Kansas Jayhawks vs. Howard Bison: Probable starters, streaming info & game notes
The Kansas Jayhawks, who have won 51 consecutive home openers, open the regular season Monday night against Howard of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
Here’s everything you need to know before tipoff...
Kansas vs. Howard game details
POSSIBLE STARTERS
P | No. | Howard | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 2 | Dom Campbell | 6-9 | Jr. | 0.0 |
F | 15 | Cam. Shockley-Okeke | 6-6 | Sr. | 0.0 |
G | 34 | Bryce Harris | 6-4 | Sr. | 0.0 |
G | 1 | Anwar Gill | 6-4 | Sr. | 0.0 |
G | 5 | Marcus Dockery | 6-2 | Sr. | 0.0 |
P | No. | Kansas | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 24 | KJ Adams | 6-7 | Sr. | 0.0 |
C | 1 | Hunter Dickinson | 7-2 | Sr. | 0.0 |
G | 2 | AJ Storr | 6-7 | Jr. | 0.0 |
G | 3 | Dajuan Harris | 6-2 | Sr. | 0.0 |
G | 5 | Zeke Mayo | 6-4 | Sr. | 0.0 |
When/where: 7 p.m., Monday, Allen Fieldhouse (Lawrence)
Streaming: ESPN+
Radio: WHB (810) in Kansas City; ESPN Wichita (92.3 FM) in Wichita
See a game prediction, here.
About the Howard Bison
The Bison, who are led by sixth-year coach Kenny Blakeney, went 1-1 during the exhibition season. Howard defeated William & Mary, 74-63, then lost to American, 74-66. … Blakeney is 61-76 at the Washington, D.C., school. He was part of Duke’s 1991 NCAA championship season as a redshirt freshman and played on the Blue Devils’ 1992 NCAA title team. He also served as team captain his senior year at Duke. …
Howard was picked to finish first in the eight-team MEAC in a vote of league coaches and media relations directors. Norfolk State was projected to finish second, followed by North Carolina Central, Morgan State, South Carolina State and Delaware State (tie for fifth), Maryland Eastern Shore and Coppin State. …
Senior guard Bryce Harris on Oct 9 was named the MEAC preseason player of the year. Harris last March led the Bison to their second MEAC Tournament title in as many years. … Harris, a six-time defensive player of the week, led the league in field goal percentage (54.7%) and ranked second in scoring (16.6 points per game) and rebounding (7.5 rebounds per game). He scored 20 or more points 11 times with a high of 28 points against Morgan State in the opening round of the MEAC tournament. Harris scored in double figures 31 times in 35 games with eight double-doubles. …
Howard guard Marcus Dockery was named second-team preseason all-league. Dockery last season led the league in 3-point field goal percentage (40%) and 3-point field goals made per game (2.73). … Freshman guard Blake Harper led Howard in scoring in the two exhibition games with a 14.0 scoring average, while senior guard Dockery averaged 11.5 ppg. Senior forward Cameron Shockley-Okeke led the team with five steals, including four against William and Mary.
About the No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks
KU leads the all-time series vs. Howard, 3-0. KU won the last meeting 96-68 in a first-round NCAA Tournament game on March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. KU also defeated Howard 89-34 on Dec. 29, 2011, at Allen Fieldhouse and 100-67 in a first-round NCAA contest on March 20, 1992, in Dayton, Ohio. …
KU has won 51-straight home openers, beginning in 1973-74 under head coach Ted Owens. Owens won his final 10 home openers to start the streak. KU coaches Larry Brown (5-0) and Roy Williams (15-0) never lost a home opener and Bill Self is 21-0. … KU has won three in a row on opening night of the season. Last loss was to Gonzaga in the first game of the 2020-21 campaign. ...
Self is 588-143 entering his 22nd season at KU. Self is two wins from tying Phog Allen as Kansas’ all-time winningest coach. Allen was 590-129 in 36 seasons on the KU sidelines. At 795-248, Self is five wins from No. 800 for his career. ... KU is 855-118 all-time in Allen Fieldhouse, including 314-18 under Self. ... The Kansas trio of Hunter Dickinson, Dajuan Harris Jr. and AJ Storr have been named to the Naismith Trophy College Player of the Year watch list. A total of 49 players are listed on the Naismith watch list and Kansas and Baylor are the only schools with three on the list. Past Naismith winners from KU are Danny Manning (1988) and Frank Mason (2017).
