**** 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

[teedubya]

I finished watching Tuesdays game last night, Wiggins looks good, but Tarik Black seems like a huge pickup.

[Jayhawker]

Originally Posted by Chiefs Pantalones

So I guess this is the deal...

Alexander is still dating the girl that goes to KU and that has a large part to do with his decision. Okafor and Alexander won't attend the same school so if Alexander chooses KU, Okafor is out. I'd rather have the duo than just Alexander.

Just wondering where you read this at?

[Chiefs Pantalones]

Originally Posted by Jayhawker

Just wondering where you read this at?

CBB Recruiting guys on twitter.

[Prison Bitch]

You'd rather have the #1 and #4 players in the class rather than just the #3 guy? Really? That's a ballsy statement.

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

You'd rather have the #1 and #4 players in the class rather than just the #3 guy? Really? That's a ballsy statement.

haha

[Mr. Plow]

Originally Posted by Bambi

With that graceful athleticism? I'm not sure. I was struck by the effortless nature of the play. Running the floor, jumping with a twist and then finishing.

Not typically someone of that size can do.

Really? It was a nice play, but I'd expect nearly any other college big man to be able to complete the same play.

[Ceej]

Sounds like Cliff Alexander is going to trim his list down soon. KU might be one of the teams trimmed.

Wondering if this puts us in a really, really good spot for Okafor.

[Mr. Plow]

Originally Posted by Ceej

Sounds like Cliff Alexander is going to trim his list down soon. KU might be one of the teams trimmed.

Wondering if this puts us in a really, really good spot for Okafor.

How many boners can you have in one week before it becomes an issue?

[Mr. Plow]

Wiggins named to Preseason All American team:


http://rockchalkblog.com/2013/11/04/...american-team/

Andrew Wiggins of Kansas, along with Marcus Smart (Oklahoma State), Doug McDermott (Creighton), Russ Smith (Louisville) and Mitch McGary (Michigan), were selected to the Associated Press Preseason All-American team.

Marcus Smart was the only unanimous decision.

Here’s the article from the Associated Press:

Oklahoma State sophomore guard Marcus Smart is the only unanimous selection to The Associated Press’ preseason All-America team.

Creighton senior forward Doug McDermott was named on all but two of the 65 ballots from the national media panel on Monday. Louisville senior Russ Smith, Kansas freshman Andrew Wiggins and Michigan sophomore Mitch McGary were the rest of the first team.

Smart, the reigning Big 12 player of the year, averaged 15.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 3.0 steals last season. McDermott averaged 23.2 points and 7.7 rebounds last season and was named Missouri Valley Conference player of the year.

Smith, who received 52 votes, averaged 18.7 points and 2.9 assists in helping the Cardinals win the national championship. Wiggins, only the second freshman to earn preseason honors, averaged 23.4 points and 11.2 rebounds as a high school senior. He was on 42 ballots.

McGary, who averaged 7.5 points and 6.3 rebounds as the Wolverines reached the NCAA title game, got 34 votes.

[Mr. Plow]

Ohio State guard Aaron Craft was sixth in the voting with 14

The day this guy is out of college basketball will be a great day.

[Mr. Plow]

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bask...l-america-team

A lot of people were shocked when Marcus Smart announced he would return to Oklahoma State for his sophomore season. Nobody should be surprised that the Cowboys point guard was a unanimous selection to The Associated Press' preseason All-America team.

Smart was on every ballot from the 65-member national media panel Monday, a no-brainer because he was expected to be among the first players chosen if he had declared for the NBA draft. The last unanimous preseason All-American was Ohio State's Jared Sullinger in 2011-12.

After he averaged 15.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 3.0 steals last season in winning the Big 12 player of the year award, it was how the Cowboys fared in the NCAA tournament that had a lot to do with Smart's return to Stillwater.

