{"id":76002,"date":"2023-11-01T23:01:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T04:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=76002"},"modified":"2023-11-01T23:01:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T04:01:12","slug":"mens-basketball-starts-season-with-73-55-exhibition-loss-to-ku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=76002","title":{"rendered":"Men&#8217;s basketball starts season with 73-55 exhibition loss to KU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Story by RAEGAN NEUFELD Photos by CAYDEN SANDERS<\/strong> <strong>Video by BENNY ARMSTRONG<\/strong><br><em>Tiger Media Network<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LAWRENCE, Ks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Playing inside historic Allen Fieldhouse, the Fort Hays State University men\u2019s basketball team fell to the Kansas Jayhawks 73-55 in their first contest of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAny time you play against these kinds of guys, they put stress on you on both ends of the floor,\u201d FHSU Head Coach Mark Johnson said. \u201cIt\u2019s good for our guys to be able to get out there and compete against them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FHSU men&#039;s basketball highlight vs KU\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YtMBbyw68QE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tigers trailed the entire game, struggling on the offensive end. They made just eight shots in the first half, ending the period shooting just 26.7% from the floor. The Jayhawks went to the locker room up 43-23 behind a 13-25 shooting performance from the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI thought we played really well the first six or seven minutes of the game, we were just so nervous we couldn\u2019t make a shot,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FHSU fared a little better in the second half, even outscoring the Jayhawks by two points, 32-30. They finished the game shooting 33.3% overall, 35% from beyond the arc and 62.5% from the free throw line.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Jayhawks bested the Tigers in overall scoring and free throws, finishing with 45.3% and 73.1%. Kansas made one less three-pointer, going 6-28 for 21.4%. Four of the team\u2019s three-pointers came from Kevin McCullar Jr., who led the Jayhawks with 21 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FHSU pulled down 32 rebounds to Kansas\u2019 42, and each team had 13 turnovers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think the thing we did the best was we competed on the glass at a high rate against them and their size,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cSo I thought our guys did a really good job on the glass, and we weren\u2019t too terrible on turnovers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In regards to forcing 13 turnovers, FHSU guard Kaleb Hammeke spoke of the team\u2019s consistent defensive focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe last few years we\u2019ve been proud of our defense and our defense has been our staple,\u201d he said. \u201cWe try to fly around every day, work each other up and work as hard as we can every single day. Defense is what we rely on night in and night out, so it\u2019s what we hope we could do to these kinds of guys.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tigers were led by Elijah Nnanabu who finished with 14 points and six rebounds. Traejon Davis and Hammeke were the next highest scoring, recording nine and eight points, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They were joined on the court by a combination of returning and new players. In total, the Tigers returned eight players to their roster and added six in the offseason &#8211; four transfers and two freshmen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEverybody that\u2019s come in new has come from different schools and backgrounds, so it is a big adjustment with their playing styles to ours,\u201d Nnanabu said. \u201cThey really get after it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hammeke shared the same sentiment about his new teammates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re working hard every day in practice, they\u2019re competing with us every single day,\u201d he said. \u201cOn and off the court everyone\u2019s relationship is just fine so we\u2019re looking forward to this year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In total, 14 Tigers saw the floor during the game, with nine of them finishing with over 15 minutes of playing time.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDepth can either be a great strength or a great weakness, and we\u2019ve got to use it as a great strength,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exhibition game was the 13th meeting between the two teams. FHSU is coming off a 21-9 season, including a 15-7 record in the MIAA in 2022-23, and are ranked third and fourth in the MIAA coaches and media preseason polls.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kansas finished last season with records of 28-8 overall and a 13-5 mark in the Big 12. 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