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ISU, OU, OSU and WVU Earn Week 12 Awards

ISU, OU, OSU and WVU Earn Week 12 Awards

Student-athletes from Iowa State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and West Virginia were honored for their Week 12 performances on the gridiron.  

 IRVING, Texas – Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts earned his third Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week award, while Oklahoma State linebacker Kolby Harvell-Peel collected his third Defensive Player of the Week honor this season. Iowa State’s Connor Assalley was tabbed Special Teams Player of the Week, while West Virginia’s Jarret Doege was named Newcomer of the Week. Assalley and Deoge are first-time award winners. A five-person media panel selects the honorees.

Hurts accounted for 411 yards of offense (305 after halftime) to rally Oklahoma from 25 down in a 34-31 road win over previously undefeated Baylor. The senior quarterback was 30-for-42 through the air (both season highs) for 297 yards and a season-high four touchdowns. He also ran 27 times for a game-high 114 yards in the largest comeback victory in OU history.

Harvell-Peel, a sophomore, collected a pair of interceptions and recorded three tackles in the Cowboys’ win over Kansas. The safety was responsible for five turnovers in the last two games and has been credited with seven during the season.

Assalley made both of his field goals in Iowa State’s 23-21 win over No. 22 Texas. He drilled his second field goal from 36 yards, as the final seconds ticked away in the game, giving the Cyclones their first regulation walk-off win since 1983. His first make was a 35-yarder in the second quarter.

In his second game at West Virginia and first start, Doege completed 20-of-30 for 234 yards and three touchdowns in the Mountaineers’ victory at No. 24 K-State. His three touchdown passes (19, 15, 50) tied for a WVU season high, as he completed 67 percent of his passes for the game.

2019 BIG 12 FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK – WEEK 12 AWARDS

Offensive Player of the Week
Jalen Hurts, QB, Sr., Oklahoma

Defensive Player of the Week
Kolby Harvell-Peel, S, So., Oklahoma State

Special Teams Player of the Week
Connor Assalley, PK, R-Jr., Iowa State

Newcomer of the Week
Jarret Doege, QB, Jr., West Virginia

Tuesday Sports Headlines

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Devin Dotson scored 19 points, Udoka Azubuike added 15 despite early foul trouble and No. 4 Kansas cruised to a 93-63 victory over Division II Chaminade at the Maui Invitational. The Jayhawks jumped on the Silverswords with a huge early run and never let up, shooting 55% while making 12 of 29 from 3-point range.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Xavier Johnson made a short jumper for the lead with 10.1 seconds left and then made two free throws at 4.6 seconds to help Pittsburgh top Kansas State 63-59 in the Fort Myers TipOff. After seeing a 57-51 lead disappear as they couldn’t score for 3:56, the Panthers scored six points in the last 10.1.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tyrell Terry had 20 points and 11 rebounds and Stanford whipped Oklahoma 73-54 in the Hall of Fame Classic. Spencer Jones finished with 13 points and Oscar Da Silva finished with 11 to go with nine rebounds.

UNDATED (AP) — The Maui Invitational featuring Kansas and Michigan State, and the Battle 4 Atlantis with North Carolina and Gonzaga, are the headlining holiday tournaments this week. But just about every program with NCAA Tournament expectations will be in action, whether that’s trying to bring home a trophy or tuning up against a non-conference foe.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — After the Chiefs watched the Raiders lose to the Jets on Sunday, they return from their bye with a chance to face Oakland themselves. Beating their longtime rival on Sunday would give Kansas City a stranglehold on a fourth consecutive AFC West title.

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma State’s offense has remained productive enough to win since losing its top receiver and starting quarterback to season-ending injuries. Dillon Stoner stepped up at receiver after Tylan Wallace’s injury. Backup quarterback Dru Brown performed well in place of Spencer Sanders in a win over West Virginia. The 21st-ranked Cowboys close the regular season against No. 8 Oklahoma.

