The night is dark and full of sophomores. We were due a down year, but it's back to hunting banners.
Thread to be updated as new developments emerge.
RETURNING PLAYERS:
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#35 Udoka Azubuike - Sr.
#44 Mitch Lightfoot - Sr.
#0 Marcus Garrett - Jr.
#22 Silvio De Sousa - Jr. (!!!!!)
#11 Devon Dotson - Soph.
#30 Ochai Agbaji - Soph.
#33 David McCormack - Soph.
#12 Chris Teahan - Jr.
#20 Garrett Luinstra - Soph.
#10 Elijah Elliott - Soph.
LEAVING PLAYERS:
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#1 Dedric Lawson - DRAFT
#13 K.J. Lawson - TRANSFER
#2 Charlie Moore - CRUSHED BY A DWARF
#5 Quentin Grimes - TRANSFER
INCOMING PLAYERS:
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SF Jalen Wilson****
6'8" 215 lbs
47 NATIONAL
9 POSITION
SF Christian Braun ****
6'6" 180lb
90 NATIONAL
24 POSITION
SF Tristan Enaruna ****
6'9" 205lb
44 NATIONAL
25 POSITION
TRANSFER Isaiah Moss
SENIOR
6'5" 208lb
IMPORTANT GAMES:
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University of Kansas Athletics
2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule
Subject to change. All times Central.
NOV 5 (TUE) TBA VS DUKE STATE FARM CHAMPIONS CLASSIC
NEW YORK, N.Y. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
MAUI INVITATIONAL
ESPN
NOV 25 (MON) - NOV 27 (WED) vs TBD MAUI INVITATIONAL
LAHAINA, HAWAII LAHAINA CIVIC CENTER
DEC 21 (SAT) AT VILLANOVA
VILLANOVA, PA. WELLS FARGO ARENA
DEC 29 (SUN) AT STANFORD
STANFORD, CALIF. MAPLES PAVILION
PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP
MAR 11 (WED) VS TBA
BIG 12 FIRST ROUND
KANSAS CITY, MO. SPRINT CENTER
MAR 12 (THU) VS TBA
BIG 12 QUARTERFINAL
KANSAS CITY, MO. SPRINT CENTER
MAR 13 (FRI) VS TBA
BIG 12 SEMIFINAL
KANSAS CITY, MO. SPRINT CENTER
MAR 14 (SAT) VS TBA
BIG 12 FINAL
KANSAS CITY, MO. SPRINT CENTER
NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
MAR 19 (THU)
MAR 20 (FRI)
NCAA FIRST ROUND
ALBANY, N.Y. / SPOKANE, WASH. / ST. LOUIS, MO. / TAMPA, FLA. / GREENSBORO, N.C. / OMAHA, NEB. / SACRAMENTO, CALIF. / CLEVELAND, OHIO
MAR 21 (SAT) MAR 22 (SUN)
CBS / TURNER
NCAA SECOND ROUND
ALBANY, N.Y. / SPOKANE, WASH. / ST. LOUIS, MO. / TAMPA, FLA. / GREENSBORO, N.C. / OMAHA, NEB. / SACRAMENTO, CALIF. / CLEVELAND, OHIO
MAR 26 (THU) MAR 27 (FRI)
NCAA SWEET SIXTEEN
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. / LOS ANGELES, CALIF. / HOUSTON, TEXAS / NEW YORK, N.Y.
MAR 28 (SAT) MAR 29 (SUN)
NCAA ELITE EIGHT
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. / LOS ANGELES, CALIF. / HOUSTON, TEXAS / NEW YORK, N.Y.
APR 4 (SAT)
NCAA FINAL FOUR
ATLANTA, GA. MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM
Originally Posted by ChiefsFanatic:
1997 and 2008 are the best KU teams that I have ever seen, and I watched my first KU game in the 1984-1985 season.
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I remember Danny as a freshman. Danny and the miracles would probably have lost to OU in 88 final if it was a seven game series. Of course, that 97 team would have won it all if each round was seven. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Pants:
I think 2010 was better than 2008. The UNI loss is the worst of all time. I don't care what people think of 1997.
2010 was also a great team. I would still take 2008 over that 2010 team though. Shady was only a sophomore, Cole and Sherron were freshman, and Mario was a junior. I have always wondered if they had all come back ala Florida, if they would have beat North Carolina the next year to repeat.
I think the 2008 team was better defensively, with Mario and Russ being the best defensive guard duo in KU history. And I think as a team they were better overall from the outside.
The 1997 loss hurt me more than the UNI loss, because although Arizona beat 3 #1 seeds that year, KU was absolutely the best team in the country, and it really wasn't close. And honestly, we had just won the NC in 2008, so I think that fact helped ease the pain of that particular loss.
Had Doke not gotten hurt, I think 2017 would’ve won it all. Lucas got bullied all game against Oregon by Jordan Bell. Doke could’ve changed that. That team was otherwise loaded. [Reply]
Originally Posted by smithandrew051:
Had Doke not gotten hurt, I think 2017 would’ve won it all. Lucas got bullied all game against Oregon by Jordan Bell. Doke could’ve changed that. That team was otherwise loaded.
Mason/Graham/Jackson not getting to a F4 is a travesty. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ChiefsFanatic:
1997 and 2008 are the best KU teams that I have ever seen, and I watched my first KU game in the 1984-1985 season.
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I sat 10 rows off the court at the 08 FF. Those games had some serious Royal Ass Pimps playing. Russell Westbrook, Kevin Love, Darren Collisin, Derrick Rose, DouglasRoberts, Hansbrough, Danny Green, Ty Lawson.
And we were better. Just think about that. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chief Pagan:
I remember Danny as a freshman. Danny and the miracles would probably have lost to OU in 88 final if it was a seven game series. Of course, that 97 team would have won it all if each round was seven.
From everything I grew up hearing from KU and OU fans, the Hawks may have lost that 7 game series 4-1. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Buehler445:
The melt down would be spectacular. Myself included.
But if Roy was here it would just be one of those Roy took the year off kind of years he was prone to.
Last week I was wondering why I hadn't heard anything of UNC this year. Haven't worried too much about college bball right now because of the Chiefs, so I thought I'd just missed all the talk.
Then I flip on ESPN on Saturday to see UNC was 8-8 overall & 1-4 in conference and getting their butts handed to them at Pitt. Once again, I was grateful for the consistently great program Bill Self & KU have. Our down years have been nothing compared to the down years of UK or UNC. [Reply]