Kansas Jayhawks basketball vs. UConn Huskies: Probable starters, time, TV, notes
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- Kansas hosts UConn Tuesday at 8 p.m. CT, Allen Fieldhouse; TV: ESPN2.
- No. 5 UConn (6-1) leans on defense; Karaban, Ball and Reed lead scoring.
- Kansas (6-2) owns Allen Fieldhouse dominance, long nonconference streaks and depth.
Kansas men’s basketball, which defeated Notre Dame, Syracuse and Tennessee in the Thanksgiving-week Players Era tournament, will meet UConn on Tuesday in Lawrence.
Here’s what you need to know before tipoff:
Kansas vs. UConn: How to watch
When: 8 p.m., Tuesday
Where: Allen Fieldhouse
TV: ESPN2
Radio: WHB (810) in Kansas City; ESPN Wichita (92.3 FM)
Probable starters
UConn (6-1)
F (No. 11) — Alex Karaban, 6-8, Sr., 14.0 ppg
F (3) — Jaylin Stewart, 6-7, Jr., 6.9
C (5) —Tarris Reed, 6-11, Sr., 15.5
G (2) — Silas Demary, 6-4, Jr., 12.0
G (1) — Solo Ball, 6-4, Jr., 14.3
Kansas (6-2)
F (No. 40) — Flory Bidunga, 6-10, Soph., 15.8 ppg
F ( 15) — Bryson Tiller, 6-11, Fr., 9.5
G (3) — Tre White, 6-7, Sr., 14.4
G (14) — Melvin Council Jr., 6-4, Sr., 10.8
G (11) — Jamari McDowell, 6-5, Soph., 3.4 or (22) Darryn Peterson, 6-6, Fr., 21.5
About UConn (6-1)
UConn defeated Illinois, 74-61, on Friday in New York. The Huskies defeated BYU of the Big 12, 86-84, on Nov. 15 in Boston. UConn also has defeated New Haven, 79-55; UMass Lowell, 110-47; Columbia, 89-62, and Bryant, 72-49. Arizona handed UConn its only loss, 71-67, on Nov. 19 in Storrs, Connecticut. … UConn held Illinois to 34 points under its average of 95 ppg. The Illini hit 32.1% of their shots and 20.7% from 3. …
Dan Hurley is in his eighth season at UConn and 16th season overall as a Division I head coach. He is 322-175 between his two seasons at Wagner College, six at the University of Rhode Island and eight at UConn (171-70). … Hurley is 76-18 in non-league games at Connecticut. Included in that span is a 48-6 overall record and a 16-4 mark against high majors since the start of 2022-23. …
The Huskies are 16-7 in true road games since the start of 2023-24. Their 16 wins in that span are the third-most among power conference programs, one behind Houston and Duke. … UConn has reached five-straight NCAA Tournaments for the second time in school history (also 1956-60 under Hugh Greer and 2002-06 under Jim Calhoun). …
UConn was picked to finish second in the Big East preseason coaches poll. Alex Karaban, Solo Ball and Tarris Reed were all named to preseason first team all-Big East. The three first team selections are the most for a single Big East team since Villanova placed three on the 2005-06 preseason all-league squad. Silas Demary earned a spot on the all-league second team. Braylon Mullins was named the league’s freshman of the Year. … UConn is 25-11 against AP top 25 teams since the 2022-23 season, Karaban’s first at UConn. The Huskies are 12-5 against the top 10 in that span.
About Kansas (6-2)
KU leads the all-time series 4-0. KU won the most recent meeting, 69-65, on Dec. 1, 2023, in Allen Fieldhouse. That was in the Big East/Big 12 Battle. KU beat UConn, 73-61, in an NCAA South Regional game on March 19, 2016, in Des Moines, Iowa. KU also won, 73-65, on Jan. 19, 1997, in Hartford, Connecticut and 88-59 on Jan. 28, 1995, in Kansas City. …
Kansas is 12-1 against Associated Press top-5 teams in Allen Fieldhouse in the 23-year Bill Self era. … Kansas is 6-2 or better for the 20th consecutive season and the 22nd time in the Self era. … Kansas has won 23-straight nonconference games at Allen Fieldhouse beginning on Nov. 7, 2022. ...
Kansas is 162-6 (96.4%) against nonconference foes inside Allen Fieldhouse under Self. … KU has double-digit offensive rebounds in three straight games. … Senior Tre White has scored in double figures seven straight games and 55 times in his career. White has made two 3-pointers in three games this season and 14 times in his career. …
Flory Bidunga has scored in double digits in six straight games, 12 in his career. He has recorded three or more blocks in five games. … Bryson Tiller grabbed has five or more rebounds in six consecutive games. … Kohl Rosario has made a 3-pointer in six of eight games. Freshman Paul Mbiya made his first career basket in KU’s last game against Tennessee.
