Kansas to Appear on ESPN's Big Monday Four Times in 2012-13

July 25, 2012

IRVING, Texas – For the seventh-straight season, the Kansas men’s basketball team will make four appearances on ESPN’s Big Monday, as announced by the Big 12 Conference Wednesday.

KU will be featured on ESPN’s Big Monday on Jan. 14 versus Baylor, Jan. 28 at West Virginia, Feb. 11 versus Kansas State and Feb. 25 at Iowa State. The Jayhawks have played Baylor in a Big Monday contest three times in the Big 12 era, while facing Kansas State and Iowa State four times each. KU and West Virginia will be meeting for the first time as conference members and the first time in men’s basketball history.

Since the inception of the Big 12 in 1996-97, Kansas is 45-16 all-time on ESPN’s Big Monday (25-1 at home, 20-15 on the road), including 26-8 under head coach Bill Self. Additionally, KU has won 18-straight Big Monday games in Allen Fieldhouse, which includes a 14-0 mark under Self.

2013 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Schedule on ESPN’s Big Monday
All games televised on ESPN and available on WatchESPN.com

Date – Game(s), Time (CT)
January 14 – Baylor at KANSAS, 8 p.m.
January 21 – Oklahoma State at Baylor, 4:30 p.m.; Texas at Oklahoma, 8:30 p.m.
January 28 – KANSAS at West Virginia – 8 p.m.
February 4 – Texas at West Virginia, 8 p.m.
February 11 – Kansas State at KANSAS, 8 p.m.
February 18 – West Virginia at Kansas State, 8 p.m.
February 25 – KANSAS at Iowa State, 8 p.m.
March 4 – Baylor at Texas, 8 p.m.

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

YEAR (H; A; 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)
2012 (2-0; 2-0; 4-0)

Breakdown
Overall (25-1; 20-15; 45-16)
Bill Self era (14-0; 12-8; 26-8)