National Headlines

UNDATED (AP) — Duke solidified its grip on No. 1 while the top four teams remained the same after a quiet week on the schedule in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll. The Blue Devils received 53 first-place votes from the 65-member media panel. Louisville received seven first-place votes and remained second, followed by Michigan State with four No. 1 nods. Kansas remained fourth while Maryland leapfrogged North Carolina into fifth. No. 24 Florida was only newcomer to the poll. Texas dropped out.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lamar Jackson tied a career high with five touchdown passes and the Baltimore Ravens improved to 9-2 with their seventh straight win, a 45-6 blowout over the Rams in Los Angeles. Jackson was 15 of 20 for 169 yards and also picked up 95 yards rushing on just eight carries. Marquise Brown and Willie Snead each grabbed two scoring passes, while Mark Ingram scored two touchdowns while rushing for 111 yards.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts have put Pro Bowl tight end Eric Ebron on injured reserve with an ankle injury that’s expected to sideline him the rest of the season. The move comes days after top receiver T.Y. Hilton returned to the lineup and at a time when Indy’s offense has struggled. Ebron had 31 receptions for 375 yards and three touchdowns in his second season with the 6-5 Colts.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Bob Davie has agreed to step aside as New Mexico’s head football coach at the end of the season. Davie is 35-63 with the Lobos as he completes his eighth season at the school, leading the team to two bowl games. New Mexico is 2-9 this season following losses in its last eight games.

BOSTON (AP) — Boston Celtics guard Kemba Walker will be kept out of the lineup until he’s able to participate in a full practice. Walker collided with a teammate head-first and went down to the court in a heap against the Denver Nuggets on Friday night. A brace was placed around his neck and he was strapped to a backboard before being placed onto a gurney and wheeled off the court. However, the Celtics say the injury isn’t serious.

Monday Scores

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Final Baltimore 45 L.A. Rams 6

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final Virginia Tech 71 (3)Michigan St. 66
Final (4)Kansas 93 Chaminade 63
Final (10)Ohio St. 71 Kent St. 52
Final (17)Tennessee 58 Chattanooga 46
Final (18)Auburn 84 New Mexico 59
Final (20)VCU 78 Alabama St. 62

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Brooklyn 108 Cleveland 106
Final Detroit 103 Orlando 88
Final Indiana 126 Memphis 114
Final Minnesota 125 Atlanta 113
Final Boston 103 Sacramento 102
Final Miami 117 Charlotte 100
Final Toronto 101 Philadelphia 96
Final Portland 117 Chicago 94
Final Milwaukee 122 Utah 118
Final L.A. Lakers 114 San Antonio 104
Final Oklahoma City 100 Golden State 97

Johnson helps Pittsburgh defeat Kansas State

By CRAIG HANDEL

Associated Press

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Xavier Johnson made a short jumper with 10.1 seconds left to give his team the lead, then made two free throws with 4.6 seconds to help Pittsburgh top Kansas State 63-59 in the Fort Myers TipOff on Monday night.

“Coach drew up a play and I’m pretty good at driving to the basket,” Johnson said. “It’s a great win.”

After seeing a 57-51 lead disappear as they couldn’t score for 3:56, the Panthers (5-2) scored six points in the last 10.1 seconds. Two more free throws by Justin Champagnie clinched it with 0.1 seconds left.

Ryan Murphy and Eric Hamilton both scored 13 points for Pitt while Johnson and Champagnie added 12 each.

The Panthers won despite making just 1 of 16 3-pointers and committing 21 turnovers. They did hit 47% of their shots, went 18 of 21 on free throws and had a 40-30 rebounding advantage.

“When you have 21 turnovers and two assists, how do you win a game like that?” Pitt coach Jeff Capel said. “You go out and rebound like we did. Show toughness. We’re not going to out-talent most teams and they have players and a program that has a culture.”

Cartier Diarra scored 13 and DaJuan Gordon added 12, 10 straight in the first half, for Kansas State (4-1), which made just 3 of 13 free throws.

“That’s not gonna happen again,” Diarra said.

Xavier Sneed, who came in leading K-State with 16 points per game, didn’t score until 15:40 remained in the second half. He finished with eight points.

For the first time this season, Kansas State had a first-half lead, going up 30-28. The Wildcats took a 9-0 lead. They also led 27-17 before Pitt rallied.

“We didn’t finish off that first half,” Diarra said. “If we keep that 10-point lead, it’s a different story.”

BIG PICTURE

Pitt: The Panthers are starting to build a nice resume with victories over two teams, which made the NCAA Tournament last season. Pitt opened the season by beating Florida State 63-61. However, it does have a big blemish, a 75-70 loss to Nicholls State.

