KU basketball vs. Villanova: Lineups, tipoff time, TV info, facts and figures
Here are projected starters with TV and radio information for the Kansas Jayhawks-Villanova Wildcats game on Saturday in Philadelphia.
The details
When/where: 11 a.m. Central time Saturday at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia.
TV/radio: Fox; WHB (810 AM)
Projected lineups
P No. Kansas Ht. Yr. PPG
F 33 David McCormack 6-10 So. 9.9
F 35 Udoka Azubuike 7-0 Sr. 14.2
G 30 Ochai Agbaji 6-5 So. 11.4
G 0 Marcus Garrett 6-5 Jr. 9.4
G 1 Devon Dotson 6-2 So. 19.6
P No. Villanova (8-2) Ht. Yr. PPG
F 23 Jermaine Samuels 6-7 Jr. 9.4
F 41 Saddiq Bey 6-8 So. 16.3
F 10 Cole Swider 6-9 So. 9.9
F 24 Jeremiah Robinson-Earl 6-9 Fr. 12.1
G 2 Collin Gillespie 6-3 Jr. 14.4
ABOUT NO. 1 KANSAS (9-1): The all-time series between KU and Villanova is tied, 4-4. KU won the last meeting, 74-71, on Dec. 15, 2018, at Allen Fieldhouse. Villanova won the first meeting, 55-49, on March 18, 1968 in a second-round NIT game in New York. … KU is 99-50 against AP Top 25 teams in the Self era. ... KU is 9-1 or better for the second straight season and for the ninth time under Self. … Self is 482-107 while at Kansas and 689-212 for his career. … KU is 2,284-860 all-time. ... KU has forced 20 or more turnovers three times this season (vs. UMKC, Chaminade, BYU) … KU has held opponents under 60 points three times (UMKC, Monmouth, BYU). KU is now 172-1 under Self when holding opponents to under 60 points. … Five Jayhawks have scored 20 or more points in a game this season (Devon Dotson, David McCormack, Ochai Agbaji, Udoka Azubuike, Isaiah Moss). … KU has scored more than 50 points in the paint four times (UMKC, Dayton, East Tennessee State, Chaminade). … Eight of KU’s nine wins have been by 12 or more points. … Azubuike has made 15 consecutive shots. School record is 16 field goal attempts without a miss set by Greg Dreiling over four games in the 1985-1986 season. The Big 12 record is 20 consecutive makes by Baylor’s Quincy Acy over a span of four games in 2008. NCAA record is 30 consecutive makes by Yale’s Brandon Sherrod over four games in 2016. … Dotson has scored 10 or more points in 16 straight games. The last time Dotson didn’t score double digits was against Oklahoma on Mar. 5, 2019.
ABOUT NO. 18 VILLANOVA (8-2): Villanova is 6-15 all-time in matchups against the No. 1 team in the country. The Wildcats’ last regular-season victory over a No. 1 squad was 69-64 over UConn on Feb. 13, 2006, in Wells Fargo Center. The Wildcats also beat No. 1 KU, 64-59, in the 2016 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight in Louisville. … Villanova has lost to Baylor (87-78) and Ohio State (76-51) and defeated Army (97-54), Ohio (78-54), Middle Tennessee State (83-76), Mississippi State (83-76), LaSalle (83-72), Penn (80-69), St. Joseph’s (78-66) and Delaware (78-70) … Sophomore forward Saddiq Bey has averaged 20.3 points and 6.8 rebounds in the last four games. On the season he’s averaged a team-leading 16.3 points a game (and 5.5 rebounds). … This marks Villanova’s 100th season of college basketball. … The Wildcats on Saturday will retire the jerseys of Allan Ray (2002-06) and Jim Washington (1962-65) in a halftime ceremony. The game is billed as “Alumni Day.” This marks Villanova’s first jersey retirement since Feb. 12, 2011, when Randy Foye was honored at halftime of the Wildcats’ game with Pittsburgh. … Villanova has won nine games in a row at Wells Fargo Center, home of the Philadelphia 76ers. Villanova is 34-3 at the Center since 2012 and 56-33 overall. … Known as a program that has produced great guards such as Jalen Brunson, Kyle Lowry, Allan Ray and Scottie Reynolds, Villanova this season has 12 of 14 players listed at 6-4 or taller. The only exceptions are guards Collin Gillespie (6-3) and Kevin Hoehn (6-1). … Jay Wright is 456-177 in 19 seasons at Nova. … Justin Moore has been chosen Big East freshman of the week in each of the past three weeks. Moore is a 6-4 guard from DeMatha High in Maryland. … Freshman forward Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, who led Bishop Miege to a state title in 2018 before transferring to IMG Academy in Florida for his senior season of high school, has averaged 12.1 points and 9.7 rebounds per game. Robinson-Earl, the son of former KU forward Lester Earl, chose VU over KU, North Carolina and others.
This story was originally published December 20, 2019 at 12:44 PM.
