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PaGe 6b

Monday, noveMber 5, 2012

the UnIverSIty daILy KanSan

COUNTDOWN TO TIPOFF

KANSAS VS. Washburn 7 p.m., Lawrence, Kan.


Washburn 0-0
Will McNeil, Senior Guard McNeil enters his senior season at Washburn 12th alltime on the Ichabod scoring list with 1,160 career points. In the 2011-12 season, he earned first team NABC AllAmerican honors. Against Oklahoma, McNeill scored 19 points with one assist and one turnover in 33 minutes. McNeill has started 50 of his 92 career games and has averaged 12.9 points per game.

Kansas 0-0, (0-0 BiG 12)

KU tipoff
At A GlAncE
The Jayhawks enter tonights exhibition game trying to sort out what their rotation will look like this season. Last week, 11 players logged double-digit minutes. This game should be more of the same, as Kansas Coach Bill Self tries to offer playing experience to the large crop of freshmen while simultaneously building the chemistry between the younger and older players.

starters

Travis Releford, Senior Guard Releford had an unspectacular day against Emporia State, with seven points and two rebounds in 22 minutes of play. However, Relefords most important contribution his tenacious approach to defense isnt frequently reflected in the box score.
Releford

starters

WashbUrn tipoff
At A GlAncE
McNeil

McLemore

Ben McLemore, Freshman Guard McLemore showed off his athletic ability on a monster put-back slam in the first exhibition game against Emporia State. He claims to have felt no nerves entering the first game, but Self thinks he did. Either way, it wasnt a problem; he found his groove, scoring four for seven baskets for a total of 11 points.

Martin Mitchell, Senior Guard Mitchell transferred to Washburn after two season at Southwest Tennessee Community College where he averaged 8 points per game and 3 assists per game in his sophomore year. Last season, his first at Washburn, Mitchell averaged 10 points per game in 33 appearances. Against Oklahoma, Mitchell turned the ball over six times, scoring nine points in 24 minutes.

Mitchell

PlAyErs to wAtch
Freshman guard Andrew White III White has showed his scoring ability notching 10 points in the first exhibition game but has also struggled. He is leading the team with five turnovers, a third of the Jayhawks total turnovers. If he continues to turn the ball over, expect Self to place White on a very short leash. Elijah Johnson, Senior Guard Johnsons effect was instantly felt when he entered the game. He jump-started an offense that looked sluggish while he sat out for being significantly late to one of his classes. The Jayhawks wont be able to afford him arriving late to class when the tougher opponents of the regular season roll around. Alex North, Junior Guard A Topeka native and Topeka West High Schoolgraduate, North started 24 of 56 games in his career. He averages 5.1 points and 3.4 blocks per game. As a sophomore, he averaged 6.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. Against Oklahoma, North fouled out with three points, two rebounds, one steal and one turnover in 18 minutes of play.

Washburn enters the 2012 season as the coaches pick to win the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association and is ranked fourth in the NABC preseason coaches poll. Coach Bob Chipman enters his 34th season at Washburn after a 25-8 2011 campaign that ended in the second round of the NCAA Division II tournament. The Ichabods shot 46 percent from the field last year, and averaged 72.5 points per game. Washburn was tough on defense forcing 518 turnovers while turning it over 386 times themselves. In last weeks 83-66 loss against the Oklahoma Sooners, senior guard Will McNeill led the way with 19 points. The Ichabods shot 41 percent from the field, but turned the ball over 23 times.

PlAyErs to wAtch
Senior guard Will McNeill
North

Johnson

quEstion mArk
Can senior center Jeff Withey find his offensive flow?
Traylor

Jamari Traylor, Freshman Forward Traylor is one of the players auditioning for the starting role in the front court, opposite Jeff Withey. He lacks the offensive punch of freshman forward Perry Ellis, but can make his mark with aggressive play on the defensive end of the floor.

Bobby Chipman, Senior Forward Topeka native and Washburn Rural High School alum, Bobby Chipman earned honorable mention AllMIAA honors last season after starting all 33 games and averaging 7.3 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. Against Oklahoma, Chipman scored three points with two steals, one block and one assist in 25 minutes.

An NABC All-American last season, McNeill returns for his senior campaign attempting to build on a second round tournament run last season. McNeill missed the entire 2010-11 season with a broken bone in his foot before returning for his All-American campaign. McNeill is a slasher. Against Oklahoma, he went a perfect 12 of 12 from the free throw line, leading the Ichabods with 19 points.

Withey can no longer rely on Thomas Robinson to open him up for easy baskets, so he will now be counted on to use his height and arm length to knock down his shots in the post early, which in turn will open up the rest of the offense.

Chipman

quEstion mArk
Can Washburns forwards handle the athleticism of Kansas frontcourt?

hEAr yE, hEAr yE


Withey

Jeff Withey, Senior Center Withey didnt effect the Jayhawks last game as much he was expected to. He missed badly on a few low post moves before finally finding the net and scoring seven points in 18 minutes of play. His role could be expanded against a Washburn team that played two other Big 12 schools Kansas State and Oklahoma within 20 points.

They look like freshmen. They look like freshmen that can run and jump though, but they look like freshmen. They dont know what theyre doing. Kansas Coach Bill Self on the play of Jamari Traylor and Ben McLemore against Emporia State

Zach Riggins, Senior Forward Riggins has made 30 starts as an Ichabod averaging 5.5 points per game. He joined the Ichabods after transferring from the University of North Florida, where he averaged 5.3 points per game in 10 starts as a true freshman. He appeared in six games in his sophomore season at Washburn before taking a medical redshirt after suffering a severe concussion.

Washburns starting forwards are undersized. Against Oklahoma, senior Bobby Chipman pulled down eight boards, but Zack Riggins only grabbed two rebounds. For Washburn to keep the game close, these two will have to be a defensive presence in the post against the young, athletic frontcourt of Kansas.
Riggins

hEAr yE, hEAr yE


They put a body on us on the boards. We looked a little weak. They had a little sting to their defense, and we were a little casual. Bob Chipman after Kansas State beat the Ichabods on the boards earlier in the exhibition season.

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The Jayhawks find their rhythm early and use their defense to create turnovers, which would lead to fast break opportunities and easy points.

Prediction:
Kansas 90, Washburn 52
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The young Jayhawks commit careless turnovers, leading to easy Washburn buckets that enable the Ichabods to keep the game close into the second half.

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