1998-99
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| 23-10 |
10-3 |
6-5 |
7-1 |
11-5 |
2-Tie |
3-0 Champs |
1-1 NCAA |
ROSTER:
| NO. |
POS. |
NAME |
CLASS |
HGT. |
WGT. |
Hometown (Previous School) |
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RETURNEES: |
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| 21 |
F |
Nick
Bradford** |
Jr. |
6'6 |
190 |
Fayetteville, AR (Fayetteville HS) |
| 44 |
C |
Eric
Chenowith* |
So. |
7'0 |
235 |
Villa Park, CA (Villa Park HS) |
| 3 |
F |
Lester Earl* |
Jr. |
6'8 |
235 |
Baton Rouge, LA (LSU) |
| 20 |
G/F |
Kenny
Gregory* |
So. |
6'5 |
215 |
Columbus, OH (Independence HS) |
| 23 |
G |
Jelani
Janisse* Cpt. |
Sr. |
6'3 |
210 |
Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles City C) |
| 30 |
G |
Chris
Martin* Cpt. |
Sr. |
6'2 |
190 |
Overland Park, KS (Shawnee-Mission So. HS) |
| 5 |
G |
Terry
Nooner # |
Jr. |
6'0 |
170 |
Raytown, MO (Raytown HS) |
| 32 |
F |
T. J. Pugh*** Cpt. |
Sr. |
6'8 |
240 |
Omaha, NE (Creighton Prep) |
| 4 |
G |
Ryan
Robertson*** Cpt. |
Sr. |
6'5 |
190 |
St. Charles, MO (St. Charles West HS) |
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NEW FACES: |
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| 13 |
G |
Jeff Boshee |
Fr. |
6'1 |
185 |
Valley City, ND (Valley City HS) |
| 22 |
F |
Jeff Carey |
Fr. |
6'10 |
230 |
Camdenton, MO (Camdenton HS) |
| 12 |
G |
John Crider |
Fr. |
6'3 |
180 |
Horton, KS (Horton HS) |
| 31 |
F |
Ashante Johnson |
Jr. |
6'8 |
210 |
San Diego, CA (Canada Jr. College) |
| 24 |
G |
Marlon London |
Fr. |
6'3 |
180 |
Broadview, IL (St. Josephs HS) |
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REDSHIRT: |
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| 33 |
G/F |
Luke Axtell |
So. |
6'9 |
210 |
Austin, TX (Texas Univ.) |
* - Varsity Letters # - Walk-on
Cpt. - Team Captain
LOSSES FROM LAST YEAR:
| PLAYER LOSSES |
Class |
Hgt. |
POS. |
G/GS |
PTS |
PPG |
RBS |
RPG |
PPts |
STATUS |
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Raef LaFrentz |
Sr. |
6'11 |
F |
30/30 |
593 |
19.8 |
342 |
11.4 |
24.23 |
Graduated |
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C. B. McGrath |
Sr. |
5'11 |
G |
38/1 |
26 |
0.7 |
33 |
0.9 |
2.61 |
Graduated |
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Paul Pierce |
Jr. |
6'7 |
F |
38/38 |
777 |
20.4 |
253 |
6.7 |
20.34 |
To NBA |
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Billy Thomas |
Sr. |
6'4 |
G |
36/34 |
489 |
13.6 |
108 |
3.0 |
13.83 |
Graduated |
| TOTALS |
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1885 |
49.6 |
736 |
19.4 |
61.01 |
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| PRESEASON OUTLOOK:
The Jayhawks return only two starters, seniors guard Ryan
Robertson and forward T. J. Pugh. With the departure of
Raef LaFrentz, Paul Pierce and Billy Thomas (who collectively
scored more than half of KU's points in 1998, expectations for
this season are not as high as for the past two years.
Junior Nick Bradford, who spent last year backing up Pierce,
is a versatile player who likely will be a starter, along with
sophomores 6'5 G/F Kenny Gregory and 7'0 C Eric Chenowith.
