**** OFFICIAL 2013-2014 Kansas Basketball Repository Thread ****

[ArrowheadHawk]

#18 AP/ #20 Coaches (10-4,1-0)

Players

Spoiler!

Returning Players
1 Naadir Tharpe Guard 5-11 170 Jr.
3 Andrew White III Guard 6-6 210 So.
4 Justin Wesley Forward 6-9 220 RS Sr.
10 Evan Manning Guard 6-3 170 So.
11 Tyler Self Guard 6-2 165 So.
20 Niko Roberts Guard 5-11 175 Sr.
21 Christian Garrett Guard 6-3 185 Jr.
31 Jamari Traylor Forward 6-8 220 RS So.
33 Landen Lucas Forward 6-10 240 RS Fr.
34 Perry Ellis Forward 6-8 225 So.

Incoming Class
SF ***** Wayne Selden
C ***** Joel Embiid
PG **** Conner Frankamp
SF **** Brannen Greene
PG **** Frank Mason
SF ***** Andrew Wiggins

Transfers
Hunter Mickelson
Tarik Black

Non Conference
11/8/2013 Louisiana Monroe Lawrence, Kan. W(80-63) (1-0)
11/12/2013 Duke Chicago, Ill. W(94-83) (2-0)
11/19/2013 Iona Lawrence, Kan. W(86-66) (3-0)
11/22/2013 Towson W(88-58) (4-0)
11/28/2013 Wake Forest Paradise Island, Bahamas W(87-78) (5-0)
11/29/2013 Villanova Paradise Island, Bahamas L(59-63) (5-1)
11/30/2013 UTEP Paradise Island, Bahamas W(67-63) (6-1)
12/7/2013 Colorado Boulder, Colo. L(72-75) (6-2)
12/10/2013 Florida Gainesville, Fla. L(61-67) (6-3)
12/14/2013 New Mexico Kansas City, Mo. W(80-63)(7-3)
12/21/2013 Georgetown Lawrence, Kan. W(86-64)(8-3)
12/30/2013 Toledo Lawrence, Kan. W(93-83)(9-3)
1/5/2014 San Diego State Lawrence, Kan. L(57-61)(9-4)
Conference

Spoiler!

1/8/2014 Oklahoma Norman, Okla. W(90-83)(10-4,1-0)
1/11/2014 Kansas State Lawrence, Kan. 1 p.m.
1/13/2014 Iowa State Ames, Iowa 8 p.m.
1/18/2014 Oklahoma State Lawrence, Kan. 3 p.m.
1/20/2014 Baylor Lawrence, Kan. 8 p.m.
1/25/2014 TCU Fort Worth, Texas 8 p.m.
1/29/2014 Iowa State Lawrence, Kan. 8 p.m.
2/1/2014 Texas Austin, Texas 3 p.m.
2/4/2014 Baylor Waco, Texas 6 p.m.
2/8/2014 West Virginia Lawrence, Kan. 3 p.m.
2/10/2014 Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. 8 p.m.
2/15/2014 TCU Lawrence, Kan. 3 p.m.
2/18/2014 Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas 7 p.m.
2/22/2014 Texas Lawrence, Kan. 6:30 p.m.
2/24/2014 Oklahoma Lawrence, Kan. 8 p.m.
3/1/2014 Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. 8 p.m.
3/5/2014 Texas Tech Lawrence, Kan. 7 p.m.
3/8/2014 West Virginia Morgantown, W. Va. 11 a.m.
Big 12 Championship
3/12-15/2014 TBD Kansas City, Mo. TBD Details

[Prison Bitch]

Great get and the best guy in the class IMO but he's got serious academic issues from what I read. May not qualify

[Prison Bitch]

Originally Posted by cmh6476

meh, would have been a lot better had that been a mu hat rather than illinois

Top prospects don't consider garbage schools like MU

[tk13]

That's what happens when you put kids on a pedestal like this. But to be fair... if he'd flipped and grabbed the KU hat first, you'd find many KU fans with the same reaction as those Illinois fans.

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

Great get and the best guy in the class IMO but he's got serious academic issues from what I read. May not qualify

You're talking about Cliff still right?

[Earthling]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

Great get and the best guy in the class IMO but he's got serious academic issues from what I read. May not qualify

Cliff needs some notes to help him study.

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by ReynardMuldrake

Awesome.

haha, the girl giving the double bird is classic

[Pants]

Originally Posted by tk13

That's what happens when you put kids on a pedestal like this. But to be fair... if he'd flipped and grabbed the KU hat first, you'd find many KU fans with the same reaction as those Illinois fans.

Been there, done that.

[Bambi]

[BWillie]

These Illinois Cliff Alexander watch party videos are indeed hilarious though. Theres like three ive found, all A++ hilarity

[veist]

Originally Posted by Bambi

Zubaz guy's reaction is pretty good.

