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KANSAS 103, PITTSBURG STATE 45
Kansas
55 | 48----103
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11. 2009
Pittsburg State
21|24-45
Jayhawk Stat Leaders
Points
Thomas Robinson 17
Rebounds
Markieff Morris 10
Kansas
Assists
Sherron Collins 5
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA Rebs A Pts
Markieff Morris 4-5 0-1 10 0 12
Cole Aldrich 4-6 0-0 1 3 10
Xavier Henry 3-7 1-4 6 1 10
Sherron Collins 5-8 3-4 0 5 13
Tyshawn Taylor 5-7 1-2 2 3 12
Thomas Robinson 7-12 0-0 7 1 17
Conner Teahan 2-4 2-4 1 0 7
Tyrel Reed 1-2 1-2 1 2 3
Elijah Johnson 1-5 0-3 2 4 3
Marcus Morris 5-7 0-0 8 1 14
Jordan Juenemann0-1 0-1 2 0 1
Chase Buford 0-3 0-0 1 2 1
Totals 37-67 8-21 42 22 103
Pittsburg State
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA Rebs A Pts
CJ Masters 3-5 2-3 0 0 8
Rodney Grace 5-11 0-0 6 0 11
Josh Walker 1-6 0-0 3 0 2
Spencer Magana 4-6 2-3 1 2 11
Andy Smith 1-6 0-3 1 1 2
Jordan Embers 0-1 0-0 2 1 2
Brandon Coleman 0-4 0-1 2 0 0
Zach Quick 0-0 0-0 1 4 0
Tim Enayati 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Bryan Campbell 1-1 1-1 0 0 3
Quincy Owens 1-5 0-0 1 2 2
Mo Gunn 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
James Robinson 1-1 0-0 1 2 2
Henry Rogers 0-1 0-0 0 0 0
JaVon McGee 1-3 0-0 5 1 2
Totals 18-50 5-11 26 13 45
Schedule
*all games in bold are at home
Date Opponent Result/Time
Nov. 3 FORT HAYS STATE (Exhibition) W, 107-68
Nov. 10 PITTSBURG STATE (Exhibition) W, 103-45
Nov. 13 HOFSTRA 7 p.m.
Nov. 17 Memphis, St. Louis, Mo. 9 p.m.
Nov. 19 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 7 p.m.
Nov. 25 OAKLAND 7 p.m.
Nov. 27 TENNESSEE TECH 7 p.m.
Dec. 2 ALCORN STATE 7 p.m.
Dec. 6 UCLA, Los Angeles, Calif. 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 9 RADFORD 7 p.m.
Dec. 12 La Salle, Kansas City, Mo. (Sprint Center) 1 p.m.
Dec. 19 MICHIGAN 11 a.m.
Dec. 22 CALIFORNIA 8 p.m.
Dec. 29 BELMONT 8 p.m.
Jan. 2 Temple, Philadelphia, Pa. 4:30 p.m.
Jan. 6 CORNELL 7 p.m.
Jan. 10 Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn. 12:30 p.m. or 3:30 p.m.
Jan. 13 Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb. 8 p.m.
Jan. 16 TEXAS TECH 12:45 p.m.
Jan. 20 BAYLOR 8 p.m.
Jan. 23 Iowa State, Ames, Iowa 1 p.m.
Jan. 25 MISSOURI 8 p.m.
Jan. 30 Kansas State, Manhattan 6 p.m.
Feb. 3 Colorado, Boulder, Colo. 8 p.m.
Feb. 6 NEBRASKA 5 p.m.
Feb. 8 Texas, Austin, Texas 8 p.m.
Feb. 13 IOWA STATE 7 p.m.
Feb. 15 Texas A&M, College Station, Texas 8 p.m.
Feb. 20 COLORADO 3 p.m.
Feb. 22 OKLAHOMA 8 p.m.
Feb. 27 Oklahoma State, Stillwater, Okla. 3 p.m.
March 3 KANSAS STATE 7 p.m.
March 6 Missouri, Columbia, Mo. 1 p.m.
MEN'S BASKET
Sophomore forward Marcus Morris leaps into a teammate before a timeout Tuesday night in Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas finished with 103 points against Pittsburg State for their second straight game
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mean" Marcus Morris said. "His energy is just great and its going to separate him from a lot of players."
Even though Robinson opened
he said he is young and still has places he needs to grow, such as defending the post and learning the offense and the defense.
"I'm a lot bet-
"I was surprised he didn't throw it through his legs or something ..."
As far as the future is concerned, Robinson's teammates believe him to be a dominant big man for years to come.
The play of the preseason came with 2.38 left to go in the first half. Taylor had the ball
junior guard Conner Teahan said. "I mean not this year we'll say, but sooner or later."
tel player than when I first got here," Robinson said. "But there's still a lot of work to be done."
MARCUS MORRIS Sophomore forward
"He's on his way to being the best post player on the team,"
The jayhawks dominated almost every statistical category.
on the fast break but instead of trying for a contested layup, he passed the ball back over his head to a trailing Marcus Morris. Morris slammed it home with a foul, putting the Jayhawks up 47-19.
"I was surprised he didn't throw it through his legs or something because normally that's what he does in practice." Marcus Morris said.
would have been his first career double double with 12 points and 10 boards.
"The next two days, we'll have to get some repetition and put in a few things."
nificant playing time in the second half. Teahan made the best of his 15 minutes scoring seven points with two three-pointers. His playing means he will not be redshirted this year, leaving it to Mario Little or Travis Releford.
Marcus Morris finished with 14 points and eight rebounds. His brother Markieff had what
BILL SELF Men's basketball coach
Teahan, Chase Buford and Jordan Juenmann saw sig-
"I just wanted to be here for the team and I felt that by deciding not to redshirt, I will be here for the team if we ever need a three, if (Xavier Henry) ever gets in foul trouble or if I just start playing well," Teahan said.
They improved their defense by forcing 33 turnovers and had 21 steals as a team. Kansas shot 60 percent from the floor while holding Pittsburg State to 36 percent.
The regular season begins Friday for the Jayhawks as they play host to
Hofstra. Self said he has not studied the opposing team too much, but has the scouting he needs.
"The next two days, we'll have to get some repetition and put in a few things." Self said. "And really, every team in America at the beginning of the season doesn't have everything in, and of course we're the same way."
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Edited by Abby Olcese
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Freshman forward Thomas Robinson reaches for a dunk. Robinson led the Jayhawks with 17 points night at Allen Fieldhouse in his second game.
in a 103-45 victo