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Gameday Thread: #2 Baylor (12-0; 5-0) vs #6 Kansas (10-3; 4-2)

January 17, 2021
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#2 Baylor (12-0; 5-0) welcomes #6 Kansas (10-3; 4-2) to the Ferrell Center in Waco, TX on January 18th for a big Monday match-up on ESPN.  The game will tip off around 8pm CST.  

KenPom Prediction:  Baylor 75 Kansas 66


Coaching

Kansas:  Bill Self (58); 717- 217 (511-112 at KU) 21 NCAAs; 13 Sweet 16; 10 Elite 8; 3 Final 4; 1 NC; 5 Level 1 Viol

Baylor: Scott Drew (51); 376-222 overall (356-211 at Baylor); 8 NCAAs; 4 Sweet 16s; 2 Elite 8s

Head to Head:  Self 25-5

Last 5:  Self 3-2


Kansas Starters

Name Pos Class Ht/Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
Marcus Garrett PG SR 6-5 205 9.2 4.4 3.6 41 32 83
Christian Braun SG SO 6-6 210 10.2 5.6 2.0 41 37 68
Ochai Agbaji SF JR 6-5 215 14.7 4.6 2.1 44 43 77
Jalen Wilson PF FR 6-8 220 13.8 7.8 2.0 48 36 66
D McCormack C JR 6-10 250 12.1 6.2 0.6 46 0 84

Kansas Bench

Name  Pos Class Ht/Wt PPG RPG AGP FG% 3pt% FT%
Dajuan Harris G FR 6-1 170 1.6 1.0 2.2 42 50 100
Tristan Enaruna F SO 6-8 215 3.7 2.0 0.3 50 27 58
Mitch Lightfoot F SR 6-8 225 3.5 2.5 0 61 50 67

Baylor Starters

Name Pos Class Ht/Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
Davion Mitchell PG JR 6-2 205 12.1 3.1 5.9 52 42 69
Jared Butler SG JR 6-3 195 15.6 3.6 5.2 47 42 71
MaCio Teague SF SR 6-4 195 15.3 4.2 1.4 48 39 84
Mark Vital PF SR 6-5 240 5.1 5.3 1.4 42 0 59
Flo Thamba C JR 6-10 245 3.8 4.6 0.2 70 0 50

Baylor Bench

Name Pos Class Ht/Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
Adam Flagler G SO 6-3 180 10.6 1.8 1.8 52 45 69
Jon Tchamwa F SO 6-8 245 8.8 7.0 0.3 59 0 79
Matt Mayer F JR 6-9 225 8.8 3.6 1.3 53 46 67

 

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Gameday Thread: #2 Baylor (12-0; 5-0) vs #6 Kansas (10-3; 4-2)

25,504 Views | 247 Replies | Last: 3 yr ago by Jacques Strap
vanillabryce
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JTT and Flo need to get ready. McCormack can be a load.

DanaDane
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Kansas big has been playing off the charts lately. You are correct -- JTT and Flo need to bring it tomorrow night.
Mitch Henessey
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Lol at "5 Level 1 Violations" in the Bill Self bio. Nicely done, Ashley.
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Ashley Hodge
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Mitch Henessey said:

Lol at "5 Level 1 Violations" in the Bill Self bio. Nicely done, Ashley.
since I can't sit behind the KU bench and heckle in good fun, I had to get one parting shot in. I'm going to miss him after this year, he's been a worthy foe. Hopefully the Bears send him out on a 2-3 game losing streak.
txrangers
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Going to miss the FBI suit that was worn behind Self last year. That was classic.
Ashley Hodge
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txrangers said:

Going to miss the FBI suit that was worn behind Self last year. That was classic.
yeah those clowns were sitting with me
Ashley Hodge
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MrGolfguy
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Just win Bears!
OldBurlyBear86
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Ashley Hodge said:

Mitch Henessey said:

Lol at "5 Level 1 Violations" in the Bill Self bio. Nicely done, Ashley.
since I can't sit behind the KU bench and heckle in good fun, I had to get one parting shot in. I'm going to miss him after this year, he's been a worthy foe. Hopefully the Bears send him out on a 2-3 game losing streak.
Is he retiring?
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OldBurlyBear86 said:

Ashley Hodge said:

Mitch Henessey said:

Lol at "5 Level 1 Violations" in the Bill Self bio. Nicely done, Ashley.
since I can't sit behind the KU bench and heckle in good fun, I had to get one parting shot in. I'm going to miss him after this year, he's been a worthy foe. Hopefully the Bears send him out on a 2-3 game losing streak.
Is he retiring?

not sure how they will spin it
Green&GoldStandard
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Ashley Hodge said:

OldBurlyBear86 said:

Ashley Hodge said:

Mitch Henessey said:

Lol at "5 Level 1 Violations" in the Bill Self bio. Nicely done, Ashley.
since I can't sit behind the KU bench and heckle in good fun, I had to get one parting shot in. I'm going to miss him after this year, he's been a worthy foe. Hopefully the Bears send him out on a 2-3 game losing streak.
Is he retiring?

not sure how they will spin it

I'm going with the Urban Meyer excuse. Billy boy will be back in coaching soon enough...with the usual cover of ESPiN.
IowaBear
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KU will be without Thompson their top bench guy 17 minutes a game 5 PPG but more importantly one of KUs best defenders. Leaves them extremely thin on the bench. Hope we attack all night and draw fouls early and often.
vanillabryce
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Game day v the Jayhawks. Doesn't get much better than this
william
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lwtt.

- kkm

gb!
Mitch Henessey
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Another aspect of tonight's game is that it will get Baylor to the 13-game threshold, which is what the NCAA (somewhat arbitrarily) set as the minimum number of games needed to participate in the postseason.

Not that we weren't going to get there eventually anyway, but it'll be nice to have that in the rearview and not have to worry about it down the stretch.
DanaDane
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IowaBear said:

KU will be without Thompson their top bench guy 17 minutes a game 5 PPG but more importantly one of KUs best defenders. Leaves them extremely thin on the bench. Hope we attack all night and draw fouls early and often.

WOW! That's a huge loss. You are spot on. Hope we come out full attack mode tonight. Butler and Davion will be tough to stop if KU's D can't "out physical" them on the dribble drive due to foul trouble.
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We need to come out fast and rebound!
StatMan
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Baylor Nation is ready for ESPN Big Monday! Most college basketball experts think #2 Baylor will defeat #6 Kansas. Highest point spread with Baylor as the favorite all-time in this MBB series history. Kansas is about to find out just how tough Baylor is on defense before a national audience. I heard seating capacity at the Ferrell Center will increase to 50%. If true, then there should be 5,000 fans in attendance. This is going to be an intense exciting Big XII men's basketball game tonight. GO BEARS! BEAT THE JAYHAWKS IN WACO!
MrGolfguy
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StatMan said:

Kansas is about to find out just how tough Baylor is on defense before a national audience.
I sure hope so; i have a courtside seat so i don't want to be disappointed.

Sic'em!
StatMan
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Less than an hour until tipoff now. Get your 'games faces' on soon, folks! Scott Drew wants everyone caffeinated too, both at the Ferrell Center, and those of us watching on ESPN.
Green&GoldStandard
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StatMan said:

Less than an hour until tipoff now. Get your 'games faces' on soon, folks! Scott Drew wants everyone caffeinated too, both at the Ferrell Center, and those of us watching on ESPN.

CTbruin
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Higgins just walked in
DanaDane
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Florida St. blowing out Louisville and only 5 minutes left in gametime. Should be able to start on time in Waco and see the whole game instead of join in progress or switch to ESPNNews for the first 10 minutes.
DanaDane
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CTbruin said:

Higgins just walked in
So much for Kansas getting into foul trouble.

Vital will have 3 fouls in the first 5 minutes.
IowaBear
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DanaDane said:

CTbruin said:

Higgins just walked in
So much for Kansas getting into foul trouble.

Vital will have 3 fouls in the first 5 minutes.

This is a game tailor made for Matt Mayer hoping for 10 plus from him
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vanillabryce
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The Glue Guy Supreme logo is legit. I want one
vanillabryce
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Agreed.
Oldbear83
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Nice to see Vital show effective action early
That which does not kill me, will try again and get nastier
jdrs
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Love the strong start
jdrs
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That was beautiful Vital!
vanillabryce
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Vital coming out juiced- thanks Fran!
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ColoradoGRN&GLD
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Wondering how much Fran's comment about Vital is fueling him so far. Hard to remember a game from this season where he was giving this much effort.
 
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