KU basketball vs. TCU: Probable starters, TV info & tipoff time for Big 12 game
The Kansas Jayhawks will play host to TCU at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Allen Fieldhouse. It’s the Jayhawks’ conference home opener.
Here’s what you need to know before tipoff:
TCU vs. Kansas: How to watch
When: 8 p.m. Tuesday
Where: Allen Fieldhouse (Lawrence)
TV: ESPN
Radio: WHB (810) in Kansas City; ESPN Wichita (92.3 FM)
Probable starters
TCU (11-3, 1-0)
F (No. 24) — Xavier Edmonds, 6-8, Jr., 10.6 ppg
F (15) — David Punch, 6-7, Soph., 14.0
G (3) — Liutauras Lelevicius, 6-7, Jr., 8.5
G (1) — Jayden Pierre, 6-0, Sr., 10.6
G (2) — Brock Harding, 6-0, Jr., 8.8
Kansas (10-4, 0-1)
F (No. 40) — Flory Bidunga, 6-10, Soph., 14.2 ppg
F ( 15) — Bryson Tiller, 6-11, Fr., 8.5
G (3) — Tre White, 6-7, Sr., 14.5
G (14) — Melvin Council Jr., 6-4, Sr., 13.4
G (22) — Darryn Peterson, 6-6, Fr., 20.6
About TCU (11-3, 1-0)
The Horned Frogs opened Big 12 play with a 69-63 victory over Baylor on Saturday at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. Micah Robinson came off the bench to score 13 points and grab 10 rebounds. He converted two free throws with 14 seconds to play, increasing TCU’s lead from three to five points. Forward David Punch scored 11 points, all in the first half, with eight boards. He had four of TCU’s season-high 10 blocked shots. He has scored in double figures in nine straight games …
The Horned Frogs have won nine of their last 10. … The Horned Frogs improved to 10-0 this season, 150-44 under Dixon and 159-44 since the 2015-16 season when outrebounding their opponent.
Brock Harding has led TCU in assists in 11 games. Harding had zero turnovers in a recent win over Jackson State, making him the first TCU player since Kenrich Williams to have at least 10 assists and zero turnovers in a game. Williams had 10 assists and no turnovers in TCU’s NIT quarterfinal game against Richmond on March 21, 2017. …
TCU returns six scholarship players from last season, the second most in the Big 12 to Houston’s nine. … Dixon was inducted into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame in August. He is one of 11 active head coaches who have made at least 15 appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
About No. 22 KU (10-4, 0-1)
The Jayhawks lead the all-time series 27-4. KU has won three in a row, five of six and 13 of 15 in the series. The last meeting was a 74-61 Jayhawks victory on Jan. 22, 2025 in Fort Worth, Texas. … KU is 11-1 vs. TCU in Allen Fieldhouse. … Jamie Dixon is 3-15 versus KU as TCU coach. Bill Self is 24-4 against the Horned Frogs as KU coach. …
KU, which lost its Big 12 opener at UCF on Saturday, is 0-1 in consecutive league openers for the first time since the 1981-82 and 1982-83 seasons. … Bill Self is 619-160 while at KU, 826-265 all-time. ...
Tre White has started 100 games in his college career. White has three double-doubles this season, nine in his career. He has grabbed six or more boards in 12 straight games. … White went 5-of-5 from the free throw line against UCF, marking the fifth time this season he has gone perfect from the free throw line with four or more attempts. …
Freshman Darryn Peterson hit a career high five 3s vs. UCF. Peterson has made three or more 3s in four out of five games played. Senior Melvin Council Jr. has scored in double figures in four straight games. … Soph Flory Bidunga has grabbed five or more rebounds in 14 consecutive games. … Redshirt sophomore Jamari McDowell has hit a 3 in three straight games.
