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On Rock Chalk Sports, Sean and Dan discuss the news related to the 2026 KU/Mizzou Football game and give updates from the college basketball transfer portal. Hear from KU Football running backs Yasin Willis and Kory Amachree and Running Backs Coach Jonathan Wallace. Plus, Shreyas Laddha from the Kansas City Star joins the show in-studio to talk KU Hoops. Stay up to date on all happenings in the sports world in the weekly Sports Stock Market segment. Also, the guys get you ready for big weekends for KU Baseball and KU Softball. ... See MoreSee Less

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On Rock Chalk Sports, Sean and Dan discuss Kansas losing Samis Calderon to the transfer portal and eye potential targets for KU Hoops. Hear from KU Baseball Head Coach Dan Fitzgerald, as well as KU Football Linebackers Coach Chris Simpson and players Trey Lathan, Quincy Davis and Bam Crouch. Plus, David Lesky from Inside The Crown joins the show via Zoom to talk Royals baseball. The guys also take a quick peek at NFL Mock Drafts. ... See MoreSee Less

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On Rock Chalk Sports, Sean and Dan discuss KU Baseball's 5-3 win at No. 19 Nebraska. Henry Greenstein from KUSports.com and the Lawrence Journal-World joins the show in-studio to discuss KU Baseball and the college basketball transfer portal. Hear from Tyson LeBlanc and Riane Ritter of KU Baseball and Carson Bruhn and Jailen Butler of KU Football. Plus, the guys dive into potential portal targets for KU Hoops and take questions from fans in the weekly KU Mailbag segment. ... See MoreSee Less

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On Rock Chalk Sports, Sean and Dan recap Michigan's National Championship Game win over UConn. Plus, the guys chat on KU's Elmarko Jackson and Jamari McDowell entering the transfer portal. Hear from KU Football Tight Ends Coach Matt Lubick and tight ends Leyton Cure and Carter Moses. The guys also discuss KU Baseball's success, and Dan gives his Top 10 Love/Hate Relationships. ... See MoreSee Less

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On Rock Chalk Sports, Sean and Dan react to the news that Bryson Tiller and Paul Mbiya intend to enter the transfer portal. Nick Springer from the Kansas City Sports Network gives his take as well as he joins the show in-studio. The guys also preview tonight's NCAA National Championship game. Hear from Cole Ballard, Chase Jenkins and Matthew Gill of Kansas Football. Plus, stay up-to-date on everything in the sports world in the Case of the Mondays segment. ... See MoreSee Less

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LAWRENCE, Kan. — No. 21 Kansas (6-2) will host No. 5 UConn (6-1) on Tuesday, Dec. 2. Tip from Allen Fieldhouse is set for 8 p.m. (Central) and the game will be televised on ESPN2. Listen to the game on Sports Radio 810 WHB.

 

 

 

Tuesday’s contest will recognize Hoops4ALS. Hoops4ALS is dedicated to uniting basketball coaches, players, and fans to raise awareness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) – also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

 

Kansas is coming off an 81-76 win against No. 17 Tennessee in the third-place game at the Players Era on Nov. 26 in Las Vegas. KU went 3-0 in the event. UConn defeated No. 13 Illinois, 74-61, on Nov. 28 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Kansas leads the all-time series with UConn, 4-0. In the last meeting, then-No. 5 Kansas defeated then-No. 4 UConn, 69-65, on Dec. 1, 2023, in Allen Fieldhouse.

 

 

Under Bill Self, since the 2003-04 season, Kansas is 12-1 against Associated Press top-five teams in Allen Fieldhouse.

 

 

Kansas has won 23-straight non-conference games at Allen Fieldhouse beginning on Nov. 7, 2022. Kansas is 162-6 (96.4%) against non-conference foes inside Allen Fieldhouse under Bill Self.

 

 

Through eight games, Kansas is averaging 76.3 points per game and has a plus-11.8 scoring margin. The Jayhawks pull down 39.8 rebounds per contest with a plus-7.0 rebound margin. KU averages 15.1 assists, 4.8 steals, and 6.5 blocked shots per contest. KU leads the Big 12 blocked shots (6.5), which is seventh nationally, and in 3FG Percentage Defense (24.5%), which is seventh nationally, and is second in FG Percentage Defense (37.4%), which is 21st nationally.

 

 

Sophomore center Flory Bidunga scores 15.8 points per game and leads KU with 8.4 rebounds per outing. He leads the Big 12 with a 62.8 field goal percentage, which is 29th nationally, and in blocked shots per game at 2.6, which is 11th nationally.  Bidunga has a team best two double-doubles this season.

 

 

Senior guard Tre White is scoring 14.4 points per contest and his 6.4 rebounds per game are tied for second on the team. White has 42 rebounds in his last five games.

 

 

Senior Melvin Council Jr. (10.8 ppg) leads KU with 42 assists. His 4.2 assist-to-turnover ratio is third in the Big 12 and 25th nationally.

 

 

Redshirt-freshman forward Bryson Tiller (9.5 ppg) has scored 34 points in his last three game. He pulls down 6.4 rebounds per game and has 26 boards in his last three outings.

 

 

Redshirt-sophomore guard Jamari McDowell (3.4 ppg) has started the last two games, while redshirt-sophomore guard Elmarko Jackson (4.3 ppg, one start) is coming off a career-high 17 points against Tennessee (11/26). Freshman Kohl Rasario (6.4 ppg) has started four games this season.

 

Other KU regulars include senior guard Jayden Dawson (4.3 ppg, five threes), graduate guard Gee Ngala (4.0 ppg, 4-6 3FGs),  and freshman guard Samis Calderon (6.8 minutes per game). Freshman guard Darryn Peterson leads Kansas with a 21.5 ppg. He has missed the last six contests.