KU-Toledo basketball preview: Projected lineups, time, TV, what to expect
Toledo at No. 2 Kansas
WHEN/WHERE: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence
TV/RADIO: KMCI (Channel 38), Spectrum; WHB (810 AM).
PROJECTED LINEUPS
P | No. | TOLEDO | Ht. | Yr. | PPG. |
F | 35 | Nate Navigato | 6-8 | Jr. | 16.6 |
F | 2 | Taylor Adway | 6-9 | Jr. | 3.8 |
G/F | 4 | Tre’Shaun Fletcher | 6-7 | Sr. | 19.8 |
G | 13 | Jaelan Sanford | 6-4 | Jr. | 18.2 |
G | 3 | Marreon Jackson | 6-0 | Fr. | 5.8 |
P | No. | No. 2 KANSAS | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
C | 35 | Udoka Azubuike | 7-0 | So. | 16.8 |
G | 10 | Svi Mykhailiuk | 6-8 | Sr. | 18.8 |
G | 14 | Malik Newman | 6-3 | So. | 12.8 |
G | 4 | Devonté Graham | 6-2 | Sr. | 12.0 |
G | 2 | Lagerald Vick | 6-5 | Jr. | 17.6 |
ABOUT TOLEDO (3-2): The University of Toledo is located in Toledo, Ohio, with an enrollment of 20,648. … After opening the season with home victories over Saint Joseph’s (98-87), Ohio Northern (72-62) and Oakland (87-74), the Rockets have lost at Syracuse (72-64) and Cornell (80-77). … The Rockets are 3-16 in their last 19 games against ranked opponents. Toledo has lost 11 straight vs. ranked teams. The last victory was 81-76 at No. 14 Michigan State in 2002. The 11 losses: No. 11 Louisville in 2003, No. 9 Duke in 2004, No. 12 KU in 2006, No. 11 Pittsburgh in 2007, No. 19 Florida in 2008, No. 2 Michigan State in 2009, No. 13 Illinois and No. 22 Temple in 2010, No. 16 KU in 2013 and No. 15 VCU and No. 2 Duke in 2014. … Tod Kowalczyk is 122-112 in his eighth season as head coach at Toledo and 258-224 in his 16th season overall. He is 0-4 vs. ranked foes at Toledo … Toledo averages 79.6 points per game. The Rockets average 38.6 rebounds and 9.6 threes per game.
ABOUT KANSAS (5-0): KU is 2-0 all-time against Toledo. The Jayhawks won 68-58 on Dec. 9, 2006, in Kansas City, and 93-83 on Dec. 30, 2013, in Allen Fieldhouse. In the last meeting, Perry Ellis scored 21 points, while Andrew Wiggins and Naadir Tharpe added 20 each. Joel Embiid had 14 points and 10 rebounds. … Five Jayhawks are averaging double figures in scoring, with senior Svi Mykhailiuk leading the way at 18.8 points per game. Junior Lagerald Vick is next at 17.6. … Center Udoka Azubuike is 38 for 49 (77.6 percent) shooting, which includes 19 dunks. … KU averages 20.8 assists per game, which ranks fifth in the NCAA. Kansas has assists on over 58 percent of its field goals. … KU has shot 50 percent or better in four of five games, including two games of 60-plus percent. … Senior Devonté Graham has 46 assists and leads the Big 12 with 9.2 assists per game, second in the NCAA. … Kansas has sold out 262 consecutive games in Allen Fieldhouse dating to the second game of the 2001-02 season.
Gary Bedore: 816-234-4068, @garybedore
This story was originally published November 27, 2017 at 7:36 PM with the headline "KU-Toledo basketball preview: Projected lineups, time, TV, what to expect."