Kansas to host ESPN College GameDay Feb. 17
LAWRENCE, Kan. – ESPN College GameDay Covered by State Farm will return to historic Allen Fieldhouse Saturday, Feb. 17, for the eighth time in advance of that afternoon’s West Virginia at Kansas men’s basketball game.
The KU-WVU matchup will air at 5 p.m. (Central) from Lawrence; the one-hour GameDay show will begin at 10 a.m. Both telecasts will air on ESPN.
Doors to Allen Fieldhouse will open at 8 a.m., for fans wishing to attend the morning show. The event is free to the public and tickets are not required. Allen Fieldhouse concessions will be open and interpreter services will be provided.
ESPN College GameDay Covered by State Farm is hosted by Rece Davis, who is joined by analysts Jay Bilas, Seth Greenberg and Jay Williams. Dan Shulman, Bilas and reporter Maria Taylor will have the call of the Kansas-West Virginia game.
Next Saturday marks the 18th time the Jayhawks will be featured on GameDay, with 14 regular-season appearances and three at neutral locations. The Jayhawks are 9-5 in their previous regular-season appearances (12-5 overall).
The weekly-traveling telecast has originated from Allen Fieldhouse in 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2016. KU was the GameDay road team in 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. KU was also part of GameDay when it was at the 2006 Big 12 Championship semifinals in Dallas and the 2008 Final Four when Kansas won the title in San Antonio.
The College GameDay sites are announced one week prior to the show, ensuring visits to sites of top storylines and games appearing on ESPN networks each week.
KANSAS on ESPN College GameDay (regular season)
2/17/18 – West Virginia at Kansas
1/28/17 – Kansas at Kentucky – W, 79-73
2/6/16 – Kansas at Oklahoma – W, 76-72
1/30/16 – Kentucky at Kansas – W, 90-84 (ot)
2/28/15 – Texas at Kansas – W, 69-64
1/17/15 – Kansas at Iowa State – L, 81-86
3/1/14 – Kansas at Oklahoma State – L, 65-72
2/16/13 – Texas at Kansas – W, 73-47
2/4/12 – Kansas at Missouri – L, 71-74
1/29/11 – Kansas State at Kansas – W, 90-66
1/30/10 – Kansas at Kansas State – W, 81-79 (ot)
3/1/08 – Kansas State at Kansas – W, 88-74
2/4/07 – Texas A&M at Kansas – L, 66-69
2/25/06 – Kansas at Texas – L, 55-80
1/29/05 – Texas at Kansas – W, 90-65
KANSAS on ESPN College GameDay (postseason)
4/8/08 – Kansas vs. Memphis – W, 75-68 (OT) (NCAA Tournament championship game)
4/6/08 – Kansas vs. North Carolina – W, 84-66 (NCAA Tournament national semifinal)
3/11/06 – Nebraska vs. Kansas – W, 79-65 (Big 12 Championship semifinals)
Kansas ESPN College GameDay record: 12-5 (9-5 regular season, 3-0 postseason)FOLLOW
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