"I felt like we had a lot more to accomplish," Smart said of the loss to Oregon in Oklahoma State's opening game of the NCAA tournament. "We were a lot better team than that. That's just not the way we wanted to go out. It helped me a little bit to get motivated to come back this year."

Smart was joined on the first team by seniors Doug McDermott of Creighton and Russ Smith of Louisville, sophomore Mitch McGary of Michigan and freshman Andrew Wiggins of Kansas.

The 6-foot-4 Smart, who won the Wayman Tisdale Award as the country's top freshman, said he's coming back also to improve on his 1.3-to-1 assists-to-turnover ratio and his 40 percent shooting from the field, including just 29 percent from 3-point range.

Still, he said the decision to pass up millions of dollars and stay in school was "the most difficult thing in my life."

McDermott, the Missouri Valley Conference player of the year last season after averaging 23.2 points and 7.7 rebounds, was on all but two ballots. He enters the season with a chance at joining an exclusive group. A two-time first-team All-American, McDermott could become the 11th player to be a three-time postseason selection and the first since Patrick Ewing at Georgetown and Tisdale at Oklahoma from 1983-85.

The 6-8 forward is one of four returning starters for the Bluejays and coach Greg McDermott, Doug's father. Creighton moves to the Big East this season.

"I'm looking at this season as an opportunity to embrace a new challenge," he said. "We know it's much more physical and there are a lot more athletes than we're used to. We've prepared ourselves pretty well. We know it's going to be a grind, and we're looking forward to that."

The 6-foot Smith, who received 52 votes, averaged 18.7 points and 2.9 assists in helping the Cardinals win the national championship. He won't have the graduated Peyton Siva with him in the backcourt, but coach Rick Pitino is still calling the shots.

"I realized how much I loved playing with my teammates and how much fun it is to win," Smith said of returning for his senior year, "and this is part of the purpose of being a national champion. Obviously, I wasn't a clear-cut first-round pick, so coming back was mainly because of Coach, my teammates, the Louisville campus, the community, graduating."

Wiggins, just the second freshman to earn preseason honors since the team was first selected for the 1986-87 season, averaged 23.4 points and 11.2 rebounds as a senior at Huntington (W.Va.) Prep School. He was on 42 ballots and joins Harrison Barnes of North Carolina in 2010-11 as the only freshmen to earn preseason honors.

Wiggins is a member of an outstanding freshman class at Kansas and there aren't many people who expect him to be a sophomore in Lawrence. The national magazine covers, the constant attention and comparisons to the likes of LeBron James haven't been a problem for the 6-8 Wiggins, whose father, Mitchell, played at Florida State and in the NBA.

"It kind of grew on me over the years to where I'm used to it," Wiggins said of the attention. "I just think of it as a blessing. A lot of people don't get an opportunity to be showcased like that."

McGary, who averaged 7.5 points and 6.3 rebounds, caught the country's attention during the Wolverines' run to the NCAA title game as he averaged 14.3 points and 10.7 rebounds. The 6-10 McGary, who received 34 votes, has been slowed by a lower-back condition heading into this season.

"Right now I'm day-to-day -- doing stuff on the court, light shooting, limited in what I can do, what they're allowing me to do," McGary said last week. "There's no target date or anything."

Ohio State guard Aaron Craft was sixth in the voting with 14.

[sedated]

Originally Posted by Chiefs Pantalones

Okafor and Alexander won't attend the same school so if Alexander chooses KU, Okafor is out.

Is this just speculation because they are both bigs? I thought one was a C and the other a PF.

After Randle went to Kuntucky to play with the supposedly hated Harrison twins, nothing would shock me.

[RustShack]

Originally Posted by Mr. Plow

The day this guy is out of college basketball will be a great day.

You're telling me.

[Bambi]

Butthurt strong in Kentucky land

http://kentuckysportsradio.com/baske...american-team/

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by Mr. Plow

The day this guy is out of college basketball will be a great day.

Add Doug McDermot to this list. I really can't think of a more overrated individual since Tyler Hansboro.