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#12/13 Texas (15-3; 5-1) will host NR/NR Kansas (11-5; 1-4) on Wednesday before traveling to Lubbock on Saturday. Texas is trying to start a new winning streak after a loss two games ago against KSU. Kansas will be looking to snap a two game losing streak. Horns hold a 26-10 edge in the overall series and a 20-9 edge in Big 12 games. Texas currently has a 12 game winning streak, the longest in the series. The Jayhawks’ last wins in the series were three consecutive games from Jan. 04, 2012 through Jan. 23, 2013.
Kansas Jayhawks (11-5; 1-4)
Kansas’ starters account for 55.6 ppg of the Jayhawks’ 66 ppg in Big 12 games. They are led by four averaging in double figures: Christalah Lyons (#0, 5-5 Sr. G) with an average of 15.4 ppg. Next is Jessica Washington (#3, 5-8 RS Sr. G) at 13.8 ppg. Kylee Kopatich (#33, 5-10 Sr. G) comes in at 12.8 ppg. Austin Richardson (#14, 6-0 Sr. F) adds 10.2 ppg. Bailey Helgren (#35, 6-5 Soph. C) contributes 3.4 ppg. Washington (24-71; 33.8%) and Lyons (26-68; 38.2%) are the top shooters for the Jayhawks. Richardson at 43.5% on 20 of 46 and Kopatich at 40.4% on 21 of 52 have the best FG% among the four double digit scorers. Helgren is hitting 66.7% of her shots (8-12), the best FG% of players that have played in all five league games. Kansas likes to shoot the 3 ball. They average just under 22 treys a game, a shade over a third of their shots. Kopatich (14-32; 43.8%) and Washington (13-29; 44.8%) are the top two 3pt threats. Richardson (6-17; 35.3%) and Lyons (5-14; 35.7%) can also hit from BTA, but don’t take as many 3s as Kopatich and Washington do. Three players have hit one of two from BTA. Lyons (20-25; 80%) and Kopatich (8-11; 72.7%) are the players that Kansas wants on the FT line. Washington (8-14; 57.1%) and Richardson (5-10; 50%) are getting to the FT line but having trouble converting once there.
Helgren is the top rebounder at 7.0 rpg with Richardson (5.7 rpg) and Kopatich (4.0 rpg) providing support. Lyons (20 assists; 4.0 apg) and Washington (15 assists; 3.0 apg) are the main distributors for the Jayhawks. Kansas’ 66 TOs place them first in the league for fewest TOs per game (13.2 TOPG). Washington has the most TOs on the team with 13. Richardson’s four blocks are half of the team’s total. Kopatich with ten steals is the only Jayhawk with double digit steals.
Three of the Jayhawks’ starters average over 30 mpg: Lyons (30.2 mpg), Washington (31.6 mpg) and Kopatich (34.8 mpg). The other two starters are in the 20s: Richardson (28.2 mpg) and Helgren (25.4 mpg). Coming in off the bench, Brianna Osorio (#2, 5-8 Sr. G) averages 12.6 mpg. Those six, along with Micaela Wilson (#12, 6-2 Soph. F), Aniya Thomas (#5, 5-7 Fr. G) and Brittany Franklin (#31, 6-5 RS Fr. C) have seen action in all five league games. The last three average between seven and eight mpg. Brooklyn Mitchell (#21, 5-6 Fr. G) and Chelsea Lott (1, 6-3 Sr. C) have gotten into four games.
Jr. F Tyler Johnson is no longer playing due to chronic knee problems.
Tyler Johnson medically disqualified from basketball
Texas Longhorns (15-3; 5-1)
Texas has three double digit scorers and a fourth player close to reaching that average. Sug continues to pace the team in scoring with a 15.8 ppg average. Danni adds 12.7 ppg and Joyner provides 10.7 ppg. Destiny is at 9.3 ppg. Charli (9-16; 56.3%), Audrey (8-15; 53.3%) and Sug (36-70; 51.4%) are outstanding shooting the ball. Nine of the ten players have hit double digit FT attempts a third of the way through conference season. Sug leads the way with 70 FT attempts. Joyner (26-61; 42.6%), Danni (24-56; 42.9%), Destiny (18-49; 36.7%) and Jatarie (20-48; 41.7%) join Sug in having attempted at least eight shots a game. Texas is sixth in the league in 3pt FG% for the season at 34.1%. But the Horns have been terrific from BTA in conference play as they are the top 3pt shooting team in the league by percentage at 41.7%. Danni is tied for first in the Big 12 for 3pt accuracy at 50% on 16 of 32 treys. Sug has made 6 of 15 (40%) while Destiny is at 36.8% on 7 of 19 shooting from BTA. Those are the Horns’ primary 3pt shooters. Audrey (3-6; 50%) and Charli (1-2; 50%) have also lit it up from BTA in their few attempts.
