Will update as people declare for the draft/transfer/commit
ROSTER:
Spoiler!
RETURNING PLAYERS
G Devonte Graham - Sr.
F Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk - Sr.
G Malik Newman - Jr.
G Legerald Vick - Jr.
F Udoka Azubuike - soph.
F Mitch Lightfoot - soph
INCOMING PLAYERS
F Billy Preston - Fr.
6'9" - 240 lb
G Sam Cunliffe - Soph (eligible after first semester)
6'6" - 200 lb
BONUS:
His sister:
G Marcus Garrett - Fr.
6'5" - 180lb
F Jack Whitman - SR.
6'9" - 220 lb
BYE BYE
Frank Mason, National player of the year
Landen Lucas, chased a rebound all the way to Europe
Josh Jackson, Can't wait to be a Boston Celtic Phoenix Sun.
Carlton Bragg, Crazy bitch antics
Dwight Coleby, Transfers gonna transfer, good luck.
UPDATE: Important new dates:
Kansas 2017 Summer Tour - Italy
Spoiler!
Originally Posted by : Wednesday, August 2, 6:30 p.m. (11:30 a.m. Central)
Kansas vs. Stella Azzurra, HSC (Rome)
Thursday, August 3, 6:30 p.m. (11:30 a.m. Central)
Kansas vs. Players Group, HSC (Rome)
Saturday, August 5, 7 p.m. (Noon Central)
Kansas vs. Players Group, PalaSport Enrico Somaschini
Sunday, August 6, 7 p.m. (Noon Central)
Kansas vs. Italy All Star A2, PalaSport Enrico Somaschini
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Hootie has missed something even more obvious in his futile attempts to disprove the efficacy of KenPom.
The reason why it might underrate KU isn't because of Malik, it is that KU could be a better defensive team in the tournament than their statistical profile indicates. In contrast to the regular season grind where the team basically only played 6 players for 4 months and those 6 players had to conserve energy in such games in order to stay/play in them, they are exerting far more effort on the defensive end because of the stage/significance/finality of the games. Note that this still wouldn't change the fact that Villanova is a superior team in all facets, that Kansas is the clear underdog in Saturday's game, or that an incredible game will be necessary to pull off this upset, but it is something that hasn't been mentioned yet.
You single-handedly did a pretty good job of that [Reply]
I really wonder what our Kenpom rankings would look like if you could restrict it to Mid-February and later. After all, the tournament is all about who’s hot at the moment. Who the hell really cares about the Washington loss right now? [Reply]
Originally Posted by smithandrew051:
I really wonder what our Kenpom rankings would look like if you could restrict it to Mid-February and later. After all, the tournament is all about who’s hot at the moment. Who the hell really cares about the Washington loss right now?
Sagarin does. Go far right and see "recent". KU -5.5 over Dook, which totally goes against the actual margin which was only -4
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
In contrast to the regular season grind where the team basically only played 6 players for 4 months and those 6 players had to conserve energy in such games in order to stay/play in them, they are exerting far more effort on the defensive end because of the stage/significance/finality of the games.
wouldnt that be true for all teams.
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Note that this still wouldn't change the fact that Villanova is a superior team in all facets, that Kansas is the clear underdog in Saturday's game, or that an incredible game will be necessary to pull off this upset, but it is something that hasn't been mentioned yet.
newman is playing like the best player in the tournament. If Graham returns to his “normal” self. It’s either a toss up or close enough game that it doesn’t matter. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BigRedChief:
wouldnt that be true for all teams.
No, other teams have far more depth than KU and don’t play with 6 man rosters all season (which means their starters can go all out in the minutes they do play). [Reply]