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BASKETBALL

PREVIEW

2011

THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN presents

Monday, October 31, 2011

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Mens basketball hopes to reachthe heights of those before them

MEASURING UP

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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.

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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.

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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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5/9

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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Sophomore orward Carolyn Davis snags an easy lay up in the frst hal o saturday night's game against Texas Tech at Allen

Fieldhouse. Davis contributed 11 points and a team high o 13 rebounds in the Jayhawks 57-61 loss to Tech. The Jayhawks are

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

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