Joyner is the team’s leading rebounder at 7.3 rpg while Jatarie (5.3 rpg) and Sug (5.2 rpg) provide strong support. Danni and Charli are tied at 3.8 rpg each. Olamide (3.5 rpg) and Destiny (3.2 rpg) complete the quartet of players averaging between 3 and 4 rpg. Sug’s 36 assists and 6.0 apg top the team and are the second highest in league play. Danni and Joyner have nine assists each to tie for second on the team. Joyner has 27 TOs (4.5 TOPG). Sug is second with 21 TOs (3.5 TOPG) although her A/TO ratio leaves her tied for 7th best in the Big 12. Jatarie with 13 TOs (2.2 TOPG) is the third Horn with double digit TOs. Four players have combined for the ten blocks Texas has in league games. Joyner has four (0.7 bpg), Charli has three (0.6 bpg), Jada two (0.3 bpg) and Jatarie one (0.2 bpg). All ten players have at least one steal each. Joyner leads the way with nine. Sug has eight and Jada seven. Danni and Destiny each have swiped six.
The game against TCU saw Jada and Jatarie start their first conference game this season. They joined Sug, Joyner and Danni in the starting lineup. That trio has started all six Big 12 games. All ten players have seen action in league play with eight playing in all six games. Nine of the ten are averaging double digit minutes, led by Danni (36.3 mpg) and Sug (35.3 mpg).
LINEUPS
Projected lineups are based on the previous game’s starting lineups.
Horns should have an advantage inside against the Jayhawks. Although Kansas has height (three 6-2 players, one 6-3 and three at 6-5), only 6-5 Helgren is playing more than eight minutes a game. Franklin (6-5), Wilson (6-2) and Lott (6-3) are the primary post backups along with Mariane De Carvalho (#4, 6-2 Jr. F) who played 11 minutes in the last game for her first action in conference. Helgren (3.4 ppg) and Wilson (2.8 ppg) are not big scoring threats. Richardson should have trouble with stopping Joyner from scoring. For Joyner, and at times, Jada, the issue will be staying with Richardson when she goes outside. Almost half her shots come from BTA. It should be fun watching Helgren battle the combo of Jatarie and Charli on the boards. Helgren is going to need help there.
The Jayhawks strengths are the outside shooting of Kopatich, Washington and Richardson and the drives of Lyons combined with her ability to get to the FT line. Our perimeter defense will be tested, having to guard multiple 3pt shooters. But the Jayhawks will also have that problem. Kansas plays nine to eleven players but only gets major scoring contribution from its starters. Texas gets about a third of its scoring from the bench players.
STATS COMPARISON—Big 12 stats only.
Texas has a better overall FG%, 3pt FG%, 2pt FG% and FT% than does Kansas. Kansas puts up about a third of their FGs from BTA. Texas also holds an edge in rebounding. Where Kansas has an advantage is Texas’ tendency to turnover the ball more frequently than the Jayhawks. If the Horns can decrease their TOs, they will take away some scoring chances from the Jayhawks. Texas should dominate the boards and get those second chance points from their post players. Kansas is going to pull out one of our posts with Richardson’s ability to hit the three. Whether that’s Joyner, Jada, Audrey or even Charli, they will need to deny Richardson open looks.
While nothing is easy with this team, this should be another notch in the win column for Texas as long as the team comes out focused on both ends. Kansas is ranked 23rd nationally for the season with a 3pt FG% of 37.2%. Kopatich is tied for 25th nationally for the season at 44.7% and Washington with a 42.5% from BTA is at 38th nationally for the season. Horns will need to defend that 3pt line passionately.
