Kansas Jayhawks vs. UNC Wilmington basketball: Probable starters, tipoff time & notes
Kansas, 4-0, will play host to the University of North Carolina Wilmington, a 3-0 team from the Coastal Athletic Association, Tuesday at Allen Fieldhouse. Here’s what you need to know before tipoff...
Kansas vs. UNC Wilmington: Game details
When: 7 p.m. Central, Tuesday
Where: Allen Fieldhouse (Lawrence)
Streaming: ESPN+
Radio: WHB (810) in Kansas City; ESPN Wichita (92.3 FM) in Wichita
PROBABLE STARTERS
P | No. | UNCW | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 21 | Khamari McGriff | 6-9 | Jr. | 12.7 |
F | 3 | Sean Moore | 6-7 | Sr. | 7.0 |
G | 5 | Noah Ross | 6-7 | Jr. | 13.7 |
G | 32 | Joshua Corbin | 6-3 | Sr. | 11.0 |
G | 1 | Donovan Newby | 6-1 | Sr. | 22.7 |
P | No. | Kansas | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 24 | KJ Adams | 6-7 | Sr. | 10.0 |
C | 1 | Hunter Dickinson | 7-2 | Sr. | 18.5 |
G | 5 | Zeke Mayo | 6-4 | Sr. | 13.3 |
G | 3 | Dajuan Harris | 6-2 | Sr. | 7.3 |
G | 6 | Rylan Griffen | 6-6 | Jr. | 8.0 |
About UNC Wilmington (3-0)
UNCW, located in Wilmington, North Carolina, is 3-0 following an 89-85 victory over USC Upstate on Friday in Spartanburg, South Carolina. UNCW won its first two games at home — 143-91 over Mount Olive and 92-84 over Georgia Southern. ... The Seahawks set a school scoring record for most points in a game vs. Mount Olive. UNCW had 81 points at halftime, also a school record for most points in a half. UNCW led 81-43 after 20 minutes. UNCW went 15-of-28 from 3. …
UNCW, which went 21-10 a year ago and 12-6 in conference play, was picked to finish third in the 14-team Coastal Athletic Association in a vote of league coaches. The Seahawks received one first-place vote in finishing behind favorite Towson (10 firsts) and Charleston (three firsts). UNCW was followed by Hofstra, Delaware, Northeastern, William & Mary, Monmouth, Stony Brook, NC A&T, Drexel, Elon, Campbell and Hampton. … The Seahawks return two starters from a 21-win team that defeated No. 12-ranked Kentucky, 80-73, last season in Lexington, Kentucky. …
Senior guards Joshua Corbin and Bo Montgomery were named honorable mention all-league. … Takayo Siddle is 82-39 in five seasons at UNC-Wilmington. ... UNCW is 2-41 against ranked teams. The Seahawks beat Kentucky last season and No. 23 USC, 93-89, in a first-round NCAA Tourney game in 2002 in Sacramento, California. ... This will be UNCW’s second game ever against a top-ranked team. UNCW lost to North Carolina, 69-56, on Nov. 11, 2022, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
About No. 1 Kansas (4-0)
Hunter Dickinson on Monday was named Big 12 player of the week. He scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in a win over Michigan State last Tuesday in Atlanta. It was his 50th career double-double. The Alexandria, Virginia native had 10 points and nine rebounds in Friday’s 78-57 win over Oakland. ... Dickinson became the first Big 12 player to win back-to-back player of the week honors since West Virginia’s RaeQuan Battle did on Dec. 28-Jan. 2 last season. ...
This marks the first meeting between the teams. … Bill Self is one victory from 800 in his career, which spans 32 seasons. Self’s record is 799-248 all-time and 592-143 at Kansas. … Kansas is 4-0 for the fourth-consecutive season and the 11th time in Self’s 22 seasons at KU … KU is 156-6 in non-conference games in Allen Fieldhouse under Self (since 2003-04) … KU is 858-118 all-time in Allen Fieldhouse, including 317-18 under Self … KU has won 17 straight nonconference home games. ...
Kansas has committed 10 or fewer turnovers in the last three games. … Dajuan Harris has played in 144 games, fifth most games in school history. … Harris has started 83 straight games, which ties him for 11th longest streak in program history. … Harris is No. 4 in school history in minutes played (4,193). … Rylan Griffen has scored in double figures in two straight games. … Hunter Dickinson has scored in double figures in all four games this season and 118 times in his career. He had four blocks Saturday versus Oakland, one off his career high. … KJ Adams has scored 10 or more points in 48 games, two this season. … Flory Bidunga has scored at least six points in all four games this season, and he’s now shooting 80.0% (16-20) from the field.
