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BASKETBALL
PREVIEW
2011
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN presents
Monday, October 31, 2011
PAGE4-5
Mens basketball hopes to reachthe heights of those before them
MEASURING UP
Tho
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Robin
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BillSelf
All illustrations by Summer Bradshaw
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PAGE 2 thE UNIVERSItY DAILY KANSANmoNDAY, octobER 31, 2011
When I was 7 years old, my dadtook me to Opening Day at WrigleyField to see the Chicago Cubs playthe eventual World Series championFlorida Marlins. I will rememberthat day or one reason: It was cold.
In act, it was the coldest OpeningDay in Cubs history. It was 29 de-grees with a wind chill o 1 above.
Shivers were sent down my spineor all the wrong reasons. And to addinsult to injury, the Cubs lost 5-3.
Te rst time I walked into AllenFieldhouse, I had goose bumps thatmade my hair stand on end. I hadshivers running down my spine, butthis time or a good reason. WrigleyField and Allen Fieldhouse are twoo the greatest sports venues in theworld.
Te Phog is a special place. I youhave yet to step oot inside, makesure you remember the rst timeyou do. Tere is so much history in-side the hallow walls that its easy tobe lost in its glory.
omorrow night marks the begin-
ning o the season. Even i its pre-season, the stands will be ull. Bas-ketball in Lawrence is like ootball inexas: its religion.
Forget about the last ew seasons.I know the losses to Northern Illi-nois and Virginia Commonwealthwere dicult to live with. Its thesame eeling aer the losses to Buck-nell and Bradley in consecutive sea-sons, but the Jayhawks healed thosewounds in 2008. Te wounds o the2010 and 2011 tournaments will healeventually, but it will take time.
Te Jayhawks lost a lot with Mar-cus and Markief Morris, yrel Reed,Brady Morningstar, Mario Little andJosh Selby leaving because o gradu-ation or the NBA. I would say bepatient with this team. It may takea while, but it will come around.
Trow the projections out the win-dow they dont mean anything.Let the play do the talking.
Te schedule is dicult: Kansasmay play our op 25 teams in itsrst nine games. Te known mar-quee matchups are Ohio State andKentucky. Luckily or you, the OhioState game is in Lawrence, whichwill eature Tomas Robinson de-ending Buckeye All-American JaredSullinger.
Te moments are unorgettable atAllen Fieldhouse, even i its a blow-out.
The Phogis one ofthe greats
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Table of Contents
3 Mens Big 12 Preview 4 Measuring up
5 Mens schedule
6 Mens Big 12 Preview
7 Womens Big 12 Preview 8 Womens Big 12 Preview
9 Big kids on the block
10Womens cover
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The Longhorns 2010-11 season could be considered a let down. A ter upsetting then No. 2 Kansas in Lawrence last January and
taking down the only other contenders in Baylor and Missouri, the red carpet seemed to be laid or Texas to dethrone Kansas rom atop
Big 12 royalty. That was until three losses in our games Nebraska, Colorado,
and Kansas State altered Texas quest or its rst conerence title since it
shared the accolade with Kansas in 2007-08.
The loss o Jordan Hamilton, Tristan Thompson and Cory Joseph to the NBA,
could have derailed Rick Barnes & Co. had they not been able to pull in the na-tions eighth best recruiting class this year, as determined by Rivals.com.
Point Guard Myck Kabongo rides into Austin, Texas ranked as the th best
prospect in the nation at his position. Standing only 6-oot-2, the Canada native
set his prep teams (Findlay Prep) single season assists record with 187; an at-
tribute that can be expected to fourish in the next level o his career.
With six reshman on the roster, the young team will have to prove itsel beore
cracking the Top 25, however early season matchups at both North Carolina and
UCLA should provide a decent litmus test as to the legitimacy o Barnes newest
Longhorns.
Blake Schuster
The Red Raiders are trying to rehabilitate their basketball program ater years o
underachieving. Their new coach is looking or a second shot on the national scene ater
his own highly publicized trip to a rehabilitation center in 2009.
In a lot o ways, the marriage be-
tween Texas Tech and Billy Gillispie is
a perect t.
Gillispie enters his rst season at
the helm or Texas Tech only two years
removed rom his ring at Kentucky
and his subsequent conviction or
drunk driving. And i there is one thing
that Gillispie has a proven track record
o, it is turning around programs in the
state o Texas.
In 2004-05, Gillispie led Texas A&M
to a 21-10 record, the best turnaround
in the nation and the best i n school his-
tory. His run with the Aggies includeda stunning 69-66 victory against the
Jayhawks on Feb. 3, 2007.
