KU-Stanford notes

  • KU leads the all-time series, 8-1. KU defeated the Cardinal, 86-63, March 16, 2002 in St. Louis in the NCAA Midwest Regional. That was the last meeting between the teams.
  • KU is 2-0 all-time at the Wooden Classic.
  • This marks the 10th annual Wooden Classic. Ten years ago, in the first Wooden Classic, then-No. 7 KU shocked No. 1 UMass, 81-75.
  • KU is 54-28 all-time versus schools from the Pac-10.
  • Stanford is 3-0 after beating Sacramento State (77-59), UC Irvine (72-59) and Rice (60-56).
  • Stanford averages 69.7 points a game on 47.4 percent shooting.
  • Mike Montgomery is 366-165 in his 18th season at Stanford, 520-241 in his 26th year as a head coach overall.
  • Kansas is 4-0 all-time in Anaheim, Calif. KU went 2-0 in Anaheim last year, beating Arizona, 78-75, in the NCAA Elite Eight and Duke, 69-65, in the Sweet 16. The Jayhawks first played in Anaheim Dec. 3, 1994, defeating top-ranked Massachusetts, 81-75, at the Wooden Classic.
  • Keith Langford needs 42 points to reach 1,000.