Kansas basketball vs. TCU: Lineups, tipoff time, streaming info, facts and figures
The details
When/where: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas
TV/radio: The game will be live streamed on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ (subscription required); WHB (810 AM)
Projected starters
P No. TCU Ht. Yr. PPG
C 21 Kevin Samuel 6-11 So. 10.2
G 5 Jaire Grayer 6-5 Sr. 7.4
G 1 Desmond Bane 6-6 Sr. 16.1
G 4 PJ Fuller 6-4 Fr. 5.8
G 2 Edric Dennis 6-3 Sr. 6.1
P No. Kansas Ht. Yr. PPG
F 35 Udoka Azubuike 7-0 Sr. 13.1
G 4 Isaiah Moss 6-5 Sr. 8.2
G 30 Ochai Agbaji 6-5 So. 10.0
G 0 Marcus Garrett 6-5 Jr. 9.2
G 1 Devon Dotson 6-2 So. 18.2
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Sign upABOUT TCU (16-13, 7-9 Big 12): This marks the first time in TCU history the Horned Frogs play the No. 1- and No. 2-ranked teams in the country in consecutive games. TCU beat then-No. 2 Baylor, 75-72, on Saturday. The last time a team defeated the No. 1- and No. 2-ranked teams in consecutive games (any order) was Kansas in the 2008 Final Four when it beat No. 1 North Carolina in the national semifinals and No. 2 Memphis in the title game. ... TCU leads the Big 12 in threes made per game (8.4) and blocks per game (4.9). ... TCU is 2-88 against ranked opponents on the road. TCU is 1-7 against No. 1-ranked teams, 0-4 on the road. ... Guard Desmond Bane is player of the week in the Big 12 after scoring 23 points, 19 in the second half, versus Baylor. TCU guard PJ Fuller is the league’s newcomer of the week after scoring 21 versus Baylor. ... TCU on Saturday had two 20-point scorers in a game for the first time since Nov. 11, 2018 against Oral Roberts. … The Horned Frogs shot 76.2% in the second half and scored 54 points versus Baylor. ... TCU is 3-2 in its last five games. ... Fourth-year coach Jamie Dixon is 84-54 at TCU and 412-177 overall in his 17-year career. He is 1-7 versus KU. … RJ Nembhard has missed two straight games with a groin injury. … TCU has beaten three ranked teams this season (Baylor, No. 17 West Virginia, No. 18 Texas Tech), the most wins over ranked teams in a season in program history. … Bane has scored 20 or more points in 10 games. TCU is 18-3 in Bane’s career when he scores 20 or more points. … Kevin Samuel has two or more blocked shots in seven consecutive games and 12 of 13.
ABOUT NO. 1 KANSAS (26-3, 15-1 Big 12): Bill Self has a 499-109 record in 17 seasons at KU and an overall record of 706-214 in 27 seasons (at KU, Illinois, Tulsa, Oral Roberts). A win over TCU would be his 500th as Jayhawk coach. … KU has won 36-consecutive regular-season home finales, better known as “Senior Nights.” It is a streak that dates to 1983-84. ... A KU victory would give the Jayhawks at least a share of their 62nd league title, most of any team in NCAA history. ... KU’s 13-game conference win streak is KU’s longest since the 2009-10 Jayhawks won 13 straight. ... KU leads the all-time series with TCU 19-2, which includes a 60-46 victory on Feb. 8 in Fort Worth, Texas. The Jayhawks are 8-0 all-time against TCU in Lawrence and 7-0 in Allen Fieldhouse. … … Self is 17-2 versus TCU as KU coach. ... Kansas has 26 wins for the sixth-straight season beginning in 2014-15 and the 13th time in the last 14 seasons beginning in 2006-07. … KU went 9-0 in February for the second time in the Self era. … KU is 2,300-862 all-time. KU and Kentucky are the only schools to win 2,300 games. … KU has 15 Big 12 wins for the fifth time in the Self era and eighth time since the league began in 1996-97. … Devon Dotson has scored 20 or more points in nine games. … Christian Braun has made multiple threes in eight games. …Udoka Azubuike has 1,023 career points, placing him 58th on KU’s all-time charts. … David McCormack made 24-straight free throws dating to the KU-UMKC game (Dec. 24) before the streak was broken Saturday at K-State. Sherron Collins made 36-straight in 2008-09 to hold the current KU record.
