1994-95
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11-3 |
1st |
1-1 |
2-1 NCAA |
ROSTER:
| NO. |
POS. |
NAME |
CLASS |
HGT. |
WGT. |
Hometown (Previous School) |
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RETURNEES: |
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| 33 |
G |
Greg Gurley
*** Cpt. |
Sr. |
6'5 |
215 |
Leawood, KS (Shawnee-Mission South HS) |
| 00 |
C |
Greg
Ostertag *** Capt. |
Sr. |
7'2 |
270 |
Duncanville, TX (Duncanville HS) |
| 21 |
F |
Sean
Pearson ** |
Jr. |
6'5 |
210 |
LaGrange, IL (Nazareth Academy) |
| 31 |
C |
Scot
Pollard * |
So. |
6'10 |
250 |
San Diego, CA (Kamiakin HS) |
| 11 |
G |
Jacque
Vaughn * |
So. |
6'1 |
195 |
Pasadena, CA (John Muir HS) |
| 14 |
G |
T. J.
Whatley ** |
Jr. |
6'4 |
180 |
Benton, AR (Glen Rose HS) |
| 22 |
F |
B. J.
Williams * |
So. |
6'8 |
205 |
Wichita, KS (Wichita South HS) |
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NEW FACES: |
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| 44 |
F |
Joel
Branstrom # |
Jr. |
6'6 |
190 |
Half Moon Bay, CA (Half Moon Bay
HS) |
| 35 |
G |
Jerod
Haase |
So. |
6'3 |
185 |
South Lake Tahoe, CA (Univ. of Cal) |
| 45 |
F |
Raef
LaFrentz |
Fr. |
6'11 |
220 |
Monona, IA (MFL-MarMac HS) |
| 24 |
G |
C. B.
McGrath |
Fr. |
5'11 |
160 |
Topeka, KS (Topeka West HS) |
| 5 |
G |
Scott
Novosel # |
Sr. |
6'1 |
175 |
Leawood, KS |
| 12 |
F/G |
Billy
Thomas |
Fr. |
6'4 |
200 |
Shreveport, LA (Loyola Prep HS) |
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REDSHIRT: |
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| 10 |
G |
Calvin
Rayford |
Sr. |
5'6 |
155 |
Milwaukee, WI (Washington HS) |
| 54 |
C |
Travis Williams |
Fr. |
7'0 |
250 |
Rozel, KS (Pawnee Heights HS) |
* Varsity letter Cpt. =
Captain # = walk-on
LOSSES FROM LAST YEAR (94 stats):
| PLAYER LOSSES |
Class |
Hgt. |
POS. |
G/GS |
PTS |
PPG |
RBS |
RPG |
PPts |
STATUS |
|
Steve
Woodberry |
Sr. |
6'4 |
G |
35/35 |
542 |
15.5 |
152 |
4.3 |
16.49 |
Graduated |
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Patrick
Richey |
Sr. |
6'8 |
F |
34/31 |
231 |
6.8 |
149 |
4.4 |
8.50 |
Graduated |
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Richard
Scott |
Sr. |
6'7 |
F |
34/32 |
465 |
13.7 |
176 |
5.2 |
11.53 |
Graduated |
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Blake
Weichbrodt |
Sr. |
6'2 |
G |
17/1 |
7 |
0.4 |
8 |
0.5 |
0.06 |
Graduated |
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Robert Reed |
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3/0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
-0.33 |
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| TOTALS |
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1245 |
35.6 |
485 |
13.9 |
36.25 |
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| PRESEASON OUTLOOK:
In spite of losing three starters, Patrick Richey, Steve
Woodberry, and Richard Scott from last year's squad, the
Jayhawks have the weapons to contend for its fourth league title
in five years. Returning starters are 94 Newcomer of the
Year, soph point guard Jacque Vaughn, and senior center Greg
Ostertag, together with sophomore center Scot Pollard and junior
forward Sean Pearson, who should contend for starting positions.
Joining the team this year are sophomore Jerod Haase, a guard
who transferred from the Univ. of California, and two
outstanding freshmen, Forward Raef LaFrentz and shooting guard
Billy
Thomas.
The Hawks have a big and talented front line, with Ostertag,
LaFrentz, Pollard, and sophomore B. J. Williams, together with
what could be one of the best backcourts in the nation (Vaughn,
Haase, and senior three-point expert Greg Gurley.
The team looks to have both depth and versatility.
Calvin Rayford, a soph backup guard last year, went down with a
knee injury this summer, which will keep him out for the season,
but he should return next year for his senior season.
The non-conference schedule is rugged, including away games
with Massachusetts, North Carolina State, Connecticut and
Indiana, and a home game with Florida, and the Big 8 looks tough
this year from top to bottom.
