LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Montell Cozart threw a 60-yard touchdown pass to Justin McCay to break a fourth-quarter tie, and Kansas pulled away for a 24-10 victory over Central Michigan on Saturday.

Tony Pierson ran 74 yards for a touchdown on the game’s opening play, and Cozart added a 30-yard touchdown pass to Corey Avery with about 2 minutes remaining to seal the win.

Cozart finished with 226 yards passing for the Jayhawks (2-1), a big part coming on the toss to McCay with 13:23 remaining. The third-down throw was caught underneath the coverage, and McCay slipped the grasp of safety Dennis Nalor and scooted untouched the rest of the way.

Martez Walker had 56 yards rushing and a touchdown for the Chippewas (2-2), who were trying to start 2-0 on the road for the first time since 1985. They won at Purdue on Sept. 6.

Cooper Rush added 178 yards passing, but he was unable to march Central Michigan downfield when the outcome was still in the question. After Kansas had regained the lead, Rush was sacked on third down to end one drive and threw short of the first-down marker to end the next two.

JaCorey Shepherd picked Rush off in the final minutes, allowing Kansas to run out the clock.

The victory may have been a crucial one for embattled Kansas coach Charlie Weis. The Jayhawks were routed 41-3 by Duke last week, and Weis is trying to prove he’s made enough progress in two-plus years in charge to warrant the rest of his five-year contract.

It was just Weis’s third win over a Football Bowl Subdivision school.

After failing to reach the end zone last week, the Jayhawks needed all of 18 seconds to accomplish the feat Saturday. Pierson took a handoff out of the shotgun, glided to his left and hit a crease, running untouched the rest of the way for the score.

It was the first touchdown for Kansas since the 10:17 mark of the third quarter of its opener against Southeast Missouri State, and only the fifth scored in the Jayhawks’ first 10 quarters this season.

After that, the Jayhawks managed 95 yards on 33 plays the rest of the first half.

Playing without its top running back, Thomas Rawls, due to a suspension, Central Michigan fared little better with the ball. Rush was under constant pressure, a quartet of runners found no room to move and punter Ron Coluzzi started to wear out his foot.

The Chippewas’ Brian Eavey hit a 37-yard field goal to make it 7-3 at halftime, and Matt Wyman connected from 27 yards for Kansas early in the second half.

Walker, who did not have a carry in the first half, finally sparked Central Michigan early in the third quarter. The sophomore carried six times on a tying touchdown drive, barreling over All-Big 12 linebacker Ben Heeney on the way to the end zone.

Kansas buckled down on defense, though. And when Cozart hit McCay to regain the lead, a sparse crowd, made sparser by a 27-minute weather delay, finally exhaled.

— Associated Press —

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Montell Cozart threw three touchdown passes, two to Nick Harwell, and Kansas withstood a furious fourth-quarter rally by Southeast Missouri State for a 34-28 victory Saturday night.

De’Andre Mann ran for 121 yards and freshman Corey Avery added 91 yards and a score, helping the Jayhawks (1-0) survive after blowing most of a 24-0 first-quarter lead down the stretch.

The Redhawks’ Kyle Snyder threw three touchdown passes, all in the fourth quarter, the last of them a 26-yard pass to Paul McRoberts on fourth down with 1:33 left. The Redhawks (1-1) tried an on-side kick, but Harwell hopped on the loose ball, allowing Kansas to run out the clock.

Snyder wound up throwing for 269 yards, though he also tossed three interceptions.

Dexter McDonald had two of them for the Jayhawks, who are in their third year of Charlie Weis’s massive rebuilding project. And if there isn’t significant progress this season — they’ve won four games his first two — he may not be around for the rest of his five-year contract.

The Redhawks, who beat football newcomer Missouri Baptist 77-0 a week ago in coach Tom Matukewicz’s debut, found it hard to overcome themselves. They were penalized 14 times for 174 yards, the abundance of yellow flags often scuttling some promising drives.

In typical Kansas fashion, a stretch of very good play was followed by some very bad.

First was the good, a 24-point opening quarter that was the Jayhawks’ best 15-minute period since they scored 34 points in the fourth quarter of a game against Colorado on Nov. 6, 2010.

After taking a 3-0 lead, Matthew Boateng’s pick gave the Jayhawks good field position. Three players later, Avery took an option pitch over the left side from 10 yards out for a score.

