KU leads the all-time series, 8-1. KU defeated the Cardinal, 86-63, March 16, 2002 in St. Louis in the NCAA Midwest Regional. That was the last meeting between the teams.
This marks the 10th annual Wooden Classic. Ten years ago, in the first Wooden Classic, then-No. 7 KU shocked No. 1 UMass, 81-75.
KU is 54-28 all-time versus schools from the Pac-10.
Stanford is 3-0 after beating Sacramento State (77-59), UC Irvine (72-59) and Rice (60-56).
Stanford averages 69.7 points a game on 47.4 percent shooting.
Mike Montgomery is 366-165 in his 18th season at Stanford, 520-241 in his 26th year as a head coach overall.
Kansas is 4-0 all-time in Anaheim, Calif. KU went 2-0 in Anaheim last year, beating Arizona, 78-75, in the NCAA Elite Eight and Duke, 69-65, in the Sweet 16. The Jayhawks first played in Anaheim Dec. 3, 1994, defeating top-ranked Massachusetts, 81-75, at the Wooden Classic.
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