KU basketball vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi: Probable starters, TV & tipoff time
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- Kansas hosts Texas A&M‑Corpus Christi Tuesday at Allen Fieldhouse; KU 1-1 this season
- Corpus Christi enters 1-2 with eight transfers, four freshmen and strong FG% track record
- Darryn Peterson and Flory Bidunga lead KU scoring; Tre White reached 1,000 career points
The Kansas Jayhawks, 1-1 on the season after a win over Green Bay and loss at North Carolina, meet Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Tuesday in Lawrence.
Here’s what to know before tipoff:
KU basketball vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi: Game details
When/where: 7 p.m., Tuesday, Allen Fieldhouse
Streaming: ESPN+
Radio: WHB (810) in Kansas City; ESPN Wichita (92.3 FM).
Probable starters
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (1-2)
F (No. 6) — Sheldon Williams, 6-8, Sr., 15.7 ppg
F (22) — Franck Yetna, 6-7, Sr., 6.7
G (0) — D’Avian Houston, 6-2, Sr., 5.7
G (4) — Kam Parker, 6-2, Sr., 10.7
G (10) — Daniel Michelini-Jackson, 6-5, Jr., 9.7
Kansas (1-1)
F (40) — Flory Bidunga, 6-10, Soph., 15.5
G (3) — Tre White, 6-7, Sr., 9.5
G (14) — Melvin Council Jr., 6-4, Sr., 8.0
G (7) — Kohl Rosario, 6-6, Fr., 6.5.
G (22) — Darryn Peterson, 6-6, Fr., 21.5
About Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (1-2)
The Islanders have defeated Trinity (83-56) at home and lost to SMU (69-58) and Tarleton State (85-77) in road games. … Corpus Christi also lost to Abilene Christian in an exhibition, 82-77. … A&M-Corpus Christi’s roster includes eight transfers and four true freshmen. …
Jim Shaw is 42-28 in three seasons as head coach. … A&M-Corpus Christi is one of four Div. I programs in Texas that have four consecutive 20-win seasons. The others: Houston, Texas A&M, and Baylor. It is the first time in program history that the Islanders have posted four consecutive seasons with at least 20 wins. … Shaw is the second head coach at Corpus Christi to win at least 20 games in both of his first two seasons. The other: Steve Lutz in 2021-22 and 2022-23. …
The Islanders were one of 14 teams that hit more than 50% of their shots in 16 games last year. They ranked 12th overall in the NCAA in total field goal percentage (49.2%). The Islanders won their first-ever NCAA Tournament game in 2022-23 with a 75-71 victory over SE Missouri State in the First Four. They then went on to face No. 1 Alabama in the NCAA Tournament first round, losing 96-75. A&M-Corpus Christi cut a 20-point halftime deficit to 13 in the second half.
About No. 25-ranked Kansas (1-1)
Kansas leads the all-time series 1-0. The Jayhawks defeated Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 82-41 on Nov. 23, 2010, at Allen Fieldhouse. The win over Corpus Christi was KU’s 63rd in a row at Allen Fieldhouse. Thomas Robinson scored 15 points, Marcus Morris 12 points and Mario Little and Travis Releford 11. …
KU is 1-1 for the first time since the 2020-21 season. … Bill Self is 610-157 while at KU, 817-262 all-time. … KU is 2,415-910 all time. … KU has won 21 consecutive nonconference games at Allen, beginning on Nov. 7, 2022. KU is 160-6 against nonconference opponents in Allen in the 23-year Self era. ...
Senior Tre White recorded his 1,000 career point with a 3-pointer in the first half of Friday’s loss at UNC. … Bryson Tiller hit four 3s in the first half of Friday’s game. He’s the first KU freshman to sink at least four 3-pointers in a game since Gradey Dick went 4-for-7 against West Virginia (3/9/23). Tiller finished 4-for-4 from beyond the arc. He’s the second KU freshman in the Big 12 era (since 1996-97) to finish 4-for-4 from 3, joining Josh Jackson (1/24/17 vs. West Virginia). …
Freshman Darryn Peterson scored 22 points vs. UNC after scoring 21 in the opener versus Green Bay. He’s the first KU freshman to have back-to-back 20-point games since Ochai Agbaji (2/9/19 and 2/11/19). He’s also the first KU player, regardless of class, to open the season with back-to-back 20-point efforts since Agbaji did it in the first two games of the 2021- 22 season. … Sophomore Flory Bidunga made his 100th career field goal with 10:46 left in the first half. Bidunga finished the contest with eight points on 4-9 shooting from the field, and seven rebounds.
