**** Official Kansas at Texas Game Thread ****
 

No. 4/4 Kansas Hits the Road to Take on Texas Saturday at 1 p.m. in Men's Hoops
Game to be televised on CBS
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ON THE ROAD AGAIN
No. 4/4 Kansas (15-1, 3-0) makes its second Big 12 road trip of the 2013 season when it plays at Texas (8-8, 0-3) on Saturday, Jan. 19, at 1 p.m. on CBS. Kansas is taking a 14-game winning streak to the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. The Longhorns are looking to snap a three-game losing streak.
Kansas and Texas are the two winningest programs in the 16-plus year history of the Big 12 Conference. Kansas is first in the conference in wins with a 220-41 record in Big 12 regular-season games. Texas is next at 176-85. Including the league postseason championship, Kansas is tops at 251-49, while Texas is second at 197-101.
ABOUT KANSAS
Kansas, ranked No. 4 in both the Jan. 14 polls, is 15-1 (3-0 Big 12) on the season after defeating Baylor 61-44 on ESPN's Big Monday, Jan. 14. Kansas' 14-game winning streak ties for the fourth longest during the Bill Self era. In his 10th season at Kansas, Self holds a 284-54 record for an 84.0 winning percentage. Overall, Self is nearing his 500th career victory with a 491-159 record in his 20th season as a head coach. Kansas averages 76.8 points per game and is giving up 59.3 for a Big 12-leading +17.4 scoring margin. KU is outrebounding foes 39.2 to 33.4 and averages 7.3 steals, while also leading the conference in field goal percentage at 48.9, three-point field goal percentage at 36.8 and blocked shots at 8.1.
Kansas starts four seniors, including three fifth-year seniors, and one freshman. Named to the Sporting News Mid-Season All-American team Jan. 15, redshirt freshman guard Ben McLemore leads the team in scoring at 16.4 points per game, which leads all Big 12 freshmen and ranks second overall in the conference. The Jan. 14 Big 12 Player of the Week. McLemore leads KU with 30 three-pointers made and is second on the team with 21 steals. Senior center Jeff Withey leads Kansas in rebounding (8.2 rpg) and blocked shots at 4.7 bpg, which ranks second nationally. A Wooden Award Mid-Season Top 25 along with McLemore, Withey is second in the Big 12 lead with six double-doubles on the season and is scoring 13.1 points per outing. Senior guard Travis Releford leads the Big 12 in free throw percentage at 88.5 percent and overall has shot 80 percent or better in eight of his last 13 outings, including a 4-for-5 effort at Texas Tech (1/12). In his last 13 games, Releford is shooting 71.0 percent from the field. The Nov. 26 Big 12 Player of the Week, Releford is scoring 13.0 points per game and leads KU with a 62.1 field goal percentage. Senior guard Elijah Johnson has a team-high 83 assists which included a career-high 10 dimes in recording his first career double-double (12 points) against Iowa State (1/9). Johnson is second on the team with 25 three-pointers made to complement his 9.9 scoring average. Senior forward Kevin Young rounds out the KU starters; he is scoring 7.7 points per game and is second on the team with 7.1 rebounds per outing. Young has double-doubles in two of his last four games and led KU in scoring with 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting at Texas Tech. Other KU regulars include freshman forward Perry Ellis (5.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg), sophomore guard Naadir Tharpe (5.1 ppg, 2.6 apg), redshirt freshman forward Jamari Traylor (2.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg) and freshman guard Andrew White III (3.3 ppg).
ABOUT TEXAS
Located in Austin, Texas, with an enrollment of 52,213, Texas is 8-8 on the season and 0-3 in Big 12 play. Texas is coached by Rick Barnes who is 350-145 in his 15th season at UT. The Longhorns did not have a midweek game and fell at Iowa State 82-62 in its last outing on Jan. 12. UT is 7-1 at home this season and averages 64.1 points and gives up 61.4 for a +2.7 scoring margin. For most of the season, Texas and Kansas have ranked 1-2 nationally in field goal percentage defense. Kansas currently leads the nation with a 34.2 field goal percentage defense, while Texas is second at 34.3. Texas does lead the nation in three-point field goal percentage defense at 24.8 percent and is second in the Big 12 in rebounding at 40.5 and blocked shot at 5.7, behind KU's 8.1 blocks per game.
Sophomore guard Sheldon McClellan leads Texas with a 14.3 scoring average and an 80.6 free throw percentage. McClellan's 19 three-pointers are second highest on the team behind sophomore guard Julien Lewis' 24. Lewis scores 11.8 points per game and is second on the team with 18 steals in 2012-13. Freshman guard Javan Felix leads the Big 12 with 6.3 assists per game. He scores 9.4 points per contest and also leads UT with 25 steals this season. Sophomore forward Jonathan Holmes averages a team-best 7.8 rebounds per game which is sixth in the Big 12. Holmes scores 8.0 points per game. Freshman forward Ioannis Papapetrou averages 6.8 points and 4.4 points, while freshman center Cameron Ridley leads the team with 31 blocked shots, scores 5.2 ppg and is second on the team with a 5.3 rebound average. Other UT regulars include freshman forward Connor Lammert (3.4 ppg, 4.2 rpg), freshman guard Demarcus Holland (3.1 ppg), and freshman forward/center Prince Ibeh (1.8 ppg, 22 blocked shots).