Game time is 7 PM this Wednesday. The game will be televised on the LHN; streamed on WatchESPN and broadcast on radio on 105.3 FM.
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Kansas Jayhawks (11-5; 1-4)
Kansas’ starters account for 55.6 ppg of the Jayhawks’ 66 ppg in Big 12 games. They are led by four averaging in double figures: Christalah Lyons (#0, 5-5 Sr. G) with an average of 15.4 ppg. Next is Jessica Washington (#3, 5-8 RS Sr. G) at 13.8 ppg. Kylee Kopatich (#33, 5-10 Sr. G) comes in at 12.8 ppg. Austin Richardson (#14, 6-0 Sr. F) adds 10.2 ppg. Bailey Helgren (#35, 6-5 Soph. C) contributes 3.4 ppg. Washington (24-71; 33.8%) and Lyons (26-68; 38.2%) are the top shooters for the Jayhawks. Richardson at 43.5% on 20 of 46 and Kopatich at 40.4% on 21 of 52 have the best FG% among the four double digit scorers. Helgren is hitting 66.7% of her shots (8-12), the best FG% of players that have played in all five league games. Kansas likes to shoot the 3 ball. They average just under 22 treys a game, a shade over a third of their shots. Kopatich (14-32; 43.8%) and Washington (13-29; 44.8%) are the top two 3pt threats. Richardson (6-17; 35.3%) and Lyons (5-14; 35.7%) can also hit from BTA, but don’t take as many 3s as Kopatich and Washington do. Three players have hit one of two from BTA. Lyons (20-25; 80%) and Kopatich (8-11; 72.7%) are the players that Kansas wants on the FT line. Washington (8-14; 57.1%) and Richardson (5-10; 50%) are getting to the FT line but having trouble converting once there.
Helgren is the top rebounder at 7.0 rpg with Richardson (5.7 rpg) and Kopatich (4.0 rpg) providing support. Lyons (20 assists; 4.0 apg) and Washington (15 assists; 3.0 apg) are the main distributors for the Jayhawks. Kansas’ 66 TOs place them first in the league for fewest TOs per game (13.2 TOPG). Washington has the most TOs on the team with 13. Richardson’s four blocks are half of the team’s total. Kopatich with ten steals is the only Jayhawk with double digit steals.
Three of the Jayhawks’ starters average over 30 mpg: Lyons (30.2 mpg), Washington (31.6 mpg) and Kopatich (34.8 mpg). The other two starters are in the 20s: Richardson (28.2 mpg) and Helgren (25.4 mpg). Coming in off the bench, Brianna Osorio (#2, 5-8 Sr. G) averages 12.6 mpg. Those six, along with Micaela Wilson (#12, 6-2 Soph. F), Aniya Thomas (#5, 5-7 Fr. G) and Brittany Franklin (#31, 6-5 RS Fr. C) have seen action in all five league games. The last three average between seven and eight mpg. Brooklyn Mitchell (#21, 5-6 Fr. G) and Chelsea Lott (1, 6-3 Sr. C) have gotten into four games.
Jr. F Tyler Johnson is no longer playing due to chronic knee problems.
Tyler Johnson medically disqualified from basketball
Texas Longhorns (15-3; 5-1)
Texas has three double digit scorers and a fourth player close to reaching that average. Sug continues to pace the team in scoring with a 15.8 ppg average. Danni adds 12.7 ppg and Joyner provides 10.7 ppg. Destiny is at 9.3 ppg. Charli (9-16; 56.3%), Audrey (8-15; 53.3%) and Sug (36-70; 51.4%) are outstanding shooting the ball. Nine of the ten players have hit double digit FT attempts a third of the way through conference season. Sug leads the way with 70 FT attempts. Joyner (26-61; 42.6%), Danni (24-56; 42.9%), Destiny (18-49; 36.7%) and Jatarie (20-48; 41.7%) join Sug in having attempted at least eight shots a game. Texas is sixth in the league in 3pt FG% for the season at 34.1%. But the Horns have been terrific from BTA in conference play as they are the top 3pt shooting team in the league by percentage at 41.7%. Danni is tied for first in the Big 12 for 3pt accuracy at 50% on 16 of 32 treys. Sug has made 6 of 15 (40%) while Destiny is at 36.8% on 7 of 19 shooting from BTA. Those are the Horns’ primary 3pt shooters. Audrey (3-6; 50%) and Charli (1-2; 50%) have also lit it up from BTA in their few attempts.
