**** OFFICIAL 2014-2015 Kansas Basketball Repository Thread

[ArrowheadHawk]

11 straight Conference Championships!

Ranking #9 (26-8,13-5)

Non-Con Schedule (11-2)

Spoiler!

11/14/2014 UC Santa Barbara Lawrence, Kan. W 69-59 (1-0)
11/18/2014 Kentucky Indianapolis, Ind. L 40-72 (1-1)
Orlando Classic
11/24/2014 Rider Lawrence, Kan. W 87-60 (2-1)
11/27/2014 Rhode Island Orlando, Fla. W 76-60 (3-1)
11/28/2014 Tennessee Orlando, Fla. W 82-67 (4-1)
11/30/2014 Michigan State Orlando, Fla. W 61-56 (5-1)
12/5/2014 Florida Lawrence, Kan. W 71-65 (6-1)
12/10/2014 Georgetown Washington, DC W 75-70 (7-1)
12/13/2014 Utah Kansas City, Mo. W 63-60 (8-1)
12/20/2014 Lafayette Lawrence, Kan. W 96-69 (9-1)
12/22/2014 Temple Philadelphia, PA L 52-77 (9-2)
12/30/2014 Kent State Lawrence, Kan. W 78-62 (10-2)
1/4/2015 UNLV Lawrence, Kan. W 76-61 (11-2)

Conference Schedule

Spoiler!

1/7/2015 Baylor Waco, Texas W 56-55 (12-2,1-0)
1/10/2015 Texas Tech Lawrence, Kan. W 86-54 (13-2,2-0)
1/13/2015 Oklahoma State Lawrence, Kan. W 67-57 (14-2,3-0)
1/17/2015 Iowa State Ames, Iowa L 81-86 (14-3,3-1)
1/19/2015 Oklahoma Lawrence, Kan. W 85-78 (15-3,4-1)
1/24/2015 Texas Austin, Texas W 75-62 (16-3,5-1)
1/28/2015 TCU Fort Worth, Texas W 64-61(17-3,6-1)
1/31/2015 Kansas State Lawrence, Kan. W 68-57(18-3,7-1)
2/2/2015 Iowa State Lawrence, Kan. W 89-76(19-3,8-1)
2/7/2015 Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. L 62-67(19-4,8-2)
2/10/2015 Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas W 73-51(20-4,9-2)
2/14/2015 Baylor Lawrence, Kan. W 74-64(21-4,10-2)
2/16/2015 West Virginia Morgantown, W. Va. L 61-62(21-5,10-3)
2/21/2015 TCU Lawrence, Kan. W 81-72(22-5,11-3)
2/23/2015 Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. L 63-70(22-6,11-4)
2/28/2015 Texas Lawrence, Kan. W 69-64(23-6,12-4)
3/3/2015 West Virginia Lawrence, Kan. W 76-69(24-6,12-4)
3/7/2015 Oklahoma Norman, Okla. L 73-75(24-7,12-5)
Big 12 Championship
3/12/2015 TCU Kansas City, Mo. W 64-59(25-7)
3/13/2015 Baylor KC, Mo W 62-52(26-7)
3/14/2015 Iowa State KC, Mo W 66-70(25-8)

Fri, March 20 NMSU at Kansas Omaha, NE CBS at 11:15a.m. CT

Players

Spoiler!

New Players
Hunter Mickelson - F Transfer
Cliff Alexander - 5 Star C
Kelly Oubre - 5 Star F/G
Devonte Graham - 4 Star PG
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk - (Not Ranked but equivalent to 5 Star) G

Players Lost
Tarik Black - Graduation
Andrew Wiggins - NBA Draft
Joel Embiid - NBA Draft
Justin Wesley - Graduation
Niko Roberts - Graduation
Christian Garrett - Graduation
Naadir Tharpe - Transfer
Andrew White - Transfer
Conner Frankamp - Transfer

Returning Starters
Wayne Selden, Jr. - G - Sophmore
Perry Ellis - F - Junior

[Silock]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

He was fine defensively (though I've been far more impressed by Cliff's impact there than anything else so far).

But where the rest of Wayne's game was (and has been in these first 6 games), I have no idea. He was making Oubre-like mistakes almost any time he got the ball against MSU. I don't know if he's lost his confidence, but he's not even playing at the level he did just last season. With his skillset and importance to this team, they'll need him to come out of this soon. And to take a further step forward.

Sophomore slump. He'll snap out of it. Meanwhile, we're beating top 20 teams coached by Hall of Famers without him doing much to help on offense.

It's all good

[ArrowheadHawk]

Header updated.

[Reerun_KC]

Gonna queue this one up on the DVR at lunch time today and watch it....

Missed it yesterday as I was flying...

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

He was fine defensively (though I've been far more impressed by Cliff's impact there than anything else so far).

But where the rest of Wayne's game was (and has been in these first 6 games), I have no idea. He was making Oubre-like mistakes almost any time he got the ball against MSU. I don't know if he's lost his confidence, but he's not even playing at the level he did just last season. With his skillset and importance to this team, they'll need him to come out of this soon. And to take a further step forward.

