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2009 Kansas Jayhawks Basketball Schedule

Nov. 3 Tuesday #FORT HAYS STATE (Exhibition) Lawrence, Kan. Jayhawk TV 7 p.m.
Nov. 10 Tuesday #PITTSBURG STATE (Exhibition) Lawrence, Kan. Jayhawk TV 7 p.m.
Nov. 13 Friday HOFSTRA Lawrence, Kan. Jayhawk TV 7 p.m.
Nov. 17 Tuesday &Memphis St. Louis, Mo. ESPN 9 p.m.
Nov. 19 Thursday &CENTRAL ARKANSAS Lawrence, Kan. Jayhawk TV 7 p.m.
Nov. 25 Wednesday &OAKLAND Lawrence, Kan. Jayhawk TV 7 p.m.
Nov. 27 Friday &TENNESSEE TECH Lawrence, Kan. Jayhawk TV 7 p.m.
Dec. 2 Wednesday ALCORN STATE Lawrence, Kan. Jayhawk TV 7 p.m.
Dec. 6 Sunday %UCLA Los Angeles, Calif. FSN 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 9 Wednesday RADFORD Lawrence, Kan. ESPNU 7 p.m.
Dec. 12 Saturday ~LA SALLE (Sprint Center) Kansas City, Mo. ESPN 1 p.m.
Dec. 19 Saturday MICHIGAN Lawrence, Kan. ESPN 11 a.m.
Dec. 22 Tuesday CALIFORNIA Lawrence, Kan. ESPN2 8 p.m.
Dec. 29 Tuesday BELMONT Lawrence, Kan. ESPNU 8 p.m.

2010 Kansas Jayhawks Basketball Schedule

Jan. 2 Saturday Temple Philadelphia, Pa. ESPN2 2:30 or 4:30 p.m.
Jan. 6 Wednesday CORNELL Lawrence, Kan. Jayhawk TV 7 p.m.
Jan. 10 Sunday Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. CBS 12:30 p.m.
Jan. 13 Wednesday at Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. ESPN2 8 p.m.
Jan. 16 Saturday TEXAS TECH Lawrence, Kan. Big 12 12:45 p.m.
Jan. 20 Wednesday BAYLOR Lawrence, Kan. ESPN2 8 p.m.
Jan. 23 Saturday at Iowa State Ames, Iowa ESPN 1 p.m.
Jan. 25 Monday MISSOURI Lawrence, Kan. ESPN 8 p.m.
Jan. 30 Saturday at Kansas State Manhattan, Kan ESPN 6 p.m.
Feb. 3 Wednesday at Colorado Boulder, Colo. ESPN2 8 p.m.
Feb. 6 Saturday NEBRASKA Lawrence, Kan. ESPNU 5 p.m.
Feb. 8 Monday at Texas Austin, Texas ESPN 8 p.m.
Feb. 13 Saturday IOWA STATE Lawrence, Kan. ESPNU 7 p.m.
Feb. 15 Monday at Texas A&M College Station, Texas ESPN 8 p.m.
Feb. 20 Saturday COLORADO Lawrence, Kan. Big 12 3 p.m.
Feb. 22 Monday OKLAHOMA Lawrence, Kan. ESPN 8 p.m.
Feb. 27 Saturday at Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. CBS 3 p.m.
March 3 Wednesday KANSAS STATE Lawrence, Kan. Big 12 7 p.m.
March 6 Saturday at Missouri Columbia, Mo. CBS 1 p.m.

2010 Big 12 Tournament Championship
March 10-13 Wed-Sat. Big 12 Championship (Sprint Center) Kansas City, Mo. ESPN

So, if there’s anything that is more conjecture than pre-season NCAA basketball rankings, it has to be pre-season Bracketology! Anyway, it wouldn’t be any fun not to project the 2010 NCAA tournament brackets at this point of the summer, so why not!? Kentucky has probably had the most press since North Carolina won the 2009 NCAA tournament with Coach John Calipari taking over from Billy G. Coach Cal has brought the number 1 ranked recruiting class to Lexington, and with it some high expectations from Wildcat fans and a top 5 pre-season ranking! Other big off-season news has been Duke Guard Elliot Williams leaving school to be closer to his Mom in Memphis, and Lance Stephenson finally signing with Cincy! If you have any comments please leave them, and I’ll update this monthly in the third week of the month until its tourney time again!

