Kansas to Make Four Appearances on ESPN's Big Monday in 2010-11

July 19, 2010

LAWRENCE, Kan. –

For the fifth-straight year, the Kansas men’s basketball team will make four appearances on ESPN’s Big Monday, as announced by the Big 12 Conference Monday.

KU will be featured on ESPN’s Big Monday on Jan. 17 at Baylor, Feb. 7 versus Missouri, Feb. 14 at Kansas State and Feb. 21 versus Oklahoma State. The Jayhawks have played the Tigers in a Big Monday contest in each of the past eight seasons, and have faced Oklahoma State four times, Kansas State twice and Baylor once during the Big 12 era.

Since the inception of the Big 12 in 1996-97, Kansas is 38-14 all-time on ESPN’s Big Monday (21-1 at home, 17-13 on the road), including 19-7 under head coach Bill Self. Additionally, KU has won 14-straight Big Monday games in Allen Fieldhouse, which includes a 10-0 mark under Self.

2010 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Schedule on ESPN’s Big Monday
January 17- Kansas State at Missouri, 4:30 p.m.
January 17- Kansas at Baylor, 8:30 p.m.
January 24- Baylor at Kansas State, 8 p.m.
January 31- Texas at Texas A&M, 8 p.m.
February 7- Missouri at Kansas, 8 p.m.
February 14- Kansas at Kansas State, 8 p.m.
February 21- Oklahoma State at Kansas, 8 p.m.

February 28- Kansas State at Texas, 8 p.m.

Kansas Record on ESPN’s Big Monday During Big 12 Era
1997 – 3-1 (H: 3-0, A: 0-1)
1998 – 2-1 (H: 1-0, A: 1-2)
1999 – 4-0 (H: 2-0, A: 2-0)
2000 – 2-2 (H: 1-0, A: 1-2)
2001 – 1-3 (H: 0-1, A: 1-2)
2002 – 3-0 (H: 2-0, A: 1-0)
2003 – 4-0 (H: 2-0, A: 2-0)

Bill Self era
2004 – 2-2 (H: 1-0, A: 1-2)
2005 – 1-2 (H: 1-0, A: 0-2)
2006 – 2-1 (H: 1-0, A: 1-1)
2007 – 4-0 (H: 1-0, A: 3-0)
2008 – 3-1 (H: 3-0, A: 0-1)
2009 – 3-1 (H: 1-0, A: 2-1)
2010 – 4-0 (H: 2-0; A: 2-0)

Breakdown
Overall – 38-14 (H: 21-1, A: 17-13)
Bill Self era – 19-7 (H: 10-0, A: 9-7)