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 KC_Connection:
There's little to say after that blowout, but Jankovitch could be the worst walk-on we've ever had. Fumbled 2 balls there on passes right to him and the team went like -11 in 2.5 minutes. :-)
Really bad opinion. Jank is actually one of the better shooters on the team and has some size. Hes actually one of our better walk ons we've had at least of recent years when we had Self, Manning, and Christian Garrett. Manning at least learned to handle the ball some but those guys might not have even been NAIA players.
Jank could have played D2 or a reserve at some bad mid majors. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
Really bad opinion. Jank is actually one of the better shooters on the team and has some size. Hes actually one of our better walk ons we've had at least of recent years when we had Self, Manning, and Christian Garrett. Manning at least learned to handle the ball some but those guys might not have even been NAIA players.
Jank could have played D2 or a reserve at some bad mid majors.
lol he's not a scholarship player at a mid major, that's insane :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by Buehler445:
Baylor is good. I’m betting they’d be top 10 in the Big10. Other Baylor teams were soft. Even ones with more talent. But this team is different than those teams.
Both Baylor and KU have played some garbage teams, but they’re good man. Sure, Doke made Baylor look silly but they took their best defender and said you got him and got burned Gillespie is a hell of a defender. Doke is just on a different level right now.
Doesn’t mean they’d get housed like that in the Big.
I'm not arguing they aren't good but they do struggle at times to score and have gotten away with it playing teams like Texas, K-State, etc. Do that in the B1G against sans 4 teams they def have more losses.
My bigger point is with my thinking was while they are good at defense KU is the best in the nation and with Baylor struggling on offense at times KU has the talent to overcome their defense thus setting up for a potential blowout.
Regardless I was wrong in my assumption whatever. I think KU goes all the way, I see Baylor not even making the Elite 8. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
lol he's not a scholarship player at a mid major, that's insane :-)
He actually had an offer from D1 program Utah State for a scholarship.
He avg 14 ppg as a junior at Dallas Jesuit who went 30-6. Then he transferred to Northfield Mount Hermon, which is a well known basketball prep school and he drained 50 three pointers his senior year there. In 2019 they beat renowned Brewster Academy in the 2019 NEPSAC AAA Championship game where Jank hit four three pointers. [Reply]
I cant believe the conversation in here over a walk on, mop up player. Who gives a ****? They are not going to see the floor except for a blowout. We have the best team in college basketball. A team that should play well in the NCAA tournament. We should be the favorites to win it all.
We are seeing Doke reach his full potential. Dotson is rolling. Two of the best players in all of college basketball on the same team. Our team. Garrett, if he is not the best defender, is a top defender in the game. We are going to win another championship this year. Its the salad days right now. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
He actually had an offer from D1 program Utah State for a scholarship.
If there's actual proof of that somewhere, I'll totally concede. My initial statement (about him being the worst of all time) was obviously entirely exaggerative anyway. Didn't know we had his biggest fan here though. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Fansy the Famous Bard:
Best part of the game was Doke's free throws last night. Can really see all the work he's put in.
Apparently he hits FTs like that in practice all the time. And yesterday's game essentially was practice. I think it's just the pressure that gets to him, he overthinks it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
If there's actual proof of that somewhere, I'll totally concede. My initial statement (about him being the worst of all time) was obviously entirely exaggerative anyway. Didn't know we had his biggest fan here though.
Originally Posted by BigRedChief:
IWe are going to win another championship this year. Its the salad days right now.
Do we even WANT another title? I mean jeez isnt anyone getting tired of all the titles, the parades, the glory? Seems kinda selfish that we hog everything in sports lately.
Plus the cost of memorabilia and gear. Rising ticket prices. Rising fan arrogance. Endless bandwagon fans hopping on our shoulders across the country. Living in TitleTown isn’t cheap financially or psychologically. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Prison Bitch:
Do we even WANT another title? I mean jeez isnt anyone getting tired of all the titles, the parades, the glory? Seems kinda selfish that we hog everything in sports lately.
Plus the cost of memorabilia and gear. Rising ticket prices. Rising fan arrogance. Endless bandwagon fans hopping on our shoulders across the country. Living in TitleTown isn’t cheap financially or psychologically.
I was just thinking about this the other day. You have to consider the 9 Super Bowls the Chiefs are about to win as will. Victory is imminent. [Reply]