 

Midwest (St. Louis) Region

Oklahoma City

1   Kentucky

16 Play-In Game

 

8 Michigan

9 Dayton

 

New Orleans

5  Butler

12 Maryland

 

4  Louisville

13 ODU  (CAA)

 

Buffalo

6  Boston College

11 Kansas State

 

3   West Virginia

14  Oakland (Summit)

 

Milwaukee

7   Siena

10 Notre Dame

 

2   Purdue

15 Binghampton (Amer East)

  

West (Salt Lake City) Region

 

Oklahoma City

1   Villanova

16 Long Beach (Big West)

 

8   Georgetown

9    Mississippi St

 

San Jose

5   Minnesota

12 Marquette

 

4  Washington

13 N. Iowa (MVC)

 

Buffalo

6  Pittsburgh

11 Illinois

 

3   Memphis

14 Jacksonville (Atl Sun)

 

Jacksonville

7   Georgia Tech

10 Cincy

 

2  North Carolina

15 Morgan St (MEAC)

 

East (Syracuse) Region

Milwaukee

1   Michigan St

16 Montana (Big Sky)

 

8  Missouri

9  Florida

 

Spokane

5  UCLA

12 Akron (MAC)

 

4   Connecticut

13 Cornell (Ivy)

 

Spokane

6  Wake Forest

11 Gonzaga (WCC)

 

3  Oklahoma

14 Sam Houston (Southland)

 

Providence

7   BYU

10 Wisconsin

 

2  Texas

15 Mt. St. Mary’s (Northeast)

 

 

South (Houston) Region

 

New Orleans

1   Kansas

16 Navy (Patriot)

 

8  Syracuse

9  Florida State

 

San Jose

5   Texas A+M

12 Utah St. (WAC)

 

4   Duke

13 Western Kentucky University (Sun)

 

Providence

6  Ohio State

11 Xavier

 

3  California

14 Charleston (Southern)

 

Jacksonville

7   Oklahoma State

10 LSU

 

2   Tennessee

15 Murray State (OVC)

The Kansas Jayhawks head Coach must  be wondering if he should be lighting votive candles due to the fact that he has secured one of the top high school prospects in the country. After all the hoopla surrounding Xavier Henry, the young man finally made the decision to become part of the 2009 Kansas Jayhawks Men’s Basketball Recruiting class. Bill Self must be waking up with a smile on his face every single day. Many basketball experts feel that with the signing of Xavier Henry and the returning players that Self will have at his disposal, Kansas now positions itself as possibly the team to beat in the upcoming 2009-2010 NCAA basketball season.

 

2009 Kansas Jayhawk Recruiting – Xavier Henry’s Background

 

This native of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, played 4 years for the Putnam City Pirates winning 2 state championships in the process. When all was said and done, he had received every All State and All American honor that could be handed out. He ended with a scoring average of over 28 points per game and for the longest time was considered the top basketball recruit in the country. His ranking may have suffered due to an accident that left him with a broken cheekbone before the start of his senior season, but those who had the pleasure of watching him play knew what a talent this young man truly was. Many times it looked like a man playing against boys, yes, he was just that dominant. 

 

 

2009 Kansas Jayhawk Recruiting – Xavier Henry’s Skill Set

 

Let’s face it, the 6ft 6in. tall and a solid 225lbs. Henry should create match-up nightmares for the opponents of the Kansas Jayhawks in the upcoming 2009-2010 season. Although he is listed as a shooting guard, he has the athleticism and the strength, yes, a body of a tight end, to play down low if he so chooses. With his excellent size and strength, he has the ability to overpower smaller defenders and score easily jn the paint. With his long range shooting ability, he also can spread out the defense to create open lanes for his teammates. He has shown consistency from 3 point range but still needs to develop a midrange jumper to keep his opponents guessing. What he needs to work on is his ball handling skills so he won’t be prone to the quick hands of smaller defenders. With his size, Henry showed excellent rebounding ability on both ends of the floor and wasn’t hesitant to go coast to coast if the defense was caught sleeping. Overall this young man has a solid game both offensively and defensively and look for him to start contributing for the Jayhawks right from the opening of the 2009-2010 basketball season.

 

 

Refs:

 

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Xavier-Henry-1324/

http://collegebasketball.about.com/od/recruiting/p/xavier-henry.htm

http://www.maxpreps.com/athletes/bgnDhsZ70E2LiwfKd8p0Yw/basketball-winter-07-08/stats-xavier-henry.htm

http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/tracker/player?recruitId=43687&season=2009&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fncb%2frecruiting%2ftracker%2fplayer%3frecruitId%3d43687%26season%3d2009