THE SERIES
Year-in and year-out, the Kansas-Texas battles are some of the best in the Big 12 and nationally in a series that dates back to 1938. Kansas leads 20-7 and has won six of the last seven meetings. These two teams have met in four of the last six Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship title games with KU claiming all four match-ups: 80-68 in Dallas in 2006, 88-84 in overtime in Oklahoma City in 2007, 84-74 in Kansas City in 2008 and 85-73 in Kansas City in 2011. The series is tied at 5-5 in games played in Austin, including a 4-4 record in the Erwin Center. Texas is 3-2 against Kansas in the last five meetings in Austin. Since the inception of the Big 12, Kansas holds a 16-6 record against Texas with a 12-5 mark in regular-season play and 4-1 record in the Big 12 Championship.
Student Section of the Year Voting Now Open; KU Looks to Repeat
Kansas claimed the inaugural Naismith Student Section of the Year Award in 2012, that title is once again up for grabs and the athletics department is turning to the fans to defend the title. By visiting www.facebook.com/ILoveCollegeHoops, Kansas fans can vote once per day for the KU student section as the top student section in college basketball. The Naismith Student Section of the Year Award is dedicated to celebrating fans that love college hoops and provide support to their college basketball team with devotion and passion. The Naismith Student Section of the Year Award will be determined through two rounds of public votes, combined with a scoring of finalists by the Naismith Awards Board of Selectors. Complete details on the selection process can be found at facebook.com/ilovecollegehoops. The winning student section gets bragging rights, while the winning school will receive $10,000 to be used in its general scholarship fund.
KANSAS TEAM NOTABLES
--Kansas leads the NCAA in field goal percentage defense at 34.2 percent, just 1/1,000th ahead of KU's next opponent, Texas, at 34.3 percent. Kansas is second in NCAA Division I and first in the Big 12 in blocked shots at 8.1 per game and also leads the conference in scoring margin (+17.4), field goal percentage (48.9) and three-point field goal percentage (36.8). The Jayhawks also rank in the top four of the Big 12 in scoring (second, 76.8), free throw percentage (third, 74.3), rebound margin (third, +5.9), assist-to-turnover ratio (second, 1.3) and made three-pointers (third, 6.1).
--Over the last eight contests, KU is averaging a 19.9-point scoring margin over its opponents.
--The Jayhawks have held a double-digit lead in all but one contest this season, with the exception coming in their 67-64 loss to Michigan State on Nov. 13 when they held a seven-point lead.
--Out of its 16 games, Kansas has held 10 of its opponents under 60 points.
--KU has outrebounded 13 of 16 opponents this season including eight of its last nine foes. KU has had four games with 10-plus rebounds over its opponent.
--Kansas has outshot all but one opponent in 2012-13. Only Michigan State outshot KU this year (52.1 to 50.0 percent). Additionally, KU has shot 50 percent or better in eight games this season, including seven of the last nine contests.
--Eleven of Kansas’ 15 wins have been by 13 or more points.
--Kansas has held a 40-plus point lead in four different games this season.
--Kansas had four players score in double figures in nine of the last 11 games, including five against Iowa State (1/9). Eight different players have made that happen: Ellis, Johnson, McLemore, Releford, Tharpe, White, Withey and Young.
MCLEMORE SPORTING NEWS MID-SEASON ALL-AMERICAN
Kansas redshirt freshman Ben McLemore was named to the Sporting News Mid-Season All-America First Team it was announced Jan. 15. McLemore is joined on the first team by Oklahoma State freshman Marcus Smart, Michigan sophomore Trey Burke, Creighton junior Doug McDermott and Duke senior Mason Plumlee.
KANSAS SHOOTING STILL IMPRESSIVE
Kansas has shot 50 percent or better from the field in seven of its last 10 games and leads the Big 12 in field goal percentage at 48.9 percent. Included was a season-high 63.0 percent effort against American (12/29) and a 60 percent game versus Oregon State (11/30). Individually, senior guard Travis Releford is 66-for-93 (71.0 percent) from the field in his last 13 games and 29-for-40 (72.5 percent) in his last seven contests. Also in his last four outings, Releford is 9-for-16 (56.3 percent) from three-point range. Redshirt freshman guard Ben McLemore has shot 50 percent or better from three-point range in six of his last eight games, including a 6-for-6 effort against Iowa State (1/9). Senior center Jeff Withey has shot 50 percent or better in 12 of 16 games this season, including eight games at 60 percent or higher. Senior forward Kevin Young is 27-for-45 (60.0 percent) in his last seven games which included a 7-for-9 performance at Texas Tech Saturday (1/12).
