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Game thread - UConn @KANSAS TUE DEC 2 8:00 PM CT
1 day 54 minutes ago - 1 day 3 minutes ago #34214
by HawkErrant
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." - Mark Twain "Innocents Abroad"
EDIT: TV: ESPN2, after Tennessee @Syracuuse 6:00 PM CT
Monday December 1, 2025 14:45 CT
It's snowing here in Phogtown, as we anticipate
A visit from a top ranked team so many of us hate.
The weather will suit the Huskies, who are favored in this fight,
But they haven't beat ol' KU yet, and you all know the site on this...
... Buh duh DUH duh DUH DUH duh duh duh duh DUH DUH DUH ... BALL NIGHT!
Yes, the Huskies, who bring their swagger and lightning rod coach to THE Allen Fieldhouse!
The Huskies, who despite being Johnny-come-latelys on the national scene have become one of the Top 25 All Time Winningest Programs in Men's Division 1 history on their way to SIX (count 'em, 6!) NCAA Tournament titles in 27 years (1999, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2023, 2024).
The Huskies, who have yet to defeat their kryptonite the Jayhawks of the University of Kansas in four previous attempts!
The REALLY BIG ANSWER we all want to know?
Jayhawks fans all hoping "YES!"
Huskies hoping "NO"?
On Tuesday morning we will learn if Peterson's a "GO!"
Today HC Bill Self said of Peterson “He has practiced and he’s gone up and down. The hesitancy I have is that before we’ll announce anything is he has to test out medically from a strength and flexibility standpoint. And we’ll know that in the morning. So still no answer, but we’ll be able to say something definitively in the morning... He’s done well the last few days.”
Peterson has not played since Friday, Nov. 7.
"NOW" would be a good time, Scotty, er, Darryn!
The AP #5 Huskies are in the house of the #21 JAYHAWKS – The PHOG!!!
HCBS reports that Jayden will be available tomorrow. “He's practiced, so he practiced today. So I would say available. Yes… When the adrenaline starts flowing and things like that, I would say that those little nicks aren't felt near as much when the adrenaline is flowing like it will be tomorrow.”
The 6-1 Huskies are one of just five teams with multiple wins against Top-15 opponents this season (they beat then #7 BYU (now #9) and last Friday #13 Illinois (now #14)) with their sole loss coming in their own house against then #4 Arizona (now #2).
www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/gam...1812791/uconn-kansas
ESPN Analytics favor KANSAS to win a close one (spread 1.5 points), coming out on top 52.7% of the time. Of course, if DnP drops the “n” to become Jag – I think that’s worth at least 5 more points and at least +10% for the home team, don’t you?
I like our chances, Jayhawks fans!
Here is Bill Self’s press conference from this morning.
kuathletics.com/news/2025/12/1/mens-bask...elf-press-conference
The KUAthletics.com pregame article with the links to the Game Notes is not up yet (as the snow continues to fall in Phogtown – or is it Selfville now? It was nicknamed Larryville under Brown, but that was more obvious, and still used by some today. Was it under Roy that LFK came into existence? Inquiring minds want to know!). ANYWAY – once I see the article is available I’ll add it to another post in this thread.
AY2025-26 Connecticut Huskies MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER
AY2025-26 KANSAS JAYHAWKS MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTERLEGEND
$ Walk on (grandfathered in, so don't count against roster limits; no new W in the future under current guidelines)
~ Redshirting this season
* Past Redshirt
# Transfer with 1 year to play
Injury Status at Covers.com Covers historically updates Injury Status for each regular season and postseason game. – but contrary to what’s reported there as I post this, Jayden will be available and Peterson is a gameday decision.
LET'S GO JAYHAWKS!
Monday December 1, 2025 14:45 CT
It's snowing here in Phogtown, as we anticipate
A visit from a top ranked team so many of us hate.
The weather will suit the Huskies, who are favored in this fight,
But they haven't beat ol' KU yet, and you all know the site on this...
... Buh duh DUH duh DUH DUH duh duh duh duh DUH DUH DUH ... BALL NIGHT!
Yes, the Huskies, who bring their swagger and lightning rod coach to THE Allen Fieldhouse!
The Huskies, who despite being Johnny-come-latelys on the national scene have become one of the Top 25 All Time Winningest Programs in Men's Division 1 history on their way to SIX (count 'em, 6!) NCAA Tournament titles in 27 years (1999, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2023, 2024).
The Huskies, who have yet to defeat their kryptonite the Jayhawks of the University of Kansas in four previous attempts!
The REALLY BIG ANSWER we all want to know?
Jayhawks fans all hoping "YES!"
Huskies hoping "NO"?
On Tuesday morning we will learn if Peterson's a "GO!"
Today HC Bill Self said of Peterson “He has practiced and he’s gone up and down. The hesitancy I have is that before we’ll announce anything is he has to test out medically from a strength and flexibility standpoint. And we’ll know that in the morning. So still no answer, but we’ll be able to say something definitively in the morning... He’s done well the last few days.”
Peterson has not played since Friday, Nov. 7.
"NOW" would be a good time, Scotty, er, Darryn!
The AP #5 Huskies are in the house of the #21 JAYHAWKS – The PHOG!!!
HCBS reports that Jayden will be available tomorrow. “He's practiced, so he practiced today. So I would say available. Yes… When the adrenaline starts flowing and things like that, I would say that those little nicks aren't felt near as much when the adrenaline is flowing like it will be tomorrow.”
