KU-Texas men’s hoops game in Austin pushed back a day to Feb. 23

By Matt Tait Feb 4, 2021

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Kansas guard Ochai Agbaji (30) puts up a three over Texas guard Courtney Ramey (3) during the first half, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021 at Allen Fieldhouse.

The Big 12 Conference on Thursday announced three changes to the upcoming men’s basketball schedule, one of which involved Kansas.

The 23rd-ranked Jayhawks, who were previously scheduled to play No. 6 Texas in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 22, now will play the Longhorns on Feb. 23.

The game will still tip off at 8 p.m., but it will be shown on ESPN2 instead of ESPN.

The game will be a rematch of the Jayhawks’ 25-point home loss to UT on Jan. 2, which started Kansas down a path to a 3-5 record in the month of January.

The one-day change will give KU an extra day to prepare for the Longhorns — KU plays host to Texas Tech on Saturday, Feb. 20 — without cutting too much into the Jayhawks’ prep time for the regular season finale against No. 2 Baylor on Feb. 27 at Allen Fieldhouse.

Next up, Kansas will play at No. 17 West Virginia at 1 p.m. Saturday (on CBS) before returning home to host Oklahoma State at 8 p.m. on ESPN’s Big Monday on Feb. 8.

The two other games that received new dates Thursday were:

• Texas Tech at Oklahoma State has been moved from Feb. 23 to Feb. 22 at 8 p.m. on ESPN.

• West Virginia at TCU has been moved from Feb. 22 to Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. on ESPN2.

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.