Kansas Jayhawks vs. Furman Paladins basketball: Probable starters, tip time & TV
The Kansas Jayhawks will play host to Furman in the teams’ second and final game of the Vegas Showdown at 5 p.m. Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse.
Both teams last played Tuesday in Las Vegas: KU defeated Duke 75-72 while Furman stopped Seattle 61-56 in Vegas Showdown games at T-Mobile Arena.
THE DETAILS
When/where: 5 p.m. Saturday, Allen Fieldhouse
Streaming: ESPN+.
Radio: WHB (810) in Kansas City; ESPN Wichita (92.3 FM) in Wichita.
PROBABLE STARTERS
P | No. | Furman | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 4 | Ben VanderWal | 6-7 | Jr. | 4.6 |
F | 13 | Garrett Hien | 6-9 | Sr. | 8.4 |
F | 21 | Cooper Bowser | 6-11 | So. | 8.1 |
G | 0 | PJay Smith | 6-0 | Sr. | 19.2 |
G | 7 | Nick Anderson | 6-3 | Sr. | 11.1 |
P | No. | Kansas | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 24 | KJ Adams | 6-7 | Sr. | 8.5 |
C | 1 | Hunter Dickinson | 7-2 | Sr. | 16.7 |
G | 5 | Zeke Mayo | 6-4 | Sr. | 12.5 |
G | 3 | Dajuan Harris | 6-2 | Sr. | 10.0 |
G | 2 | AJ Storr | 6-7 | Jr. | 9.7 |
About Furman (7-0): Furman at 7-0 is off to its best start since winning 12 straight games to begin the 2018-19 season. … Furman defeated Seattle 61-56 on Tuesday at the Vegas Showdown in T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Furman held Seattle to 26.2% shooting. … Furman, which is currently receiving votes in the AP poll, also has won at Belmont (76-74) and at Charleston Southern (67-46) and has home wins over Columbia International (104-46), Jacksonville (78-69), Tulane (75-67) and Oglethorpe (124-48). … Furman lost to Auburn in an exhibition game, 83-62, on Oct. 27 in a game played at Furman. … Furman ranks seventh nationally in field-goal percentage defense (35.4%) and ninth in scoring defense (58.0 points per game). … Furman, which went 17-16 last season, lost its top three scorers to the transfer portal at the conclusion of the season. … Coach Bob Richey is 163-71 in eight seasons at Furman. The Paladins are 88-35 in Southern Conference play under the direction of the 40-year-old Richey. … Furman defeated Villanova during the 2018-19 season. … In 2022-23, Furman posted a school-record 28 victories, captured the SoCon regular-season title, claimed its first SoCon Tournament title and NCAA berth since 1980 and downed nationally-ranked Virginia for the school’s first NCAA Tournament win since 1974. … Furman was picked to finish fifth in the SoCon standings in preseason polling of the league’s 10 head coaches. Samford was picked to win the conference title followed by Chattanooga, ETSU and Wofford. … Furman is located in Greenville, South Carolina. It has an enrollment of 2,500.
About No. 1 Kansas (6-0): KU is approaching its 2,400th win in school history. The Jayhawks are 2,399-896 all time. Only Kentucky has more wins (2,405). … KU defeated Furman, 101-60, on Dec. 20, 1993 at Allen Fieldhouse in the only meeting between the schools. … Kansas is 6-0 for the first time since the 2022-23 season and the eighth time in Bill Self’s 22 seasons at KU. … As of Friday, KU and Furman were two of the country’s 23 undefeated teams. … Self is 594-143 while at Kansas, 801-248 all-time. … KU is 157-6 in nonconference games in Allen Fieldhouse during the Self era. KU has won 18 nonconference games in a row in its campus arena. … The Jayhawks have shot 50% or better in the first half in five of six games. … KU has dished 20 or more assists in four games. … KU had 22 assists versus Duke for its first game with 20+ assists against an AP Top 25 team since recording 20 assists vs. Gonzaga on March 23, 2024 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. … KU has out-rebounded its opponent in five games. Kansas is 73-3 in its last 76 games when out-rebounding its opponent. … Dajuan Harris has scored in double figures in four games. … Zeke Mayo tied his season high with 34 minutes played Tuesday vs. Duke. … Flory Bidunga has pulled down eight rebounds three times this season.
