Kansas Jayhawks vs. Davidson Wildcats in basketball: Probable starters, time, TV
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- Kansas hosts Davidson at Allen Fieldhouse Monday, final nonconference test for KU.
- Davidson averages 75.2 PPG and 48.1% shooting; Scovens leads with 10.5 ppg.
- Kansas posts depth and rebounding edge; Bidunga and Tre White drive interior defense.
The Kansas Jayhawks will play host to Davidson of the Atlantic 10 Conference at 7 p.m Monday at Allen Fieldhouse.
It’s KU’s final non-conference men’s basketball game of the 2025-26 season.
Here’s what you need to know before tipoff:
Davidson vs. Kansas: How to watch
When: 7 p.m., Monday.
Where: Allen Fieldhouse.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: WHB (810) in Kansas City; ESPN Wichita (92.3 FM).
Probable starters
Davidson (8-3)
F/C (No. 16) — Ian Platteeuw, 7-0, Fr., 5.6 ppg
G (5) — Parker Friedrichsen, 6-4, Jr., 8.0
G (6) —Devin Brown, 6-6, Fr., 6.3
G (4) — Josh Scovens, 6-6, Jr., 10.5
G (11) — Sam Brown, 6-3, Jr., 8.7
Kansas (9-3)
F (40) — Flory Bidunga, 6-10, Soph., 14.4 ppg
F ( 15) — Bryson Tiller, 6-11, Fr., 8.8
G (3) — Tre White, 6-7, Sr., 14.2
G (14) — Melvin Council Jr., 6-4, Sr., 13.2
G (11) — Jamari McDowell, 6-5, Soph., 3.8
About Davidson (8-3)
The Wildcats have defeated Boston College (59-49), Bowling Green (91-87), Charlotte (62-55), Washington State (85-69), DeSales (97-63), Mercyhurst (80-47), Citadel (79-63) and North Carolina A&T (90-74) and lost to Temple (68-63), St. Mary’s (70-61) and Utah State (94-60). … Davidson started the season 5-0 for the first time since 2015-16. The Wildcats also opened 8-2 for the first time since the 2018-19 season. …
Davidson is 8-0 when leading at the half. … Davidson averages 75.2 points a game on 48.1% shooting. The Wildcats have made 95 of 250 three-point attempts for 38.0% . .. Davidson allows 67.2 ppg on 44.3% shooting. Opponents have made 66 of 209 three-point tries for 31.6%.
Junior guard Josh Scovens leads Davidson in scoring at 10. 5 points per game. He averages 4.2 rebounds per contest and is tied for the team lead with 14 steals. Sophomore guard Roberts Blums is next in scoring at 9.6 points per game. He has made 14 threes in 37 tries (37.8%). Blums, redshirt freshman guard Nick Coval (9.4 ppg, 9 3FGs) and redshirt junior guard Hunter Adam (9.1 ppg) come off the bench.
Davidson was picked to finish 11th in the 14-team Atlantic 10. … Davidson’s JQ Roberts and Parker Friedrichsen are transfers from Vanderbilt and Wake Forest respectively. … Since 1989, Davidson has had 48 international players from 25 different countries. This year’s roster features five international players: Blums (Latvia), Hunter Adam (New Zealand), Platteeuw (Spain), Manie Joses (England) and Phillip Kavu (England). … Matt McKillop is 56-52 in four years at Davidson. He succeeded his father, Bob McKillop, who coached the Wildcats for 33 years.
About Kansas (9-3)
KU leads the all-time series 2-1. The Jayhawks won the last meeting, 89-71, on Dec. 17, 2016 in the Jayhawk Shootout in Kansas City. Josh Jackson and Frank Mason had 18 points apiece, while Svi Mykhailiuk had 13 points. Mason dished seven assists and secured six rebounds. ... KU lost to the Wildcats, 80-74, on Dec. 19, 2011, also in Kansas City. Thomas Robinson had 21 points and 18 rebounds. Tyshawn Taylor and Elijah Johnson had 15 points apiece. Nik Cochran had 21 points for Davidson. ... The two teams have met once in the postseason. KU defeated Davidson, 59-57, in the Elite Eight on March 30, 2008 in Detroit. NBA superstar Stephen Curry scored 25 points on 9-of-25 shooting (4-of-16 from 3) for the Wildcats. Sasha Kaun and Mario Chalmers had 13 points apiece. ...
KU is the only team in NCAA Div. I to be 9-3 or better for the past 20 seasons. ... KU is 5-1 in Allen Fieldhouse, 873-122 all-time in the venue, including 335-22 under Bill Self ... KU is 273-9 (96.8%) against unranked opponents in Allen Fieldhouse in the Self era. … Kansas is 3-1 in the month of December and 121-19 in December under Self. KU has won 29 of its last 33 games in December. ... The Jayhawks have double-digit offensive rebounds in six of their last seven games after failing to have 10+ offensive rebounds in each of the first five games of the season. … Kansas is now 46-0 under Self when the Jayhawks record 40+ rebounds and have nine or fewer turnovers. …
Flory Bidunga has three or more blocked shots in six games. … Tre White has grabbed five or more rebounds in nine consecutive games. … Melvin Council Jr. has made three or more 3-point field goals in eight career games. The last time Council shot 50% for better from the 3-point line in back-to-back contests was last season, when he went 2-for-3 against Providence (12/4/24) and 4-7 against Niagara (12/21/24).
