KU basketball vs. Cincinnati Bearcats on Big Monday: Starters, tipoff time & TV info
KU basketball will meet Cincinnati on Monday inside Allen Fieldhouse. Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming Big Monday matchup, including a score prediction...
When: 8 p.m. Central, Monday
Where: Allen Fieldhouse
TV: ESPN
Radio: WHB (810) in Kansas City; ESPN Wichita (92.3 FM) in Wichita
PROBABLE STARTERS
P | No. | Cincinnati | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
C | 55 | Aziz Bandaogo | 7-0 | Sr. | 7.8 |
F | 30 | Viktor Lakhin | 6-11 | Jr. | 13.0 |
G | 41 | Simas Lukosius | 6-8 | Jr. | 9.4 |
G | 15 | John Newman | 6-5 | Sr. | 9.4 |
G | 1 | Day Day Thomas | 6-0 | Jr. | 11.1 |
P | No. | Kansas | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
C | 1 | Hunter Dickinson | 7-2 | Sr. | 19.3 |
F | 24 | KJ Adams | 6-7 | Jr. | 12.7 |
G | 15 | Kevin McCullar | 6-7 | Sr. | 20.0 |
G | 3 | Dajuan Harris | 6-2 | Sr. | 7.0 |
G | 15 | Johnny Furphy | 6-9 | Fr. | 6.6 |
About Cincinnati (13-5, 2-3)
First-year Big 12 member Cincinnati lost to Oklahoma 69-65 on Saturday in Cincinnati, The Bearcats in league play have defeated BYU (71-60) and TCU (81-77, OT) and lost to OU, Texas (74-73) and Baylor (62-59). … The victory over TCU marked UC’s 12th-straight victory in overtime over a ranked opponent (which began in 1994 against Marquette), the longest streak nationally. …
Wes Miller is 54-33 in three seasons at Cincinnati. … Cincinnati announced on Dec. 14, 2022, that Miller would receive a two-year contract extension, as well as an increased salary through the 2028-29 season. … Cincinnati is 11-2 when scoring 70-plus points. … Miller took his UNC Greensboro team to Lawrence early in the 2019-20 season, falling 74-62 to the No. 3 Jayhawks. ...
Cincinnati entered the season 12th nationally in all-time victories. … The Bearcats have produced 32 All-Americans. The last was Jarron Cumberland, who earned honorable mention honors in 2019. Cincy has 86 all-conference selections, 57 NBA draft picks (last: Jacob Evans in 2018) and 56 members of the 1,000-point club. … Former Cincy standouts Jack Twyman and Oscar Robertson are both members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, with Robertson earning a spot on the NBA’s 75th-Anniversary Team last fall. …
Simas Lukosius has lived in seven countries: Lithuania, Russia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Germany, Bahrain and the United States. … Cincinnati has several players acquired through the transfer portal: CJ Fredrick (Kentucky), Jamille Reynolds (Temple), Lukosius (Butler) and Aziz Bandaogo (Utah Valley). … Cincinnati has broken school records in back-to-back seasons for both 3-point makes and attempts. The Bearcats were 314-of-894 (.351) from 3 in 2022-23 and 269-of-853 (.315) in 2021-22. This year Cincy is 138-of-403 from 3 (.342). ... Day Day Thomas’ 59 assists and 28 steals both lead the Bearcats.
About Kansas (15-3, 3-2)
KU is 74-22 all-time on ESPN Big Monday (45-1 at home and 29-21 on the road), including 55-16 under head coach Bill Self (34-0 at home and 21-16 on the road). KU has won 38-consecutive Big Monday games played at Allen Fieldhouse. Overall, KU is 19-4 in its last 23 ESPN Big Monday contests. ...
Kansas is 3-4 all-time versus Cincinnati. The Bearcats won three in a row and four of five to begin a series that started in 1949. The Jayhawks have won two in a row in the series. … The two teams last met on Dec. 4, 1996, in Chicago. KU prevailed at the Great Eight at the United Center … KU is 1-1 vs. Cincinnati in Allen Fieldhouse. …
Johnny Furphy is 22-of-59 from 3 for 37.3%. … KU has a 15-3 record or better for the ninth time in the last 10 seasons dating to 2014-15. … KU is 3-2 in Big 12 play for the second time in the Self era (2005-06). … Self is 580-135 while at Kansas and 787-239 overall. … Kansas is 9-2 when hitting 50% or better in a game. … Kansas has shot 60.0% or better in the first half of three-straight road games, marking the longest stretch in at least 10 years. … The Jayhawks have at least 20 assists in 10 games. … Kansas has outscored its opponent in the paint in 14 games. …
Dajuan Harris has 577 career assists, good for seventh on KU’s all-time career assists list. Harris is eighth in steals all-time at KU with 194. … Kevin McCullar has scored 20 or more points 10 times this season. ... Kansas leads the country in assists per game at 21.0. KU leads the Big 12 and is fourth nationally in field goal percentage at 50.9%. ... Senior Hunter Dickinson leads the conference and is fifth in the country in rebounds per game at 11.3. He averages 19.3 ppg, which makes him the only player in the Big 12 to average a double-double.
