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No. 25 Kansas to Host Princeton Saturday
11/14/2025 12:10:00 PM | Men's Basketball
LAWRENCE, Kan. – No. 25 Kansas (2-1) will conclude its two-game homestand when it hosts Princeton (2-1) on Saturday, Nov. 15. The contest will tip from Allen Fieldhouse at 1 p.m. Central and be broadcast on ESPN+ with Steven Davis and Nick Bahe on the call.
Kansas is coming off a 77-46 win against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Nov. 11. The Jayhawks are 2-1 or better for the 22nd time in Bill Self's 23 seasons at KU. Princeton is 2-1 after its 100-59 home win against John Jay. The Tigers have won the Ivy League three of the last four seasons.
The Jayhawks hold a 2-0 all-time series lead against Princeton, with the last meeting on Dec. 12, 2001, a 78-62 KU win at Princeton.
Kansas has won 22 straight nonconference games in Allen Fieldhouse dating to Nov. 7, 2022. The Jayhawks are 161-6 (96.4%) against nonconference opponents inside Allen Fieldhouse under Self.
Through three games, Kansas is averaging 81.7 points per game with a plus-20.3 scoring margin. The Jayhawks pull down 38.3 rebounds per game with a plus-8.0 rebound margin. KU averages 17.3 assists and 6.3 steals per contest and leads the Big 12 and ranks eighth nationally with 7.7 blocked shots per game. The Jayhawks are third in the Big 12 in three-pointers made per game at 10.0 and fourth in three-point percentage at 40.0.
Sophomore center Flory Bidunga is averaging a team-best 14.3 points, which includes a career-high 23 in the season opener against Green Bay on Nov. 3. Bidunga also leads KU with 7.0 rebounds per game and seven blocked shots. Senior guard Tre White and redshirt freshman forward Bryson Tiller are each averaging 10.0 points. White has three steals on the season, while Tiller made all four of his threes at North Carolina on Nov. 7 on his way to a season-high 12 points. Tiller is shooting 75.0% from three at 6-for-8.
Freshman guard Kohl Rosario (9.7 ppg) has started all three games and is coming off a season-high 16 points against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Nov. 11. Senior guard Melvin Council Jr. is averaging 6.7 points per game and leads KU with 17 assists. Other KU regulars include graduate guard Gee Ngala (5.5 ppg, 3-for-4 from three), senior guard Jayden Dawson (5.0 ppg, three threes), redshirt sophomore guard Elmarko Jackson (one start, 3.3 ppg) and redshirt sophomore guard Jamari McDowell (2.0 ppg).
UP NEXT
No. 25 Kansas will play No. 4 Duke in the 2026 State Farm Champions Classic, Tuesday, Nov. 18. Tip from Madison Square Garden in New York City will be at 8 p.m. (Central) and the game will be televised on ESPN.
Duke leads the overall series with Kansas, 8-7, but the Jayahwks have won the last two and five of the last six matchups. KU is 3-1 against Duke in the Champions Classic.
Kansas is 9-5 in the Champions Classic and the Jayhawks have won eight of their last nine appearances in the event after last year's 77-69 win against Michigan State in Atlanta. Duke is also 9-5 in the Champions Classic, while Kentucky is 5-9 and Michigan State is 5-9.
Kansas is coming off a 77-46 win against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Nov. 11. The Jayhawks are 2-1 or better for the 22nd time in Bill Self's 23 seasons at KU. Princeton is 2-1 after its 100-59 home win against John Jay. The Tigers have won the Ivy League three of the last four seasons.
The Jayhawks hold a 2-0 all-time series lead against Princeton, with the last meeting on Dec. 12, 2001, a 78-62 KU win at Princeton.
Kansas has won 22 straight nonconference games in Allen Fieldhouse dating to Nov. 7, 2022. The Jayhawks are 161-6 (96.4%) against nonconference opponents inside Allen Fieldhouse under Self.
Through three games, Kansas is averaging 81.7 points per game with a plus-20.3 scoring margin. The Jayhawks pull down 38.3 rebounds per game with a plus-8.0 rebound margin. KU averages 17.3 assists and 6.3 steals per contest and leads the Big 12 and ranks eighth nationally with 7.7 blocked shots per game. The Jayhawks are third in the Big 12 in three-pointers made per game at 10.0 and fourth in three-point percentage at 40.0.
Sophomore center Flory Bidunga is averaging a team-best 14.3 points, which includes a career-high 23 in the season opener against Green Bay on Nov. 3. Bidunga also leads KU with 7.0 rebounds per game and seven blocked shots. Senior guard Tre White and redshirt freshman forward Bryson Tiller are each averaging 10.0 points. White has three steals on the season, while Tiller made all four of his threes at North Carolina on Nov. 7 on his way to a season-high 12 points. Tiller is shooting 75.0% from three at 6-for-8.
Freshman guard Kohl Rosario (9.7 ppg) has started all three games and is coming off a season-high 16 points against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Nov. 11. Senior guard Melvin Council Jr. is averaging 6.7 points per game and leads KU with 17 assists. Other KU regulars include graduate guard Gee Ngala (5.5 ppg, 3-for-4 from three), senior guard Jayden Dawson (5.0 ppg, three threes), redshirt sophomore guard Elmarko Jackson (one start, 3.3 ppg) and redshirt sophomore guard Jamari McDowell (2.0 ppg).
UP NEXT
No. 25 Kansas will play No. 4 Duke in the 2026 State Farm Champions Classic, Tuesday, Nov. 18. Tip from Madison Square Garden in New York City will be at 8 p.m. (Central) and the game will be televised on ESPN.
Duke leads the overall series with Kansas, 8-7, but the Jayahwks have won the last two and five of the last six matchups. KU is 3-1 against Duke in the Champions Classic.
Kansas is 9-5 in the Champions Classic and the Jayhawks have won eight of their last nine appearances in the event after last year's 77-69 win against Michigan State in Atlanta. Duke is also 9-5 in the Champions Classic, while Kentucky is 5-9 and Michigan State is 5-9.
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