***** Official '24/'25 KU Men's Basketball Repository Thread *****

[cmh6476]

The Team:

https://kuathletics.com/sports/mbball/roster/

The Schedule:

https://kuathletics.com/sports/mbball/schedule/

[KC_Connection]

Gradey Dick with a career-high 32 points tonight.

32 points on 16 shots. 16 free throw attempts.

It's the fourth time this season he's broken his career-high. pic.twitter.com/ju6ld8xwvx

— Esfandiar Baraheni (@JustEsBaraheni) November 13, 2024

[cmh6476]

Originally Posted by smithandrew051

Yeah, WBF.

Self has a reputation of playing “his guys” too much, but normally says more about the guys who aren’t playing.

I don’t see that issue lingering too much with how guys like Bidunga have looked.

Self eventually started Doke as a freshman. Same with Embiid.

It's been awhile since he's had a bench this dep to work with. We'll see.

[smithandrew051]

Bill Self has 591 wins at Kansas.

Zach Clemence has 83 points in 46 games at Kansas.

Clemence would need to play 329 games to score more points at Kansas than Self has currently won.

[ChiefsFanatic]

Originally Posted by BWillie

Zach Clemence managed to miss two shots in less than two minutes this afternoon. Picked up right where he left off!

So, I am old, and I remember players lobbying Roy Williams to play Nash more because he was always great in the summer pickup games.

But, he sucked in actual games.

That is Clemence. A couple of my campus contacts said Clemence looked really good this summer, and maybe that is why he didn't actually enter the portal. Maybe Self thought he was making progress.

He sucks. He just really, really sucks. To be honest, maybe he could earn playing time at Emporia State, but I doubt it.

Clemence and Chenowith are the two worst players that I can ever remember getting actual playing time at KU.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by ChiefsFanatic

So, I am old, and I remember players lobbying Roy Williams to play Nash more because he was always great in the summer pickup games.

But, he sucked in actual games.

That is Clemence. A couple of my campus contacts said Clemence looked really good this summer, and maybe that is why he didn't actually enter the portal. Maybe Self thought he was making progress.

He sucks. He just really, really sucks. To be honest, maybe he could earn playing time at Emporia State, but I doubt it.

Clemence and Chenowith are the two worst players that I can ever remember getting actual playing time at KU.

Charlie Moore says hold my beer.

[Fansy the Famous Bard]

Naadir says hi.

[lawrenceRaider]

Originally Posted by Fansy the Famous Bard

Naadir says hi.

Dude's a legend, or at least Infamous.

[KC_Connection]

Clemence is worse than all of these players and by a fairly wide margin. It's hard to fathom how he is still getting on court in an actual competitive game.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by Fansy the Famous Bard

Naadir says hi.

Dude is a legend. Banged all the joco milfs. All of em.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Clemence is worse than all of these players and by a fairly wide margin. It's hard to fathom how he is still getting on court in an actual competitive game.

I would argue that he plays ok except his shots NEVER go in. Like ever. I still maintain Charlie "clank" Moore was worse than him at least while in a KU uni.

[Mr. Plow]

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— Kansas Men’s Basketball (@KUHoops) November 13, 2024

[Mr. Plow]

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— Kansas Men’s Basketball (@KUHoops) November 13, 2024

[cmh6476]

Interesting note from Mike Vernon:

KU’s most efficient (offense and defense) three-man combinations:

Dajuan Harris, Zeke Mayo, Flory Bidunga

Zeke Mayo, AJ Storr, Flory Bidunga

Dajuan Harris, Zeke Mayo, AJ Storr

KU’s most used three-man combinations

Dajuan Harris, KJ Adams, Hunter Dickinson

Diggy Coit, KJ Adams, Hunter Dickinson

Zeke Mayo, KJ Adams, AJ Storr

It’s still too early for major takeaways, and these numbers might be over indexed from one game (Hunter Dickinson’s UNC numbers likely hurt him here).

But it’s worth noting that Bidunga, Mayo, and Storr are all over KU’s most efficient trios.

It’s something we’ll keep track of moving forward.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by cmh6476

Interesting note from Mike Vernon:

KU’s most efficient (offense and defense) three-man combinations:

Dajuan Harris, Zeke Mayo, Flory Bidunga

Zeke Mayo, AJ Storr, Flory Bidunga

Dajuan Harris, Zeke Mayo, AJ Storr

KU’s most used three-man combinations

Dajuan Harris, KJ Adams, Hunter Dickinson

Diggy Coit, KJ Adams, Hunter Dickinson

Zeke Mayo, KJ Adams, AJ Storr

It’s still too early for major takeaways, and these numbers might be over indexed from one game (Hunter Dickinson’s UNC numbers likely hurt him here).

But it’s worth noting that Bidunga, Mayo, and Storr are all over KU’s most efficient trios.

It’s something we’ll keep track of moving forward.

KJ has been hurting the team on both ends of the floor so far.

[smithandrew051]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

KJ has been hurting the team on both ends of the floor so far.

If he can’t defend, he’s pretty worthless.

I guess he can handle the ball alright and dunk. That’s about it.

Weird how bad of a rebounder he is for being such a good athlete.