Kansas to Appear on ESPN's Big Monday Four Times in 2011-12

July 21, 2011

IRVING, Texas –

For the sixth-straight year, the Kansas men’s basketball team will make four appearances on ESPN’s Big Monday, as announced by the Big 12 Conference Thursday.KU will be featured on ESPN’s Big Monday on Jan. 16 versus Baylor, Jan. 23 versus Texas A&M, Feb. 13 at Kansas State and Feb. 27 at Oklahoma State. The Jayhawks have played the Cowboys in a Big Monday contest five times in the past eight seasons, have faced Kansas State three times and have taken on Baylor twice during the Big 12 era.

Since the inception of the Big 12 in 1996-97, Kansas is 41-16 all-time on ESPN’s Big Monday (23-1 at home, 18-15 on the road), including 22-8 under head coach Bill Self. Additionally, KU has won 16-straight Big Monday games in Allen Fieldhouse, which includes a 12-0 mark under Self.

2012 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Schedule On ESPN’s Big Monday

All Times Central

January 16 – Texas A&M at Missouri, 4:30 p.m.

January 16 – Baylor at Kansas, 8:30 p.m.

January 23 – Texas A&M at Kansas, 8:00 p.m.

January 30 – Missouri at Texas, 8:00 p.m.

February 6 – Texas at Texas A&M, 8:00 p.m.

February 13 – Kansas at Kansas State, 8:00 p.m.

February 20 – Baylor at Texas, 8:00 p.m.

February 27 – Kansas at Oklahoma State, 8:00 p.m.

Kansas Record on ESPN’s Big Monday During Big 12 Era

YEAR HOME AWAY TOTAL

1997 3-0 0-1 3-1

1998 1-0 1-2 2-2

1999 2-0 2-0 4-0

2000 1-0 1-2 2-2

2001 0-1 1-2 1-3

2002 2-0 1-0 3-0

2003 2-0 2-0 4-0

Bill Self era

2004 1-0 1-2 2-2

2005 1-0 0-2 1-2

2006 1-0 1-1 2-1

2007 1-0 3-0 4-0

2008 3-0 0-1 3-1

2009 1-0 2-1 3-1

2010 2-0 2-0 4-0

2011 2-0 1-1 3-1

Breakdown

Overall 23-1 18-15 41-16

Bill Self era 12-0 10-8 22-8