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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2011
THE UNIVERSITY
Kansas 32 | 52----84 Pittsburg State 27 | 28----55
KANSAS 84, PITT
Jayhawk Stat Leaders
Points
Teahar 21
Rebounds
Assists
Withey 12
Tharp 8
Kansas
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA Rebs A Pts
Justin Wesley 3-4 0-0 2 0 9
Jeff Withey 5-10 0-0 12 2 18
Naadir Tharpe 4-9 2-3 4 8 12
Conner Teahan 8-11 5-8 7 3 21
Travis Releford 6-11 0-2 6 0 14
Niko Roberts 1-1 0-0 0 0 2
Christian Garrett 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Merv Lindsay 0-0 0-0 0 10 0
Jordan Juenemann 1-2 0-1 5 1 4
Kevin Young 1-3 0-1 8 1 4
Totals 29-51 7-15 48 7 84
Pittsburg State
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA Rebs A Pts
JaVon McGee 4-16 0-0 12 0 8
Courtney Ingram 3-12 1-5 2 1 7
Marky Nolan 3-13 0-2 8 1 9
Sam Pugh 2-8 1-2 1 1 7
Andra Bailey 2-3 0-1 4 0 6
Adrian Herrera 1-2 1-2 1 0 3
Eric Marshall 0-2 0-0 0 1 0
Arijok Guguai 1-7 1-5 3 0 3
Drake Green 3-7 1-3 0 1 9
Totals 19-75 5-21 4-2 7 55
Schedule
*all games in hold are at home
Date Opponent Result/Time
Nov. 1 PITTSBURG STATE W, 84-55
Nov. 8 FORT HAYS STATE 7 p.m.
Nov. 11 TOWSON 7 p.m.
Nov. 15 KENTUCKY 8 p.m.
Nov. 21 MAUI INVITATIONAL 11 p.m.
Nov. 22 MAUI INVITATIONAL TBA
Nov. 23 MAUI INVITATIONAL TBA
Nov. 30 FLORDIA ATLANTIC 7 p.m.
Dec. 3 USF 4:15 p.m.
Dec. 6 LONG BEACH STATE 8 p.m.
Dec. 10 OHIO STATE 2:15 p.m.
Dec. 19 DAVIDSON 8 p.m.
Dec. 22 USC 10 p.m.
Dec. 29 HOWARD 7 p.m.
Dec. 31 NORTH DAKOTA 3 p.m.
Jan. 4 KANSAS STATE 7 p.m.
Jan. 7 OKLAHOMA 1 p.m.
Jan. 11 TEXAS TECH 8 p.m.
Jan. 14 IOWA STATE 3 p.m.
Jan. 16 BAYLOR 8:30 p.m.
Jan. 21 TEXAS 3 p.m.
Jan. 23 TEXAS A&M 8 p.m.
Jan. 28 IOWA STATE 1 p.m.
Feb. 1 OKLAHOMA 8 p.m.
Feb. 4 MISSOURI 8 p.m.
Feb. 8 BAYLOR 6 p.m.
Feb. 11 OKLAHOMA STATE 3 p.m.
Feb. 13 KANSAS STATE 8 p.m.
Feb. 18 TEXAS TECH 7 p.m.
Feb. 22 TEXAS A&M 8 p.m.
Feb. 25 MISSOURI 3 p.m.
Feb. 27 OKLAHOMA STATE 8 p.m.
March 3 TEXAS 8 p.m.
Offensive problems hard to judge with three major players missing
BASKETBAI
KORY CARPENTER
kcarpenter@kansan.com
Bill Self has said this won't be one of his best offensive team's he had at Kansas. His annual defense-first mentality seemed to be ratcheted up this time around because of all the uncertainties his coaching staff faces on the offensive end of the floor. And for three quarters of Tuesday night's game, Self looked like a psychic.
"I thought wed play about like we played," he said. "Which wasn't great. I thought the game would be closer."
Now, before going any further, it needs to be noted that Kansas played without three starters — Thomas Robinson, Tyshawn Taylor, and Elijah Johnson — because of a Robin-
So nothing of note could be taken from Tuesday night, and nothing will be 100 percent clear until the team is at full strength. But the question remains: Where will the offense come from? Robinson was pegged a pre-season first team All-American by CBS, so there's an easy choice. Taylor averaged nine points per contest last season and will be the primary point guard for about 30 minutes a game this year, along with Johnson, who played sparingly last season.
from Jeff Withey, who finished with 18 points on 5-for-10 shooting. Withey's aggressiveness was turned up to a level seldom seen by Jayhawk fans, and it showed in his box score: 18 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 blocks. But Self thought he could have had more.
"I think it's good that jeff got a triple-double," Self said. "But he could have had 22 or 23 points if he makes his free throws."
son day-to-day knee injury and suspensions to Taylor and Johnson for both exhibition games.
On the perimeter, Conner Teahan came out firing, knocking down three-pointers on the team's first three possessions and finishing with 21 points. The former walk-on's playing time wasn't just a product of suspensions or injuries, however.
Barring unforeseen circumstances, Robinson will see his fair share of double-teams this season. The only way to stop that is getting solid production
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"Conner's our sixth man"
Self said. "There's no ifs, ands or
buts about that."
From not seeing the court until the waning minutes of blowouts to being the first man called off the bench is quite a jump, but Self said he likes Teahan's ability to stretch defenses with his three-point shooting.
And again, Tuesday night's team is a mere shell of what fans will see once the regular season gets underway, but extra production will have to come from someone outside of the missing trio.
"That's not our team." Self said. "You play 200 minutes and 100 of the minutes didn't play. But we got some guys some minutes and I thought some guys really played well."
Edited by Jonathan Sherman
Junior guard Travis Reletford dunks the ball over the Gorillas Tuesday evening at Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas gained a victory over Pittsburg State with a final score of 84-55.
JESSICA JANASZ /KANSAN