Forward Lester Earl, 6'8, was one of KU's top reserves last year
and should add athleticism and rebounding to the team.
McDonald's All-American Jeff Boshee is a highly-touted
freshman point guard who shoots and distributes the ball very
well
KU's schedule is again one of the nation's toughest,
including Kentucky at the Great Eight tourney, UNLV at the
Tip-Off Classic, four difficult non-conference home games
at DePaul, Iowa, Gonzaga and Southern Cal, and four tough
non-conference away road games at Penn, St. Louis,
Massachusetts, and Illinois.
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1999 FINAL TEAM STATISTICS (Team
highs in bold)
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CATEGORY
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KU
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OPP
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DIFF
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Chenowith,
Eric |
Robertson,
Ryan |
Gregory,
Kenny |
Boshee,
Jeff |
Bradford,
Nick |
Pugh,
T.J. |
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Games Played/Started
|
33 |
33 |
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33/33 |
33/33 |
33/18 |
33/32 |
33/32 |
30/15 |
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Minutes
|
6650 |
6650 |
|
948 |
1165 |
836 |
969 |
893 |
685 |
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Per Game
|
28.7 |
35.3 |
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28.7 |
35.3 |
25.3 |
29.4 |
27.1 |
22.8 |
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Points
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2380 |
2128 |
252 |
444 |
424 |
373 |
361 |
305 |
147 |
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Per Game
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72.1 |
64.5 |
7.6 |
13.5 |
12.8 |
11.3 |
10.9 |
9.2 |
4.9 |
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Rebounds
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1350 |
1221 |
129 |
301 |
132 |
155 |
62 |
199 |
142 |
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Per Game
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40.9 |
37.0 |
3.9 |
9.1 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
1.9 |
6.0 |
4.7 |
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Offensive
|
461 |
455 |
6 |
92 |
21 |
50 |
6 |
81 |
54 |
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Defensive
|
889 |
766 |
123 |
209 |
111 |
105 |
56 |
118 |
88 |
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Blocks
|
142 |
140 |
2 |
78 |
13 |
9 |
1 |
13 |
15 |
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Assists
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521 |
407 |
114 |
32 |
106 |
56 |
121 |
90 |
36 |
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Steals
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265 |
269 |
-4 |
26 |
56 |
18 |
40 |
68 |
22 |
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Turnovers
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516 |
536 |
-20 |
85 |
48 |
57 |
110 |
88 |
43 |
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(Assists+Steals)/TO
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1.52 |
1.26 |
0.26 |
0.68 |
3.38 |
1.30 |
1.46 |
1.79 |
1.35 |
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FG -Attempts
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1951 |
1917 |
34 |
368 |
310 |
321 |
322 |
232 |
115 |
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Made
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874 |
773 |
101 |
165 |
136 |
151 |
124 |
119 |
57 |
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Percent
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44.8 |
40.3 |
4.5 |
44.8 |
43.9 |
47.0 |
38.5 |
51.3 |
49.6 |
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3FG-Attempts
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483 |
632 |
-149 |
5 |
138 |
51 |
222 |
20 |
0 |
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Made
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165 |
193 |
-28 |
1 |
51 |
16 |
79 |
5 |
0 |
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Percent
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34.2 |
30.5 |
3.7 |
20.0 |
37.0 |
31.4 |
35.6 |
25.0 |
0.0 |
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FT-Attempts
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708 |
596 |
112 |
153 |
116 |
115 |
46 |
103 |
56 |
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Made
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467 |
389 |
78 |
113 |
101 |
55 |
34 |
62 |
33 |
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Percent
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66.0 |
65.3 |
0.7 |
73.9 |
87.1 |
47.8 |
73.9 |
60.2 |
58.9 |
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Production Points/Game
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85.58 |
69.06 |
16.52 |
16.76 |
14.97 |
9.82 |
8.03 |
13.12 |
7.93 |
| Production
Points/Minute |
.425 |
.343 |
.082 |
.583 |
.424 |
.388 |
.273 |
.485 |
.347 |
Statistics, Cont'd
| CATEGORY |
Earl, Lester |
London, Marlon |
Carey, Jeff |
Johnson, Ashante |
Janisse, Jelani |
Nooner, Terry |
Crider, John |
Martin, Chris |
Team |
| Games Played/ Started |
22/0 |
33/0 |
26/0 |
15/0 |
16/1 |
22/0 |
12/0 |
9/1 |
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| Minutes |
306 |
485 |
143 |
61 |
24 |
87 |
34 |
14 |
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| Per Game |
13.9 |
14.7 |
5.5 |
4.1 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
2.8 |
1.6 |
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| Points |
