Kansas Jayhawks vs. George Mason basketball: Lineups, time, streaming info, notes
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THE DETAILS
When/where: 4 p.m. Saturday, Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence
Streaming/radio: Big 12 NOW at ESPN+; WHB (810 AM)
PROJECTED LINEUPS
P | No. | George Mason (7-5) | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 13 | Josh Oduro | 6-9 | Jr. | 17.4 |
G | 15 | D’Shawn Schwartz | 6-7 | Sr. | 14.6 |
G | 0 | DeVon Cooper | 6-4 | Sr. | 13.2 |
G | 2 | Xavier Johnson | 6-1 | Jr. | 5.3 |
G | 3 | Davonte Gaines | 6-7 | Jr. | 10.9 |
P | No. | Kansas (10-1) | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 33 | David McCormack | 6-10 | Sr. | 9.0 |
G | 2 | Christian Braun | 6-6 | Jr. | 17.3 |
G | 30 | Ochai Agbaji | 6-5 | Sr. | 21.5 |
G | 11 | Remy Martin | 6-0 | Sr. | 10.7 |
G | 3 | Dajuan Harris | 6-1 | Soph. | 4.6 |
About George Mason: First-year Patriots coach Kim English played against KU teams coached by Bill Self while English was at Missouri from 2009-12. His MU teams went 2-6 versus KU, 0-4 at Allen Fieldhouse. English, 33, was hired at George Mason on March 23. He has been an assistant coach at Tennessee, Colorado and Tulsa. … This will be the highest-ranked road opponent George Mason has played since Nov. 22, 2019 at No. 6 Maryland. The Terps rolled, 86-63. ... George Mason has had three games impacted by COVID, as contests against VCU and Duquesne were postponed and one against Wisconsin was canceled. … The Patriots have won three in a row — against American, 67-44; Georgia, 80-67 and Navy, 71-65. George Mason has also defeated Maryland, 71-66; Morgan State, 90-53; Penn, 87-66; and Stony Brook, 74-52 and lost to Old Dominion, 67-50; South Dakota State, 80-76; Nevada, 88-69; Washington, 77-74 and James Madison, 67-64. … George Mason has won two Power 5 road games (Maryland, Georgia) this season for the first time in school history. The win against No. 20-ranked Maryland marked the program’s first-ever road win over a top-25 opponent. In addition, the win was George Mason’s first over a ranked team since an 87-77 victory over No. 18 Kansas State on Nov. 22, 2007 at the Old Spice Classic in Orlando, Florida. … George Mason is 5-0 this season when winning the turnover battle. … Junior forward Josh Oduro has made 59.6% of his shots. He averages 17.4 points per game. … Mason has made 9.8 three-pointers per game. The Patriots score 40.2% of their points from three. … George Mason is 2-10 all-time against Big 12 teams.
About No. 6 Kansas: This marks the first meeting between KU and George Mason. … KU, which has won six consecutive games, is 10-1 or better for the ninth time in head coach Bill Self’s 19 seasons at KU. … KU has won 24 straight nonconference games in Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks are 5-0 in Allen Fieldhouse this season. … KU went 5-0 in the month of December. The Jayhawks were also undefeated in December of 2020 (7-0). The last loss in the month of December came on Dec. 21, 2019 at No. 18 Villanova (56-55). … Self is 739-224 all-time, including 532-119 while at Kansas. … KU has forced 20 or more turnovers in three straight games (Nevada, Stephen F. Austin, Missouri). The last time that Kansas forced its opponent into 20 turnovers in three consecutive games was Nov. 9-15, 2007 vs. Louisiana-Monroe, UMKC and Washburn. The Jayhawks went on to win the national championship that season. … KU has shot at least 50% from the field in eight games this season. … KU has had double-digit steals in four games. … KU has led at the half in all 11 games. … Christian Braun has scored 20 or more points four times this season. He has scored in double figures in 10 straight games. … Ochai Agbaji has 1,156 career points, good for a tie for 43rd on the all-time KU scoring list with Rick Suttle.