Most critics dont expect the Red
Raiders turnaround to be a speedy
one. Gillispie lost our starters rom
last seasons Pat Knight-led team. Gillispie is countering that by bringing in 10 new
players, nine o them reshman. Texas Tech will likely nish at the bottom o the Big 12
conerence, but the honeymoon period should be much longer or Gillispie at Texas Tech
than it was at Kentucky.
And i any o those nine reshmen pan out, that patience will pay o in the long run
or the Red Raiders.
-Matt Galloway
PAGE 3thE UNIVERSItY DAILY KANSAN moNDAY, octobER 31, 2011
Coach Scott Drew may have the most tal ented team in the Big 12 this season. But a-
ter an underwhelming 2010 season in which Baylor did not make the NCAA Tournament,
questions linger about whether Drew can turn that talent into victory.
Picked to nish third in the Big 12 by the coaches, Baylor lost only one player who
averaged more than 10 minutes per
game last season. But that player,
LaceDarius Dunn, led the Bears in
scoring last season. While Dunn scored
in bunches last year, he shot just 39
percent rom the eld.
Helping make up or the loss will
be reshman orward Quincy Miller,
ranked No. 7 by Rivals. Sophomore
orward Perry Jones III is also a ormer
top-ten prospect that averaged 13.9
points and 7.2 rebounds per game last
season.
Junior guard Pierre Jackson should
turn heads as well, as the junior-college transer led his team to the national title and
was named the NJCAA Player o the Year.
Baylor brings in a team that is as deep and as talented as Drew has ever coached.
I he can get his team to play to its potential, look or the Bears to nish near the top o
the Big 12 standings.
-Mike Vernon
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homE: 8:30 P.m. moNDAY, jAN. 16
AWAY: 8 P.m. WEDNESDAY, fEb. 8
KEY PLAYER LoSSES:
LaceDarius Dunn
KEY NEWcomERS:Quincy Miller
Deuce Bello
Pierre Jackson
AWAY: 8 P.m. WEDNESDAY, jAN. 11
KEY PLAYER LoSSES:John Robe rsonDavid TairuDwalyn RobertsBrad Reese
KEY NEWcomERS:Jord an Tol bert ,Clark Lammert,Kevin Wagner,Pierre Hayden,
Toddrick Gotcher,Cameron Forte,Luke Adams,DeShon Minnis
Last season, the Cyclones went into Big 12 Conerence play with a solid 13-3
record under irst-year coach Fred Hoiberg. However, that was the highlight o
their season. The Cyclones only managed victories against a struggling Baylor
team and lowly Colorado and Nebraska to end the season at 16-16 and last in
the Big 12.
Things are looking up this year or
the Cyclones as they have our Divi-
sion-1 transers. Players who sat on
the bench in street clothes last year
are suddenly available to them, as
well as All-American junior college
point guard Tyrus McGee, who aver-
aged 20.1 points per game and 5.7
rebounds per game at Cowley Coun-
ty Community College last season.
These players have a big hole to illwith the graduation o point guard
Diante Garrett, who recorded 17.3
points per game, 3.7 rebounds per game and 6.1 assists per game and 1.7
steals per game. He also led the Big 12 in shots (518) and assists (195).
The Cyclones have plenty o talent and depth on their roster; the only thing
stopping them rom potentially being a top team in the conerence is their lack
o time playing together. They have players rom junior college, high school, and
other D-1 schools who will be getting considerable minutes.
They have a relatively easy non-conerence schedule, with their only big game
at No. 18 Michigan on December 3.
-Geoffrey Bergstrom
homE: 3 P.m. SAtURDAY, jAN. 14
AWAY: 1 P.m. SAtURDAY, jAN. 28
KEY PLAYER LoSSES:
Jake Ander son
Jami e Vand erbek en
Diante Garrett
KEY NEWcomERS:
Korie Lucious
Will Clyburn
SEE PREVIEW oN PAGE 6
homE: 8:30 P.m. SAtURDAY, mAR. 3
AWAY: 8 P.m. SAtURDAY, jAN. 21KEY PLAYER LoSSES:
Tristan Thompson
Cory JosephJord an H amil ton
KEY NEWcomERS:
Myck Kabongo
Sheldon McClellan
Juli en Le wis
Jona than Holmes
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*all games in bold are at home
Dae oppnen Resul/tie
Nv. 1 PIttSbURG StAtE (EXhIbItIoN) 7 p..
Nv. 8 FoRt hAYS StAtE (EXhIbItIoN) 7 p..