Hopefully he's got the flu or some shit.

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

It's pretty remarkable what he's doing at such a young age. So much talent. Lucky to have him for 2 years because I'm almost certain he'll be the team's best player in 2015-2016 (before going into the lottery right after).

Svi makes me smile. His feel for the game is absolutely incredible for basically a senior in High School. If he can stay healthy and keep his head on straight, he's going to be flat out nasty.

[saphojunkie]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

He was fine defensively (though I've been far more impressed by Cliff's impact there than anything else so far).

But where the rest of Wayne's game was (and has been in these first 6 games), I have no idea. He was making Oubre-like mistakes almost any time he got the ball against MSU. I don't know if he's lost his confidence, but he's not even playing at the level he did just last season. With his skillset and importance to this team, they'll need him to come out of this soon. And to take a further step forward.

No he wasn't. He was active on the boards and loose balls and made some fantastic passes that not one other player on the court could have seen or made.

He just couldn't make a shot.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

No he wasn't. He was active on the boards and loose balls and made some fantastic passes that not one other player on the court could have seen or made.

He wasn't either of these things on that day. He was soft, way too casual, and failed to make the right play numerous times with the ball.

He just couldn't make a shot.

No kidding.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

Svi makes me smile. His feel for the game is absolutely incredible for basically a senior in High School. If he can stay healthy and keep his head on straight, he's going to be flat out nasty.

And it's past time casual college basketball fans were introduced to this 17-year-old import because he's A) the youngest player in the Big 12, B) the youngest player to ever play for Self, C) the only freshman to start more than one game this season for the Jayhawks, and D) the only KU freshman currently averaging more than 20 minutes per game.

"He's not bad for a high school junior," Self said with a smile.

No, he isn't. And that's something literally every NBA scout I talked with during the Orlando Classic reiterated. Never mind that Kansas freshman Cliff Alexander is the reigning Naismith High School Player of the Year, and it doesn't matter that fellow Kansas freshman Kelly Oubre is listed in the top five of mock drafts. What NBA scouts told me is that Mykhailiuk -- again, just Svi for short -- is the best longterm prospect on KU's roster because he's a 6-foot-8 wing who is a good-enough passer, a willing defender, and a top-shelf shooter even though he hasn't actually shot the ball well through six games this season.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebask...freshman-class

[Bambi]

Svi's just getting used to playing in this hemisphere. He's going to be fantastic.

[Prison Bitch]

Too early to talk about Mason? He was great in Orlando and he may be turning the corner to being productive. He's probably our only plus ball handler.

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

Too early to talk about Mason? He was great in Orlando and he may be turning the corner to being productive. He's probably our only plus ball handler.

Hated him after the UK game for driving to the basket too much but in reality that's going to work against pretty much every other team in CBB beside the Cats.

Love his demeanor. Even in pics like this...

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by Bambi

Hated him after the UK game for driving to the basket too much but in reality that's going to work against pretty much every other team in CBB beside the Cats.

Love his demeanor. Even in pics like this...

Yeah, that shit is working against non-NBA teams.

I believe KCC said something along the lines of if he keeps hitting threes he's going to be hell to defend. Dude has quicks.

The thing I've noticed is he seems to be looking for the fast break more often than we've seen in the past. I ****ing love it. With the athleticism on this team, and his ability to push the pace (if it's not just shitty competition) will offset some offensive problems we have.

And how the **** is he getting so many rebounds? He's a midget, and here he is skying over our big guys for boards. He has 24 ****ing rebounds. 24. Traylor has 25, Cliff has 36. Ellis has 42. I don't know whether that's awesome or terrible.

And why is Selden's jersey too damn small? Can't we afford to get him a jersey that fits?

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

Too early to talk about Mason? He was great in Orlando and he may be turning the corner to being productive. He's probably our only plus ball handler.

Mason was KU's best player in that tournament in my mind. Holding the whole thing together right now and a positive on both ends.

The three point shot is a huge added dimension to his game. Now he just has to drive to pass a bit more.

[KC_Connection]

The fact that Frank is always looking to grab a rebound is a plus. Jamari should be much better in that area (and really all areas) than he has been, though. I had wondered why Self had him out at the end of that MSU game, but it turned out he was trying to instill some confidence into him. We'll see if it works going forward.

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

The fact that Frank is always looking to grab a rebound is a plus. Jamari should be much better in that area (and really all areas) than he has been, though. I had wondered why Self had him out at the end of that MSU game, but it turned out he was trying to instill some confidence into him. We'll see if it works going forward.

Traylor is just such a crazy athlete albeit undersized. If he can't get it all put together, I will be disappointed.

It was really fun watching him on the front end of the press in that shitty ass NCAA loss.

[Mr. Plow]

UT looking solid on D. UK struggling badly against them. Getting torched on the boards.

Bad call on the flagrant against UT, changed the game.