Cozart added a 6-yard TD pass to Harwell later in the first quarter, and his 10-yard pass to the former Miami of Ohio star moments later gave the Jayhawks a 24-0 lead.

Then came the bad, a second quarter spent mostly going backward.

The Redhawks sacked Cozart to foil one drive, forced a three-and-out on the next, and then caused a comical fumble to end the half. While players from both teams jumped into a pile near midfield, the loose ball squirted away without anybody noticing. Kansas right tackle Damon Martin finally did, but only after staring dumbfounded at the ball for several seconds.

The Jayhawks managed just 13 yards in the second quarter.

The Redhawks finally got going in the third, blocking Matt Wyman’s 49-yard field goal attempt and returning the ball to the Kansas 22. Jackson scored four plays later to make it 24-7.

Sensing some momentum, Southeast Missouri State appeared to recover an onside kick, only to be flagged for being offside. Kansas wound up with good field position on the ensuing kick, and Cozart hit Tony Pierson for a 67-yard TD pass that briefly restored some order.

Southeast Missouri State refused to go quietly.

Snyder hit Spencer Davis with a 37-yard TD strike early in the fourth quarter, and then found McRoberts from 68 yards out to make it 34-21 with 10:39 left. But by the time he hit McRoberts to make it a one-possession game, the Redhawks had nearly run out of time.

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Kansas coach Bill Self announced Wednesday that guard Josh Pollard has joined the men’s basketball team as a walk-on. Pollard will be a freshman eligibility-wise for the 2014-15 season.

A native Cedar Hills, Utah, Josh Pollard, nephew of former KU men’s basketball standout Scot Pollard, graduated from Orem High School in Orem, Utah, in 2012. The 6-4 guard then served a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Los Angeles before enrolling at KU.

“Josh comes from the Pollard family we all know and love and is going to be a walk-on for us,” Self said. “He was a good high school player and I told him he would definitely have the opportunity to work out with our team. We’re excited to have him. We really don’t at what level he will be a contributor but he’ll have an opportunity like everyone else. I’m looking forward to seeing how he reacts to guys that have been involved with our program the last couple of years. I know he’s excited to be a part of it.”

While at Orem High School, Pollard, the lone senior on the team, led the Tigers to their first 4A state title in 2012, while averaging 8.8 points and 6.2 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game with 12 blocked shots and 54 steals. After winning just seven games the previous season, Orem went 24-1 in 2011-12 and Pollard earned all-region and all-state honors and was the Utah Valley Defensive Player of the Year.

Pollard, who has four brothers and three sisters, comes from an athletic family that includes his uncle, Scot, who following KU played 11 seasons in the NBA. Both his grandfather, Pearl Pollard, and his father, Alan, played basketball while in college with his grandfather at Utah in the 1950s and his father at BYU and USC in the 1980s. He is also the nephew of former BYU quarterback (2000-01) Brandon Doman.

— KU Sports Information —

Kansas’ 2014-15 men’s basketball schedule potentially includes 13 opponents which advanced to the 2014 postseason (10 NCAA, three NIT), including five foes that won their way to the 2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 or farther as the Big 12 announced its schedule Thursday.

Season ticket sales for KU’s 18 home games, the 17 in Allen Fieldhouse and the Dec. 13 game against Utah in the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., are now on sale. To order tickets fans must be active members of the Williams Education Fund, which can be done by making a minimum gift pledge of $100.

The 10 NCAA participants on the KU schedule for 2014-15 include Big 12 foes Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Texas. Kansas’ non-conference opponents which went to the NCAA Tournament are Florida and Kentucky and, potentially, Tennessee and Michigan State. Kentucky and Florida each advanced to the 2014 Final Four, while Michigan State went to the Elite Eight and Iowa State and Tennessee the Sweet 16. Big 12 member West Virginia participated in the 2014 NIT as did KU non-conference opponents Georgetown and Utah. Tennessee and Michigan State are potential opponents in the 2014 Orlando Classic, Nov. 27-30.

KU released its non-conference schedule in May and Thursday’s conference slate has finalized most of the TV contests for the Jayhawks in 2014-15. Kansas will have three games televised on CBS, marking the 14th straight year the Jayhawks will appear on CBS at least twice in a season, beginning in 2000-01. It is the 20th-consecutive year KU will have at least one regular-season game on CBS, starting in 1994-95. KU will host UNLV on Sunday, Jan. 4, play at Texas Jan. 24 and host Baylor Feb. 14. All three will air on CBS.

