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Game thread - KANSAS v Utah SAT FEB 7 1:30 PM CT FOX
1 day 7 hours ago - 1 day 7 hours ago #34492
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"
1:00 PM CT listen to
the Crimson & Blue pregame show on the Jayhawk Radio Network courtesy of the KU Athletics leanplayer app!
There once was a fella named Bill
Whose hoops teams gave fans quite the thrills.
They’d fall far behind and then blow fans’ minds
To win with true grit and great skill!
Q: Can KANSAS beat Utah in THE PHOG?
A: Well, duh, YEAH!
Q: WILL KANSAS beat Utah in AFH Feb 7?
A: Aye, but there’s the rub, ‘tis nae a sure thing… which is why they play the game on another KANSAS JAYHAWKS...
... Buh duh DUH duh DUH DUH duh duh duh duh DUH DUH DUH ... BALL DAY!!
Saturday at 1:30 PM CT on FOX our AP11 KANSAS JAYHAWKS (17-5|7-2) strive to extend their six game winning streak to seven as they face the unranked Utes of Utah (9-11|1-6) in the hallowed halls of The Cradle of College Basketball, Allen Fieldhouse!
The Jayhawks are 2-1 against Utah, with the Utes having won the game last year in Salt Lake City.
Quick quiz: which of the current sixteen Big 12 members can lay claim to having one or more NCAA Tournament titles in the history of their programs?
ESPN's Matchup Predictor favors KANSAS to win 94.9% of the time (link). The spread is 19.5 points in KU’s favor.
asteroid had not posted his predictions for this game at post time. However, his Big XII Projection Round 10 projects a 86-67 win for KANSAS in what looks like “a classic trap game, what with Arizona coming to Lawrence for Big Monday.”
Here is the link to CorpusJayhawk’s Rock Chalk Challenge newsletter projection with the predictions for this game (and again soooo much more). The DPPI is projecting a 93.2% chance of a KU win! By 26 points, even more asteroid’s 19 point margin (link)
May our favorite KU Men's hoops prognosticators be right!
Once again, some more links to make you think...
KUAthletics.com: No. 11 KANSAS to host Utah Saturday
KUAthletics.com: KANSAS v Utah Game Notes
KUAthletics.com: Opponent History - Utah
Get 'er done, Jayhawks!
AY2025-26 Utah Utes MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER per ESPN.com
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 REPORTLET'S GO JAYHAWKS!
ROCK CHALK!
There once was a fella named Bill
Whose hoops teams gave fans quite the thrills.
They’d fall far behind and then blow fans’ minds
To win with true grit and great skill!
Q: Can KANSAS beat Utah in THE PHOG?
A: Well, duh, YEAH!
Q: WILL KANSAS beat Utah in AFH Feb 7?
A: Aye, but there’s the rub, ‘tis nae a sure thing… which is why they play the game on another KANSAS JAYHAWKS...
... Buh duh DUH duh DUH DUH duh duh duh duh DUH DUH DUH ... BALL DAY!!
Saturday at 1:30 PM CT on FOX our AP11 KANSAS JAYHAWKS (17-5|7-2) strive to extend their six game winning streak to seven as they face the unranked Utes of Utah (9-11|1-6) in the hallowed halls of The Cradle of College Basketball, Allen Fieldhouse!
The Jayhawks are 2-1 against Utah, with the Utes having won the game last year in Salt Lake City.
Quick quiz: which of the current sixteen Big 12 members can lay claim to having one or more NCAA Tournament titles in the history of their programs?
ESPN's Matchup Predictor favors KANSAS to win 94.9% of the time (link). The spread is 19.5 points in KU’s favor.
asteroid had not posted his predictions for this game at post time. However, his Big XII Projection Round 10 projects a 86-67 win for KANSAS in what looks like “a classic trap game, what with Arizona coming to Lawrence for Big Monday.”
Here is the link to CorpusJayhawk’s Rock Chalk Challenge newsletter projection with the predictions for this game (and again soooo much more). The DPPI is projecting a 93.2% chance of a KU win! By 26 points, even more asteroid’s 19 point margin (link)
May our favorite KU Men's hoops prognosticators be right!
Once again, some more links to make you think...
KUAthletics.com: No. 11 KANSAS to host Utah Saturday
KUAthletics.com: KANSAS v Utah Game Notes
KUAthletics.com: Opponent History - Utah
Get 'er done, Jayhawks!
AY2025-26 Utah Utes MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER per ESPN.com
Head Coach - Alex Jensen (Year 1)
# NAME POS HT WT CLASS BIRTHPLACE
0 Seydou Traore F 6' 6" 220 lbs JR Bronx, NY
2 Terrence Brown G 6' 3" 175 lbs JR Minneapolis, MN
3 Don McHenry G 6' 2" 170 lbs SR Milwaukee, WI
5 Babacar Faye F 6' 9" 230 lbs SR Dakar, Senegal
6 Jacob Patrick G 6' 6" 195 lbs JR Ludwigsburg, Germany
7 Josh Hayes F 6' 9" 210 lbs JR Gainesville, FL
8 Keanu Dawes F 6' 9" 225 lbs JR Houston, TX
9 Jerry Huang G 6' 2" 195 lbs SO Taipei, Chinese Taipei
11 Lucas Langarita G 6' 5" 202 lbs FR Zaragoza, Spain
13 Kendyl Sanders F 6' 8" 230 lbs FR Los Angeles, CA
15 Alvin Jackson III G 6' 5" 215 lbs SO Washington, DC
21 Obomate Abbey G 6' 0" 195 lbs FR Jyvaskyla, Finland
31 Ibrahima Traore F 6' 9" 222 lbs FR Bamako, Mali
32 James Okonkwo F 6' 8" 245 lbs SR Maidenhead, England
34 Colin McHaney C 6' 10" 280 lbs FR Milton, GAAY2025-26 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
REDSHIRT THIS YEAR
2 Corbin Allen G 6-6/185 Fr~ Kansas City MO$ 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 REPORT
KANSAS: no one
BYU:
Player POS Status Date
L. Langarita G Questionable - Undisclosed Jan 12, '26
J. Patrick G Questionable - Undisclosed Jan 01, '26
B. Faye F Out - Leg Sep 21, '25ROCK CHALK!
"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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