Inside the likely format of Kansas basketball’s road exhibition game against Arkansas

KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Kansas basketball coach Bill Self had something in mind when he scheduled the Jayhawks’ preseason exhibition game on the road against Arkansas, which is set to tip off Friday.

Self, speaking Wednesday during Big 12 Conference media days at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, wanted to see how his players would react in front of a hostile crowd. He anticipates a full Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. For someone like senior guard David Coit, who transferred to Kansas from Northern Illinois, it’s a situation that could be very telling.

But how will the No. 1 Jayhawks’ exhibition against the No. 16 Razorbacks play out? What’s going to be the format that unfolds, after the 8 p.m. (CT)-scheduled tip-off? Self shared his perspective on what he expects.

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“I think we’re going to play quarters, so that way nobody can foul out and we can reset fouls, I think,” Self said. “Because I think Arkansas may be beat up, too, a little bit. But I anticipate us playing most of the situations out of the quarters, but maybe have it be more of a practice-type situation where coaches can actually walk around and show things on the floor, do some things.”

Self added: “So, a real game? I’m not anticipating, even though we’ll keep score. But I’m not anticipating it being something that — we probably both need to look at different combinations and stuff like that. And since I have a lot of guys out, it’ll probably be good for us to see how different guys react in actual meaningful minutes.”

What Self is referring to, injury-wise, is his team isn’t completely healthy at the moment when it comes to the guys expected to play this season. Not only will graduate guard Shakeel Moore be out, and graduate center Hunter Dickinson has been out, but junior guard Rylan Griffen experienced a hip flexor issue Monday that will likely leave him as doubtful. The…

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Author : The Topeka Capital-Journal

Publish date : 2024-10-24 09:16:00

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