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College basketball: It’s opening night

Coaches Anderson, Self and Weber
Coaches Anderson, Self and Weber

Missouri, Kansas and Kansas State all open their seasons tonight at home.

Flush with freshmen talent, the Tigers embark on their first season under coach Kim Anderson by playing host to UMKC at 8 p.m. at Mizzou Arena, (No TV, online via SEC Network Plus; Radio: KMBZ, 980 AM).

In Lawrence, the No. 5 Jayhawks are hoping to get back to the stifling type of defense that made their guard play among the best in the country. 7 p.m. at Allen Fieldhouse (TV: Time Warner Cable SportsChannel; Radio: KCSP, 610 AM)

In Manhattan, the Wildcats are eager to erase sour memories of last season’s opening night, when they lost a shocker to Northern Colorado. 8 p.m. at Bramlage Coliseum (TV: FSKC; Radio: WHB, 810 AM)

Stories and blog posts

Missouri counting on bumper crop of freshmen in Kim Anderson’s first season

UMKC-Missouri game preview

Missouri Men and Women’s basketball schedules, TV times, channels

Martez Harrison is UMKC basketball’s go-to guy

Bill Self focused on return of stifling defense for KU basketball this season

KU-UC Santa Barbara game preview

Kansas Men’s and Women’s basketball schedule, TV times, channels

Campus Corner: Self says Kansas will likely shoot more threes this season

K-State basketball intends to start this season with a win

Kansas State- Southern Utah game preview

Kansas State Men’s and Women’s basketball schedule, TV times, channels

This story was originally published November 14, 2014 at 11:24 AM with the headline "College basketball: It’s opening night."

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