Nv. 11 toWNSoN (mAUI INVItAtIoNAL) 7 p..
Nov. 15 KENTUCKY (CHAMPIONS CLASSIC) 8 p.m.
Nov. 21 GEORGETOWN (MAUI INVITATIONAL) 11 p.m.
Nov. 22 UCLA/CHAMINADE (MAUI INVITATIONAL ) TBA
Nov. 23 FINALS/CONSO LATIONS (MAUI INVITATIONAL) TBA
Nv. 30 FLoRIDA AtLANtIc 7 p..
De. 3 SoUth FLoRIDA 4:15 p..
De. 6 LoNG bEAch StAtE 8 p..
De. 10 ohIo StAtE 2:15 p...
De. 19 DAVIDSoN 8 p..
Dec. 22 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 10 p.m.
De. 29 hoWARD 8 p..
Jan. 31 NoRth DAKotA 3 p..
Jan. 4 KANSAS StAtE 7 p..
Jan. 7 OKLAHOMA 1 p.m.
Jan. 11 TEXAS TECH 8 p.m.
Jan. 14 IoWA StAtE 3 p..
Jan. 16 bAYLoR 8:30 p..
Jan. 21 TEXAS 3 p.m.
Jan. 23 tEXAS A&m 7 p..
Jan. 28 IOWA STATE 1 p.m.
Fe. 1 oKAhomA 8 p..
Feb. 4 MISSOURI 8 p.m.
Feb. 8 BAYLOR 6 p.m.
Fe. 11 oKLAhomA StAtE 3 p..
Feb. 13 KANSAS STATE 8 p.m.
Fe. 18 tEXAS tEch 7 p..
Feb. 22 TEXAS A&M 8 p.m.
Fe. 25 oKLAhomA 3 p..
Feb. 27 OKLAHOMA STATE 8 p.m.
mar 3 tEXAS 8 p..
Schedule
Lets start with senior guard y-
shawn aylor and junior orward
Tomas Robinson the obviousleaders.
Tats not a bad way to start a
team, coach Bill Sel said.
In other words, Sel doesnt
want you to eel too bad abouthis younger, but not too young,
group. aylor, the agile acilitator
who has been more Doh! than
dunk, is tagged as this
teams alpha dog. Hes
embraced the respon-sibility and wants to
relay, not reute, Sels
messages to the team.
It makes coachs job
a little easier knowingthat his point guard is
an extension o him,
aylor said.
Robinson, the kid
who lost his motherin January and had to
become a man, wants
to be completely un-
guardable. He prac-
ticed against Cole Aldrich andthe Morris twins or the last two
years, learning rom his predeces-
sors how to better his game. He
outplayed Jared Sullinger o Ohio
State and Anthony Davis o Ken-
tucky and received praise rom
LeBron James this summer.Its easy to orget that Robin-
son, a preseason All-American,
came o the bench last year. Now
hes expected to play at least 30
productive minutes and limit hisouls every game.
Hes been the icing, the des-sert, Sel said. Now hes got be
the main course.
Behind these two, theres all
mystery, no proo. Juniors Je
Withey, ravis Releord and Elijah
Johnson will likely start along-
side aylor and Robinson. O the
bench, theres reshman NaadirTarpe, sophomore Justin Wesley,
junior Kevin Young and senior
Conner eahan. Guards Christian
Garrett, Merv Lindsay, Niko Rob-
erts and Jordan Juenemann willbe given every chance to
succeed, but have more
to prove i they want
to approach signicant
playing time.Braden Anderson, Ben
McLemore and Jamari
raylor, three o Sels top
recruits this year, were
declared partial quali-ers, preventing them
rom playing this season.
Anderson committed
to Fresno State on Oct.
21 and McLemore andraylor will redshirt this
season and play the next
with Kansas. Tey will be eligible
to practice on Dec. 16.
Recruit six and only get three,
Sel said. Our depth situation isnot great, but its ne as long as
those guys develop.
Tose guys are all Jayhawks
not named aylor and Robinson.Tey are unproven, but theyve
also never been given a chance.
Withey was a highly regarded
recruit, transerred rom Arizona
and was supposed to be the nextAldrich. Ten Aldrich went to the
NBA and Withey was still noth-
ing more than that tall guy o
the bench who riled up the stu-
dent section with the occasionalblocked shot. He was lovable, not
dependable. A an avorite, not a
poster on your kids wall.
One could argue that Withey
was nothing but a victim o last
seasons rontcourt depth chart
with the Morris twins and Robin-
son ahead o him. Others say thatWithey never earned playing time
because he was so, a word that
ollows so many talented, but stoic
centers. aylor said that shouldnt
be a problem this season becauseWithey truly wants to be the best.
