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DePaul (2-4) hosts 5/5 Kansas (6-1)
Saturday, December 2, 2006
Allstate Arena (18,500)
Rosemont, Ill. - 1:00 p.m. (CST)
The Records
DePaul is 2-4 after losing to Purdue, 81-73, in Lahaina, Hawaii at the EA Sports Maui Invitational on November 22. Kansas is 6-1 after beating Dartmouth, 83-32, on Tuesday in Lawrence, Kan. The Jayhawks are ranked fifth in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Top 25 polls.
The Series
Kansas has won all seven meetings between the two programs. The Jayhawks took the last meeting 75-69 on December 12, 2000 at the United Center in Chicago. The last meeting between the two at the Allstate Arena was a 79-74 Kansas win on December 4, 1993. Current streak: Kansas won 7.
The Last Meeting
Kansas rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit to post a 75-69 victory over DePaul on December 12, 2000 at the United Center in Chicago. Nick Collison led the Jayhawks with 23 points and Bobby Simmons had 17 for the Blue Demons.
The Coaches
Jerry Wainwright is in his second season at DePaul and his 13th as a head coach. He is 200-163 overall and 14-19 with the Blue Demons. Wainwright is 1-0 against the Jayhawks. Bill Self is in his fourth season at Kansas and his 14th as a head coach. He is 285-130 overall and 78-25 with the Jayhawks and has never faced the Blue Demons as a head coach.
Television
Today's game will be televised by ESPNU with Lou Canellis (play-by-play) and Stephen Bardo (color commentary) handling the announcing duties.
Radio
Today's game will be broadcast on WSCR (670 AM) in Chicago with Zach Zaidman (play-by-play) and former DePaul great Dave Corzine (color commentary) mikeside.
Up Next
DePaul hosts Chicago State, Dec. 6
Kansas hosts USC, Dec. 4