105 |
134 |
40 |
16 |
10 |
13 |
5 |
3 |
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| Per Game |
4.8 |
4.1 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
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| Rebounds |
75 |
69 |
46 |
12 |
6 |
8 |
7 |
2 |
134 |
| Per Game |
3.4 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
4.1 |
| Offensive |
30 |
29 |
15 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
67 |
| Defensive |
45 |
40 |
31 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
67 |
| Blocks |
2 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Assists |
9 |
52 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
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| Steals |
7 |
15 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
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| Turnovers |
18 |
32 |
13 |
3 |
8 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
| (Assists+Steals)/TO |
0.89 |
2.09 |
0.85 |
1.00 |
0.13 |
3.00 |
0.67 |
0.00 |
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| FG - Attempts |
74 |
122 |
30 |
22 |
5 |
16 |
10 |
4 |
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Made |
36 |
54 |
16 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
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Percent |
48.6 |
44.3 |
53.3 |
31.8 |
80.0 |
18.8 |
10.0 |
25.0 |
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| 3FG - Attempts |
0 |
25 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
15 |
3 |
1 |
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Made |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
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Percent |
0.0 |
32.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
13.3 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
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| FT - Attempts |
60 |
26 |
13 |
9 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
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| Made |
33 |
18 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
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| Percent |
55.0 |
69.2 |
61.5 |
22.2 |
0.0 |
71.4 |
75.0 |
0.0 |
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| Production Points/Game |
5.20 |
5.09 |
2.65 |
0.47 |
0.50 |
0.64 |
0.00 |
0.33 |
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| Production Points/Minute |
.375 |
.346 |
.483 |
.115 |
.333 |
.161 |
.000 |
.214 |
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Source: 2000 KU Basketball Media Guide
GAME-BY-GAME
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Saturday
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Nov. 7
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CALIFORNIA ALL-STARS
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Lawrence, Kan.
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Jayhawk TV
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W,
96-89
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Tuesday
|
Nov. 10
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AUSTRALIA
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Lawrence, Kan.
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Jayhawk TV
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W,
140-78
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Regular Season
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Friday
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Nov. 13
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GONZAGA
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Lawrence, Kan.
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Jayhawk TV
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W,
80-66
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Tuesday
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Nov. 17
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at Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia, Pa. (Palestra)
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Jayhawk TV
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W,
61-56
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Saturday
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Nov. 21
|
FORT
HAYS STATE
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Lawrence, Kan.
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Jayhawk TV
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W,
91-67
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Friday
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Nov. 27
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Tip-Off Classic
vs. UNLV
|
Springfield, Mass.
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ESPN
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W,
78-50
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Tuesday
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Dec. 1
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Great Eight
vs. Kentucky
|
Chicago, Ill.
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ESPN
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L,
45-63
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Saturday
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Dec. 5
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John Wooden Classic
vs. Pepperdine
|
Anaheim, Calif.
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Jayhawk TV
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W,
62-55
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Tuesday
|
Dec. 8
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IOWA
|
Lawrence, Kan.