Kansas State: Picked to finish ninth in the Big 12, the Wildcats play defense of an NCAA-Tournament caliber team but offense can be hard to find at times, especially if Sneed struggles to score and Makol Mawien gets in foul trouble like they did Monday night. They came in averaging a combined 25.5 points per game but ended up with 12 against Pitt.

UP NEXT

Pittsburgh will play the winner of Monday’s second game between Northwestern and Bradley for the Fort Myers TipOff Championship.

Kansas State will play the loser of Monday’s second game for the Fort Myers TipOff third-place game.

No. 4 Kansas cruises over Chaminade 93-63 in Maui

By JOHN MARSHALL

AP Basketball Writer

LAHAINA, Hawaii — Devin Dotson scored 19 points, Udoka Azubuike added 15 despite early foul trouble and No. 5 Kansas cruised to a 93-63 victory over Division II Chaminade at the Maui Invitational on Monday.

The Jayhawks (4-1) jumped on the Silverswords (2-1) with a huge early run and never let up, shooting 55% while making 12 of 29 from 3-point range. Kansas scored 36 points off Chaminade’s 27 turnovers and had a 50-22 advantage in the paint.

Isaiah Moss had 13 points for the two-time Maui champion Jayhawks, who move on to face UCLA or BYU in Tuesday’s semifinals.

Andre Arissol had 18 points and Tyler Cartaino 17 to lead Chaminade.

Kansas opened the season with a two-point loss to Duke after turning it over a whopping 28 times. The Jayhawks have gotten a better grip since then, heading into Maui with three straight double-digit wins.

Chaminade returned to the championship round this year after playing in the opening rounds last season.

The tournament hosts have had a knack for pulling off upsets against bigger opponents, most recently against California in 2017.

The Silverswords opened by making three of their first four shots to take a brief lead.

Very brief.

Once the Jayhawks got acclimated to shooting in the tiny confines of Lahaina Civic Center, they flew away from Chaminade. Kansas used a 20-2 run to go up 20-7 and made 18 of 32 shots to lead 47-27 at halftime Azubuike limited seven minutes due to foul trouble.

Another short run to start the second half put the Jayhawks up 61-33 and the game out of reach.

BIG PICTURE

Kansas squelched any thought of an upset with its big early run and cruised into the semifinals.

Chaminade needed to shoot well to have any chance of keeping it close and wasn’t nearly good enough to keep up with the Jayhawks.

UP NEXT

Kansas faces the UCLA-BYU winner in Tuesday’s semifinals.

Chaminade plays the UCLA-BYU loser.

Blue Dragons climb to No. 2 in NJCAA Men’s Rankings

After a fairly major shakeup in the NJCAA Men’s Division I Top 10 last week, the Hutchinson Community College men’s basketball team finds itself one rung from the top of the rankings ladder.

The 8-0 Blue Dragons are No. 2 in this week’s rankings released on Monday. Hutchinson received one first-place vote. No. 1 Ranger garnered the other 15.

Former No. 3 Indian Hills, No. 5 Chipola, No. 7 Tallahassee and No. 8 USC Salkehatchie all suffered losses last week.

The new Top 5 is Ranger, Hutchinson, defending national champion Vincennes, Pearl River and South Plains.

Hutchinson had just one game last week, an 87-53 victory over Hesston College last Tuesday at the Sports Arena to move to 8-0.

The Blue Dragons have a daunting task to open the 2019-20 Jayhawk Conference season. Hutchinson plays host to No. 17 Coffeyville (8-2) on Wednesday at the Sports Arena and travels to Independence, now receiving votes after an 8-1 start on Saturday.

Hutchinson and Coffeyville are the only two KJCCC teams in the Top 25. Independence, Barton and Cowley are receiving votes.

Hutchinson has been ranked in 88 of the last 92 ranking periods.

The last time the Blue Dragons were ranked this high was the 2017-18 preseason rankings where they were No. 1. The last regular-season ranking of No. 2 or higher was the final regular-season poll of Hutchinson’s 2017 national championship season.

