ISU beat KU, 68-61, Jan. 31 in Ames, snapping a five-game losing streak versus KU.
KU coach Bill Self is 0-1 versus ISU, and Wayne Morgan 1-0 against KU.
The Jayhawks won the first-ever meeting with the Cyclones, 53-35, on Feb. 20, 1908 in Ames, Iowa.
Morgan was a Syracuse assistant coach when the Orangemen beat Kansas, 60-57, in the 1996 NCAA regional final in Denver.
ISU senior Marcus Jefferson left the team after the KU game for personal reasons and has not returned.
Kansas is 39-8 versus Iowa State in Allen Fieldhouse.
Aaron Miles needs 13 assists to pass Kirk Hinrich for third place on KU’s all-time assist list. He needs 12 steals to pass Hinrich for third on the all-time steals list.
Wayne Simien is seven rebounds shy of 500 and 52 points away from 900.
Keith Langford needs 17 points to pass Jerod Haase for 24th on KU’s all-time scoring list.
Iowa State guard Jake Sullivan is 54 of 58 from the free-throw line this year, the third-best mark in the NCAA.
KU-ISU notes
By Staff Jan 31, 2004
KU coach Bill Self never has faced the Cyclones as a head coach. ISU head coach Wayne Morgan also will be making his head-coaching debut against the Jayhawks.
KU is 15-17 in Iowa State’s Hilton Coliseum.
Self (Oklahoma State) and first-year assistant Tim Jankovich (Kansas State) each have played against the Cyclones. Self was 3-5 all-time versus ISU while in Stillwater, while Jankovich was 7-2 against Iowa State while in Manhattan.
Iowa State’s Marcus Fizer and Kansas’ Kirk Hinrich are teammates on the Chicago Bulls roster. Former Cyclone Jamaal Tinsley and former Jayhawk Scot Pollard are teammates with the Indiana Pacers.
Morgan was a Syracuse assistant coach when the Orangemen beat Kansas, 60-57, in the 1996 NCAA regional final in Denver.
Aaron Miles needs two assists to pass Darnell Valentine for fourth place on KU’s all-time career assist list. He needs four steals to pass Nick Bradford for fifth place on the all-time steals list.
Today is the first time since the 1998-99 season KU has played in Ames without an Iowa native on the roster. Kirk Hinrich (Sioux City), Nick Collison (Iowa Falls) and Raef LaFrentz (Monona) each played for the Jayhawks.