Besides the Dec. 10 contest at Georgetown on Fox Sports 1, every other Kansas game will be televised on the ESPN family of networks. In addition to its four ESPN Big Monday games announced Aug. 11, Kansas will be on the main ESPN platform against Kentucky in the Champions Classic in Indianapolis on Nov. 18, versus Florida in the Big 12/SEC Challenge on Dec. 5 in Allen Fieldhouse and versus Utah on Dec. 13 at the Kansas City Shootout at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

The ESPN family of networks will televise every game in the Orlando Classic, Nov. 27-30, with KU’s opening bracket game versus Rhode Island on Nov. 27 airing on ESPN2. There are five Big 12 contests that will either appear on ESPN or ESPN2 for the Jayhawks as the conference will announce those specific stations closer to the dates. Kansas will have three league games on ESPNU.

In June 2013, Kansas Athletics announced an agreement under which Time Warner Cable will annually air 50 KU contests – including two exhibition and four non-conference men’s basketball games – exclusively on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel in Kansas City and across the state of Kansas on the Jayhawk TV Network. ESPN3 will deliver those 50 events nationally outside that territory. In addition to the Nov. 3 vs. Washburn and Nov. 11 vs. Emporia State exhibition contests, the other Jayhawk TV men’s basketball games include Nov. 14 vs. UC Santa Barbara, Nov. 24 vs. Rider in the opening home-round game of the Orlando Classic, Dec. 20 vs. Lafayette and Dec. 30 vs. Kent State.

Kansas went 25-10 in 2013-14 and won its unprecedented 10th-straight Big 12 and NCAA-leading 57th regular-season conference championship. Head coach Bill Self brings back 10 letterwinners, including two starters, from the team that advanced to the round of 32 in the 2014 NCAA Tournament.

Losing the No. 1 and No. 3 overall selections in the 2014 NBA Draft, Self looks to reload for 2014-15. Kansas has been ranked as high as third in preseason rankings, returning starters Perry Ellis, a junior forward, and Wayne Selden, Jr., a sophomore guard. Ellis is KU’s leading returning scorer at 13.5 points per game in 2013-14, and rebounder at 6.7 boards per contest. Selden averaged 9.7 points per game his rookie season at KU and both he and Ellis were named to the 2014 All-Big 12 squad with Ellis a third-team selection and Selden at honorable mention. Other key returnees include junior forward Jamari Traylor (4.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg in 2013-14) and sophomore guards Frank Mason (5.5 ppg), Conner Frankamp (2.5 ppg) and Brannen Greene (2.4 ppg).

Self welcomes four newcomers to the roster, including McDonald’s All-Americans Cliff Alexander and Kelly Oubre. A power forward, Alexander was the 2014 Naismith High School National Player of the Year. Highly-rated guards Devonte’ Graham and Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk round out the KU freshmen for 2014-15.

Kansas has won five of the last eight Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships including the 2013 title. This year’s event will again be held at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., March 11-14 and NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday will be March 15.

Kansas Schedule Notables:

–This will mark the fourth-straight year of Big 12 round-robin competition to determine one true champion in men’s basketball. KU went 16-2 in winning the title in 2012, tied Kansas State going 14-4 in 2013 and won it outright going 14-4 in 2014. The Jayhawks have won 10-straight Big 12 regular-season titles.

–For the ninth-straight year, and the 15th time since the inception of the Big 12, KU will be featured on ESPN’s Big Monday four times: Jan. 19 vs. Oklahoma, Feb. 2 vs. Iowa State, Feb. 16 at West Virginia and Feb. 23 at Kansas State. Kansas is 52-17 all-time on Big Monday (29-1 at home, 23-16 on the road), including 33-9 under head coach Bill Self.

–KU will make multiple regular-season appearances on CBS for the 14th-straight year hosting UNLV on Jan. 4 and Texas on Jan. 24. Under Self, the Jayhawks have appeared on CBS 53 times, amassing a 39-14 record (11-2 home, 9-5 away, 19-7 neutral).