NJCAA DIVISION I MEN’S BASKETBALL RANKINGS

Record Points Last Week

1. Ranger (15) 9-0 399 1

2. Hutchinson (1) 8-0 382 4

3. Vincennes 8-1 352 6

4. Pearl River 5-0 315 10

5. South Plains 5-1 313 9

6. Florida SouthWestern State 8-1 289 2

7. Chipola 7-1 285 5

8. Otero 10-0 278 12

9. Mineral Area 10-0 237 15

10. Gulf Coast State 6-0 212 RV

11. Panola 8-1 201 13

12. Northern Oklahoma Tonkawa 10-0 191 17

13. Tallahassee 7-1 187 7

14. Indian Hills 6-2 178 3

15. Western Texas 10-1 169 11

16. USC Salkehatchie 7-1 142 8

17. Coffeyville 8-2 137 19

18. Northwest Florida State 7-1 124 18

19. Shelton State 6-1 90 20

20. Tyler 6-0 77 25

21. Moberly Area 6-2 71 24

22. South Georgia State 7-0 67 RV

23. Clarendon 7-1 66 21

24. Caldwell Tech 7-0 48 RV

25. Casper 6-2 43 14

Others Receiving Votes: Connors State (9-0, 39.0); Olney Central (6-0, 33.0); Western Wyoming 5-1, 32.0); Southeastern (6-2, 28.0); Independence (8-1, 23.0); Dyersburg State (8-0, 18.0); Jones (5-0, 17.0); Lincoln Trail (7-0, 17.0); Temple (9-0, 17.0); Salt Lake (6-2, 15.0); Blinn (8-1, 14.0); Triton (5-1, 13.0); Harcum (5-2, 9.0); Highland (4-2, 7.0); Daytona State (7-3, 6.0); John A. Logan (4-3, 6.0); Northeastern (6-0, 6.0); Sheridan (7-3, 6.0); Barton (8-1, 3.0); Miami Dade (7-1, 3.0); Polk State (6-1, 3.0); East Georgia State (3-1, 2-0); New Mexico (4-2, 2.0); Snow (5-4, 2.0); Collin County (6-1, 1.0); Cowley (8-2, 1.0); Eastern Arizona (8-1, 1.0).

AP Basketball Top 25

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 24, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Prv
1. Duke (53) 6-0 1610 1
2. Louisville (7) 6-0 1512 2
3. Michigan St. (4) 3-1 1500 3
4. Kansas 3-1 1383 4
5. Maryland 5-0 1262 6
6. North Carolina 4-0 1260 5
7. Virginia (1) 6-0 1232 7
8. Gonzaga 6-0 1222 8
9. Kentucky 5-1 1090 9
10. Ohio St. 5-0 1033 10
11. Oregon 5-0 1006 11
12. Texas Tech 5-0 933 12
13. Seton Hall 4-1 866 13
14. Arizona 6-0 716 14
15. Utah St. 7-0 702 15
16. Memphis 5-1 587 16
17. Tennessee 4-0 490 20
18. Auburn 5-0 488 19
19. Baylor 5-1 450 24
20. VCU 5-0 426 21
21. Colorado 4-0 290 23
22. Villanova 4-2 247 17
23. Washington 5-1 228 25
24. Florida 5-2 148 —
25. Xavier 6-1 139 18

Others receiving votes: Florida St. 137, Oklahoma 22, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 22, Butler 21, LSU 19, Texas 16, Arkansas 13, Michigan 12, Penn St. 10, Purdue 10, Liberty 6, Wisconsin 4, Cincinnati 3, Missouri 3, San Diego St. 2, Vermont 2, Dayton 1, Georgetown 1, Mississippi St. 1.

Butler and Ramsey Receive Big 12 Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors

IRVING, Texas – Jared Butler (Baylor) picked up his first Big 12 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week while Jahmi’us Ramsey (Texas Tech) earned his first Newcomer of the Week accolade. The weekly honor is the second in Butler’s career as he received a newcomer recognition last season.

Butler was named the Myrtle Beach Invitational Most Valuable Player after leading the Bears to three wins and the tournament title. He averaged 17.7 points, 3.7 assists and 2.7 steals while knocking down all 10 of his free throw attempts. The sophomore guard tallied 22 points against No. 17 Villanova in the championship game that featured 18 lead changes. He checked in with 6:14 remaining and hit consecutive 3-pointers to give Baylor the lead for good.