KANSAS AND THE BIG 12 WEEKLY HONORS
Kansas redshirt freshman guard Ben McLemore was named the Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week Jan. 14. McLemore averaged 21.5 points and 3.5 rebounds as Kansas won its first two games in Big 12 play with a 97-89 overtime win over Iowa State and a 60-46 victory at Texas Tech. Included was a 33-point effort against Iowa State, which is the most points scored in the Big 12 this season.
The Big 12 Player of the Week honor was McLemore’s first of the 2012-13 season. He was also named Big 12 Rookie of the Week on Dec. 24. McLemore becomes the first Big 12 freshman this season to earn the player honor and the first to win both player and rookie accolades in 2012-13.
Historically, McLemore becomes only the second Jayhawk in the 17-year history of the Big 12 to have earned Big 12 Player and Rookie of the Week in the same season. Mario Chalmers also accomplished the feat during the 2005-06 season. Other eventual Big 12 Player(s) of the Year who accomplished both include Kevin Durant (Texas) during the 2006-07 season and Michael Beasley (Kansas State) during the 2007-08 season.
McLemore becomes the third different Jayhawk to be named Big 12 Player of the Week this season. He joins KU seniors Travis Releford (Nov. 26) and Jeff Withey (Dec. 3). This is the second-straight season Kansas has had three different players earn the weekly honor. Last year, KU had four different players named Big 12 Player of the Week - Releford, Withey, Thomas Robinson and Tyshawn Taylor - which was a Big 12 first for one season.
IN THE POLLS
Kansas moved up to No. 4 in both the Associated Press poll and the USA Today Coaches' poll released Jan. 14. Dating back to the final three polls of the 2008-09 season, this marks the 68th-straight poll in which the Jayhawks have been ranked in the AP poll, including 58 times in the Top 10. In the coaches' poll, Kansas has been ranked in each of the last 73 polls, including 60 times in the Top 10.
WITHEYBLOCKPARTY.COM
Here are some block party notables for Kansas All-American candidate Jeff Withey:
--The 2012 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, Withey set the KU and Big 12 single-game record with 12 blocked shots versus San Jose State (11/26).
--Withey leads the Big 12 and is second nationally with 4.7 blocked shots per game. KU's record for single-season blocked shot average is 3.6 set by Withey in 2012.
--Withey's 75 blocks in 2012-13 are more than seven Big 12 teams this season and rank 12th on the KU single-season list. He is one blocked shot from entering the top 10 and six from the top eight.
--Withey ranks fifth on the KU career blocked shots list with 240. He is 18 blocked shots from the KU career record of 258 held by Greg Ostertag (1992-95).
--For his career, Withey has had 10 games with seven or more blocked shots, including three in 2012-13.
--Withey broke the NCAA Tournament record for blocked shots with 31 in the 2012 event.
--Withey broke the Kansas and Big 12 single-season blocked shots record with 140 last year (3.6 per game). He became only the second Jayhawk to pass 100 blocked shots for a single season (125, Cole Aldrich in 2009-10).
AIRMCLEMORE.COM
Kansas guard Ben McLemore leads the Big 12 freshman class with a 16.4 scoring average, which is second overall in the conference. KU's leading scorer as well, McLemore has five games with 20 points or more this season, including a 33-point effort against Iowa State (1/9) in the Big 12 opener.
Kansas freshman record-wise, McLemore's:
...16.4 ppg would surpass the KU freshman record of 14.6 ppg held by by Danny Manning in 1985.
...5.4 rebound average would rank 10th on the KU freshman list.
...30 three-pointers made in 2012-13 are tied for 11th on the KU freshman list.
...43.5 three-point field goal percentage is fifth on the KU freshman list.
McLemore's 33 points against Iowa State (1/9):
--Were the most by a Jayhawk since Marcus Morris tallied 33 points against Iowa State on Jan. 12, 2011.
--Are the most points scored in a game this season in the Big 12 Conference for all players.
--Were the most by a Kansas freshman since Danny Manning scored 35 points against Oklahoma State on March 2, 1985.
--Consisted of him connecting on 6-of-6 three-point field goal attempts, marking the best three-point field goal percentage since Rex Walters went 6-for-6 from beyond the arc against Ball State in 2003.
--Included him making 7-for-7 free throws, the most free throws without a miss since Tyshawn Taylor went 8-for-8 from the charity stripe against Texas on March 3 of last season.
UP NEXT
Kansas will continue league play on the road at Kansas State on Tuesday, Jan. 22, at 7 p.m. on the Big 12 Television Network. The Jayhawks return home Saturday, Jan. 26 against Oklahoma at 3 p.m. on ESPN and then play their second of four ESPN Big Monday's at West Virginia on Jan. 28 at 8 p.m. (Central).
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IN.

