THE UNIVERSITY DARY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2009
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Kansas prepares for Radford
Senior guard Sherron Collins cuts back inside UCLA guard Jerime Anderson. Kansas moved to 7-0 on the season after the 73-61 victory Sunday afternoon at Paulley Pavilion in Los Angeles.
BY COREY THIBODEAUX cthibodeaux@kansan.com
The last time an opposing team brought an NBA caliber big man into Allen Fieldhouse, Oakland University left with a 30 point loss. The Jayhawks will try to duplicate this success tonight against Baldock.
When Radford visits Kansas tonight, the Highlanders will bring Art Parakhouski, the Big South preseason player of the year. As a team, Markieff Morris said, the Highlanders are equipped as any team to compete with the Jayhawks' size.
"They're a big team," Morris said. "And the big guy, I heard he led the nation in rebounding, so it's going to be a big challenge for us."
Parakhouski, the 6-foot-11 senior center, is averaging 22.3 points per game and leads the NCAA with 14.8 rebounds per contest.
Even though Kansas defeated Oakland 89-59 earlier this season with potential NBA first round center Keith Benson, Kansas coach Bill Self said Parakhouski provides an exceptional challenge.
"He might be the biggest, maybe as talented true big guy we go against all wear." Self said.
Marcus Morris said Aldrich's best
Radford might be a problem to center Cole Aldrich, said sophomore forward Marcus Morris. Aldrich has been getting double-covered almost every time he has the ball and the size of Radford will make it hard for him to find offensive.
him to find offensive rhythm.
Marcus Morris said success for the Jayhawks relies in his own play as well as Markieff Morris and Thomas Robinson.
"If we step up while they double team Cole, we'll still have a good game," Marcus said.
"He might be the biggest, maybe as talented true big guy we go against all year."
Against Oakland, one of the biggest teams Kansas has faced. Aldrich had only four points and nine rebounds. Against UCLA, he had seven points and 12 rebounds.
BILL SELF Kansas coach
said Aldrich's best asset when his offense is floundering is his defense.
"I feel Cole is looking at other sides of the ball, he's going to get more rebounds. I feel like he could have a lot more assists if he keeps 'setting double
teamed because somebody is always open."
This game will most likely be the best opportunity for the freshmen to redeem themselves, after a lackluster
performance against UCLA.
Elijah Johnson and Thomas Robinson combined for just five minutes against the Bruins.
The veterans said they expect a bounceback performance.
"I think they all have room for improvement and they all want to get better," sophomore guard Tyshawn Taylor said.
Markieff Morris added he was impressed with how well the freshmen seem to be adapting to new situations. Compared to himself last year, he said he's glad they are putting forth maximum effort.
WHEN: 7 p.m.
WHERE: Allen Fieldhouse
WATCH: ESPNU
"They're a lot more mature than we were last year. They work a lot
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harder than we did last year."
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TORONTO — Chris Bosh had 21 points and 16 rebounds, Jarrett Jack had 17 points and eight assists and the Toronto Raptors beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 94-88 on Tuesday night for their first three-game win streak this season.
Hedo Turkoglu scored 16 points, and DeMar DeRozan and Andrea Bargnani each added 15 as Toronto extended its winning streak over Minnesota to 11 games. The Raptors have not lost to the Timberwolves since a 108-97 home loss on Jan. 21, 2004.
Jack started in place of Jose Calderon (sore left hip), who missed his first game of the season after leaving Saturday's win at Chicago.
Al Jefferson had 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Kevin Love scored 18 points for the Timberwolves in his third game since returning from a fractured left hand he sustained in the pre-season.
Jonny Flynn scored 17 points, Ryan Gomes had 16 and Damien Wilkins added 10 for the Timberwolves, the third straight
Toronto opponent to shoot less than 40 percent.
Trailing 64-63 to begin the fourth, Ramon Sessions gave Minnesota its first lead midway through the second quarter with a pull-up jumper. Jack quickly responded with a layup as Toronto reclaimed the lead for good.
After starting 0 for 17 from 3-point range, Bargnani finally connected from outside with 4:31 left in the fourth, putting the Raptors up 82-77. The shot extended Toronto's NBA-record streak of consecutive games with at least one 3-pointer to 883.
Down 84-78 with 3:38 tett, the Timberwolves tied it on a layup by Jefferson, two free throws from Gomes and a baseline jumper by Love. But on their next possession, a sloppy bounce pass by Flynn led to a breakaway dunk for Turkoglu. Flynn missed a jumper on the next trip, and Toronto's Antoine Wright hit a 3-pointer in the corner, putting the Raptors up 89-84 with 1:03 remaining.
Bosh had eight points and seven rebounds as Toronto led 23-20 after one quarter.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL Flyers destroy Patriots' home winning streak
FAIRFAX, Va. — Chris Johnson had 14 points and Dayton held off a furious second-half rally by George Mason in a 56-55 victory on Tuesday night
The loss snapped an 18-game home winning streak for the Patriots (4-5), who last suffered a home loss on Feb. 16, 2008, to North Carolina-Wilmington.
The Flyers (6-2) won their fourth straight game.
Mason within 54-52 with 8.7 seconds remaining, Johnson hit two free throws to make it 56-52 with 7.3 seconds left
Sherrod Wright, who led George Mason with 17 points, hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer for the final margin.
After a 3-pointer by Andre Cornelius brought George
Dayton took a 35-19 halftime advantage after holding the Patriots without a field goal for 14.31 until Mike Morrison's layup just before halftime
George Mason then used a 13-0 run to cut the deficit to 39-34, but could get no closer than two points.
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GAME NOTES
This is the first time Kansas and Radford have ever played each other. The only other team the Jayhawks faced from the Big South was Winthrop in 1990.
At home, the Jayhawks have a plus-44 scoring margin while shooting 52.9 percent. Padford has never ranked a top team, but
Since 2008, Radford has lost all four games against opponents in the top 10 since 2007-08 while be ing outscored 40.2 points per game in those contests.
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