Ramsey averaged 20 points and 6.5 rebounds in Texas Tech’s two wins last week. He poured in a season-high 27 points with five 3-pointers and six rebounds versus LIU after scoring 13 in a victory over Tennessee State. Against LIU, Ramsey was 10-for-16 from the field and 5-for-6 on 3-pointers to eclipse his previous freshman-best 25 points.

Big 12 Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors

Player of the Week

Nov. 11: Tyrese Haliburton, Iowa State, G, So.

Nov. 18: Kristian Doolittle, Oklahoma, F, Sr.

Nov. 25: Jared Butler, Baylor, G, So.

Newcomer of the Week

Nov. 11: TJ Holyfield, Texas Tech, F, Sr.

Nov. 18: Oscar Tshiebwe, West Virginia, F, Fr.

Nov. 25: Jahmi’us Ramsey, Texas Tech, G, Fr.

Monday Sports Headlines

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville Predators forward Viktor Arvidsson will miss four to six weeks after hurting his lower body when cross-checked during the first period of Saturday night’s 4-2 win over St. Louis. Bortuzzo was suspended for four games without pay on the NHL on Sunday.

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — No. 3 Michigan State and No. 4 Kansas headline another strong Maui Invitational bracket. The Spartans and Jayhawks are in a field that includes UCLA, Georgia and Virginia Tech.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — In 1998, Shane Battier was cut by coach Rick Majerus’ Goodwill USA Team. On Sunday, both were inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. That happened right after the Duke standout’s freshman season and he used that as motivation throughout the rest of his college career.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Redshirt freshman CJ Fredrick scored a career-high 21 points, hitting all five of his 3s, and Iowa overwhelmed Cal Poly 85-59 for its third straight win. Luka Garza had 18 points with nine boards for the Hawkeyes in their final tuneup ahead of a stretch featuring significantly tougher opponents.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Marcus Zegarowski scored 19 points and Ty-Shon Alexander scored 18 and Creighton beat North Florida 76-67. Mitch Ballock added 15 points and 11 rebounds and Damien Jefferson scored 12 for the Bluejays, now winners of three straight.

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz posted 14 points as Liberty extended its season-opening winning streak to eight games, topping Kansas City 62-49 in the championship game of the Islands of the Bahamas Showcase. Scottie James had 12 points for Liberty (8-0) and Darius McGhee added 10 points.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Antwain Johnson hit two free throws with 5.7 seconds left to lift Buffalo to a 75-74 victory over Missouri State and take fifth place at the Charleston Classic. The Bulls had built a 13-point lead in the first half and were still up 56-47 with nine minutes left when the Bears rallied to set up the dramatic finish. The lead changed hands four times in the final four minutes, the last time on Johnson’s foul shots.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — After a handful of college basketball games, several teams have ascended to the mountaintop only to be knocked off the throne. It may be the foreshadowing of the unpredictability that could run all the way to the men’s Final Four. A different team has sat atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll in each of the first three weeks for only the second time in history. Duke currently sits atop the poll _ for now.

Here are the scores from yesterday’s sports events:

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NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Final Dallas 137 Houston 123
Final Brooklyn 103 New York 101
Final Sacramento 113 Washington 106
Final Denver 116 Phoenix 104
Final L.A. Clippers 134 New Orleans 109

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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Final Buffalo 5 Florida 2
Final Carolina 2 Detroit 0
Final SO Edmonton 4 Arizona 3

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NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Final Tampa Bay 35 Atlanta 22
Final Cleveland 41 Miami 24
Final Chicago 19 N-Y Giants 14
Final Seattle 17 Philadelphia 9
Final New Orleans 34 Carolina 31
Final N-Y Jets 34 Oakland 3
Final Buffalo 20 Denver 3
Final Washington 19 Detroit 16
Final Pittsburgh 16 Cincinnati 10
Final Tennessee 42 Jacksonville 20
Final New England 13 Dallas 9
Final San Francisco 37 Green Bay 8

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TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final (2)Louisville 82 Akron 76
Final (7)Virginia 48 Arizona St. 45
Final (9)Kentucky 81 Lamar 56
Final (12)Texas Tech 96 LIU 66
Final (14)Arizona 104 Long Beach St. 67
Final (15)Utah St. 68 North Texas 59
Final (24)Baylor 87 (17)Villanova 78
Final Florida 70 (18)Xavier 65
Final (23)Colorado 56 Wyoming 41
Final (25)Washington 88 San Diego 69

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TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE

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NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Brooklyn at Cleveland 7 p.m.
Orlando at Detroit 7 p.m.
Memphis at Indiana 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Atlanta 7:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Boston 7:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Miami 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Toronto 7:30 p.m.
Portland at Chicago 8 p.m.
Utah at Milwaukee 8 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at San Antonio 8:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Golden State 10:30 p.m.

