2006-07
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16-2 |
8-2 |
9-1 |
14-2 |
1st |
3-0 |
3-1 NCAA |
ROSTER:
| NO. |
POS. |
NAME |
CLASS |
HGT. |
WGT. |
Hometown (Previous School) |
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RETURNEES: |
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24 |
C |
Alexander 'Sasha' Kaun ** |
Jr. |
6'11 |
246 |
Melbourne, FL
(Florida Air Academy)/Tomsk, Russia |
|
3 |
G |
Russell Robinson ** |
Jr. |
6'1 |
196 |
New York, NY (Rice HS) |
|
32 |
F |
Darnell Jackson ** |
Jr. |
6'8 |
240 |
Midwest City, OK
(Midwest City HS) |
|
54 |
C |
Matt
Kleinmann *# |
So. |
6'10 |
237 |
Overland Park,
KS (Blue Valley HS) |
|
10 |
G |
Jeremy Case ** |
Jr. |
6'0 |
170 |
McAlester, OK
(McAlester HS) |
|
15 |
G |
Mario Chalmers * |
So. |
6'1 |
182 |
Anchorage, AL
(Bartlett HS) |
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30 |
F |
Julian Wright * |
So. |
6'8 |
218 |
Flossmoor, IL (Homewood-Flossmoor HS) |
|
5 |
F |
Rodrick Stewart * |
Jr. |
6’4 |
201 |
Seattle, WA (Ranier Beach HS)
Transfer from
USC |
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25 |
F/G |
Brandon Rush * |
So. |
6'6 |
202 |
Kansas City, MO
Durham, NC (Mt. Zion Academy) |
| 40 |
G |
Brad Witherspoon
# |
Jr. |
6'1 |
180 |
Humboldt, KS (Humboldt HS) |
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NEW FACES: |
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| 4 |
G |
Sherron Collins |
Fr. |
5'11 |
200 |
Chicago, IL (Crane HS) |
| 00 |
F |
Darrell Arthur |
Fr. |
6'9 |
230 |
Dallas, TX (South Oak Cliff HS) |
| 12 |
G |
Brady Morningstar |
Fr. |
6'3 |
165 |
Lawrence, KS (Free State HS) |
| 11 |
G |
Brennan Bechard # |
So. |
6'0 |
180 |
Lawrence, KS (Lawrence HS) |
* Varsity letter Cpt. = Captain
# = Walk-on % = Nonletterman
| HEAD COACH:
Bill Self,
4th Year
|
Asst. Coaches:
Kurtis Townsend, Asst. Coach,
4th Year
Tim Jankovich,
Assoc. Head Coach,
4thYear
Joe Dooley, Asst. Coach,
4th Year
Staff:
Danny Manning,
Director of Student-Athlete Development
Ronnie Chalmers, Director of Basketball Operations
Brett
Ballard, Administrative Asst.
Nate Mast, Student Asst.
Moulaye, Niang, Student Assistant |
LOSSES FROM LAST YEAR ('06 stats):
| PLAYER LOSSES |
Class |
Hgt. |
POS. |
G/GS |
PTS |
PPG |
RBS |
RPG |
PPts |
STATUS |
|
Jeff Hawkins |
Sr. |
5'11 |
G |
32/12 |
172 |
5.4 |
62 |
1.9 |
6.50 |
Graduated |
|
Christian Moody |
Sr. |
6'8 |
F |
31/9 |
106 |
3.4 |
89 |
2.9 |
4.71 |
Graduated |
|
Stephen Vinson |
Sr. |
6'2 |
G |
23/1 |
32 |
1.4 |
17 |
0.7 |
2.39 |
Graduated |
|
Micah Downs |
Fr. |
6'8 |
G |
13/0 |
56 |
4.3 |
28 |
2.2 |
4.23 |
Transfer to Gonzaga |
| TOTALS |
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|
366 |
11.1 |
196 |
5.9 |
17.83 |
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PRESEASON OUTLOOK:
The Jayhawks are really loaded this year, returning their starting
lineup and the top seven scorers from 2006, while adding two
McDonald’s All-Americans.
With so much talent
on board, Coach Self will again have a hard time picking a
starting unit. Junior Russell Robinson will likely be the point
guard, even though incoming freshman Sherron Collins is highly
touted. Sophomore Mario Chalmers will get some time at the point,
but will mostly spend his time at shooting guard.
Sophomore Brandon Rush, last years leading
scorer and rebounder, will switch back-and-forth from shooting
guard and small forward. And Julian Wright will spend time at the
two forward spots.
In the frontcourt, the trio of 6’11 Sasha
Kaun, 6’10 C. J. Giles, and 6’9 Darnell Jackson will be joined by
Darrell Arthur, a heralded 6’9 freshman.
Backups in the backcourt will be junior
Rodrick Stewart, Junior Jeremy Case, and Freshman Brady
Morningstar. And, soph Matt Kleinmann will play mop-up in the
frountcourt.
My bet for the starting five at the beginning
of the year will be Kaun, Wright, Rush, Chalmers, and Robinson,
with Jackson, Arthur and Collins completing an eight-man
rotation.
