Utah Utes vs. Kansas Jayhawks basketball: Probable starters, tipoff, TV, notes
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- Kansas hosts Utah at Allen Fieldhouse Saturday at 1:30 p.m., on FOX.
- Kansas (17-5, 7-2) riding a six-game Big 12 win streak, strong offense.
- Utah (9-13, 1-8) is 0-13 in true road games since last season under coach Jensen.
The Kansas Jayhawks, who have won six Big 12 games in a row, and Utah Utes will meet at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse.
Here’s what you need to know before tipoff:
Utah vs. Kansas: How to watch
When: 1:30 p.m., Saturday.
Where: Allen Fieldhouse.
TV: FOX.
Radio: WHB (810) in Kansas City; ESPN Wichita (92.3 FM).
Probable starters
UTAH (9-13, 1-8)
F (No. 0) — Seydou Traore, 6-6, Jr., 9.4 ppg.
F (8) — Keanu Dawes, 6-9, Jr., 12.1
F (32) — James Okonkwo, 6-8, Sr., 2.8
G (3) — Don McHenry., 6-2, Sr., 18.1
G (2) — Terrence Brown, 6-3, Jr., 21.4
KANSAS (17-5, 7-2)
F (No. 40) — Flory Bidunga, 6-10, Soph., 14.5 ppg
F (15) — Bryson Tiller, 6-11, Fr., 8.7
G (3) — Tre White, 6-7, Sr., 14.5
G (14) — Melvin Council Jr., 6-4, Sr., 13.8
G (22) — Darryn Peterson, 6-6, Fr., 21.1
More about the game
About Utah (9-13, 1-8): Alex Jensen, a 2000 Utah graduate, is 9-13 in his first year as coach at his alma mater. The Utes went 109-24 in Jensen’s four seasons as a player. He played on the Utes’ NCAA runner-up team in 1998. … Utah has lost four straight games heading into the KU game. Utah’s only win in Big 12 play was an 82-79 decision over TCU in Salt Lake City. … KU graduate Bill Riley is play-by-play announcer for the Utes radio broadcasts. … Utah guard Don McHenry has committed just 25 fouls in 22 games so far this season and has logged 688 minutes. … Utah is 11-72 all-time against ranked opponents on the road. Utah’s last win against a ranked opponent was a 74-67 decision against KU last season in Salt Lake City. … Utah’s last win against a ranked team on the road was against Saint Mary’s in the postseason NIT on March 18, 2018. … Utah guard Terrence Brown is averaging 21.4 points per game. He is trying to become the third Utes player since 1996-97 to average at least 20.0 points per game in a single season. Brown has scored 20-plus points 15 times this season the most 20-point games since Andrew Bogut (22) in 2004-05. Brown scored a career-high 36 points against Weber State. It marked the fifth time since 1996-97 that Utah has had someone score at least 36 points in a single game. He had six points on 2-of-16 shooing in Utah’s last game, a home loss to Arizona State. … Utah is 0-13 in true road games dating to last season. … Fifth-year senior James Okonkwo had a season-high 13 rebounds versus BYU.
About No. 11 Kansas (17-5, 7-2): Saturday’s action is part of a men’s/women’s doubleheader. KU’s women’s team will play host to Cincinnati approximately 4:30 p.m., one hour after the conclusion of the 1:30 p.m. KU-Utah men’s game. ... Kansas leads the all-time series 2-1. The Jayhawks lost to the Utes, 74-67, last season in Salt Lake City. KU defeated Utah, 63-60, on Dec. 13, 2014 in Kansas City and, 79-68, on Nov. 25, 1995, also in KC. … KU is 7-2 or better in Big 12 play for the 14th time in Bill Self’s 23 seasons at Kansas (since 2003-04) and the first time since 2021-22. … KU is 4-3 against ranked teams. … Bill Self is 626-161 while at Kansas, 833-266 all-time. … Kansas is 15-3 when leading at halftime. … Kansas is 17-0 when outshooting its opponent. … Kansas has held an opponent to 69 or fewer points in 14 games. The Jayhawks are now 13-1 in those games. … Tre White has 1,308 points for his career. He has 67 career games in double figures, including 12 of his last 13 games. … Darryn Peterson has scored in double figures in all 12 games he’s entered. … Melvin Council Jr. has scored in double figures in 17 games this season and 73 times in his career. Kansas is 9-2 when Council scores 15 or more points, and the Jayhawks have won the last six games in that scenario. Flory Bidunga is 52 for 66 (77.7%) from the field in his last seven games. … Bryson Tiller recorded a career-high 10 rebounds against BYU last Saturday, surpassing his previous high of nine set against Notre Dame on Nov. 24, 2025. ... KU is 12-1 when outrebounding its opponent. ... White has made 22 of 24 free throws over the last five games. ... KU averages 81.4 ppg in Big 12 games, 78.1 overall.