Joyner is the team’s leading rebounder at 7.3 rpg while Jatarie (5.3 rpg) and Sug (5.2 rpg) provide strong support. Danni and Charli are tied at 3.8 rpg each. Olamide (3.5 rpg) and Destiny (3.2 rpg) complete the quartet of players averaging between 3 and 4 rpg. Sug’s 36 assists and 6.0 apg top the team and are the second highest in league play. Danni and Joyner have nine assists each to tie for second on the team. Joyner has 27 TOs (4.5 TOPG). Sug is second with 21 TOs (3.5 TOPG) although her A/TO ratio leaves her tied for 7th best in the Big 12. Jatarie with 13 TOs (2.2 TOPG) is the third Horn with double digit TOs. Four players have combined for the ten blocks Texas has in league games. Joyner has four (0.7 bpg), Charli has three (0.6 bpg), Jada two (0.3 bpg) and Jatarie one (0.2 bpg). All ten players have at least one steal each. Joyner leads the way with nine. Sug has eight and Jada seven. Danni and Destiny each have swiped six.
The game against TCU saw Jada and Jatarie start their first conference game this season. They joined Sug, Joyner and Danni in the starting lineup. That trio has started all six Big 12 games. All ten players have seen action in league play with eight playing in all six games. Nine of the ten are averaging double digit minutes, led by Danni (36.3 mpg) and Sug (35.3 mpg).
LINEUPS
Projected lineups are based on the previous game’s starting lineups.
Horns should have an advantage inside against the Jayhawks. Although Kansas has height (three 6-2 players, one 6-3 and three at 6-5), only 6-5 Helgren is playing more than eight minutes a game. Franklin (6-5), Wilson (6-2) and Lott (6-3) are the primary post backups along with Mariane De Carvalho (#4, 6-2 Jr. F) who played 11 minutes in the last game for her first action in conference. Helgren (3.4 ppg) and Wilson (2.8 ppg) are not big scoring threats. Richardson should have trouble with stopping Joyner from scoring. For Joyner, and at times, Jada, the issue will be staying with Richardson when she goes outside. Almost half her shots come from BTA. It should be fun watching Helgren battle the combo of Jatarie and Charli on the boards. Helgren is going to need help there.
The Jayhawks strengths are the outside shooting of Kopatich, Washington and Richardson and the drives of Lyons combined with her ability to get to the FT line. Our perimeter defense will be tested, having to guard multiple 3pt shooters. But the Jayhawks will also have that problem. Kansas plays nine to eleven players but only gets major scoring contribution from its starters. Texas gets about a third of its scoring from the bench players.
STATS COMPARISON—Big 12 stats only.
Texas has a better overall FG%, 3pt FG%, 2pt FG% and FT% than does Kansas. Kansas puts up about a third of their FGs from BTA. Texas also holds an edge in rebounding. Where Kansas has an advantage is Texas’ tendency to turnover the ball more frequently than the Jayhawks. If the Horns can decrease their TOs, they will take away some scoring chances from the Jayhawks. Texas should dominate the boards and get those second chance points from their post players. Kansas is going to pull out one of our posts with Richardson’s ability to hit the three. Whether that’s Joyner, Jada, Audrey or even Charli, they will need to deny Richardson open looks.
While nothing is easy with this team, this should be another notch in the win column for Texas as long as the team comes out focused on both ends. Kansas is ranked 23rd nationally for the season with a 3pt FG% of 37.2%. Kopatich is tied for 25th nationally for the season at 44.7% and Washington with a 42.5% from BTA is at 38th nationally for the season. Horns will need to defend that 3pt line passionately.
Game time is 7 PM this Wednesday. The game will be televised on the LHN; streamed on WatchESPN and broadcast on radio on 105.3 FM.
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No. 12 Women's Basketball preview: Kansas - University of Texas Athletics
Jayhawks hit the road, face Texas Wednesday
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