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Postgame Report Card: No. 6 Kansas 66, Texas 57
Austin, Texas — Quick grades for five aspects of the Kansas basketball team’s 66-57 win over Texas on Saturday at Frank Erwin Center. Offense: C ---------- • The Jayhawks opened up their afternoon versus Texas looking for high-percentage offense and capitalizing. They picked up plenty of buckets ... Continue reading
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Getting to know: Texas basketball
Fresh off a gritty road win, No. 6 Kansas might need a similar blueprint this weekend in Austin, Texas. With Devon Dotson’s status still uncertain, the Jayhawks could have to replicate what they did in their 66-52 win at Oklahoma without their starting point guard. KU’s next ... Continue reading
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Jayhawks will take scoring however they can get it
Replacing the 18 points per game leading scorer Devon Dotson typically brings to the floor wasn’t going to be a cinch for Kansas at Oklahoma. But upperclassmen Marcus Garrett (9.4 points per game), Udoka Azubuike (12.8 points) and Isaiah Moss (8.3 points) all provided more than their ... Continue reading
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Jayhawks don’t want Christian Braun passing up open 3-pointers
Further along than most freshmen in his position might be thanks to an ideal frame of mind, Christian Braun knows he doesn’t have to score to make an impact when he checks into a game off the Kansas bench. But when Devon Dotson’s hip injury kept the ... Continue reading
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Bill Self previews Texas and provides insight on Dotson’s status
Kansas coach Bill Self spoke to reporters Thursday afternoon outside the locker room in Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks (13-2, 3-1 Big 12) are coming off a 66-52 win over Oklahoma. Self talked about what led to that performance without starting point guard Devon Dotson and the importance ... Continue reading
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KU’s Marcus Garrett on playing point guard in Dotson’s absence
Kansas point guard Marcus Garrett spoke to reporters Thursday afternoon outside the locker room at Allen Fieldhouse. Garrett talked about playing point guard, who he models his defensive game after and what he thinks of national recognition of his defensive prowess. The Jayhawks (13-3, 3-1 Big 12) ... Continue reading
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Mobile Udoka Azubuike taking his defense to another level as senior
Norman, Okla. — Anyone who has watched Udoka Azubuike play knows he can score over the top of defenders when opponents allow him to catch the ball inside and don’t quickly and aggressively double team the big man. His 16 points on 7-for-10 shooting in the Jayhawks’ ... Continue reading
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How injured point guard Devon Dotson contributed to KU’s road win at Oklahoma
Norman, Okla. — Devon Dotson may not have played in [KU’s 66-52 victory over Oklahoma on Tuesday night][1] at Lloyd Noble Center. But that does not mean that Dotson did not play a role. Sidelined because of a hip pointer that kept him out of parts of ... Continue reading
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KU Sports Extra - No Point Guard? No Problem
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Garrett, Moss finish 1-2 in ratings for second consecutive game
**1 – Marcus Garrett –** Played 38 minutes as the team’s primary ball handler and top defender and committed just one foul and one turnover while tallying 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Arguably his best game as a Jayhawk. **2 – Isaiah Moss –** A ... Continue reading
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Moss, Azubuike on how KU won without Dotson
Kansas found a way to win at Oklahoma without starting point guard Devon Dotson. “Knowing Dotson was going to be out, all our guards had to step up,” senior Isaiah Moss said after scoring 20 points. Continue reading
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Postgame Report Card: No. 6 Kansas 66, Oklahoma 52
Norman, Okla. — Grades for five aspects of the Kansas basketball team’s 66-52 win over Oklahoma on Tuesday at Lloyd Noble Center. Offense: B ---------- • As KU, in the second half, got better used to playing without injured point guard Devon Dotson, the offense started to ... Continue reading
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Bill Self liked way KU guarded in road win at OU
After Kansas, playing without starting point guard Devon Dotson, won at Oklahoma, Bill Self shared his appreciation for the defensive efforts of his Jayhawks in a 66-52 road win. “I’m not naive to think that our defense was just tremendous. I thought Oklahoma got some good looks,” ... Continue reading
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Source: KU point guard Devon Dotson out vs. Oklahoma
A source close to the Kansas basketball program told the Journal-World on Tuesday afternoon that KU point guard Devon Dotson will not play in tonight's 8 p.m. game at Oklahoma. [Kansas coach Bill Self said Monday that he thought Dotson would be fine for the game][1] and ... Continue reading
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Getting to know: Oklahoma basketball
While KU’s first Big 12 loss showed some of the team’s flaws, this year’s squad is still one of the better teams in college basketball. After a tough opening three-game slate, the Jayhawks will have an opportunity to figure some things out during a favorable stretch to ... Continue reading
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Jayhawks should learn from Baylor’s masterful defense of Udoka Azubuike
Baylor wasn’t the first team this season to scheme a game plan around taking away Kansas center Udoka Azubuike. And especially after the Bears’ win at Allen Fieldhouse, they won’t be the last. Sticking to a Baylor blueprint, though, will be more easily devised than executed for ... Continue reading
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Kansas coach Bill Self previews Oklahoma
Kansas coach Bill Self spoke to reporters Monday afternoon outside the Allen Feldhouse locker room. McCormack spoke to reporters Monday afternoon outside the Allen Fieldhouse locker room. The Jayhawks are coming off a 67-55 loss to the Bears, which was their first defeat of the Big 12 ... Continue reading
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David McCormack on how KU is handling its first Big 12 loss
Kansas forward David McCormack on how KU is handling its first Big 12 loss of the season. McCormack spoke to reporters Monday afternoon outside the Allen Fieldhouse locker room. The Jayhawks are coming off a 67-55 loss to the Bears, which was their first defeat of the ... Continue reading
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Keeping Emmett Jones at Kansas a key offseason win for KU football
A couple of months removed from winning three games during Les Miles’ first season in charge, the Kansas football program last week picked up a key offseason victory that should be celebrated every bit as much as any of those in-season wins were. [KU’s decision to promote ... Continue reading
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Kansas still projected to win Big 12 following home loss to Baylor
Contrary to popular belief, the sky is not falling for the Kansas men’s basketball team. Sure, Saturday’s 67-55 loss to Baylor highlighted some of KU’s limitations, particularly when sophomore point guard Devon Dotson is out and center Udoka Azubuike is bottled up. It was also a monumental ... Continue reading
