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
PG: Christian Garrett
SG: White Overland Park Kid
SF: Black Kansas City kid
PF: Tyon Grant-Foster (probably be our best new comer next year)
C: McCormack
FIRST OFF BENCH in order: Bryce Thompson, Mitch Lightfoot, Dajuan Harris, Tristan Enaruna, Jalen Wilson
TRANSFER OR GIVES UP: Silvio De Sousa
Will win Big 12 again. Then since probably probation next year, will sit at home not going to NCAA Tournament for second year in a row. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
PG: Christian Garrett
SG: White Overland Park Kid
SF: Black Kansas City kid
PF: Tyon Grant-Foster (probably be our best new comer next year)
C: McCormack
FIRST OFF BENCH in order: Bryce Thompson, Mitch Lightfoot, Dajuan Harris, Tristan Enaruna, Jalen Wilson
TRANSFER OR GIVES UP: Silvio De Sousa
Will win Big 12 again. Then since probably probation next year, will sit at home not going to NCAA Tournament for second year in a row.
Originally Posted by Chief Pagan:
You sort of wonder why he came to KU in the first place.
That one’s easy - Dean Smith recommended him to AD Monte Johnson. Johnson met with Smith at the 1983 FF (the famous Lorenzo Charles game winner) and offered Dean the job. He didn’t want to leave but he recommended Brown, his former player at UNC. And called Larry recommending he take it. [Reply]
Sporting News ranked the top 68 players of college basketball since the 1984-1985 season.
We ended up with 2 players. Frank Mason is 66 and Danny Manning is 2.
I also noticed that Zion Williamson is in the 30’s, which means he’s apparently better than every single player that either Roy or Self coached at Kansas. So...take this list for what it’s worth. [Reply]
Sporting News ranked the top 68 players of college basketball since the 1984-1985 season.
We ended up with 2 players. Frank Mason is 66 and Danny Manning is 2.
I also noticed that Zion Williamson is in the 30’s, which means he’s apparently better than every single player that either Roy or Self coached at Kansas. So...take this list for what it’s worth.
I expected to see Tyler Hansbrough, but holy shit... :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by InvinciBill:
VERY bold prediction.
Ahahah that scrub is still occupying my dome apparently. Marcus Garrett, obviously. He's going to average 6.5 apg+ a game, too.
I remember when people tried to say Devonte wasn't a PG. They tried to say Garrett wasn't a PG. He's absolutely a PG. They both are some of the better passers KU has seen since Aaron Miles. [Reply]
Sporting News ranked the top 68 players of college basketball since the 1984-1985 season.
We ended up with 2 players. Frank Mason is 66 and Danny Manning is 2.
I also noticed that Zion Williamson is in the 30’s, which means he’s apparently better than every single player that either Roy or Self coached at Kansas. So...take this list for what it’s worth.
I hope once Frank Mason calls it quits, we can find a job for that guy. Would like to see him get into coaching. Head Coach BIFM. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bearcat:
I expected to see Tyler Hansbrough, but holy shit... :-)
Psycho-T the most over rated player ever? His entire game was based on throwing his body into defenders and getting foul calls, the vast majority of which were non-existent or should have been offensive fouls. [Reply]
Originally Posted by lawrenceRaider:
Psycho-T the most over rated player ever? His entire game was based on throwing his body into defenders and getting foul calls, the vast majority of which were non-existent or should have been offensive fouls.
Considering how bad the 2008 bigs exposed him, yes. He couldn’t deal with lengthy athletic bigs. We had 4 that absolutely trashed him in that one, Arthur and Aldrich especially. [Reply]
You can tell that list is heavily skewed by what a few guys did in the pros.
Dwyane Wade is obviously a top 3-4 all time NBA Shooting Guard, but as a college player? He was very good, but is his college resume any better than Devonte Graham’s? Both were All Americans, both were Conference POY (though Graham was in a MUCH better conference), both have 1 Final Four, etc [Reply]
Sporting News ranked the top 68 players of college basketball since the 1984-1985 season.
We ended up with 2 players. Frank Mason is 66 and Danny Manning is 2.
I also noticed that Zion Williamson is in the 30’s, which means he’s apparently better than every single player that either Roy or Self coached at Kansas. So...take this list for what it’s worth.
That list is horrible. It seems like it was made by someone who covers the NBA and just looked up what colleges people went to.
I mean Jamal Mashburn at 42 and Kevin Durant at 24?
Durant is a great talent, but he never beat :-) and went one and done in his only tourney appearance.
Mashburn battled fiercely in one of if not the greatest games in NCAA history.
Zion ranking also absurd.
As a Memphis college fan at least they got Keith Lee in there he was a tremendous player who blew out his knee at the end of his college career. [Reply]
