Kansas Jayhawks vs. Texas Southern Tigers in NCAA Tournament: Lineups, preview, time
The details
When/where: 8:57 p.m. Thursday at Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, Texas.
TV/radio: truTV; WHB (810 AM)
About No. 16 seed Texas Southern (19-12, 13-5 Southwestern Athletic Conference): Only one No. 16-seed has ever defeated a No. 1 seed in the history of March Madness. UMBC upended Virginia, 74-54 in the 2018 NCAA Tournament. ... No. 1 seeds hold a 143-1 record versus No. 16 seeds. ... here have only been 15 games between 1 and 16 seeds decided by 10 points or less. ... Texas Southern defeated Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 76-67, in a play-in game on Tuesday night in Dayton, Ohio. Bryson Etienne and John Walker came off the bench to score 21 and 16 points respectively. Brison Gresham had six blocks, six points and 13 rebounds. … The Tigers are led by former LSU coach Johnny Jones. His son, John, is a senior transfer from Nevada. … The Tigers qualified for the NCAAs by beating Alcorn State, 87-62, in the SWAC tournament finals. During the regular season, TSU went 13-5 in conference games during the regular season … Texas Southern defeated then-No. 20-ranked Florida, 69-54, on Dec. 6 in Gainesville, Florida. Prior to that game, the Tigers lost at Oregon (83-66), at Saint Mary’s (67-58), at Washington (72-65), at Air Force (61-57), at North Carolina State (65-57), at BYU (81-64) and at Louisiana Tech (87-60). … Texas Southern has qualified for the NCAAs two consecutive seasons and four times in six years. … TSU is 3-9 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. … TSU has won eight of its last nine games. … TSU was picked to finish first in the Southwestern Athletic Conference preseason poll and finished second overall. … TSU’s Brison Gresham is a transfer from the University of Houston. PJ Henry is a transfer from University of Hartford and A.J. Lawson a transfer from McNeese State. … Freshman Shaqir O’Neal is the son of Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal. Shaqir’s sister, Amirah, plays for TSU’s women’s team.
About No. 1 seed Kansas (28-6, 14-4 Big 12): KU is 4-0 all-time against Texas Southern, all of the meetings in Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas won, 67-65, on Dec. 2, 1981; 101-64, on Jan. 11, 1984; 78-74 in overtime, on Jan. 3, 1985 and, 114-71, on Nov, 21, 2017. … KU has won 14-straight first-round NCAA Tournament games. The streak started in 2007 …KU is 33-2 in the Round of 64. … KU is 14-0 versus the No. 16-seed. … Kansas’ 32-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, beginning in 1990, is the longest active streak and the longest run in NCAA Tourney appearances history. … Since seeding in the NCAA Tournament began in 1979, Kansas enters the event a No. 1 seed the 15th time overall and fourth time in the last six tournaments. … Kansas is making its 50th NCAA Tournament appearance and has a 109-48 record in the event. KU’s 109 wins trail only Kentucky (129), North Carolina (126) and Duke (114). ... The Jayhawks have advanced to 31 Sweet 16 contests, 15 Final Fours and three of their five national championships have been in NCAA tournament format (1952, 1988, 2008). … Kansas is 39-13 all-time as a No. 1 seed. … This year marks the 22nd-straight season that the Jayhawks have earned a top-4 seed in the NCAA Tournament. … This season, Kansas has faced seven different teams in the 2022 NCAA Tournament field with a combined record of 9-5. … Kansas has won 20 or more games for 33 consecutive seasons, which includes 2021-22 and is the longest active streak in the NCAA. The streak began in 1989-90. … After its 74-65 win against No. 14 Texas Tech on March 12 in the Big 12 Championship title game, KU is 6-4 versus ranked opponents. ... KU has won 12 league games for 22 consecutive seasons. Kansas has won 11 league games for the last 28 seasons and the current 28-year streak with 10-plus league wins is the longest active streak in the country. ... KU is 7-2 in games decided by five points or less or OT. ... Mitch Lightfoot has 149 career blocked shots, 11th on the all-time blocks list.
Projected lineups
P | No. | Texas Southern | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 24 | John Walker | 6-9 | Sr, | 9.9 |
F | 15 | Justin Hopkins | 6-5 | Sr. | 6.4 |
F | 44 | Brison Gresham | 6-9 | Sr. | 7.2 |
G | 4 | Bryson Etienne | 6-3 | Sr. | 8.5 |
G | 11 | Jordan Gilliam | 6-6 | Sr. | 4.7 |
P | No. | Kansas | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 33 | David McCormack | 6-10 | Sr. | 10.1 |
F | 10 | Jalen Wilson | 6-8 | So. | 10.9 |
G | 30 | Ochai Agbaji | 6-5 | Sr. | 19.7 |
G | 2 | Christian Braun | 6-7 | Jr. | 14.6 |
G | 3 | Dajuan Harris | 6-1 | So. | 5.2 |
This story was originally published March 17, 2022 at 5:00 AM.