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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Ottawa at Columbus 7 p.m.
Minnesota at N-Y Rangers 7 p.m.
Vancouver at Philadelphia 7 p.m.
Calgary at Pittsburgh 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Tampa Bay 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Nashville 8 p.m.
Vegas at Dallas 8:30 p.m.
N-Y Islanders at Anaheim 10 p.m.
San Jose at Los Angeles 10:30 p.m.

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NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Baltimore at L.A. Rams 8:15 p.m.

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TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Virginia Tech at (3)Michigan St. 5 p.m.
(4)Kansas at Chaminade 9 p.m.
Kent St. at (10)Ohio St. 6:30 p.m.
(19)Auburn at New Mexico 9:30 p.m.
Chattanooga at (20)Tennessee 7 p.m.
Alabama St. at (21)VCU 7 p.m.

🏀 Jayhawk men tip off action in Maui with Chaminade Monday

Photo courtesy kuathletics.com

MAUI, Hawaii — No. 4/5 Kansas (3-1) is set to begin bracket play in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational when it takes on Chaminade on Monday.

The Jayhawks and Silverswords are slated to tip off inside Lahaina Civic Center at 8 p.m. (CT) on ESPNU. Dave Pasch (play-by-play) and Bill Walton (analyst) will call the action.

TIP-OFF

  • Kansas is participating in its seventh Maui Jim Maui Invitational and has a combined record of 15-6 in the event. The Jayhawks are 3-0 mark in campus round games and a 12-6 record in Maui.
  • Kansas has won two Maui Invitationals in 1996 and 2015, its last appearance in the event.
  • Kansas is facing Chaminade for the fourth time with all three previous meetings in the Maui Invitational. The Jayhawks are 3-0 versus the Silverswords.
  • Kansas has won its last five in-season tournaments with the 2015 Maui Invitational included in the run. The streak started with the 2014 Orlando Classic, then the 2015 Maui Invitational, the 2016 CBE Classic, the 2017 HoopHall Miami Invitational and the 2018 NIT Season Tip Off.
  • Kansas is 3-0 in Allen Fieldhouse this season and has a 24-game homecourt winning streak, which is third-longest nationally behind Tennessee (28) and Gonzaga (25).
  • Kansas’ 112 points in the win against Monmouth (11/15) marked the 117th game Kansas has scored 100 or more points in school history. Under Bill Self, Kansas has 26 of those 100-point games.
  • Kansas is ranked No. 4 in the Nov. 18 Associated Press national poll. KU has been ranked in the top-five 339 times overall and 133 times in the Bill Self era.
  • KU has been ranked in each of the last 203 AP polls dating back to 2008-09. The 203-consecutive weeks in the polls is the longest active streak in the nation. KU holds the same streak in the coaches’ poll at 211.
  • Kansas head coach Bill Self is 683-212 in his 27th season overall as a head coach. He is five games from being the 30th active coach in the NCAA to have coached in 900 games.

KU IN THE MAUI INVITATIONAL

Kansas has a combined 15-6 record in this Maui Jim Maui Invitational (counting home games that are part of the tournament). KU is 12-6 in games played at the Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii.

In KU’s 1988 NCAA National Championship season, the Jayhawks placed fourth in the event, going 1-2. Kansas won the 1996 Maui Invitational, defeating LSU, California and Virginia. Raef LaFrentz was named the MVP. In 2001, KU finished third in the event with a 2-1 record. Drew Gooden was a member of the all-tournament team and was the first Jayhawk on the Maui Invitational all-tourney list, which began in 2000.

UP NEXT

Kansas will play either BYU or UCLA in the second round of the 2019 Maui Jim Maui Invitational. The Jayhawks are 3-1 all-time against BYU. UCLA holds a 10-8 series advantage versus Kansas.

The Jayhawks have a combined 14-6 record in the Maui Invitational, including 12-6 in games played in Maui. KU has won two of the titles in 1996 and 2015.

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