Kansas to Face Wisconsin-Milwaukee in Yellow Book ShootoutDec. 21, 2004
Kansas plays its first game away from home when it faces Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the Yellow Book Shootout at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mo. The Jayhawks posted a 7-0 record in a seven-game homestand to open the 2004-05 season. KU is 7-0 for the first time since the 2000-01 Jayhawks also opened the season 7-0. The last KU team to go 8-0 was the 1997-98 Jayhawks. Wisconsin-Milwaukee is 6-2 heading to the Yellow Book Shootout. KU is averaging 82.6 points through six games and have an average winning margin of 22.7 points per contest. UWM is scoring 72.9 points per contest and is yielding 57. Tonight will mark the 100th game Kansas will play in Kemper Arena. The Jayhawks are 76-23 in the facility.
About Wisconsin-MilwaukeeAfter opening the season with six straight wins, Wisconsin-Milwaukee is looking to snap a two-game losing streak against Kansas. In their last outing, the Panthers shot a 25.5 percent in a 66-37 loss at Wisconsin. Despite the loss, UWM is still outscoring its opponents by 15.9 points per game. Tonight's game will mark the fifth straight road contest for UWM. Junior forward Josh Tucker leads the Panthers with a 15.1 scoring average. Senior guard Ed McCants is next at 12.5 points per game, while junior forward Adrian Tigert leads the team in rebounds with a 7.3 average to go along with 9.8 points per outing. Wisconsin-Milwaukee is defending Horizon League regular-season champions.
UWM Coach Bruce PearlBruce Pearl is in his fourth season at Wisconsin-Milwaukee where he is 66-34. Overall, he is 297-80 in his 13th season. Pearl has guided the Panthers to the Horizon League title and a trip to the NIT last year. In 2003, the two-time Horizon League Coach of the Year led UWM to the conference tournament title and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. Prior to UWM, Pearl spent nine seasons as head coach at Southern Indiana.
About KansasKansas is 7-0 for the first time since the 2000-01 season. KU has been ranked in the top two nationally for the entire season. The Jayhawks have held five of seven opponents to 61 points or less and each to under 50 percent shooting. Additionally, they average 17.7 assists per game and a 1.1 assist-to-turnover ratio. With senior Wayne Simien being out four to six weeks due to injury, senior Keith Langford is the active team scoring leader at 14.4 points per game while sophomore J.R. Giddens is at 11.3 ppg. Senior Aaron Miles is scoring 8.9 points per game and leads the league with 7.6 assists per game. Junior Christian Moody rounds out the starting lineup. Moody is averaging 5.4 points and is second on the team with 4.4 rebounds per game. Simien leads KU with 17.4 points and 12 rebounds per contest. Simien is the only player in the Big 12 who is averaging a double-double.
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Panthers Get Ready For Second-Ranked Kansas UWM looks to pull upset[/color]
Dec. 20, 2004
UWM (6-2, 1-0 Horizon League) vs. #2 Kansas (7-0)
Wed. Dec. 22 • 7 p.m. CST
Kemper Arena (18,500) • Kansas City, Mo.
TV: WMLW (Daron Sutton and Rock Rote)
Radio: WOKY, 920AM - Bill Johnson (play-by-play)
Internet: Live audio at uwmpanthers.com
Series Information: First meeting
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee plays its fifth-straight road contest Wednesday night, traveling to Kansas City, Mo., for a contest with second-ranked Kansas in the Yellow Book Shootout at Kemper Arena. The game, which can be seen on WMLW in Milwaukee and across the nation as part of ESPN's Full Court subscription package, tips off at 7 p.m. CST.
• About Kansas
The Jayhawks moved to 7-0 with a 64-60 win over South Carolina Saturday night in Lawrence. It was their lowest margin of victory in a game this season. Kansas opened the season as the top-ranked team in the country before falling to number two after a tight, season-opening win over Vermont. The Jayhawks are a veteran club led by seniors Wayne Simien, Keith Langford and Aaron Miles. Kansas, which reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament last year, will be playing its first game outside of Lawrence this season in Wednesday's contest. The Jayhawks do not have a true road contest until a Jan. 9 date at Kentucky.
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Simien sidelined again KU senior out 4-6 weeks after surgery on thumb[/color]
By Gary Bedore, Assistant Sports Editor
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Wayne Simien's senior season at Kansas University will not be injury free.
Simien, who missed five games his freshman season, 22 his sophomore year and one his junior campaign, will be out four to six weeks following surgery Monday to repair a ligament pulled away from the bone in his left thumb.
"We all feel for Wayne," KU basketball coach Bill Self said Monday night. "After visiting with Wayne, his family and all the doctors who have seen him, I strongly encouraged Wayne to go through the procedure.
"We believe having Wayne at 100 percent the final two months of the season is far better than having him 60 to 70 percent. We certainly feel like this is the best thing. We won't look back, and we'll spin it into a positive."
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KU's Simien out four to six weeksThumb surgery benches forward[/color]
By JASON KING
The Kansas City Star
LAWRENCE — Successful as he's been on the court, there's one thing forward Wayne Simien hasn't been able to do during his illustrious career at Kansas: Stay healthy.
Jayhawks coach Bill Self announced Monday that Simien would miss the next four to six weeks of action because of an injury to his left thumb. Simien, who leads KU in both scoring and rebounding, underwent surgery Monday evening to repair a ligament that Self said had “ripped away from the bone.”
“He could've played in a splint or small cast,” Self said. “But Wayne at 75 percent is not where we want Wayne to be, and it's not where he wants to be. The kid has played with so many nagging things, he deserves to finish his senior year healthy.”
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