Final Four implications weigh heavily when the Colonial Athletic Association battles the Big 12.
VCU’s Rams will look to go from First Four to Final Four. Spurned by critics across the land as a team unworthy of receiving an at-large bid in the NCAA tournament, the Rams have reeled off four wins to advance to the school’s first ever appearance in the Elite Eight.
The Jayhawks advanced to their 20th NCAA Tournament Elite Eight, with a 13-6 record, including their fourth under head coach Bill Self (2004-07-08-11).
Kansas and VCU are meeting for the first time in men’s basketball. The Jayhawks are 2-0 against the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). KU last faced a CAA team on Nov. 13, 2009 when it defeated Hofstra 101-65 in Allen Fieldhouse. KU also defeated CAA member Towson 87-61 on Nov. 19, 2006, in Allen Fieldhouse.
Notes courtesy of vcuathletics. com and kuathletics.com.
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VCU’s probable starters
5…..Juvonte Reddic….FR…..6’9″……225
12….Joey Rodriguez….SR…..5’10″….175
20….Bradford Burgess.JR…..6’6″……225
21….Jamie Skeen………SR…..6’9″…….240
50….Ed Nixon………….SR…..6’4″…….210
Kansas’s Probable starters
No. Pos. Name Cl.-Exp. Ht. Wt. Hometown
10 G Tyshawn Taylor Jr.-2L 6-3 185 Hoboken, N.J.
12 G Brady Morningstar Sr.-3L(RS) 6-4 185 Lawrence, Kan.
14 G Tyrel Reed Sr.-3L 6-3 193 Burlington, Kan.
21 F Markieff Morris Jr.-2L 6-10 245 Philadelphia, Pa.
22 F Marcus Morris Jr.-2L 6-9 235 Philadelphia, Pa.
| VCU’s Stats | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 38 | 17 | ||
| FG made per game | 24.3 | 22.4 | ||
| FG attempts per game | 55.7 | 53.5 | ||
| FG Pct | 43.7 | 41.8 | ||
| 3PT made per game | 8.4 | 7.9 | ||
| 3PT attempts per game | 22.9 | 23.1 | ||
| 3PT Pct | 36.7 | 34.2 | ||
| FT made per game | 14.8 | 15.8 | ||
| FT attempt per game | 20.8 | 20.2 | ||
| FT Pct | 71.5 | 77.9 | ||
| Off rebounds per game | 10.9 | 10.4 | ||
| Def rebounds per game | 21.4 | 19.4 | ||
| Total rebounds per game | 32.3 | 29.8 | ||
| Assists per game | 14.5 | 13.1 | ||
| Turnovers per game | 11.3 | 10.5 | ||
| Steals per game | 8.4 | 8.8 | ||
| Blocks per game | 3.6 | 3.8 | ||
| Personal fouls per game | 18.2 | 17.5 | ||
| Points per game | 71.9 | 68.4 | ||
TEAM STATISTICS…………………. KU……………….. OPP
SCORING …………………………………..3023……………… 2387
Points per game ………………………….81.7……………….. 64.5
Scoring margin………………………… +17.2 –
FIELD GOALS-ATT………………… 1092-2131………… 841-2135
Field goal pct………………………….. . 5 1 2……………….. . 3 9 4
3 POINT FG-ATT……………………… 269-689…………… 213-731
3-point FG pct ………………………….. 3 9 0……………….. . 2 9 1
3-pt FG made per game …………………7.3………………….. 5.8
FREE THROWS-ATT ………………….570-834 ……………492-675
Free throw pct …………………………… 6 8 3……………… . 7 2 9
F-Throws made per game ………………15.4 …………………13.3
REBOUNDS ………………………………….1430……………….. 1137
Rebounds per game……………………… 38.6……………….. 30.7
Rebounding margin ………………………+7.9 –
ASSISTS ………………………………………664…………………. 414
Assists per game …………………………..17.9………………… 11.2
TURNOVERS ………………………………..493………………….. 522
Turnovers per game……………………… 13.3…………………. 14.1
Turnover margin…………………………. +0.8 –
Assist/turnover ratio……………………… 1.3………………….. 0.8
STEALS ………………………………………..287………………….. 222
Steals per game ………………………………7.8 ……………………6.0
BLOCKS …………………………………………147…………………. 102
Blocks per game ……………………………..4.0…………………… 2.8
ATTENDANCE ……………………………277100……………. 249188
Home games-Avg/Game…………….. 17-16300 ………….10-11897
Neutral site-Avg/Game – 10-13022
Score by Periods………………… 1st……. 2nd….. OT……….. Totals
Kansas …………………………….1500…. 1507….. 16………… 3023
Opponents……………………….. 1095….. 1283….. 9…………. 2387
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