–For the fourth-consecutive, year the Jayhawks will play as part of the Champions Classic when they go up against Kentucky in Indianapolis on Nov. 18. The last time KU and Kentucky met was in the 2012 NCAA title game in New Orleans. Michigan State will play Duke in the other Champions Classic contest.

–In May 2013, the Big 12 and Southeastern Conferences announced an annual men’s basketball challenge that began during the 2013-14 season. KU and Florida will meet for the second time in the challenge with this season’s contest in Allen Fieldhouse on Dec. 5.

–Kansas is the only school in the Big 12 to have a winning series record against every conference team in men’s basketball.

–Kansas is first in the conference in wins with a 245-49 record in Big 12 regular-season games. Texas is next at 194-102. Including the Big 12 tournament, Kansas is tops at 281-58.

–Big 12 basketball has been ranked among the top five conferences in final RPI (post-NCAA Championship) for seven-straight seasons and 12 of the last 13 years (since 2002). In 2013-14 the Big 12 was No. 1 in overall RPI.

— KSU Sports Information —

Kansas soccer was predicted to finish sixth in the 2014 league standings according to the Big 12 preseason coaches’ poll which was released Wednesday morning. The ranking marks the 10th time in the 15-year history of the preseason vote that KU has been picked to finish among the top-six teams in the conference.

Two-time defending league champion West Virginia was the unanimous choice to win the conference, receiving eight first-place votes and 64 points overall, followed by Texas Tech (56), Oklahoma State (49), Baylor (40), Texas (39), Kansas (25), TCU (21) and Iowa State (16) and Oklahoma (14).

The Jayhawks return 16 letterwinners and nearly 70 percent of their scoring from the 2013 squad that finished 7-11-2 overall and 2-5-1 in conference play. Mark Francis enters his 16th season as the Jayhawks’ head coach and is just four wins shy of his 200th career coaching victory. Junior midfielder Liana Salazar returns after a solid sophomore campaign that saw her earn All-Big 12 First Team honors. The Jayhawks will boast an experienced core as the team returns nine of its 11 starters from a year ago including seniors Jamie Fletcher and Caroline Van Slambrouck, junior Ashley Williams as well as sophomores Tayler Estrada and Aurélie Gagnet, who was tabbed to the Big 12’s All-Newcomer Team after her first season in Lawrence.

Kansas will open its 2014 slate on Friday, Aug. 15 with an exhibition match against South Dakota State at the Jayhawk Soccer Complex. Kickoff is scheduled for 5 p.m., with free admission to all fans.

— KU Sports Information —

Kansas Athletics is pleased to announce an anniversary party unlike any other, celebrating 60 years of Jayhawk Basketball in Allen Fieldhouse. Coaching legends Ted Owens, Larry Brown, Roy Williams and current head coach Bill Self will reunite in Lawrence to pay homage to college basketball’s most storied building.

The four will join together on James Naismith Court the evening of Oct. 27 for “Celebrating 60 Years.” Ticket information will be released in early September. The renowned foursome, who combined have guided the Jayhawks over the last 50 years, will enjoy a night of reliving their favorite Allen Fieldhouse memories. KU Athletics and Self’s Assists Foundation are teaming up to provide a one of a kind evening, the proceeds of which will benefit charities designated by the four coaches.

“Only at Kansas do we get to celebrate a milestone such as this, bringing four living legends together to honor our history and our legacy,” Athletics Director Sheahon Zenger said.

2003-Present: Bill Self
Self is a remarkable 175-9 inside Allen Fieldhouse. As the three-time National Coach of the Year prepares for his 12th season at Kansas, he has more Big 12 titles (10) than losses (9) in the 60-year old basketball cathedral. His Jayhawks’ current streak of 10-straight regular season conference championships marks the third-longest run in NCAA history. With four 30-win seasons in the last five years, Self completed his first decade at Kansas with 300 wins, more victories than any other program in the same time frame. His 2008 team won the NCAA Championship.

“For 115 years, Kansas has been a standard of excellence for our sport,” Self said. “There aren’t very many places – if any – where you can invite back the last four coaches who have led the program for the last 51 years to celebrate an anniversary like this one. This is such a special place. Kansas Athletics has really made this a unique event, using the money to benefit the charities that mean a lot to each of us. I know the fans will enjoy it and I will be honored to be a part of it.”

1989-2003: Roy Williams
Williams is the second-winningest coach in Kansas history, behind the building’s namesake – Dr. Forrest “Phog” Allen. During Williams’ 15 years as a Jayhawk, Kansas made four trips to the NCAA Final Four and totaled a 418-101 record. He guided KU to nine conference titles and his 2002 team was the only in Big 12 Conference history to go 16-0. Williams returned to his alma mater, North Carolina, before the 2003-04 season and has gone on to reach 700 wins in fewer seasons than any coach in NCAA history. His 2005 and 2009 teams won the national championship.

“Sixty years in one phenomenal arena – wow! That has been the site of some unbelievable victories and accomplishments of one of the greatest home-court advantages in the history of college sports,” Williams said. “The tradition of Kansas basketball is a tradition of success and Allen Fieldhouse has been a great part of that. The Jayhawk faithful make it almost impossible for the opponents every night. Coaching in that arena is a real treat and I loved it. I’m ecstatic to be part of this anniversary celebration.”

1983-88: Larry Brown
A 40-year coaching veteran, Brown won more than 75 percent of his games at Kansas and led the Jayhawks to the NCAA Tournament in each of his five years. Named the Big Eight Coach of the Year in 1986, Brown and the Jayhawks went 35-4 that season on their way to the NCAA Final Four. Brown capped his career at Kansas with the 1988 NCAA National Championship. Brown accepted the head coaching position with the San Antonio Spurs following that season and spent the next 23 seasons in the NBA. In 2004, he led the Detroit Pistons to the NBA Championship, making him the only coach in history to win a title at the NCAA and NBA levels. In 2012, Brown returned to the collegiate ranks and is in his third season at SMU.

“The years I spent at Kansas were an incredible time in my life that I will always cherish,” Brown said. “The people I got to know, the players who were part of the program and the coaches who worked with me will always be a big part of my life. I am thrilled to be included in this celebration. I can’t imagine a place being more special than Allen Fieldhouse. It was such a great opportunity to coach in that environment. And coming back to KU with Bill Self as the head coach always makes me smile after having the opportunity to coach alongside him.”

1964-1983: Ted Owens
Owens spent 19 seasons leading the Jayhawks, the second-longest tenure of the program’s eight head coaches. A five-time Big Eight Coach of the Year, Owens’ 348 victories rank third all-time behind Allen and Williams. In Owens’ tenancy, Kansas won six Big Eight titles and advanced to NCAA Tournament play seven times, including Final Four appearances in 1971 and 1974. Owens is still an avid supporter of the program and released his authorial debut, At the Hang Up, in 2013.

“I am honored to be a part of the Kansas basketball family,” Owens said. “I really look forward to spending the time with these three men for whom I have the greatest respect. I also look forward to being back with our great Kansas fans.”

— KU Sports Information —

For the ninth-straight season, the Kansas men’s basketball team will make four appearances on ESPN’s Big Monday, as announced by the Big 12 Conference Tuesday.

KU’s first two ESPN Big Monday contests will be featured inside Allen Fieldhouse: Jan. 19 vs. Oklahoma and Feb. 2 vs. Iowa State. The Jayhawks will then hit the road for its final two matchups: Feb. 16 at West Virginia and Feb. 23 at Kansas State.

In the Big 12 era, Kansas and Oklahoma have faced each other on ESPN Big Monday eight times, while the Jayhawks have played Kansas State and Iowa State six times each. KU and West Virginia will be meeting for the second time on ESPN Big Monday.

Since the inception of the Big 12 in 1996-97, Kansas is 52-17 all-time on ESPN’s Big Monday (29-1 at home, 23-16 on the road), including 33-9 under head coach Bill Self. Additionally, KU has won 22-straight ESPN Big Monday games in Allen Fieldhouse, which includes an 18-0 mark under Self.

2015 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Schedule on ESPN’s Big Monday

Date – Game(s), Time (CT)

January 5 – Oklahoma at Texas (ESPN or ESPN2), 8 p.m. CT

January 19 – Oklahoma at KANSAS, 8 p.m. CT

January 26 – Texas at Iowa State, 8 p.m. CT

February 2 – Iowa State at KANSAS, 8 p.m. CT

February 9 – Iowa State at Oklahoma, 8 p.m. CT

February 16 – KANSAS at West Virginia, 8 p.m. CT

February 23 – KANSAS at Kansas State, 8 p.m. CT

March 2 – Baylor at Texas or Oklahoma at Iowa State, 8 p.m. CT

— KU Sports Information —

Kansas head football Charlie Weis announced Friday that junior offensive lineman Dylan Admire will forego his final two years of football eligibility to concentrate solely on his academics. Admire, an outstanding student, will be completing his bachelor’s degree in sport manageme-nt from KU in December and has intentions of immediately pursuing a career in strength and conditioning or nutrition at the collegiate level.

“I fully support Dylan’s decision,” said Weis. “He has been a model student-athlete and we wish him all the best.”

Admire, a native of Overland Park, Kansas, played in 16 games over the past two seasons, seeing time on both specials teams and the offensive line. He was a 2012 Academic All-Big 12 First Team honoree and has been on the Athletic Director’s honor roll all seven of his semesters at Kansas.

”I am very proud of my time with the Kansas football program,” said Admire. “I am thankful for the opportunity I have had to be a part of the team and of the friendships I have gained throughout my years at KU. Right now I am focused on finishing my degree and moving on to a career either in strength and conditioning or nutrition in collegiate athletics. I look forward to supporting my teammates in Memorial Stadium this fall. Once a Jayhawk, always a Jayhawk.”

— KU Sports Information —

Kansas men’s basketball will play Rhode Island Thanksgiving Day to open up bracket play of the 2014 Orlando Classic at HP Field House at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World resort near Orlando, Florida. Tournament officials released the bracket Tuesday.

Playing in its first Orlando Classic, the Kansas-Rhode Island contest will be at 1 p.m. (Central) on ESPN. Should the Jayhawks defeat the Rams of the Atlantic 10 Conference, KU would face the winner of the Santa Clara-Tennessee on Friday, Nov. 28, at 1:30 p.m. (Central). Santa Clara and Tennessee will play just before the KU-URI game on Thanksgiving Day. The KU-URI loser will play the Santa Clara-Tennessee loser at 11.a.m. (Central). The second-round contests will be televised on ESPN or ESPNU.

The destination event will take Saturday off with its final games on Sunday, Nov. 30, and televised on of the ESPN family of networks. Teams on the other side of the bracket include Georgia Tech, Marquette, Michigan State and Rider. In non-bracketed games that are also part of the 2014 Orlando Classic, on Monday, Nov. 24, Kansas will host Rider at 7 p.m. in Allen Fieldhouse and Santa Clara will be at Michigan State.

“It’s a great field and this will be a good early-season test for us,” Kansas head coach Bill Self said. “From what we understand, this is always a first-class event and our players will look forward to participating.”

Kansas leads the series with Rhode Island 2-1 with its last meeting, a KU 80-69 win on Dec. 30, 2006, in Allen Fieldhouse. The Rams defeated the Jayhawks, 80-75, in the 1998 NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional in Oklahoma City, and KU won the other meeting, 73-60, in Kansas City, Missouri, on Dec. 29, 1993. Kansas leads the Santa Clara series 5-0 with the last meeting a 99-73 KU victory on Nov. 14, 1997, in Allen Fieldhouse. KU and Tennessee have met twice with both teams claiming home victories – Kansas, 92-85, on Jan. 3, 2009, in Lawrence, and Tennessee, 76-68, on Jan. 10, 2010 in Knoxville.

The other side of the bracket at the 2014 Orlando Classic includes: Michigan State (MSU leads the series 6-4 and has won the last three meetings, most recently the 67-64 win over Kansas in Atlanta in the 2012 Champions Classic); Marquette (KU leads 6-1 and has won the last three meetings. The previous matchup was in the 2003 Final Four, a KU 94-61 victory in New Orleans); Georgia Tech (KU leads 5-1 with the last meeting a 71-66 Jayhawk win in Atlanta on Dec. 18, 2007, during KU’s 2008 NCAA National Championship season); and Rider, who Kansas will play Nov. 24 in Lawrence. The Jayhawks lead the Rider series 2-0 with the last meeting being a 103-51 decision on Dec. 15, 1990, in Allen Fieldhouse.

Under Self, Kansas has played in eight regular-season tournaments, accumulating a 13-6 overall record in those matchups. The Jayhawks have won three events in Self’s 11 seasons, the 2006 and 2011 Las Vegas Invitationals and the 2012 CBE Classic.

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