.17)
Posted his second straight and third double-double of the season 11 points and a career-high-tying 12 rebounds vs. Omaha (12/18) ... Had a career-high 26 points and 10 rebounds at Nebraska (12/16) ... No. 1 in the NCAA in FG percentage at 77.6 percent (12/18) ... Is 12th in the Big 12 in scoring (14.7) and fifth in rebounds (8.1) ... Has seven games of nine-plus rebounds, including each of his last five contests ... Was 5-for-5 with 13 points and eight rebounds vs. Kentucky (11/14) ... Played in 11 games with six starts as a freshman in 2016-17 before a season-ending wrist injury … Began his collegiate career with KU at the age of 17 … Moved to the U.S. from Delta, Nigeria, for high school.
SEASON STATS CAREER HIGHSPPG RPG BPG FG% 3FG% FT%
14.7 8.1 1.5 78% - 44%
CAREER
9.9 6.2 1.6 74% - 40%
NOTES
MITCH LIGHTFOOT SO • Forward • 6-8 • 210 • Gilbert, Ariz. • Gilbert Christian HS44Points 11 vs. Oakland (11.24.17)Field Goals 4 vs. Texas Southern (11.21.17)Rebounds 8 vs. Oakland (11.24.17)Assists 1 3x, last vs. Omaha (12.18.17)Blocks 4 2x, last vs. Texas So. (11.21.17)Steals 1 5x, last at Nebraska (12.16.17)Minutes 24 vs. Oakland (11.24.17)
Has scored six points in each of his last two games and is 6-for-6 from the line in both contests ... Had six points, with 4-4 free throws at Nebraska (12/16) ... Leads KU with 19 blocked shots and his 1.7 bpg are fifth in the Big 12 ... Leads KU with seven charges drawn ... Set career highs in points (11), rebounds (8) and minutes (24) vs. Oakland (11/24) ... Was perfect (3-3 FGs, 4-4 FTs) vs. Oakland ... Was born in Kansas City and moved to Arizona as a youth ... Played in 26 games as a freshman and was the first player off the bench in two contests … Plays with a high motor.
SEASON STATS CAREER HIGHSPPG RPG BPG FG% 3FG% FT%
4.9 3.7 1.7 58% 57% 86%
CAREER
2.1 1.8 0.8 57% 60% 54%
NOTES
BILLY PRESTON FR • Forward • 6-10 • 240 • Los Angeles, Calif. • Oak Hill Academy23Points - -Field Goals - -Rebounds - -Assists - -Blocks - -Steals - -Minutes - -
Averaged 11.0 points and 3.7 rebounds shooting 87.5 percent (14-of-16) in three exhibition games ... Logged 15 minutes and had 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting with four rebounds against Missouri (10/22) ... At 6-foot-10, has guard-type athletic ability but can be a force inside … One of three McDonald’s All-Americans on the KU roster (Malik Newman, Udoka Azubuike) … Ended his high school career ranked No. 10 by Rivals.com, No. 17 by ESPN100, No. 19 by 247Sports and No. 22 by Scout.
SEASON STATS CAREER HIGHS NOTESPPG RPG BPG FG% 3FG% FT%
- - - - - -
CAREER
- - - - - -
JAMES SOSINKSI (soh-sin-skee) RS-SO • Forward • 6-7 • 250 • Chandler, Ariz. • Hamilton HS • South Mountain CC55Points 4 vs. Omaha (12.18.17)Field Goals 2 vs. Omaha (12.18.17)Rebounds 2 vs. Omaha (12.18.17)Assists - -Blocks - -Steals - -Minutes 4 vs. Omaha (12.18.17)
Made his KU debut versus Omaha (12/18) and had four points and two rebounds in four minutes ... An invited walk-on who is a tight end on the Kansas football team … Joined the men’s basketball team the week following the football season … A two-sport standout in high school who originally signed to play football at Massachusetts but did not due to injury … Moved back to Arizona and played basketball at South Mountain CC … Will provide inside depth.
SEASON STATS CAREER HIGHSPPG RPG BPG FG% 3FG% FT%
4.0 2.0 0.0 100% - -
CAREER
4.0 2.0 0.0 100% - -
NOTES
MALIK NEWMAN RS-SO • Guard • 6-3 • 190 • Jackson, Miss. • Callaway HS • Mississippi State14Points 25* vs. Ole Miss (1.23.16)Field Goals 8* vs. Ole Miss (1.23.16)Rebounds 9 vs. Kentucky (11.14.17)Assists 5 2x, last vs. Syracuse (12.2.17)Blocks 1 5x, last vs. Omaha (12.18.17)Steals 3 2x, last vs. Toledo (11.28.17)Minutes 39 at LSU (2.6.16)
Had 14 points with four rebounds and four assists vs. Omaha (12/18) ... Pulled down six rebounds at Nebraska (12/16) ... Had 13 points and five rebounds vs. Arizona State (12/10) ... Tied his career high with five assists vs. Syracuse (12/2) ... Had a season-high 17 points vs. Toledo (11/28) ... Set career highs with nine rebounds and three steals vs. Kentucky (11/4) ... Jerry West Award, Naismith Trophy and Wooden Award watch lists ... Preseason All-Big 12 HM ... A 2015 McDonald’s All-American who transferred from Mississippi State and practiced with Kansas for the 2016-17 season.