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| SEASON
SUMMARY:
The Jayhawks posted impressive non-conference
wins over No.1 Massachusetts, No. 2 Connecticut and No. 6
Florida, and swept regular season series with Missouri, Kansas
State, Colorado and Nebraska to win the conference title for the
fourth time in five years. KU finished 14-0 at home,
marking the 10th time they have been undefeated at home since
the opening of Allen Fieldhouse in 1955.
The Hawks entered the NCAA tourney as a No. 1
seed in the Midwest Regional, where they won the first two games
handily, before running into hot Virginia. Their 34% shooting
against the Cavaliers did them in, to close the season.
This season marked to fifth straight season KU
has won 25 or more games, and they played in their sixth
straight NCAA tourney, the most consecutive tournament
appearances in school history.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- KU won the conference regular season title
for the fourth time in five years.
- Kansas went 8-4 against nationally ranked
teams.
- The Jayhawks won in Manhattan for the 12th
consecutive year.
- Vaughn, Haase and LaFrentz were all named
to the Big 8's All-Academic first team.
- Roy Williams was named the Big 8 conference
co-coach of the Year.
- Greg Ostertag became KU's all-time shot
blocker in KU and Big 8 history.
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1995 FINAL TEAM STATISTICS (Team
highs in bold)
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CATEGORY
|
KU
|
OPP
|
DIFF
|
Haase,
Jerod |
LaFrentz,
Raef |
Pollard,
Scot |
Vaughn,
Jacque |
Pearson,
Sean |
Ostertag,
Greg |
|
Games Played/Started
|
31 |
31 |
|
31/30 |
31/31 |
31/3 |
31/31 |
31/28 |
31/28 |
|
Minutes
|
6225 |
6225 |
|
906 |
732 |
620 |
1046 |
728 |
604 |
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Per Game
|
201.0 |
201.0 |
|
29.2 |
23.6 |
20.0 |
33.7 |
23.5 |
19.5 |
|
Points
|
2573 |
2171 |
402 |
464 |
353 |
315 |
300 |
299 |
299 |
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Per Game
|
83.0 |
70.0 |
13.0 |
15.0 |
11.4 |
10.2 |
9.7 |
9.6 |
9.6 |
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Rebounds
|
1350 |
1184 |
166 |
132 |
231 |
192 |
116 |
93 |
233 |
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Per Game
|
43.5 |
38.2 |
5.4 |
4.3 |
7.5 |
6.2 |
3.7 |
3.0 |
7.5 |
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Blocks
|
181 |
84 |
97 |
0 |
20 |
34 |
4 |
5 |
91 |
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Assists
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529 |
402 |
127 |
108 |
17 |
17 |
238 |
35 |
13 |
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Steals
|
185 |
238 |
-53 |
39 |
9 |
20 |
31 |
19 |
11 |
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Turnovers
|
483 |
481 |
2 |
98 |
56 |
47 |
94 |
31 |
50 |
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(Assists+Steals)/TO
|
1.48 |
1.33 |
0.15 |
1.50 |
0.46 |
0.79 |
2.86 |
1.74 |
0.48 |
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FG -Attempts
|
1925 |
2032 |
-107 |
335 |
268 |
203 |
208 |
264 |
203 |
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Made
|
915 |
768 |
147 |
146 |
143 |
113 |
94 |
112 |
121 |
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Percent
|
47.5 |
37.8 |
9.7 |
43.6 |
53.4 |
55.7 |
45.2 |
42.4 |
59.6 |
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3FG-Attempts
|
589 |
613 |
-24 |
180 |
5 |
0 |
58 |
128 |
0 |
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Made
|
206 |
208 |
-2 |
67 |
2 |
0 |
20 |
41 |
0 |
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Percent
|
35.0 |
33.9 |
1.1 |
37.2 |
40.0 |
0.0 |
34.5 |
32.0 |
0.0 |
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FT-Attempts
|
809 |
615 |
194 |
143 |
102 |
136 |
134 |
54 |
103 |
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Made
|
537 |
427 |
110 |
105 |
65 |
89 |
92 |
34 |
57 |
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Percent
|
66.4 |
69.4 |
-3.0 |
73.4 |
63.7 |
65.4 |
68.7 |
63.0 |
55.3 |
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Production Points/Game
|
98.48 |
69.23 |
29.25 |
13.48 |
13.29 |
12.71 |
14.16 |
8.00 |
15.13 |
| Production
Points/Minute |
.490 |
.345 |
.145 |
.461 |
.563 |
.635 |
.420 |
.341 |
.776 |
Statistics, Cont'd
| CATEGORY |
Thomas, Billy |
Williams, B. J. |
Gurley, Greg |
McGrath, C. B. |
Branstrom, Joel |
Whatley, T. J. |
Novosel, Scott |
Team |
| Games Played/ Started |
31/2 |
31/0 |
31/1 |
31/0 |
14/0 |
14/0 |
15/1 |
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| Minutes |
472 |
499 |
363 |
184 |
22 |
27 |
21 |
|
| Per Game |
15.2 |
16.1 |
11.7 |
5.9 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
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| Points |
225 |
135 |
126 |
30 |
14 |
9 |
4 |
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| Per Game |
7.3 |
4.4 |
4.1 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
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| Rebounds |
67 |
103 |
44 |
25 |
8 |
7 |
3 |
96 |
| Per Game |
2.2 |
3.3 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
3.1 |
| Blocks |
3 |
22 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Assists |
20 |
15 |
34 |
27 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
| Steals |
21 |
12 |
13 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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| Turnovers |
24 |
33 |
15 |
21 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
| (Assists+Steals)/TO |
1.71 |
0.82 |
3.13 |
1.71 |
0.33 |
0.33 |
0.67 |
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| FG - Attempts |
177 |
131 |
86 |
23 |
7 |
15 |
5 |
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Made |
77 |
58 |
35 |
9 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
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Percent |
43.5 |
44.3 |
40.7 |
39.1 |
28.6 |
26.7 |
20.0 |
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| 3FG - Attempts |
126 |
6 |
69 |
9 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
|
|
Made |
49 |
0 |
23 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
Percent |
38.9 |
0.0 |
33.3 |
33.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
33.3 |
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| FT - Attempts |
29 |
37 |
38 |
16 |
13 |
2 |
2 |
|
| Made |
22 |
19 |
33 |
9 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
|
| Percent |
75.9 |
51.4 |
86.8 |
56.3 |
76.9 |
50.0 |
50.0 |
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| Production Points/Game |
6.61 |
5.26 |
4.71 |
1.61 |
0.87 |
0.13 |
0.00 |
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| Production Points/Minute |
.434 |
.327 |
.402 |
.271 |
.565 |
.071 |
.000 |
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Source: 1995 KU Basketball Media Guide
GAME-BY-GAME
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San Diego
|
W
|
83-65
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Nov. 26
|
at Lawrence
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Massachusetts
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W
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81-75
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Dec. 3
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at Anaheim, Calif.
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Coppin State
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W
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91-69