**** YEAH.

BEER.

McLemore playing?

Reports were he would.

Titties?

I will let you know around 1.

I'll be there a little before the game starts.

Rock chalk. Kick the shit out of the horns!

Link for watching?
 

since cbs has hi-jacked this game...anybody have an internet link for out of towners???

http://www.cbssports.com/video/playe...t_ros_iab_0002

found one on cbs

Let's go hawks!

Foul trouble for Texas down low already

EJ has to get his shit together

So far lifeless.

KU comes out flat again....

This team can play up or down with just about anyone.

it's become a habit


EJ has turned into TT jr.

Just horrible, going through the motions but the lights aren't on.

shooting is shit

KU's offense is just putrid.

This team has kinda hit a plateau the past couple weeks.

They need to kick it up a notch

Our defense sucks today...no idea why....stuck in cement. It's not like the Longhorns are playing great because they are not.

If EJ became anything like TT offensively, he'd be a better player for it and the team would be much better off.

I worried about this a bit. Texas' defense is elite and KU is having trouble getting good shots against it. KU's defense is lazy too so far, but that's par for the course.

Looked to me like a lot of the time we just aren't moving the ball around very well and taking a few shots too quickly.

:eek: Young made 2 straight free throws.

Young should go with corn rows or something so he looks a little more badass and a little less total dork.

Little patience, little ball movement, yep. No second chance rebounds either.

poor decision by Releford there.

We've been bad Offensive rebounders all year, more bad defense.

lol at the no-call on Releford's layup followed by the foul call on McLemore's "push."

That wasn't a charge on Withey, either. Has to be expected on the road.