The 6-1 Huskies are one of just five teams with multiple wins against Top-15 opponents this season (they beat then #7 BYU (now #9) and last Friday #13 Illinois (now #14)) with their sole loss coming in their own house against then #4 Arizona (now #2).
www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/gam...1812791/uconn-kansas
ESPN Analytics favor KANSAS to win a close one (spread 1.5 points), coming out on top 52.7% of the time. Of course, if DnP drops the “n” to become Jag – I think that’s worth at least 5 more points and at least +10% for the home team, don’t you?
I like our chances, Jayhawks fans!
Here is Bill Self’s press conference from this morning.
kuathletics.com/news/2025/12/1/mens-bask...elf-press-conference
The KUAthletics.com pregame article with the links to the Game Notes is not up yet (as the snow continues to fall in Phogtown – or is it Selfville now? It was nicknamed Larryville under Brown, but that was more obvious, and still used by some today. Was it under Roy that LFK came into existence? Inquiring minds want to know!). ANYWAY – once I see the article is available I’ll add it to another post in this thread.
AY2025-26 Connecticut Huskies MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER
Dan Hurley Head Coach
# Name POS HT WT CLASS HOME
0 Malachi Smith G 6-1 180 SR Bronx, NY
1 Solo Ball G 6-1 200 JR Leesburg, VA
2 Silas Demary Jr. G 6-4 195 JR Raleigh, NC
3 Jaylin Stewart F 6-7 225 JR Seattle, WA
4 Dwayne Koroma F 6-8 212 SR Berlin, Germany
5 Tarris Reed Jr. C 6-11 265 SR St. Louis, MO
7 Jacob Furphy G 6-6 205 FR Smithton, Australia
9 Alec Millender G 6-1 190 SR Glenwood, IL
10 Rrezon Elezaj C 7-1 225 FR Istanbul, Turkey
11 Alex Karaban F 6-8 230 SR Southborough, MA
12 Eric Reibe C 7-1 260 FR Hannover, Germany
13 Jacob Ross F 6-5 195 FR Bristow, VA
23 Jayden Ross F 6-7 205 JR Bristow, VA
24 Braylon Mullins G 6-6 196 FR Greenfield, IN
77 Uroš Paunovic G 6-3 190 JR Belgrade, SerbiaAY2025-26 KANSAS JAYHAWKS MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER
# NAME POS HT / WT CLASS HOME
0 Nginyu Ngala# G 5-10/180 Gr Montreal, QC Canada
1 Jayden Dawson# G 6-4/195 Sr Omaha NE
3 Tre White# G 6-7/205 Sr Dallas TX
6 Samis Calderon F 6-8/200 Fr Espirito Santo Brazil
7 Kohl Rosario G 6-5/185 Fr Miami FL
11 Jamari McDowell SG 6-4/180 So* Manvel TX
12 Wilder Evers$ G 6-4/195 Jr* Birmingham AL
13 Elmarko Jackson PG 6-3/195 So* South Kent CT
14 Melvin Council Jr# G 6-4/185 Sr Rochester NY
15 Bryson Tiller F 6-10/240 Fr* Atlanta GA
21 Will Thengvall$ G 6-3/185 So Wichita KS
22 Darryn Peterson G 6-5/195 Fr Canton OH Game day decision
25 Justin Cross$ F 6-8/200 Sr* South Kent CT
34 Paul Mbiya C 6-11/260 Fr Dem Rep Congo
40 Flory Bidunga C 6-9/220 So Dem Rep Congo$ Walk on (grandfathered in, so don't count against roster limits; no new W in the future under current guidelines)
~ Redshirting this season
* Past Redshirt
# Transfer with 1 year to play
Injury Status at Covers.com Covers historically updates Injury Status for each regular season and postseason game. – but contrary to what’s reported there as I post this, Jayden will be available and Peterson is a gameday decision.
LET'S GO JAYHAWKS!
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." - Mark Twain "Innocents Abroad"
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1 day 24 minutes ago #34215
by HawkErrant
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." - Mark Twain "Innocents Abroad"
KUAthletics.com has the game article online now.
KU hosts UConn Tuesday in The PHOG!!!
And for the first time I can recall they ae calling the pregame Game Notes "Kansas Notes".
I reckon it's to differentiate the pregame Notes to the postgame "Game Notes".
I like it!
KU hosts UConn Tuesday in The PHOG!!!
And for the first time I can recall they ae calling the pregame Game Notes "Kansas Notes".
I reckon it's to differentiate the pregame Notes to the postgame "Game Notes".
I like it!
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." - Mark Twain "Innocents Abroad"
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by HawkErrant
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." - Mark Twain "Innocents Abroad"
Here's an ESPN article about the possibility of Peterson playing tonight.
Notable comments from HCBS, saying Peterson's absence could be a blessing -
"All of our guys have done great, so I'm not going to in any way, shape or form take away from how hard they are trying, and what they've tried to do. We've had guys step up.... We've forced other guys to be aggressive, and now he's coming back, we may be more apt to play off him and play with him from an aggressive standpoint, as opposed to passing and watching him go make plays. It could be a silver lining."
Sure hope you are right, Coach!
Notable comments from HCBS, saying Peterson's absence could be a blessing -
"All of our guys have done great, so I'm not going to in any way, shape or form take away from how hard they are trying, and what they've tried to do. We've had guys step up.... We've forced other guys to be aggressive, and now he's coming back, we may be more apt to play off him and play with him from an aggressive standpoint, as opposed to passing and watching him go make plays. It could be a silver lining."
Sure hope you are right, Coach!
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." - Mark Twain "Innocents Abroad"
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