KU is picked in the top five by most of the
pre-season mags, and should be a shoo-in for the Big 12
championship.
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2007 FINAL TEAM STATISTICS (Team
highs in bold):
|
CATEGORY
|
KU
|
OPP
|
DIFF
|
Rush, Brandon |
Chalmers, Mario |
Wright, Julian |
Arthur,
Darrell |
Collins,
Sherron |
Robinson,
Russell |
|
Games Played/Started
|
38 |
38 |
|
38/38 |
38/37 |
38/37 |
38/7 |
38/3 |
37/36 |
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Minutes
|
7680 |
7680 |
|
1234 |
1109 |
1048 |
721 |
849 |
1047 |
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Per Game
|
202.1 |
202.1 |
|
32.5 |
29.2 |
27.6 |
19.0 |
22.3 |
28.3 |
|
Points
|
2978 |
2344 |
634 |
526 |
464 |
456 |
374 |
354 |
268 |
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Per Game
|
78.4 |
61.7 |
16.7 |
13.8 |
12.2 |
12.0 |
9.8 |
9.3 |
7.2 |
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Rebounds
|
1507 |
1254 |
253 |
212 |
115 |
298 |
177 |
87 |
115 |
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Per Game
|
39.7 |
33.0 |
6.7 |
5.6 |
3.0 |
7.8 |
4.7 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
|
Offensive |
486 |
456 |
30 |
58 |
11 |
96 |
78 |
14 |
37 |
|
Defensive |
1021 |
798 |
223 |
154 |
104 |
202 |
99 |
73 |
78 |
|
Blocks
|
246 |
115 |
131 |
34 |
16 |
49 |
56 |
0 |
18 |
|
Assists
|
651 |
423 |
228 |
76 |
124 |
82 |
17 |
112 |
161 |
|
Steals
|
350 |
261 |
89 |
15 |
97 |
55 |
33 |
28 |
73 |
|
Turnovers |
539 |
644 |
-105 |
78 |
91 |
91 |
52 |
63 |
67 |
|
(Assists+Steals)/TO |
1.86 |
1.06 |
0.80 |
1.17 |
2.43 |
1.51 |
0.96 |
2.22 |
3.49 |
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FG -Attempts
|
2241 |
2136 |
105 |
420 |
324 |
346 |
288 |
270 |
195 |
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Made
|
1106 |
804 |
302 |
186 |
159 |
190 |
155 |
129 |
85 |
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Percent
|
49.4 |
37.6 |
11.8 |
44.3 |
49.1 |
54.9 |
53.8 |
47.8 |
43.6 |
|
3FG-Attempts |
584 |
783 |
-199 |
174 |
146 |
13 |
5 |
116 |
78 |
|
Made |
231 |
249 |
-18 |
75 |
59 |
3 |
0 |
47 |
27 |
|
Percent |
39.6 |
31.8 |
7.8 |
43.1 |
40.4 |
23.1 |
0.0 |
40.5 |
34.6 |
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FT-Attempts
|
811 |
726 |
85 |
116 |
113 |
119 |
99 |
64 |
109 |
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Made
|
535 |
487 |
48 |
79 |
87 |
73 |
64 |
49 |
71 |
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Percent
|
66.0 |
67.1 |
-1.1 |
68.1 |
77.0 |
61.3 |
64.6 |
76.6 |
65.1 |
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Production Points/Game
|
99.53 |
57.42 |
42.11 |
13.53 |
14.05 |
17.03 |
11.50 |
9.53 |
11.35 |
| Production Points/Minute |
.492 |
.284 |
.208 |
.417 |
.482 |
.617 |
.606 |
.426 |
.401 |
Statistics, Cont'd
| CATEGORY |
Kaun, Sasha |
Jackson, Darnell |
Morningstar, Brady |
Case, Jeremy |
Stewart, Rodrick |
Kleinmann, Matt |
Witherspoon, Brad |
Bechard, Brennan |
Team |
| Games Played/ Started |
35/28 |
38/3 |
16/0 |
19/0 |
30/1 |
17/0 |
10/0 |
12/0 |
|
| Minutes |
609 |
584 |
90 |
98 |
174 |
74 |
17 |
26 |
|
| Per Game |
17.4 |
15.4 |
5.6 |
5.2 |
5.8 |
4.4 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
|
| Points |
207 |
209 |
34 |
37 |
28 |
15 |
3 |
3 |
|
| Per Game |
5.9 |
5.5 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
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| Rebounds |
133 |
193 |
12 |
12 |
24 |
15 |
4 |
4 |
106 |
| Per Game |
3.8 |
5.1 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
| Offensive |
55 |
76 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
49 |
| Defensive |
78 |
117 |
9 |
11 |
17 |
15 |
3 |
4 |
57 |
| Blocks |
48 |
21 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
| Assists |
17 |
13 |
8 |
16 |
19 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
| Steals |
12 |
16 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
| Turnovers |
30 |
39 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| (Assists+Steals)/TO |
0.97 |
0.74 |
3.25 |
5.75 |
3.57 |
0.63 |
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| FG - Attempts |
166 |
129 |
26 |
31 |
28 |
9 |
6 |
3 |
|
|
Made |
88 |
71 |
13 |
13 |
10 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
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Percent |
53.0 |
55.0 |
50.0 |
41.9 |
35.7 |
55.6 |
16.7 |
33.3 |
|
| 3FG-Attempts |
0 |
0 |
9 |
27 |
11 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
|
|
Made |
0 |
0 |
4 |
10 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
Percent |
0.0 |
0.0 |
44.4 |
37.0 |
45.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
33.3 |
|
| FT - Attempts |
62 |
102 |
5 |
1 |
11 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
|
| Made |
31 |
67 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
| Percent |
50.0 |
65.7 |
80.0 |
100.0 |
27.3 |
83.3 |
50.0 |
0.0 |
|
| Production Points/Game |
7.94 |
8.42 |
