Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball vs. Houston Cougars: Starters, tipoff time & TV
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- Kansas hosts Houston at Allen Fieldhouse, 8 p.m. Monday on ESPN.
- Houston arrives 23-4 after recent losses; Sharp and Flemings lead scoring.
- Kansas 20-7; Bidunga anchors rebounds while Peterson leads consistent scoring.
The Kansas Jayhawks will meet Houston in an 8 p.m. contest Monday at Allen Fieldhouse.
Here’s what you need to know before tipoff:
Houston at Kansas: How to watch
When: 8 p.m. Monday.
Where: Allen Fieldhouse (Lawrence).
TV: ESPN.
Radio: WHB (810) in Kansas City; ESPN Wichita (92.3 FM).
Probable starters
Houston (23-4, 11-3)
F (No. 5) — Chris Cenac Jr., 6-11, Fr., 9.6 ppg
F (11) — Joseph Tugler, 6-8, Jr., 7.6
G (21) — Emanuel Sharp, 6-3. Sr., 16.4
G (7) — Milos Uzan, 6-4, Sr., 11.1
G (4) — Kingston Flemings, 6-4, Fr., 16.6
Kansas (20-7, 10-4)
F (No. 40) — Flory Bidunga, 6-10, Soph., 14.6 ppg
F (15) — Bryson Tiller, 6-11, Fr., 8.9
G (3) — Tre White, 6-7, Sr., 13.7
G (14) — Melvin Council Jr., 6-4, Sr., 13.6
G (22) — Darryn Peterson, 6-6, Fr., 19.8
More on the game
About No. 2 Houston (23-4, 11-3)
Arizona handed Houston its second consecutive loss 73-66 Saturday at Fertitta Center in Houston. On Monday, the Cougars lost to Iowa State 70-67 in Ames. Houston’s third loss in league play was a 90-86 setback to Texas Tech on Jan. 24 in Lubbock. …
Kelvin Sampson is 322-88 in 12 seasons at Houston. Sampson is a first-time nominee this year for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Members of the Class of 2026 will be announced at the Final Four. In all, there are 21 finalists. …
Emanuel Sharp, who hit eight 3s versus Utah, is Houston’s all time leader in 3s made (284). Marcus Sasser is second with 276 (2019-23). Sharp is 74-of-195 from 3 this season for 37.9% … The Cougars are 118-16 in Sharp’s Houston career. …
Point guard Kingston Flemings set a Houston single-game freshman scoring record by scoring 42 points against Texas Tech on Jan. 26. He surpassed the previous high of 34 points by guard Rob Williams against Rice on February 25, 1980. It was the third-highest scoring total by any Cougar of any class in a road game. His mark trailed only Elvin Hayes’ 50 points at Centenary (February 10, 1968) and Don Boldebuck’s 50 points at Sam Houston (February 17, 1955) …
Houston is 106-196 against ranked opponents during its history. The Cougars are 4-4 against ranked opponents in 2025-26. … The Cougars have competed in seven consecutive NCAA Tournaments (2025 NCAA National Championship game, 2024 Sweet 16, 2023 Sweet 16, 2022 Elite Eight, 2021 Final Four, 2019 Sweet 16, 2018 Second Round). The 2020 Tournament was not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic. … Milos Uzan has 110 assists to 38 turnovers this season.
About No. 8 Kansas (20-7, 10-4)
Kansas leads the all-time series with Houston 6-5 including a 2-1 record in Allen Fieldhouse. Houston has won the last three meetings against Kansas: 65-59 on March 3, 2025, in Houston; 92-86 in double overtime on Jan. 25, 2025, at Allen Fieldhouse and 76-46 on March 9, 2024, in Houston. Prior to the three game streak, KU had won four in a row in the series. …
Bill Self is 1-3 versus Houston as KU coach; Kelvin Sampson is 9-12 vs. KU overall and 3-1 as Houston coach. … KU has defeated No. 1 Arizona and No. 2 Iowa State at home this season. The last time a team defeated No. 1 and No. 2 at home in the same season was in 2016-17 when West Virginia defeated No. 1 Baylor and No. 2 Kansas, and it has marked only the fourth time this has happened since the 1996-97 season. …Kansas is 11-2 in Allen Fieldhouse this season, 880-123 all-time in the venue, including 343-23 under Bill Self. …
The Jayhawks, who lost at home to Cincinnati on Saturday, have never dropped consecutive home games in the 23-year Self era. Last time KU lost two in a row at Allen was the 1988-89 season, Roy Williams’ first season at KU. … KU is 51-1 all-time on Big Monday in Allen Fieldhouse, including a 40-0 mark in home Big Monday games during the Self era. ... Self is 629-163 while at KU, 836-268 all-time. …
KU is 3-5 when trailing at halftime this season. … Kansas is 138-24 (85.2%) following a loss in the Bill Self era, including 6-0 this season ... Kansas is No. 18 in the NET, which is fifth in the Big 12. KU’s seven Quad 1 wins are tied with Houston and Texas Tech for second most in the league, Arizona is first with 11, and tied for sixth most nationally. ... KU’s strength of schedule is No. 3, which only trails Auburn (No. 1) and Alabama (No. 2).
Flory Bidunga has scored in double figures in 27 games, 22 this season. … Bidunga has grabbed 10 or more rebounds 17 times including 13 this season. … Bidunga has recorded five straight games with 10 or more rebounds. . … Bidunga has a double-double in three of the last four games. Darryn Peterson has scored in double figures in 16 games, every game of his career. … Tre White has scored in double figures in 70 games, 22 this season. … White is 34-of-37 (91.9%) from the line in his last 10 games. Melvin Council Jr. has 500 rebounds over his career.