Tat attitude helps him get
that much tougher, aylor said.
Hes not going to let that loose
ball go or let his guy push him othe block.
Releord is rom the same re-
cruiting class as aylor and the
Morris twins, but he mostly sat on
the bench while yrel Reed and
Brady Morningstar were on the
court at his position and adored
by all. Now its Releords time, in-
consistent jump shot or not, andSel thinks his small orward is
ready to be an elite deender.
We plan on hanging our hat
on deending and being one o thebest deending teams in the coun-
try, Releord said.
Sel recognizes that this isnt
his most talented oensive team.
He cant rely on Sherron Collins,Xavier Henry or Josh Selby to pull
a circus shot rom nowhere with
the nal seconds o the shot clock
ticking away. But hes got Releord.
I all goes to plan, hes the deen-
sive stopper. He lis up his team
by shutting down the oppositions
best player. He creates oense
with pressure packed deense, de-spite the cost.
Youre sacricing things oen-
sively to be a great deender, Sel
said.
Johnson, yet another top re-cruit beore he was somewhat
orgotten on Sels bench, is o
another breed. His two ront teeth
sneak through his smiles and his
Popsicle-stick jokes usually pokeat aylor, Tarpe and Robinson.
Lost in the shufe o keeping team
chemistry cool, his game can be
overlooked.
Johnson ably stepped into
the starting lineup last season
when aylor was suspended.
He doesnt wow anyone un-
til theres a ast break, but heworked on his jump shot all
summer and his deense is
steady with room to improve.
I eel like I own a piece o
the Fieldhouse, in a respectulway, Johnson said. Tat an
base just really cares about us.
Tarpe is a true point guard
who passes with caution and
roots or the Lakers, despite hisMassachusetts roots. eahan is
a shooter, ailed quarterback
and bench regular turned ro-
tation player. Young ghts relent-lessly or rebounds and will do the
same or playing time.
Wesley is a rail, Sel said.
Tese unknown pieces, under
tow o aylor and Robinson, willshed the mystery. Teir chance is
now and theres no hiding behind
lottery picks. All have something
to prove. Its time to grow up,
young men.Weve got guys that are just
hungry, aylor said. Flat out
hungry.
eit by Mik laviri
It makes coachs job
a little easier knowing
that his point guard isan extension of him.
Tyshawn Taylor
senior guard
Velcro doesnt bind them any longer.
Remove the training wheels from your bicycle,young man. Those have no use now.
Wipe that milk from your upper lip,young man. Its time to look the part.
Big brothers Morris, Morningstar and Reedare gone. Their timely threes and jokes
about Philly cannot save you now.
Tie your shoes tight, young man.
This team belongs to you.We plan on
hanging our hat
on defendingand being one
of the best de-fending teams
in the country.
Travis releford
junior guard
TyshawnTaylor
NaadirTharpe
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Oklahoma State was just one possession away rom deeating the top-seed Kansas and
advancing to the semifnals o the Big 12 tournament last March. In the end, the problem
or the Cowboys was a lack o post players when Matt Pilgrim, Marshall Moses and Jarred
Shaw all ouled out in the second hal. This year, the Cowboys will again be without those
three post players, except now they must endure an entire season without them.
What Oklahoma State is lacking in the post it make up or on the wings. The only re-
turning starter is 5-oot-9 senior Keiton
Page, who will be approaching the mark
o 200 3-point feld goals made in his
career at Oklahoma State. Sophomore
Markel Brown also returns ater record-
ing the most blocks in a season by any
Cowboy guard in schools history.
A new addition to the Cowboys is
the Big 12 Preseason Freshman o the
Year LeBryan Nash. The 6-oot-7 Mc-
Donalds All American is the only Big
12 player on the Wayman Tisdale Award watch list as a National Freshman o the Year
candidate. Like 6-oot-6 junior Jan-Paul Olukemi, Nash can play as a guard or owrward
that is athletic and versatile.
Oklahoma State will need that versatility rom its wing players with such a depleted
group o post players. Coach Travis Ford will likely try a rotation o fve guards at some
point this season.
Max Goodwin
Key Player losses:LeBryan NashKey newcomers:
Marshall MosesMatt Pilgrim
Home: 8 P.m. monday Jan. 23away: 8 P.m. wednesday, Feb. 22
Missouri breaks in a new coach Frank Haith this year replacing Mike Ander-
son, who let to coach Arkansas.
Haith previously coached Miami (FL) where he posted a 129-101 record in
seven years with the Hurricanes.
The Tigers were scheduled to return all ive starters, but senior orward Lau-
rence Bowers tore his ACL during a pick-up game on Oct. 3 that will orce him to
miss the entire season.
Bowers started 27 games aver-
aging 11.6 points and 6.1 rebounds
last season.
This leaves junior orward Ricar-
do Ratclie as the only experienced
big man to stabilize Missouris ront
court.
With Bowers injured, senior
guard Kim English will step into the
power orward position.
The Tigers must rely heavily on their experienced guards to lead them back to
the NCAA Tournament.
Senior guards Marcus Denmon and Matt Pressey bring the most experience
to the table. Both will see extended minutes in their inal season in a Tiger
uniorm.
Look or guards junior Michael Dixon and sophomore Phil Pressey to also be
actors on both ends o the loor.
Ryan McCarthy
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Key Player losses:Laurence Bowers
Key newcomers:None
Home: 3 P.m. satUrday, Feb. 25away: 8 P.m. satUrday, Feb. 4
Texas A&M was picked to share the Big 12 title with Kansas this year in the
Big 12 coaches preseason poll. The Aggies are adjusting to new head coach Billy
Kennedy, replacing Mark Turgeon, who departed or Maryland in May. Kennedy is
coming rom Murray State, where he led them to the Second Round o the NCAA
tournament in 2010.
Kennedy is currently taking a medical leave o absence and is resting at
home. In the meantime, assistant coach Glynn Cyprien has taking the reigns,
but Kennedy is expected to return
at some point this season.
The Aggies return three starters
rom last seasons team, including
Junior orward Khris Middleton, a
unanimous preseason irst team
All-Big 12 selection. Middleton led
the Aggies with 14.4 points per
game and was second on the team
with 5.2 rebounds per game.
Middleton is joined up ront by
6-oot-8 senior orward David Loubeau, who was the second leading scorer or
the Aggies last season averaging 11.8 points and 5 rebounds per game.
The Aggies will make their much publicized move to the Southeastern Coner-
ence next season and their in-state rivals have expressed a lack o desire to put
them on their non-conerence schedule or the oreseeable uture, so this could
be a bit o a arewell tour or the Aggies through Big 12 country.
Ethan Padway
Key Player losses:BJ HolmesNathan WalkupKey newcomers:
Jama l Br anch
Home: 8 P.m. monday Jan. 23away: 8 P.m. wednesday, Feb. 22
The Sooners hired Kansas graduate Lon Kruger to replace Je Capel as head coach on April 1, and have brought in reshman guard James Fraschilla rom Dal-
las, Texas. The team returns our o its ive starters rom last year, only losing guard Cade Davis. The Sooners have high expectations or their team this year ater
adding our college transer players and one walk-on reshman to their roster. Kruger brought two assistant head coaches rom UNLV to Oklahoma, also director o
basketball operations, Mike Shepherd. Chris Crutchield will also serve as an assistant head coach ater being at Oral Roberts or our seasons. The Sooners have
a young team with only two seniors on the active roster.
Lauren Drummond
Key Player losses:Cade DavisNick Thompson
Key newcomers:Jame s Fr aschi llaRomero OsbySam Grooms
Casey ArentAmath MBaye
Home: 8 P.m. wednesday Feb.1away: 1 P.m. satUrday, Jan. 7
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Coach Frank Martin has a similar mindset as Bill Sel: lose a player, have somebody else step up and take his place. Thats
going to be difcult or Martin to fnd this year as he lost Jacob Pullen and Curtis Kelly to graduation. Pullen averaged 20.2 points
and 3.7 assists per game, while Kelly averaged 10.5 points and 5.5 rebound per game. Pullen put his team on his back in a
Valentines Day victory against Kansas that saw
ans rush the court he scored 38 points in the
84-68 victory.
Martin will need junior guard Rodney McGrud-
er and senior orward Jamar Samuel to step in
as the key players. McGruder was second on the
team scoring 11.1 points per game, but he will
also need to be the vocal leader.
Martin doesnt take the preseason polls with
much value, but the Wildcats were picked to fn-
ish sixth by the coaches. It seems to be reason-
able or a team that has a lot o questions going into the season. Martin continued recruiting in South Florida by picking up
reshmen center Adrian Diaz and guard Angel Rodriguez, both rom the Miami area. However, this years class was pretty weak
overall.
Mike Lavieri
Key Player losses:
Jaco b Pu llen
Curtis Kelly
Key newcomers:
Adrian Diaz
Thomas Gipson
Jere my J ones
Omari Lawrence
Angel Rodriguez
Home: 7 P.m. wednesday, Jan. 4away: 8 P.m. FrIday, Feb. 3
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Texas A&M couldnt top Baylor or the Big 12 title, but the team deeated Bay-lor 58-46 when it counted most in the NCAA tournament. Ater the victory, the Ag-
gies continued to roll to the national
championship game and won against
Notre Dame or the programs frst
national title.
The deending champs enter the
season ranked No. 7 in the Sporting
News preseason top 25 poll. The Ag-
gies lost their leading scorer in Dan-
ielle Adams, who averaged 20 points
a game.
The Aggies are picked second in
the Big 12 preseason poll, but or
the team to excel, senior guards Tyra
White and Sydney Carter need to in-
crease their production. Both seniors averaged 10 points or more last year. Senior
orward Adaora Elonu averaged 6 rebounds a game and will join sophomore center
Karla Gilbert in the rontcourt. The Aggies will need to balance their experience with
their talented recruiting class.
Pat Strathman
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home: 7 P.m. SAtURDAY, jAN. 21AwAY: 7 P.m. SAtURDAY, Feb. 4
KeY PLAYeR LoSSeS:
Danielle Adams
Sydney Colson
KeY NewcomeRS:
Alexia Standish
Tori Scott
Rachel Mitchell
Entering her 16th year at Kansas State, coach Deb Patterson returns our start-
ers rom a team that fnished 22-11 last season and earned a spot in the NCAA
tournament. The returning starters
include the top two scorers on last
years team, led by junior guard Brit-
tany Chambers, who averaged 16.1
points last season. That perormance
earned Chambers an All-Big 12
honorable selection. She was joined
by teammate senior guard Jalana
Childs. It marks the frst time since
the 2005 season that two Wildcat
teammates earned preseason Big 12
honors. Childs averaged 12.8 points
in 27.3 minuted per game last year.
Ater Chambers and Childs, however,
the production dips. Patterson has no
other returners that averaged more than 6 points a game a season ago. Getting con-sistent production rom the rest o the team will determine i Patterson will compete
or her third Big 12 regular season championship.
Kory Carpenter
home: 7 P.m. SAtURDAY, jAN. 7AwAY: 12 P.m. SUNDAY, Feb. 12
KeY PLAYeR LoSSeS:
Shalin Spani
Kelsey Hill
KeY NewcomeRS:
Ashia Woods
Haley Texada
Heidi Brown
Tasha Dickey
Second-year coach Robin Pingeton is looking to resurrect a program that hasnt
fnished higher than 10th in the Big 12 since 2005-06. That looks to be a sizeable
task, as Missouri lost guard RaeShara
Brown to graduation last year. Brown
had a antastic season, fnishing frst
in the Big 12 in steals, sixth in assists
and seventh in scoring with 16.8 points
per game.
Pingeton will rely heavily on senior
orward Christine Flores, who averaged
13 points, six rebounds and led the team
in ree throw percentage in 2010-11.
Shes fth on Missouris all-time blocks
list and is on pace to break the record
this season. Senior orward BreAnna
Brock and junior guard Sydney Craton will have to improve immensely i the Tigers
are to climb out o the bottom third o the Big 12. These players received signifcant
playing time last season, but made minor statistical damage.
Sam Kovzan
home: 1 P.m. SAtURDAY, Feb. 18AwAY: 11:30 A.m. SUNDAY, jAN. 15
KeY PLAYeR LoSSeS:
RaeShara Brown
Shakara Jones
KeY NewcomeRS:
Kyley Simmons
Bree Fowler
The Cowgirls are incredibly young, with 10 o their 13 players being reshmen or sophomores
with no seniors. The Cowgirls welcome another class o fve reshman, including Britney Hardy,
ranked No. 63 by ESPN. Junior orward Toni Young remains the ocal point o the team this year
ater leading the league in rebounding last season. Her eorts during her sophomore campaign
landed her on this seasons All-Preseason Big 12 team. The Cowgirls need her to continue clean-
ing the glass and be a big contributor on oense to be competitive. Sophomore point guard
Tiany Bias holds the keys to the oense. Bias makes the oense more dynamic and makes
Young a better player oensively.
Oklahoma State will most likely struggle in league play and will need Young and Bias to carrythe team in order to fnish in the middle o the pack. Two o its our conerence victories last sea-
son came against Colorado and Nebraska, two teams that will not be on its schedule this season.
The Cowgirls will need to shed their young label beore they have the chance to vault into the
leagues top fve. They should be able to gain confdence in the preseason as only Rice (18-14)
and Missouri State (24-11) posted winning seasons and eight o their ten-preseason games will
be played in Stillwater. With the new round-robin Big 12 ormat, it will be hard or the Cowgirls
to improve on last seasons 17-15 record.
Max Lush
KeY PLAYeR LoSSeS:Lakyn Garrison
Precious Robinson
KeY NewcomeRS:Britney HardyLiz DononohoeLaShawn JonesTaylor Schippers
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The Sooners were picked to fnish
ourth in the Big 12 this season, but
could give teams trouble down the line.
The Sooners will need sophomore guard
Aaryn Ellenberg to be even better than
her impressive reshman campaign.
Oklahomas youth is the glaring cause
or concern, but this is a team that
could start out slow and improve as the
season progresses. There will be some
pressure on head coach Sherri Coale
to mold an experienced but talented
Sooner squad into a serious competitor
in the Big 12.
Andrew Joseph
homE: 7 P.m. tUESDAY, JANUARY 31AwAY: 7 P.m. SUNDAY, mARch 4
KEY PLAYER LoSSES:
Carlee Roethlisberger
Lauren Willis
KEY NEwcomERS:
DaShawn Harden
Katherine Zander
Sharane Campbell
For the third consecutive season, the Baylor Bears were picked to win the
Big 12 conerence. The Bears received all nine possible frst place votes in
anticipation o a repeat conerence title.
The Bears will be led by their star junior post player, Brittney Griner. Shes
a frst team All American and was the National Deensive Player o the Year
and a fnalist or the Wooden
Award last season. She averaged
23 points and 7.8 rebounds per
game last season and totaled 170
blocks.
Along with the 6-oot-8 Griner,
the Bears return three o their top
our scorers rom last season.
Sophomore guard Odyssey Sims
averaged 13.1 points per game
and should get a numbers boost
across the board with guard Me-
lissa Jones gone. Forward junior Destiny Williams will be crucial to the Bears
season. Averaging 8.7 points and 7.1 rebounds per game last season, Wil-
liams will provide another much needed post presence to provide relie or
Griner.
The Bears are picked to fnish at the top o the Big 12 standings and i
things go well or the Bears, they could fnish the year as the last team stand-
ing in college basketball.
Mike Vernon
homE: 6:30 P.m. FRIDAY, FEb. 24AwAY: 7 P.m. SAtURDAY, JAN. 28
KEY PLAYER LoSSES:
Melissa Jones
KEY NEwcomERS:
Sune Agbuke
Fresh o a 19-14 record last season, coach Gail Goestenkors will showcase her new team in hopes o rebounding rom a frst round loss to Marquette in the NCAA
tournament last season. The Longhorns are returning our starters rom last season, including All-Big 12 Freshman Team selection Chassidy Fussell, who led the team
in scoring with 16.2 ppg, and senior Ashleigh Fontenette, who fnished the season ourth on the team in scoring with 11.7 points per game and led the team with 128
assists. Also returning is sophomore Cokie Reed, who was rated as the fth best high school prospect in 2009.
Replacing last years seniors will be no easy task, but reshman Cassie Peoples looks to make an impression in her frst year in a Longhorn uniorm. Peoples was
named the preseason Big 12 Co-Freshman o the Year and was selected to play in the 2011 McDonalds All-American Game.
In the preseason coachs poll, the Longhorns were picked to fnish third in the Big 12 behind Texas A&M and Baylor. They will tip o the regular season on November
11 against Stanord.
Jonathan Rosa
homE: 7 P.m. wEDNESDAY, FEb. 8AwAY: 7 P.m. wEDNESDAY, JAN. 4
KEY PLAYER LoSSES:
Kathleen Nash
Kristen Nash
Sarah Lancaster
KEY NEwcomERS:
Cassie Peoples
Last year Kelsey Bolte led the Cyclones with 36 minutes played and 16.9
points per game. Boltes graduation leaves the Cyclones looking or a new
leader, which will likely all on senior guard Lauren Mansfelds shoulders.
Mansfeld averaged nine points and fve assists last season in 31 minutes
per game and will be joined in the backcourt by sophomore orward Hallie
Christoerson, who shot 52 percent rom the feld last season.
Post play is the biggest question mark entering the year or the Cyclones,
a team that will rely on junior orward Chelsea Poppens and junior center
Anna Prins. Prins is a solid deensive option or the Cyclones, but shell ace
one o the toughest post conerences in the country. The Cyclones should
fnish with another top fve conerence perormance and NCAA tournament
appearance in 2012.
