2012-13
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ROSTER:
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Hometown (Previous School) |
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RETURNEES: |
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PG |
Naadir Tharpe |
So. |
5'11 |
170 |
Worcester, MA (Brewster Academy, NH) |
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F |
Justin Wesley |
Jr. |
6'9 |
220 |
Ft. Worth, TX (North Crowley HS/Lamar) |
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C |
Jeff Withey |
Sr. |
7'0 |
235 |
San Diego, CA (Horizon HS/Arizona) |
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G |
Elijah Johnson |
Sr. |
6'4 |
195 |
Las Vegas, NV (Cheyenne HS) |
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Niko Roberts |
Jr. |
5'11 |
175 |
Huntington, NY (St. Anthony's HS) |
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Christian Garrett |
So. |
6'3 |
185 |
Los Angeles, CA (IMG Academy, FL) |
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F |
Travis Releford |
Sr. |
6'6 |
210 |
Kansas City, MO (Bishop Miege HS) |
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F |
Kevin Young |
Sr. |
6'8 |
195 |
Perris, CA (Perris HS/Loyola Marymount) |
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Anrio Adams |
Fr. |
6'3 |
180 |
Seattle, WA (Ranier Beach HS) |
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G |
Andrew White |
Fr. |
6'6 |
210 |
Chester, VA (Miller School) |
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G |
Evan Manning |
Fr. |
6'3 |
170 |
Lawrence, KS (Free State HS/New Hampton [NH] Prep
School) |
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F |
Ben McLemore |
Fr. |
6'5 |
185 |
St. Louis, MO (Christian Life Center, TX) |
| 31 |
F |
Jamari Traylor |
Fr. |
6'8 |
215 |
Chicago, IL (IMG Academy, FL) |
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F |
Perry Ellis |
Fr. |
6'8 |
225 |
Wichita, KS (Wichita Heights) |
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PF |
Zach Peters |
Fr. |
6'9 |
240 |
Plano, TX (Prestonwood Christian Academy) |
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F |
Landen Lucas |
Fr. |
6'10 |
230 |
Portland, OR (Westview HS) |
* Varsity letter Cpt. = Captain
# = Walk-on % = Nonletterman
LOSSES FROM LAST YEAR (2012 stats):
| PLAYER LOSSES |
Class |
Hgt. |
POS. |
G/GS |
PTS |
PPG |
RBS |
RPG |
PPts |
STATUS |
| Thomas Robinson |
Jr. |
6'10 |
F |
39/39 |
692 |
17.7 |
463 |
11.9 |
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| Conner Teahan |
Sr. |
6'6 |
G |
39/2 |
213 |
5.5 |
80 |
2.1 |
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| Jordan Junemann |
Sr. |
6'3 |
G |
15/1 |
19 |
1.3 |
8 |
0.5 |
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| Merv Lindsay |
Fr. |
6'7 |
195 |
12/0 |
11 |
0.9 |
3 |
0.3 |
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Transferred |
| Anthony West |
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| Christian Garrett |
Fr. |
6'3 |
170 |
7/0 |
0 |
0.02 |
2 |
0.3 |
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| TOTALS |
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935 |
24.0 |
556 |
14.3 |
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PRESEASON OUTLOOK:
Kansas
returns three starters and eight letterwinners from last
season’s 32-7 team, which won its school-record eighth straight
Big 12 regular-season title, 12th Big 12 title and NCAA leading
5th conference regular-season crown. Kansas also advanced to its
14th Final Four and appeared in its ninth NCAA championship
game. Senior guards Elijah Johnson and Travis Releford and
senior center Jeff Withey are the returning starters. Other
returning letterwinners include senior forward Kevin Young,
junior forward Justin Wesley, junior guard Niko Roberts and
sophomore guards Naadir Tharpe and Christian Garrett. Freshman
redshirts Ben McLemore (guard) and Jamari Traylor (forward)
practiced the second half of last season and know Bill Self’s
system.There are seven other true freshmen donning the
Crimson and Blue in 2012-13. They include guards Rio Adams,
Andrew White III, Evan Manning and Tyler Self and forwards Perry
Ellis, Landen Lucas and Zach Peters. |
2013 FINAL TEAM STATISTICS (Team
highs in bold):
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Statistics, Cont'd
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Source: KU Basketball Media Guide
GAME-BY-GAME
Link to National Statistics for
Link to Big Conference for
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