KU Jayhawks men’s basketball vs. North Texas: Lineups, TV, time, facts and figures
THE DETAILS
When/where: 1:30 p.m. Central time Thursday at HP Field House, Wide World of Sports Complex, Kissimmee, Florida.
TV/radio: ESPN; WHB (810 AM)
PROJECTED LINEUPS
P | No. | North Texas | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 33 | Abou Ousmane | 6-10 | So. | 10.3 |
F | 4 | Thomas Bell | 6-6 | Sr. | 15.0 |
G | 11 | JJ Murray | 6-1 | Sr. | 5.3 |
G | 15 | Rubin Jones | 6-5 | So. | 4.7 |
G | 1 | Mardrez McBride | 6-2 | Sr. | 11.3 |
P | No. | Kansas | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 33 | David McCormack | 6-10 | Sr. | 9.3 |
G | 2 | Christian Braun | 6-6 | Jr. | 10.7 |
G | 30 | Ochai Agbaji | 6-5 | Sr. | 26.3 |
G | 11 | Remy Martin | 6-0 | Sr. | 9.7 |
G | 3 | Dajuan Harris | 6-1 | So. | 4.0 |
About North Texas (2-1): The Mean Green beat Oklahoma Christian, 84-53, on Nov. 9, then lost to Buffalo, 69-66, on Nov. 15, in a pair of home games. North Texas defeated UT Arlington, 64-36, in its last game, on Nov. 18, also at home. … The Mean Green won the 2020 Conference USA regular season championship and the 2021 Conference USA Tournament title. . … Fifth-year coach Grant McCasland is 80-52 at North Texas. … UNT earned its fourth trip to the NCAA Tournament last postseason. The Mean Green defeated Purdue in the first round, 78-69 (OT), for the school’s first-ever NCAA Tournament victory. … North Texas, which had the same starting lineup in all 28 games last year, returns two starters from last season’s 18-10 team: Thomas Bell and Mardrez McBride. … UNT has lost its best player from a year ago, point guard Javion Hamlet, to graduation. He was conference player of the year last season. … Former North Texas standout and 1969 graduate Joe Greene is an NFL Hall of Famer who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The school notes “Mean Joe Greene” is not responsible, however, for the school’s nickname. Greene didn’t earn his nickname until his professional playing career with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
About No. 4 Kansas (3-0): KU is 1-0 versus North Texas. The Jayhawks rolled to a 93-60 victory on Nov. 19, 2010. Marcus Morris scored 20 points, while brother Markieff Morris had 13 points and eight boards. Elijah Johnson scored 11 points for the Jayhawks, who in beating UNT tied the school record of 62 consecutive home victories. The program record currently is 69-straight home wins from Feb. 7, 2007, to Jan. 22, 2011. That streak is a Big 12 record and the 11th-longest in NCAA Div. I history. ... Kansas has won its last six in-season tournaments (last year’s Fort Myers Tip-Off did not have bracket play). The streak started with the 2014 Orlando Classic followed by the 2015 Maui Invitational, the 2016 CBE Classic, the 2017 HoopHall Miami Invitational, the 2018 NIT Season Tip Off and the 2019 Maui Invitational. ... KU is 3-0 for the 10th time in head coach Bill Self’s 19 seasons. ... KU is trying to open 4-0 for the eighth time under Self. ... Self is 732-223 all-time, including 525-118 while at Kansas ... Ochai Agbaji has 999 career points. His next point will make him the 63rd player in a KU uniform to record 1,000 points, including the 17th in the Self era. ... KU senior Remy Martin is 17 points shy of 1,800. ... Christian Braun is 14 points shy of 500. ... In its last appearance at the event, Kansas won the 2014 Orlando Classic.
This story was originally published November 25, 2021 at 5:00 AM.