With the way Kansas is shooting the ball a 4 point Texas lead feels like 10.

I wish we'd stop playing stupid basketball.

Not getting any fast break points either, which is a credit to their transition defense.

Maybe if White played more he wouldn't lay bricks. Ugh

Largest deficit of the day, if we don't wake up it's lights out.

We always have to play with our food for a while before eating it. We'll consume them in the second half.

Mac. hah

Pretty sure one of the problems might be Ben McLemore taking only three shots over an entire half.

Recruiting shooters please? Ok, thanks.

A tie would have been nice but down 2 will do just fine.

Frankamp? Can he play THIS year?

Especially after that mess.

Crappy half and only down 2. I'll take it. Now lets have a non crappy half.

Lol no joke. White needs to play more to get some experience.

KU is actually a much better shooting team than usual. McLemore, Releford, Tharpe, and Nadir all shoot the three at pretty good to great rates. Texas' tough defense is having an effect.

I agree. KU has some good shooters on this team, they just haven't been performing the last few games. Good shooting is contagious and so is poor shooting and bad shot selection. Hopefully they'll snap out of it coming out of the half.

I'm hating that long layoff after OSU.

"Wake your ass up, Kevin." Yeah, that's pretty much what I would have told him.

Only the 4th shot for McLemore all game. More shots.

Just keep feeding Withey and McLemore please...

and just like that... getting away from us again. KU always gets their turnovers in bunches it seems.

or not......Kevin Young killed us giving up the three then turning it over after a horrible drive there..Huge momentum swing there.

good god guys... lets take an early shot next trip down the court before you throw it away again. It's hard to score when you don't even get a shot off.

uh oh

Still not dealing with their pressure on defense well. Looks like a loss at this point. This team may haven needed something like this to learn to stop playing so lazily.

Disgusting.

JFC 5 straight trips down the court without even getting a shot off. I don't think with the way we shoot the ball we can come back from this.

Naw, you guys have this in the bag. You guys have shot 16 FT's to Texas 3. Refs will get Kansas back in this.

Yeah, we're simply awful today. Better get our poop in a group damn fast.

And the trolls appear. The FT disparity has to do with the fact that KU is actually attacking the basket while Texas isn't doing that at all. Their offense is entirely jump shots off screens (which is smart considering the stopper KU has under there). I wouldn't expect any benefit of the calls on the road here.

Texas is awful. Kansas always gets the calls, it'll work out.

WTF up with the score?

LOL at the score ticker...

Tejas was pulling away by the millisecond.

You're confused. Kansas always gets the calls at home, not on the road. And calls wouldn't be enough to bring this game back anyway the way KU is playing.

This is what decades of butt-hurt looks like...

Don't worry, regardless of the outcome of this game Self will have a talk with the players. :rolleyes:

A call on KU but we get all the calls...trolling unsuccessful.

EJ has been pretty terrible today.

fyp, and yup.

It's what no titles looks like LMAO. Peasants.

Well, ok. They are clearly benefiting from the calls today against an overall .500 team.

Hope you guys pull it out (and K-State wins) so Tuesday is a showdown of Big XII unbeatens. Don't want to play Kansas after a loss, either.

They aren't. Watch the game instead of citing FT stats and you'll get a better understanding as to what's actually going on (and more specifically, what Texas is trying to do on offense which has limited their free throw attempts).

Either way, I expect a KU victory as usual in Manhattan. Added incentive to stop being so lazy in these games would be fine.

EJ should not play the rest of the way, his worst game as a Jayhawk

Attacking the basket!!

ROFL

Are you watching the game because I know you know more about basketball that this.

Texas is shooting jumpers almost exclusively and KU is feeding the post. Texas is playing aggressive and physical defense. KU...not so much.

Have you wondered why Jeff Withey has only one block today? Take a guess as to why that is.

I'm sorry fellas but KU is over-rated.

A wake-up call could be the best thing for them at this point.

Oh and yes his drives have been horribad.

I won't relent until I hear some THUNDERSTRUCK

Trolls don't need to be watching the game to troll. They also don't need to make sense.