**** 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

[DJay23]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/281165...atest_programs

This article appeared just prior to the 2008/2009 season.

The Kentucky write up doesn't even mention Calipari.

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

It's a dirty little secret, but we've really struggled to score the last two years. That shit is OVER.

Conner Frankamp is going to win a national championship at KU. Dude's going to be draining them at will from beyond NBA by the time he's a junior.

you mean offense is an issue?

no way



stop complaining ... why do you hate Bill Self?

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by CoMoChief

Greene and Frankamp are "real" sharpshooters

Wiggins, Seldon, and Tharpe can all knock down 3's.

I can't wait for next season....I loved watching guys like Jeff Boschee and Tyrel Reed make it rain from the arc.

we'll see

[Chiefs Pantalones]

@rustindodd: I believe Tyshawn Taylor's exact words were that this new KU team looks like it "can shoot the p*ss out of it."

[CoMoChief]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Tharpe can knock down 3's, but it doesn't mean he's any good at it. Self better tell him to focus on facilitating this year...they have more than enough players that can hit shots.

I'm certainly not pointing out that Tharpe should be a main longball option.

But I think for Tharpe to really take off and be something special this season (which I think he can) he needs to play smarter. He spent last season learning to know "when" to shoot, which IMO is very important. You can always improve your shot, and his 3PT% while below average (I think around 33%), can get better with practice, and I think it will. Having people outside that can shoot the rock will also help him be able to penetrate in the lane. This team is going to have all sorts of ways to score it's going to be sickening. But with a little better shot and other players as legitimate threats, will allow him to be open more. I think he's going to be a double figure scorer just because of how much he'll have the ball in his hands. somewhere around 10-12pts a game.

[Al Czervik]

Originally Posted by CJizzles

Highlights on kusports.com for those of you who were jonesing like I was.

Awesome....Thanks CJ!

[Braincase]

Frankamp needs to start shaving his head.

[Bambi]

Nice highlites.

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

It's a dirty little secret, but we've really struggled to score the last two years. That shit is OVER.

Conner Frankamp is going to win a national championship at KU. Dude's going to be draining them at will from beyond NBA by the time he's a junior.

Don't necessarily agree. While the offense wasn't terribly efficient in 12, but Taylor could and did beat anybody and everybody off the bounce and TRob was other****ingworldly. Dude was just off the wall. He consistently scored on double and triple teams. That team made it their MO to score when they needed it. The D was OK. Withey was nails and EJ was good but Taylor wasn't a defensive monster and Conner ****ing Teahan was playing D. That team won on the offensive end.

13. That was offensive struggle.

[Buehler445]

That's not to say though that I wouldn't have welcomed Frankamp over Teahan.

[RustShack]

Just curious... We do the "Capital City League" during the summer with Drake and various other small schools and old players like Royce White, Garrett, Brackins and so on.. But our coaches aren't involved... Do all schools do something similar?

It's six teams then there's two Cyclones and two drake players per team then the rest is filled with others. Basically street ball not much defense but it's still pretty cool.

[ArrowheadHawk]

Originally Posted by RustShack

Just curious... We do the "Capital City League" during the summer with Drake and various other small schools and old players like Royce White, Garrett, Brackins and so on.. But our coaches aren't involved... Do all schools do something similar?

It's six teams then there's two Cyclones and two drake players per team then the rest is filled with others. Basically street ball not much defense but it's still pretty cool.

KU brings in alums to scrimmage with team.

I can't wait for this season to start. This team is going to be nasty.

[RustShack]

Originally Posted by ArrowheadHawk

KU brings in alums to scrimmage with team.

I can't wait for this season to start. This team is going to be nasty.

Is that something that counts against your practice or a similar thing where the coaches aren't involved?

[RustShack]

I'm am waaay more excited for the season and Big12 in general than I was when the season ended. The Big12 isn't as down as it originally looked.

[Fansy the Famous Bard]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

Don't necessarily agree. While the offense wasn't terribly efficient in 12, but Taylor could and did beat anybody and everybody off the bounce and TRob was other****ingworldly. Dude was just off the wall. He consistently scored on double and triple teams. That team made it their MO to score when they needed it. The D was OK. Withey was nails and EJ was good but Taylor wasn't a defensive monster and Conner ****ing Teahan was playing D. That team won on the offensive end.

13. That was offensive struggle.

That team scored due to athleticism. And on the pure will of the two players you mentioned. They couldn't shoot for shit.