THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY; NOVEMBER 17,2014
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"If you take their first and second teams and split them up, they'd probably have the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the nation. John (Caltipari) should go 45-0 with that talent."
Larry Brown
Southern Methodist
University coach
FACT OF THE DAY
During his time at Kansas, Bill Self has a 1-2 record against John Calipari.
— ESPN
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: How many McDonald's All-Americans does Kentucky have on its roster?
A:9
— ESPN
THE MORNING BREW
Kentucky poses big challenge for young Jayhawks
On Tuesday, the Kansas men's basketball team will face one of its biggest tests of the
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one of its biggest tests of the early 2014-15 season. The Jayhawks will face off against the No.1 ranked Kentucky Wildcats in the State Farm Champions Classic, which is being held in Indianapolis, Ind. This will be the third time since 2011 Kansas and Kentucky have faced each other. The last time the Jayhawks met the Wildcats was at the Super dome in New Orleans in 2012. An ultra-talented Kentucky team, led by Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, — the first and second overall picks in the 2012 NBA Draft
- defeated the Jayhawks 67-59 to win its eighth national championship.
Kentucky coach John Calipari known as one of the top recruiters in the country, brought in the No. 2-ranked recruiting class in the nation in 2014, according to Rivals.com. The Wildcats add No.5 recruit Karl Towns Jr., No.13 recruit Trey Lyles, No.21 recruit Tyler Ulis and No.29 recruit Devin Booker
to a number of stellar returners, including guards Aaron (13.7 points per game, 3 rebounds per game) and Andrew (10.9 points per game, 4 assists per game) Harrison, center Willie Cauley-Stein (6.8 points per game, 2.9 blocks per game) and forward Alex Poythress (5.9 points per game, 4.5 rebounds per game).
Kentucky's blend of talented newcomers and stud returners has made it a popular pick among media members to win the 2015 NCAA National Championship. The Wildcats will be a very tough early-season test for the Jayhawks, especially with their size. Kentucky has nine contributing players who are at least 6-foot-6, whereas the Jayhawks have eight contributing
players taller than that. That size disparity will make a difference on rebounding and shot blocking. The size of Kentucky may very well play a huge part in deciding the outcome of the game.
Kansas has historically struggled in the Champions Classic series. They go into Tuesday night with a 1-2 record in the series, losing to Kentucky in 2011 and Michigan State
in 2012. However, the Jayhawks were able to buck that losing streak with a 94-83 over the Duke Blue Devils in last year's Classic. A win against Kentucky could bring this young Kansas team a massive confidence boost that could propel the Jayhawks through a tough nonconference schedule, with upcoming games against Florida, Georgetown and Utah, as well as a possible bout
against Michigan State in Orlando. It is not inconceivable that Kansas could end up upsetting Kentucky on Tuesday night.The Jayhawks certainly have the talent and depth to do it. Kansas will likely need some secondary players to step up and be X-factors.Those
candidates could include freshman Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, sophomore Brannen Greene or junior Hunter Mickelson. If everything comes together, there could be some big parties happening around Lawrence.
- Edited by Emily Brown
This week in athletics
Monday No events
Tuesday
Women's Basketball
Texas Southern
7 p.m.
Lawrence
Wednesday
Volleyball
iowa State
6 p.m.
Lawrence
Thursday No events
Friday
Woman's Basketball
Alabama
6 p.m.
Lawrence
Saturday
Women's Basketball
Temple
4 p.m.
Lawrence
Sunday
Cross country teams finish 13th,14th at regionals
Women's Basketball
Georgetown
2 p.m.
Lawrence
JOEY ANGUIANO
@Joey_Anguiano
After showing he can run with the best of them at the Big 12 Championships, junior Jacob Morgan again stayed close to the lead Friday afternoon at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships in Peoria, Ill. Morgan found himself in the pack of 25 runners leading the way for the duration of the race. At around the 5,000-meter mark, Morgan turned on the jets
and took the lead.
While Morgan lost the lead before the end of the race, he didn't fall back too far, finishing in seventh place—the highest finish by a KU male since 2007. His time of 30:17.6 earned him All-Region accolades for the second time in his career.
Morgan now heads to Terra Haute, Ind., after receiving an at-large bid for the NCAA Championships. He will run in the final race of the season on Saturday, Nov. 22, at 1 p.m.
Senior James Wilson also ran wild, starting the race in the lead pack with Morgan. Sadly for Wilson, an unfavorable trip doomed his chances to join Morgan with All-Region accolades. Wilson recovered from the trip, though, and he powered through for a 69th-place finish with a time of 31:11.8.
Kansas' next three finishers all placed within the top 101 runners (out of 207). Freshman Chris Malgares ended an impressive first year with
a/8th-place finish, running the 10K in 31:19.4. Sophomore Tyler Yunk finished with a 31:21.8 time for 82nd place, while freshman Carson Vickroy finished 101st with a 31:38.9 time.The men scored 330 points, putting them in 13th place for the regional meet out of 29 teams.
For the women, sophomore Nashia Baker again led the way, finishing first for Kansas — the fifth time this season. Baker's 6K time of 21:35.1 was good enough for an 85th-
place finish (out of 222). Following Baker was sophomore Kelli McKenna, who ran close with Baker the entire race, finishing just two seconds later with a 21:37.4 time and an 89th-place finish.
Following closely behind McKenna was sophomore Courtney Coppinger, who initially was in the lead for the Jayhawks. Coppinger finished fewer than four seconds behind McKenna, keeping true to the pack mentality the women ran with all season
long. Coppinger's time of 21:41.0 earned her a 95thplace finish.
Finishing out the women's top five runners were sophomore Rachel Simon and junior Haley Francis. They finished with times of 21:41.0 and 21:49.3, which earned them 96th- and 104th-place finishes, respectively.
The women's squad ended its season placing 14th out of 32 at the regional meet.
- Edited by Emily Brown
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