KU basketball vs. UMKC in Kansas City: Lineups, tipoff time, streaming info
Here are projected starters with TV and radio information for the Kansas Jayhawks-UMKC Kangaroos game on Saturday in Kansas City.
The details
When/where: 4 p.m. Saturday at the Sprint Center in Kansas City
TV/radio: ESPN+ (streaming only, subscription required); WHB (810 AM)
Projected lineups
P No. UMKC (5-6) Ht. Yr. PPG
F 25 Javan White 6-10 Sr. 12.0
F 5 Jordan Giles 6-7 Sr. 6.6
G 33 Marvin Nesbitt 6-4 Jr. 9.1
G 2 Rob Whitfield 6-3 Sr. 8.8
G 4 Jahshire Hardnett 5-11 Sr. 8.1
P No. KANSAS (8-1) Ht. Yr. PPG
F 33 David McCormack 6-10 So. 7.9
F 35 Udoka Azubuike 7-0 Sr. 14.8
G 30 Ochai Agbaji 6-5 So. 12.1
G 0 Marcus Garrett 6-5 Jr. 9.0
G 1 Devon Dotson 6-2 So. 19.8
ABOUT UMKC: The Kangaroos are playing in the Sprint Center for the first time in school history. … UMKC is facing a Top 25 opponent for the first time since a 109-57 loss at No. 7 Wichita State on Nov. 10, 2017. … This marks the second time the Roos have faced a team ranked No. 2 in the country. No. 2 KU won, 108-62, on Dec. 12, 1992 in Kemper Arena. … UMKC’s last win against a Big 12 team was 93-52 against Kansas State on Dec. 30, 2003 at Municipal Auditorium. That was a big upset as UMKC entered 3-6 and KSU 7-1. … . UMKC ranks No. 1 in the WAC with 9.3 steals a game and No. 2 with 13.8 assists per contest. The squad has double-digit assists in six of 11 games, including a school record-tying 30 assists in the season-opener against Avila. UMKC has posted at least 10 steals in five games. … UMKC has made at least one three-pointer in 308 straight games. The last time the team failed to connect from three was against Oakland (0 for 13) on Jan. 22, 2000…. UMKC has defeated Western Illinois (68-67), East Carolina (74-68), George Washington (74-68), Bacone (111-38) and Avila (102-49) and lost to Iowa State (79-61), Liberty (62-49), Milwaukee (61-52), Drake (76-58), Oklahoma State (69-51) and McNeese State (82-73). … Senior forward Jordan Giles (6.6 ppg, 3.0 rpg) played in his 100th career game Tuesday at McNeese State. Giles is 25th on UMKC’s all-time scoring list with 693 points; junior Brandon McKissic is 28th on the all-time list with 662 points. … Former Clemson player Javan White, a grad transfer, is first on the team in scoring (12.0) and rebounding (7.5). He has three double doubles.
ABOUT KANSAS: KU is 7-0 all-time against UMKC. The Jayhawks won the last meeting, 105-62, on Dec. 6, 2016 at Allen Fieldhouse. That game marked Bill Self’s 600th coaching victory. ... The first meeting was a 108-62 Jayhawk victory on Dec. 12, 1992, at Kemper Arena. … Bill Self is 481-107 at KU and 688-212 for his career … KU is 2,283-860 all-time. … KU is 300-67 since Jan. 1, 2010. KU trails only Gonzaga (305-54) in overall wins in the decade. Kentucky has 298 wins; Duke 297 in the decade. ... KU is 41-10 in Sprint Center and 227-84 all-time in KC. … KU ranks third in the country in field goal percentage (52.3). … Udoka Azubuike leads the country in FG percentage (82.2). ... KU is 8-1 or better for the second straight season and for the 10th time in the 17-year Self era. … Seven of KU’s eight wins have been by 12 or more points. … KU has made eight threes in a half twice this season — vs. Milwaukee and Monmouth. … KU is 7-0 when leading at halftime and 390-13 during the Self era. when leading after 20 minutes… Milwaukee’s eight turnovers on Tuesday were the lowest by a nonconference opponent in a regular season game since Temple tallied four on Jan. 6, 2013. … KU has shot 50 percent or better three straight games and six times this season. KU is 6-0 when shooting 50 percent or better and 257-9 in the Self era. … KU is 3-0 when scoring 90 or more points and 67-1 in the Self era.