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ESPN
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L,
81-85
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Saturday
|
Dec. 12
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SOUTHERN
CAL
|
Lawrence, Kan.
|
Jayhawk TV
|
W,
107-78
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Thursday
|
Dec. 17
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DePAUL
|
Lawrence, Kan.
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ESPN
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W,
74-66
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Saturday
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Dec. 19
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Sprint Shootout
vs. Illinois
|
Kansas City, Mo.
|
CBS
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W,
65-55
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Wednesday
|
Dec. 23
|
at Saint
Louis
|
Saint Louis, Mo.
(Kiel Center)
|
ESPN
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L,
64-78
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Saturday
|
Jan. 2
|
*TEXAS
A&M
|
Lawrence, Kan.
|
Jayhawk TV
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W,
95-57
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Wednesday
|
Jan. 6
|
*at Baylor
|
Waco, Texas
|
Jayhawk TV
|
W,
66-62
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Saturday
|
Jan. 9
|
*IOWA
STATE
|
Lawrence, Kan.
|
ESPN-Plus
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W,
74-60
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Monday
|
Jan. 11
|
*at Missouri
|
Columbia, Mo.
|
ESPN
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W,
73-61
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Saturday
|
Jan. 16
|
at Massachusetts
|
Amherst, Mass.
|
ABC
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L,
60-64
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Monday
|
Jan. 18
|
*TEXAS
|
Lawrence, Kan.
|
ESPN
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W,
76-67
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Sunday
|
Jan. 24
|
*MISSOURI
|
Lawrence, Kan.
|
CBS
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L,
63-71
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Wednesday
|
Jan. 27
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*at Nebraska
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Lincoln, Neb.
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Jayhawk TV
|
L,
69-84
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Saturday
|
Jan. 30
|
*COLORADO
|
Lawrence, Kan.
|
ESPN-Plus
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W,
77-74
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Monday
|
Feb. 1
|
*at Kansas
State
|
Manhattan, Kan.
|
ESPN
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W,
69-46
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Sunday
|
Feb. 7
|
*at Colorado
|
Boulder, Colo.
|
ABC
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W,
86-80
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Wednesday
|
Feb. 10
|
*NEBRASKA
|
Lawrence, Kan.
|
ESPN-Plus
|
L,
59-64
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Saturday
|
Feb. 13
|
*at Texas
Tech
|
Lubbock, Texas
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ESPN-Plus
|
L,
84-90
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Wednesday
|
Feb. 17
|
*KANSAS
STATE
|
Lawrence, Kan.
|
ESPN-Plus
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W,
62-47
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Saturday
|
Feb. 20
|
*at Oklahoma
|
Norman, Okla.
|
ABC
|
W,
60-50
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Monday
|
Feb. 22
|
*OKLAHOMA
STATE
|
Lawrence, Kan.
|
ESPN
|
W,
67-66
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Sunday
|
Feb. 28
|
*at Iowa
State
|
Ames, Iowa
|
CBS
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L,
50-52
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Big 12 Tournament (at Kemper Arena)
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Friday
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March 5
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vs. Nebraska
|
Kansas City, Mo.
|
ESPN
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W,
77-53
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Saturday
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March 6
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vs. Kansas
State
|
Kansas City, Mo.
|
ESPN
|
W,
69-58
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Sunday
|
March 7
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vs. Oklahoma
State
|
Kansas City, Mo.
|
ESPN
|
W,
53-37
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NCAA Tournament - Midwest Region
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First & Second Rounds - Louisiana
Superdome
|
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Friday
|
March 12
|
vs. Evansville
|
New Orleans, La.
|
CBS
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W,
95-74
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Sunday
|
March 14
|
vs. Kentucky
|
New Orleans, La.
|
CBS
|
L,
88-92
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Link to National Statistics
for 1999
Link to
Big 12
Conference for 1999
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