¢ Idaho State, enrollment 13,977, is located in Pocatello, Idaho. Its nickname is Bengals, and its school colors are black and orange.

¢ KU has won 32 consecutive home openers and three straight season openers. KU last lost an opener to Ball State, 93-91, in the 2001 Maui Invitational. KU last lost a home opener to Vanderbilt, 72-64, on Dec. 2, 1972.

¢ Idaho State went 2-0 in exhibition play, beating Fresno Pacific, 82-56, and Montana Tech, 88-64.

¢ Idaho State returns two starters and five letterwinners from last year’s 9-18 team. The Bengals finished last in the Big Sky Conference at 3-11.

¢ KU’s Mario Chalmers and ISU’s Doug Hardy were teammates at Bartlett High in Anchorage, Alaska.

¢ Senior forward Slim Millien is the squad’s leading returning scorer and rebounder at 11.8 and 5.2 per game.

¢ Idaho State will receive $50,000 guarantee money for playing at Allen Fieldhouse.

¢ Of ISU’s eight newcomers, four took red shirts last season, and seven of the eight are transfers.

¢ KU is 0-0 versus Idaho State and 5-0 versus Big Sky teams.