KU basketball vs. Stanford: Lineups, tipoff, TV info, facts and figures
Here are projected starters with TV and radio information for the Kansas Jayhawks-Stanford Cardinal game Sunday in Stanford, California.
When/where: 2 p.m., Central time, Sunday, Maples Pavilion.
TV/radio: ABC; WHB (810 AM)
PROJECTED LINEUPS
P No. No. 5 KANSAS (9-2) Ht. Yr. PPG
F 33 David McCormack 6-10 Soph. 9.5
F 35 Udoka Azubuike 7-0 Sr. 14.0
G 30 Ochai Agbaji 6-5 Soph. 11.4
G 0 Marcus Garrett 6-5 Jr. 8.7
G 1 Devon Dotson 6-2 Soph. 19.2
P No. STANFORD (11-1) Ht. Yr. PPG
F 14 Spencer Jones 6-7 Fr. 10.3
F 13 Oscar da Silva 6-9 Jr. 17.6
G 3 Tyrell Terry 6-2 Fr. 15.6
G 1 Daejon Davis 6-3 Jr. 8.3
G 2 Bryce Wills 6-6 Soph. 6.3
ABOUT KANSAS: KU, which has won three in a row over Stanford, leads the all-time series, 11-3. The last meeting between the teams on Stanford’s campus was a 76-67 KU victory on Dec. 21, 1968. … KU, which fell to Villanova on Dec. 21, is trying to avoid losing consecutive games for the first time since last January when KU fell at Kentucky and Texas. KU last lost consecutive nonconference games during the 2017-18 season — against Washington and Arizona State (December of 2017). … KU is 94-13 following a loss in the Bill Self era. KU is 43-5 after losses the past six seasons. … KU is 9-2 for the first time since the 2017-18 season. … Self is 482-108 while at Kansas, 689-213 for his head coaching career. … Kansas is 2,283-861 all-time. … KU scored 55 points against Villanova in its last game. The 55 points were the fewest by a Jayhawk team on an opponent’s court since scoring 52 against Temple on Dec. 22, 2014. Kansas is now 9-17 in the Self era when scoring under 60. … Villanova’s 56 points were the fewest by a KU opponent in a victory since Iowa State won with 52 points on Feb. 28, 1999. The Jayhawks are now 172-2 when holding an opponent under 60 points since 2003-04, with the only other loss a 59-55 result to Kansas State on Jan. 14, 2006. … KU leads the Big 12 in scoring at 81.9 ppg. Stanford leads the Pac-12 in scoring defense at 57.5 ppg. … Udoka Azubuike recorded his fourth double-double and 12th of his career against Nova (12 points, 11 rebounds). … Devon Dotson scored 15 points, marking his 17th-straight game with 10 or more points. The last time Dotson didn’t score in double digits was against Oklahoma on March 5, 2019.
ABOUT STANFORD: Stanford has won four straight games since a 68-67 loss to Butler at the Hall of Fame Classic at the Sprint Center. The wins are over San Diego (62-59), San Francisco (64-56), San Jose State (78-58) and UNC Wilmington (72-54). The Cardinal opened with wins over Montana (73-62), Cal State Fullerton (70-54), Long Beach State (86-58), Santa Clara (82-64), Maryland Eastern Shore (76-55), William and Mary (81-50) and Oklahoma (73-54). … Stanford is off to its best start since also opening 11-1 in 2008. The Cardinal has not started 12-1 since winning 26 in a row to open the 2003-04 campaign. … The Cardinal is seeking its first victory over a Top Five opponent since Jan. 28, 2007 when Stanford defeated No. 3 UCLA, 75-68, at Maples Pavilion. Stanford’s most recent win over a Top 25 opponent came on Jan. 17, 2018. The Cardinal beat No. 16 Arizona State, 86-77 at Maples Pavilion. … Stanford was picked to finish 10th in the Pac-12 preseason poll. … Stanford has held all 12 of its opponents to 70 points or less. This is the first time the Cardinal has accomplished the feat since a 13-game stretch from Nov. 12, 1999 to Jan. 13, 2000. … Stanford has allowed 57.7 points per game. The Cardinal has also limited opponents to 38.5% shooting overall and 29.2% from three-point range. … Nine of Stanford’s 11 victories have come by double digits, including four 20-point wins and a season-best 31-point rout of William & Mary on Nov. 21. Stanford produced 10 double-digit wins overall in 2018-19. … Stanford embarked on a 10-day European tour from Aug. 18-28, visiting Italy, Germany and Switzerland while playing four exhibition games. ... Former Bishop Miege player Spencer Jones is a 6-7 freshman starter who averages 10.3 points and 4.3 rebounds a game. He’s made 34 of 72 threes for 47.2 percent.
This story was originally published December 28, 2019 at 11:01 AM.