2.63 |
2.63 |
1.47 |
1.41 |
0.50 |
0.17 |
|
| Production Points/Minute |
.456 |
.548 |
.467 |
.510 |
.253 |
.324 |
.294 |
.077 |
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Source: KU Basketball Media Guide
GAME-BY-GAME
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Day/Date |
Opponent |
Location |
Score |
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Thur. Nov. 2 |
Washburn (Exhibition) |
Lawrence |
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Tues. Nov. 7 |
Emporia State (Exhibition) |
Lawrence |
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Sat. Nov. 11 |
Northern Arizona |
Lawrence |
W 90-57 |
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Wed. Nov. 15 |
Oral Roberts |
Lawrence |
L 71-78 |
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Sunday Nov. 19 |
Towson University |
Lawrence |
W 87-61 |
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Tues. Nov. 21 |
Tennessee State |
Lawrence |
W 89-54 |
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Nov. 24-25 |
Las Vegas Invitational |
Las Vegas |
|
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Fri. Nov. 24 |
Ball State |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
W 64-46 |
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Sat. Nov. 25 |
Florida |
Las Vegas |
W 82-80 |
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Tues. Nov. 28 |
Dartmouth |
Lawrence. |
W 83-32 |
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Sat. Dec. 2 |
DePaul |
Chicago, Ill. |
L 57-64 |
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Mon. Dec. 4 |
Southern California |
Lawrence |
W 72-62 |
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Sat. Dec. 9 |
Toledo |
Kansas City, Mo. |
W 68-58 |
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Tue. Dec. 19 |
Winston-Salem State |
Lawrence, Kan. |
W 94-43 |
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Sat. Dec. 23 |
Boston College |
Lawrence |
W 84-66 |
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Thur. Dec. 28 |
Detroit Mercy |
Lawrence |
W 63-43 |
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Sat. Dec. 30 |
Rhode Island |
Lawrence |
W 80-69 |
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Sun. Jan. 7 |
South Carolina |
Columbia, SC |
W 70-54 |
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Wed. Jan. 10 |
Oklahoma State |
Lawrence |
W 87-57 |
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Sat. Jan. 13 |
Iowa State |
Ames, Iowa |
W 68-64 |
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Mon. Jan. 15 |
Missouri |
Lawrence |
W 80-77 |
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Sat. Jan. 20 |
Texas Tech |
Lubbock, Texas |
L 69-64 |
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Wed. Jan. 24 |
Baylor |
Waco, Texas |
W 82-56 |
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Sat. Jan. 27 |
Colorado |
Lawrence |
W 97-74 |
|
Mon. Jan. 29 |
Nebraska |
Lincoln, Neb. |
W 76-56 |
|
Sat. Feb. 3 |
Texas A&M |
Lawrence |
L 66-69 |
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Wed. Feb. 7 |
Kansas State |
Lawrence |
W 97-70 |
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Sat. Feb. 10 |
Missouri |
Columbia, Mo |
W 92-74 |
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Wed. Feb. 14 |
Colorado |
Boulder, Colo. |
W 75-46 |
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Sat. Feb. 17 |
Nebraska |
Lawrence |
W 92-39 |
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Mon. Feb. 19 |
Kansas State |
Manhattan |
W 71-62 |
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Sat. Feb. 24 |
Iowa State |
Lawrence |
W 89-52 |
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Mon. Feb. 26 |
Oklahoma |
Norman, Okla. |
W 67-65 |
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Sat. Mar. 3 |
Texas |
Lawrence |
W 90-86 |
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|
Big 12 Tournament |
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|
Mar 9 |
Oklahoma |
Oklahoma City, OK |
W 64-47 |
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Mar 10 |
Kansas State |
Oklahoma City, OK |
W 67-61 |
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Mar 11 |
Texas |
Oklahoma City, OK |
W 88-84 |
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NCAA Tournament |
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|
3/16 |
Niagara |
United Center, Chicago, IL |
W 107-67 |
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3/18 |
Kentucky |
United Center, Chicago, IL |
W 88-76 |
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3/22 |
Southern Illinois |
HP Pavilion, Son Jose, CA |
W 61-58 |
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3/24 |
UCLA |
HP Pavilion, Son Jose, CA |
L 55-68 |
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Link to National Statistics for 2007
Link to Big 12 Conference for 2007
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