Trevor Graff
homE: 7 P.m. wEDNESDAY, JAN. 11AwAY: 7 P.m. wEDNESDAY, FEb. 15
KEY PLAYER LoSSES:
Kelsey Bolte
KEY NEwcomERS:
Nichole Moody
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A trio that has moved into the
spotlight or Kansas sat at a table
together at the Big 12 WomensBasketball Media Day.
Coach Bonnie Henrickson looks
to juniors Carolyn Davis, Monica
Engelman and Angel Goodrich
or leadership and experience or
the young team that eatures ve
reshmen.
Tey are a lead-by-example
group and have grown to be more
comortable because you have to
be able to lead by example, but you
have to take it to another level,
Henrickson said. I think those
three growing and maturing in
that role as captains and as leaders
have been able to do that and still
maintain the ri endships.
Tese three serve as captains
or the second straight year or
the program and lead the team in
most statistics.
Davis lead the team scoring 19
points per game and ranked sec-
ond in the nation in eld goal per-
centage at 66 percent. In addition
to landing a spot on the Preseason
All-Big 12 Womens Basketball
eam, she received national atten-
tion or award nominations. She is
eatured on the State Farm Wade
rophy Watch List and the John R.
Wooden Award List.
At media day she was asked by
moderators to characterize hersel
in three ways: loyal, sarcastic and
laid back. She said that being loyal
is something important, which she
can oer to the team.
Being loyal is a big thing, espe-
cially or reshmen coming in to
know that their leader is someone
who is going to be there or them,
Davis said.
O the three, Goodrich has spent
the most time in the program. Her
career was put on hold soon afer
she stepped onto campus afer su-
ering an ACL injury her resh-
man year. She came back, but was
injured again her sophomore year
as well.
Now, in her ourth year with
Kansas, Goodrich has taken steps
to become more vocal and guide
her team to success.
She has been pushing her team-
mates in practice and demanding
a greater level o eort than ever
beore. Henrickson said Goodrich
can do that because she attends ev-
ery practice and works her hard-
est.
Goodrich said she wants to be
an example or the younger play-
ers on how to t into the programand how to succeed through hard-
ships.
I want to be someone that they
look up to and respect, Goodrich
said. I want to be that person that
they want to go to.
Henrickson said that this dedi-
cation is characteristic o all threecaptains as they lead and serve the
team.
I think they have a sense o ma-
turity about them; a sense o pride
in the program, Henrickson said.
Tey are all three very humble.
Tere is not an ounce o ego and
arrogance in any o them.Engelman started all 34 games
or the Jayhawks last year and
ranked second on the team in
scoring and rebounding. She be-
came an anchor or the young Jay-
hawks even as a reshman when
she played all 33 games her rst
season.Engelman said the trio can add
a level o consistency, which the
team needs to move orward.
Te three captains start their
second season leading the team in
their respective areas. Teir pas-
sion and determination serves as a
model or the kind o athletes thatHenrickson wants them to be.
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Nv. 13 WEStERN mIchIGAN 2 p..
Nv. 16 cREIGhtoN 8 p..
Nov. 20 WAKE FOREST 1 p.m.
Nv. 25 LAmAR 7 p..
Nv. 26 IUPUI 4 p..
Nv. 27 FLoRIDA AtLANtIc 1:30 p..
De. 1 SmU 7 p..
De. 4 ALAbAmA 2 p..
De. 8 WIScoNSIN 7 p..
De. 17 UmKc 7 p..
De. 21 oRAL RobERtS 7 p..
De. 28 SAm hoUStoN StAtE 7 p..
Jan. 4 TEXAS 7 p.m.
Jan. 7 KANSAS StAtE 7 p..
Jan. 11 IoWA StAtE 7 p..
Jan. 15 MISSOURI 11:30 a.m.
Jan. 18 OKLAHOMA STATE 7 p.m.
Jan. 21 tExAS A&m 7 p..
Jan. 25 tExAS tEch 7 p..
Jan. 28 BAYLOR 7 p.m.
Jan. 31 oKLAhomA 7 p..
Feb. 4 TEXAS A&M 7 p.m.
Fe. 8 tExAS 7 p..
Feb. 12 KANSAS STATE Noon
Feb. 15 IOWA STATE 7 p.m.
Fe. 18 mISSoURI 1 p..
Feb. 21 TEXAS TECH 7 p.m.
Fe. 24 bAYLoR 6:30 p..
Fe. 29 oKLAhomA StAtE 7 p..
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now 13-2 or the season.
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No ones questioning whos in charge of womens basketball this season.
Kansas top three aim for the NCAA tournament.
AngelGoodrich
CarolynDavis
MonicaEngelman