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Dec. 5
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at Lawrence
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Florida
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W
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69-63
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Dec. 7
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at Lawrence
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N.C. State
|
W
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96-91
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Dec. 10
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at Raleigh, N.C.
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Indiana
|
L
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61-80
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Dec. 17
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at Bloomington, Ind.
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Santa Clara
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W
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80-75
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Dec. 20
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at Lawrence
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Rice
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W
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71-57
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Dec. 22
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at Lawrence
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Fort Hays State
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W
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93-55
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Dec. 31
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at Lawrence
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East Tennessee State
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W
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106-73
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Jan. 3
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at Lawrence
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Southern Methodist
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W
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97-58
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Jan. 7
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at Dallas, Texas
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Missouri
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W
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102-89
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Jan. 9
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at Columbia, Mo.
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Iowa State
|
L
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65-69
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Jan. 14
|
at Ames, Iowa
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Kansas State
|
W
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78-74
|
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Jan. 18
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at Lawrence
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Colorado
|
W
|
91-77
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Jan. 21
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at Boulder, Colo.
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Nebraska
|
W
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84-67
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Jan. 23
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at Lawrence
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Connecticut
|
W
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88-59
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Jan. 28
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at Kansas City, Mo.
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Colorado
|
W
|
99-77
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Jan. 31
|
at Lawrence
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Iowa State
|
W
|
91-71
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Feb. 4
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at Lawrence
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Oklahoma State
|
L
|
69-79
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Feb. 6
|
at Stillwater, Okla.
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Oklahoma
|
W
|
93-76
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Feb. 11
|
at Lawrence
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Nebraska
|
W
|
91-68
|
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Feb. 14
|
at Lincoln, Neb.
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Kansas State
|
W
|
78-67
|
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Feb. 18
|
at Manhattan, Kan.
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Oklahoma
|
L
|
73-76
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Feb. 20
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at Norman, Okla.
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Missouri
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W
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88-69
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Feb. 25
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at Lawrence
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Oklahoma State
|
W
|
78-62
|
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Mar. 5
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at Lawrence
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Kansas State
|
W
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90-45
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Mar. 10
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at Kansas City, Mo.
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Iowa State
|
L
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72-80
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*
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Mar. 11
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at Kansas City, Mo.
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NCAA Tournament
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Colgate
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W
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82-68
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Mar. 16
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at Dayton, Ohio
(NCAA Sub-Regional)
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Western Kentucky
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W
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75-70
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Mar. 18
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at Dayton, Ohio
(NCAA Sub-Regional)
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Virginia
|
L
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58-67
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Mar. 24
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at Kansas City, Mo.
(NCAA Regional)
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LINK TO 1995 NATIONAL STATISTICS
Link to
Big 8
Conference for 1995
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