[Prison Bitch]

Headline in Chicago Sun Times: "Sealed With A Dis"

[the Talking Can]

Originally Posted by tk13

That's what happens when you put kids on a pedestal like this. But to be fair... if he'd flipped and grabbed the KU hat first, you'd find many KU fans with the same reaction as those Illinois fans.

Illinois fans are miserable pieces of shit...they were punked by life - in the form of Bruce Weber - long before the newest Jayhawk showed up

[Lzen]

Choose your perspective

Turner to put Final Four broadcasts on three channels and customize two of them to participating teams

By John Ourand, Staff Writer
Published November 18, 2013, Page 1
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TruTV will carry the semifinals of the NCAA Final Four in April. So will TNT. TBS, too.

In an unprecedented move, Turner Sports and CBS will produce three different telecasts for each of the two national semifinal games, each with its own set of announcers. The traditional national telecast will run on TBS, while TNT and truTV will carry the same games at the same time with announcers and camera angles customized to each specific team.

Photo by: MARC BRYAN-BROWN

TNT and truTV also will produce different halftime shows that will be focused on the different teams in the Final Four. Pre- and postgame shows will be simulcast across all three channels.

Let’s say the country’s top two teams last week — Kentucky and Michigan State — meet in one semifinal. TNT would use announcers with connections to Kentucky during its telecast, while truTV would use a Michigan State-focused crew for its production. Turner officials have not decided what types of talent they will pursue and maintain that all options for using unique personalities are on the table.

“This concept is born out of the popularity and incredible passion fans have for their college basketball teams and schools, and with this innovative approach we are tapping into their
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enthusiasm with three distinct telecasts,” said Lenny Daniels, Turner’s executive vice president and COO.

CBS will carry the championship game exclusively on April 7, meaning school-specific telecasts will not be used during the final.

The 2014 Final Four marks the first time that the semifinals will be carried exclusively on cable television. Typically, properties that move from broadcast to cable see viewership figures drop. For example, when the British Open moved from ABC to ESPN in 2010, weekend ratings dropped 35 percent. It’s widely believed the Final Four would fare better than that.

With this strategy of surrounding the event by carrying the games across three fully distributed cable channels, Turner is certain to generate buzz around the games, which almost certainly will attract aggregate viewing numbers that would be higher than if only one network carried the event. The combined number from all three channels possibly could close the cable-broadcast gap. Earlier this year, CBS averaged 15.7 million viewers for its Final Four coverage.

TBS is in 100.5 million homes, TNT is in 99.3 million homes and truTV is in 92.3 million homes. In March 2013, those three channels carried several NCAA tournament games during the first three rounds. For the month, TBS was the fourth-most-viewed cable channel in prime time (averaging 2.3 million viewers), TNT was seventh (1.7 million viewers) and truTV was 19th (1.0 million viewers). Viewership figures for each channel were essentially flat from the previous March.

On the ad sales side, Turner and CBS will likely maintain their strategy of doing one national sale that will see the same advertisements run at the same time in all three productions. That approach seemingly worked for the networks since they started to share the tournament in 2011.

Daniels said Turner and CBS collaborated on the decision, which he says was the result of pushing for innovation rather than chasing viewer numbers.

“This is really about giving fans alternate viewing options,” he said. “Ratings are always a consideration, but we’re not worried about them. We’re looking for innovative, forward-thinking ways to present these games.”

CBS and Turner have not made any announcements about who will call the games. CBS’s top college basketball team — Jim Nantz, Steve Kerr, Greg Anthony and Tracy Wolfson — are considered likely candidates to handle the traditional telecast on TBS.

Daniels said the companies have not decided who to pursue for the TNT and truTV telecasts, but they want to target people who know those teams best.

“We are planning to go after the person who best fits what that’s about — bringing passion to these telecasts,” he said. “People who know the most about certain schools are the people who live it and breathe it every day.”

Next year will mark the 33rd consecutive year CBS has carried the tournament. In 2014 and 2015, Turner will carry the Final Four semifinals; in 2016, Turner will carry the semifinal and championship games. CBS and Turner will carry the Final Four and championship in alternate years after that.

CBS and Turner pay an average of $771 million annually over 14 years, a contract that ends in 2024.

[Reerun_KC]

NCAA leading the way.... Totally awesome....

NFL so stagnant in their broadcasts... They need to let us chose which audio stream we want for each game.

Each game should have 3 broadcast options. Home, Away or National....

[saphojunkie]

Originally Posted by Reerun_KC

NCAA leading the way.... Totally awesome....

NFL so stagnant in their broadcasts... They need to let us chose which audio stream we want for each game.

Each game should have 3 broadcast options. Home, Away or Nothing....

That's what I'd say.