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    Travis Releford,

    Senior Guard

    I Releord were Popeye, then

    the Sprint Center would be his

    spinach. The senior had his best

    two games o the season in Kan-

    sas City and ound his shooting

    stroke the last time he played in

    the building, knocking down 6-10

    3-point attempts, ending a 0-11

    cold streak he started out the sea-

    son on.

    Roberto Nelson Junior Guard

    Nelson completes the backcourt or

    the Beavers. In his three years at OSU,

    Nelson has made 64 appearance, av-

    eraging 8.8 points per game. Last year,

    Nelson came o the bench in all 36

    games. His hot scoring perormance

    in the Pac-12 tournament last season,

    scoring 19 in the Beavers seminal

    game against Arizona, could be a sign o

    whats to come.

    Elijah Johnson, Senior Guard

    While hes still averaging

    double-digit point totals on the

    season, Johnson has struggled at

    times with the transition rom the

    two-guard to the guy responsible

    or running the Jayhawk oense.

    Johnson has struggled to get to the

    ree-throw line this season, mak-

    ing just seven trips in six games.

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    Jeff Withey, Senior Center

    By his own admission, Withey

    doesnt like playing against smaller

    lineups such as the one he will ace

    tonight at Oregon State. Unortu-

    nately or him, not every team he

    plays against will line up another

    seven-ooter or him to go against,

    and hell have to learn to get in bet-

    ter positions to deend smaller or-

    wards.

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    COUNTDOWN TO TIPOFF

    Releford Moreland

    McLemore Starks

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    Withey Burton

    Joe Burton Senior Center

    Burton is the leader o the rontcourt.

    The 6-oot-7 295-pound center scored

    21 points alongside rebounds last

    week against Montana State. Burton

    gives the Beavers a physical post

    presence that likes to play back to the

    basket oense and positions himsel

    well or rebounds on the other end. I

    Burton can push the smaller Jayhawk

    post players o the block, he could

    have a solid statline.

    Kansas

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    Kevin Young, Senior Forward

    Young brings the most energy to the

    our-spot on the foor, but hell have

    to be an active rebounder to compete

    with the Oregon State bigs on the o-ensive glass to keep them occupied so

    they cant ignore him and double-team

    Withey.

    Ben McLemore,

    Freshman Guard

    McLemore will need to attack the

    basket more against Oregon St. than

    he has in the past in order to open

    up the foor or his teammates more,

    as he will already draw the Beavers

    attention with his talent. But with his

    roo-raising dunks, McLemore would

    play incredible even i he were wear-

    ing his granddads clothes.

    Eric Moreland,

    Sophomore Forward

    Moreland redshirted his rst sea-

    son at Oregon State ater suering a

    season-ending let shoulder injury our

    games into the 2010-11 season. In his

    last outing against Montana State,

    Moreland recorded a double-double

    with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Mo-

    reland is hoping or a breakout season

    ater recovering rom the injury to play

    in 36 games last season.

    Jarmal Reid, Freshman Forward

    Reid is one o the players Beavers

    coach Craig Robinson hopes will step

    up in the absence o star orward Angus

    Brandt. Hes played 35 minutes in therst our games, averaging 1.5 points

    per game and 1 rebound per game. Reid

    was ranked 73rd in ESPNUs class o

    2012 prospect list. While getting his rst

    big minutes, look or Reid to struggle.

    Ahmad Starks Junior Guard

    Starks isnt araid to shoot the ball.

    Against Montana State, he shot 5-o-16

    with 14 points. Starks nds ways to get

    to the basket and in turn the ree throw

    line. Hes also a solid rebounding guard.

    His experience, playing in 35 games last

    season or the Beavers, will help solidiy

    the backcourt and eed the post players

    that run this team.

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    Senior center Joe Burton

    Burton has to

    step up or Oregon

    State to compete

    this season. Bur-

    ton is a big body

    who enjoys play-

    ing with his back

    to the basket. His

    solid deense and rebounding stats ft

    the mold or this OSU team. I Burton

    can get position inside and slow down

    the quicker orwards o Kansas he could

    have a solid night.

    Freshman forward Jamari Traylor

    Traylors size

    and athleticism

    will be needed on

    the post against

    the bigger Oregon

    State lineup he

    will ace on Friday.

    He still has trouble

    adjusting to the college game and con-

    sistently making his presence elt, but

    when he puts it all together hell add a

    dangerous component o the bench or

    the Jayhawks.

    At A GlAnce At A GlAnce

    KANSAS VS. OREGON STATE

    7 p.m., Kansas City, MO.

    KUtipoff

    OregOnStatetipoff

    Traylor Burton

    No. 10 Kansas (5-1) played its best

    basketball o the season in the CBE

    Classic games at the Sprint Center

    but still has struggled to put together

    a complete game on the oensive side

    o the ball all season. Twice in their

    game against San Jose State on Monday

    they jumped out to leads only to see the

    Spartans come back as the Jayhawk o-

    ense went cold. They got away with it

    against San Jose State on Monday, but

    wont against the tougher competition

    rom major conerences.

    Oregon State (4-1) emphasizes post

    play with a solid crop o rontcourt play-

    ers. The recent loss o 6-oot-10 senior

    center Angus Brandt puts the ocus on

    center Joe Burton. Ater a career night

    against the Montana State Bobcats,

    Burton appears to be ready or the chal-

    lenge. OSU is averaging seven more

    rebounds than their opponents, a stat

    that doesnt bode well or the Jayhawks

    struggling rontcourt.

    PlAyers to wAtch PlAyers to wAtch

    Prediction:Kansas 68, Oregon State 64

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    Its a big loss because Angus is a bigpart o the team. He brings a lot o en-

    ergy, even o the court. Eric (Moreland),

    Devon (Collier), Jarmal (Reid) and I have

    to step up and make up or the rebounds

    and points. He was a double-double guy

    and we have to spread out the points and

    go hard. It was kind o weird without him

    by my side running down the court.

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    The Jayhawks consistently attack the

    rim all night, preventing the oensive

    droughts that have plagued them at

    times this season.

    Oregon State plays a more physi-

    cal game than Kansas in the paint.

    With rebounders like Burton, Moreland

    and Starks, OSU can produce plenty o

    second chance opportunities. I the Jay-hawks dont box out, the Beavers will

    cause trouble in the paint.

    BABy JAy will cry if...

    tYLeR RoSte/KANSANFreshman Jamari Traylor jumps to shoot over St. Louis deenders. The Jayhawks won the championship game against St. Louis with a fnal score o 73-59.


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