Dec 21: Game Day Stories
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####CJ Online – Jesse Newell: KU guard Wiggins still learning defensively####
LAWRENCE — Former Kansas player Travis Releford hasn’t had a lot of time to study Andrew Wiggins’ game while pursuing his basketball career overseas.
####CJ Online – Jesse Newell: Five-Minute Scout: Josh Smith good, but he does have a weakness####
Georgetown’s defense has held down opponents’ shooting percentages all year, as the Hoyas have posted the seventh-best effective field-goal percentage defense in the nation.
####KU Sports: After 29 days away, KU men return home to face Georgetown####
After a trip to the Bahamas for three games, plus stops in Colorado, Florida and Kansas City, Mo., Kansas University’s basketball team finally returns to Allen Fieldhouse today.
####KU Sports: Embiid’s growth astounds Jayhawks####
Bill Self has coached in games that featured terrific basketball players competing for and against him. Andrew Wiggins, not yet 19, already has played with and against remarkable talents. Still, Kansas University freshman center Joel Embiid does things on the basketball court that fill the two men with wonder.
####KC Star: Georgetown-Kansas basketball preview####
ABOUT GEORGETOWN (7-2): The Hoyas lost All-American forward Otto Porter to the NBA, but head coach John Thompson III has regrouped with a group that features UCLA transfer center Josh Smith and leading scorer D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera. Smith, a 350-pound load, considered transferring to Kansas last season but settled on Georgetown, where he became eligible right away under an NCAA hardship waiver. He should present quite a test for KU freshman center Joel Embiid. “We think we have some big guys, and we’re not even in the same ballpark when you start talking about Josh,” KU coach Bill Self said.” His hands are soft, and he’s a terrific player.” … KU and Georgetown, who are starting a four-year series, have played only twice. Georgetown beat KU in the Sweet 16 in 1987, while the Jayhawks won at the Maui Invitational in 2011.
#####KU Sports: Bill Self press conference from Dec 20th#####
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Live blog is up for those interested in joining.
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Should be a game day story: So that’s what Bill saw in Black!
