These 7 Kansas basketball non-conference games stand out as Jayhawks’ 2024-25 season nears

LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball will enter the 2024-25 season as one of the favorites to win a national championship, if not the favorite.

The Jayhawks are led by head coach Bill Self, who has won a pair of national titles already during his tenure at KU. They have a trio of high-profile returning starters in graduate center Hunter Dickinson, senior forward KJ Adams Jr. and graduate guard Dajuan Harris Jr, with Dickinson as a potential favorite to be the national player of the year. Among the newcomers Self’s staff has added, include transfers such as senior guard Zeke Mayo (South Dakota State) and junior guard AJ Storr (Wisconsin).

Before Kansas reaches its Big 12 Conference slate, it’ll make its way through a challenging non-conference schedule. The Jayhawks will be challenged at home, on the road and at neutral sites. Prior to the start of Big 12 play, which will be a gauntlet in its own right, KU will have a good idea of where it stands as a team.

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Here are seven Kansas basketball non-conference games to keep an eye on:

Howard — Nov. 4 (Home)

Howard isn’t the most high-profile opponent Kansas will face during non-conference play, but it is the first. This is also the first time the Jayhawks will play a regular season game inside the newly-renovated Allen Fieldhouse. Sure, there’s Late Night in the Phog and an exhibition before it, but this is different.

North Carolina — Nov. 8 (Home)

It’s time for a rematch of the 2022 national championship game, which saw Self win his second national title at Kansas. The teams look much different than they did a couple of years ago, but the head coaches are the same. Also, Harris started on that team that won the 2022 national championship against North Carolina.

Michigan State — Nov. 12 (Neutral)

It’s time for another edition of the Champions Classic, and this time Kansas will face Michigan State in Atlanta. It’s an opportunity to showcase some of…

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Publish date : 2024-10-02 08:14:30

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