*****BIG 12 TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS- TEXAS vs. KANSAS GAME THREAD*****

[Aaron Carrara]

What: Big 12 Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals
Who:  Texas (16-15, 8-10 Big 12) vs. #17 Kansas (23-8, 12-6 Big 12)
When: Thursday, March 14, 2019
Time:  8:30 PM CST
Venue: Spring Center
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Television: ESPN or ESPN2
The Line:  Kansas -2.5

The six-seed Texas Longhorns open up Big 12 Tournament play against the third seed Kansas Jayhawks on Thursday evening at the Sprint Center in Kansas City Missouri.  The Longhorns, currently holding a 16-15 overall record, will face a Kansas team that sits third in the Big 12 standings and boasts a 23-8 overall record.  Both teams have struggled down the stretch to end the season, with Texas dropping four of its last five contests, and Kansas finishing 3-2 over their last five games.

The Longhorns have made an NCAA Tournament appearance 18 times over the last 20 years, but are just 1-7 against the Jayhawks under Shaka Smart .  Texas split with Kansas in the regular season this year, with each team winning on its home court.

Projected Starters – TEXAS





Position


Player


Height


Year


PPG




F


Dylan Osetkowski


6-9


Sr.


10.2




F


Jaxson Hayes


6-11


Fr.


10.3




G


Matt Coleman


6-2


So.


10.2




G


Courtney Ramey


6-3


Fr.


8.0




G


Jase Febres


6-5


Fr.


8.7




Projected Starters – KANSAS





Position


Player


Height


Year


PPG




F


David McCormack


6-10


Fr.


3.3




F


Dedric Lawson


6-9


Jr.


19.1




G


Ochai Agbaji


6-5


Fr.


9.2




G


Devon Dotson


6-2


Fr.


11.7




G


Quentin Grimes


6-5


Fr.


7.8





A win in the quarterfinals keeps the Longhorns in the mix for an NCAA Tournament invitation, while a loss almost certainly excludes them from the conversation on Selection Sunday.


Big 12 Tournament Bracket

 

[Aaron Carrara]

Sims with an early foul is sitting on the bench.

 

[java]

I like the way the team is playing, but why is a foul called on Hayes when the KU player hits Jaxon’s head for goodness sake?  His dad was a football player, not Jaxon. 

A foul on Coleman?  Are the announcers out of their minds?  They are awful!

 

[java]

I like Ramey

 

[java]

Love that t/o

 

[java]

Sims is doing a credible job-it appears. I know nothing about basketball unfortunately. 

 

[Aaron Carrara]

Longhorns hanging tough so far, trailing Kansas 23-22 with 3:44 left in the first half.

 

[java]

29 up with 51 to go. 

 

[java]

29 up at half. 

 

[MikeV73]

This team still has no offensive identity.  Isolation BS on last possessions of the half with a short guard chucking up a bad shot or getting rejected.  I guess I shouldn’t expect anything different at this point.

 

[MikeV73]

Sloppy play and half ass passing had plagued this team for a few seasons.  No discipline with these guys.  I still see guards aimlessly dribbling too long and then having to force a play....which has been a bad play  this entire second half so far.  Not sure why I decided to tune in tonight after boycotting for the last 1+ month.  Hayes has been schooled so far, needs more seasoning to fine tune his game before jumping to the NBA.

 

[MikeV73]

Next thought:  Roach has added nothing to the team for this game.  Dribbling into the defense and throwing up crappy shots.  

 

[MikeV73]

This team has some good players, they have not been coached to their potential.  Dissapointing tenure with this staff and time for a change.  

 

[java]

What didn’t they call a foul on that big mutt in the middle for KU who just pawed our guy who was driving the lane?

Those officials let KU mug guys. Why?  KU has a lot of mature talent. I get it, but I also thought they committed many more fouls than were called. 

Oh, well. I don’t know that much about basketball anyway. Hope Jaxson is ok. 

 

[TB14]

Crazy we could still make the tourney. I truly don’t get it. Yet here we are. 

 

[dillohorn]

Will the powers that be let the dumpster fire burn for 2 more seasons?    :angry: