Kansas Jayhawks vs. Baylor Bears basketball: Probable starters, tipoff time, TV details
The No. 11-ranked Kansas Jayhawks will meet unranked Baylor at 3 p.m. Saturday in a Big 12 men’s basketball game in Waco, Texas.
Here’s what to know before tipoff:
THE DETAILS
When/where: 3 p.m. Saturday, Foster Pavilion, Waco, Texas
TV: ESPN.
Radio: WHB (810) in Kansas City; ESPN Wichita (92.3 FM) in Wichita.
PROBABLE STARTERS
P | No. | Kansas | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 40 | Flory Bidunga | 6-9 | Fr. | 7.2 |
C | 1 | Hunter Dickinson | 7-2 | Sr. | 16.3 |
G | 5 | Zeke Mayo | 6-4 | Sr. | 15.4 |
G | 3 | Dajuan Harris | 6-2 | Sr. | 9.6 |
G | 0 | Shakeel Moore | 6-1 | Sr. | 4.5 |
P | No. | Baylor | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 17 | Josh Ojianwuna | 6-10 | Jr. | 7.4 |
F | 15 | Norchad Omier | 6-7 | Sr. | 15.3 |
G | 1 | Robert Wright | 6-1 | Fr. | 12.5 |
G | 2 | Jayden Nunn | 6-4 | Sr. | 10.1 |
G | 7 | VJ Edgecombe | 6-5 | Fr. | 14.9 |
About Kansas (15-5, 6-3): KU leads the all-time series 37-10. KU is 14-7 all-time in games played in Waco, Texas including an 0-1 mark in Foster Pavilion. KU has lost four in a row in Waco including three at Ferrell Center and the one in Foster Pavilion. … Overall KU and Baylor have split the season series the last five years and six of the past seven. The teams play just once this season. … KU’s last win over Baylor in Waco was 64-61 on Feb. 22, 2020. … KU won 10 in a row against Baylor from Jan. 20, 2014 through Feb. 18, 2017. … Bill Self is 29-9 versus Baylor as KU coach. ... KU is 3-1 in Big 12 road games this season and 3-2 at home. … Kansas is 127-21 following a loss under Self, including 4-1 this season. … Kansas is 4-4 when trailing at the half. … Kansas made 10 3-point field goals in Tuesday’s win over UCF. The last time Kansas made at least 10 3-pointers in a conference game was Feb. 24, 2023 vs. West Virginia (10) … Kansas has won 69 consecutive conference games when scoring at least 90 points. The streak began on Feb. 12, 1997 vs. Oklahoma State. ... Hunter Dickinson has scored 20 or more points in 54 games, six times in 2024-25. ... KU is 4-4 when trailing at halftime. ... KU went 6-2 in the month of January.
About Baylor (13-7, 5-4): Baylor is coming off a 93-89 overtime loss to BYU in Provo, Utah. Freshman VJ Edgecombe hit six 3s and scored 28 points with five assists and four rebounds in 28 minutes. … Freshman Robert Wright scored 14 of his 22 points in the last 5 1/2 minutes of regulation. … Edgecombe has scored 15 or more points in seven Big 12 games. … Baylor coach Scott Drew is one of seven active coaches with at least 450 wins at their current institution. The others: Bill Self, Mark Few, Tom Izzo, Greg Kampe, Randy Bennett, Matt Painter. … Six of Baylor’s seven losses have come against teams that have been ranked in the top 10 at some point this season, while Gonzaga, Tennessee, UConn and Iowa State have been ranked in the top 3. … Norchad Omier is the 13th player in NCAA history with 2,000+ points and 1,500+ rebounds. ... With his next double-double, Omier will move into a tie for 11th in NCAA history with three players including UCLA’s Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He has 77 double doubles. … With 96 assists, Wright is on pace to set the Baylor freshman assists record held by John Lucas (120)… Scott Drew is 9-29 vs. KU as Baylor. ... Baylor is the only team in the country to be a top-3 seed in each of the last four NCAA Tournaments. Baylor joins Gonzaga, Kansas and Houston as one of four teams to win a game in each of the last five NCAA Tournaments. … Baylor is 78-9 in home games over the last six seasons. … Baylor is 16-4 against ranked teams at home the last five seasons. ... Baylor is 8-2 in its last 10 home games versus top 15 teams (4-1 vs. Kansas).
