¢ Kansas freshman Micah Downs practiced Sunday and is expected to play tonight. Downs suffered an ankle sprain prior to Friday’s victory over Idaho State

¢ Kansas coach Bill Self hit one of three free throws in the coaches’ free-throw competition Sunday. No winner was declared.

¢ KU is 6-2 all-time versus Arizona. KU is 2-0 in Tucson; 1-1 in Lawrence and 3-1 neutral. The Jayhawks won the last meeting, 78-75 in the Elite Eight on March 29, 2003, in Anaheim, Calif.

¢ Arizona is 19-3 in season openers under Lute Olson.

¢ The Jayhawks have a 6-3 record all-time at the Maui Invitational. In 1996, KU beat LSU, California and Virginia in the finals, 80-63. In 1987, KU beat Chaminade, then lost to Iowa and Illinois. Despite the 1-2 start, KU rolled to the national championship. In 2001, KU lost to Ball State, then beat Houston and Seton Hall.

¢ Arizona is 7-2 all-time in Maui. The Wildcats beat Notre Dame and Boston College and lost to Kentucky in 1993; beat Boston College and Kentucky and lost to Duke in 1997 and won the title in 2000, beating Chaminade, Dayton and Bill Self’s Illinois team in the finals, 79-76.

¢ Now in his 23rd season at Arizona, Olson has a record of 549-164. In his 33rd season overall, he is 741-256.

¢ In the annual poll of media members who regularly cover the Pac-10 Conference, Arizona was selected as the team to beat for the league title for the fourth year in a row and 10th time in the last 16 seasons. The Cats received 23 of a possible 34 first-place votes.