Baylor Bears vs. Kansas Jayhawks basketball: Friday’s probable starters, TV, time
The Kansas Jayhawks will play host to Baylor in a battle of unranked men’s basketball teams at 7 p.m. Friday inside Allen Fieldhouse.
Here’s what you need to know before tipoff:
Baylor vs. Kansas: How to watch
When: 7 p.m. Friday.
Where: Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence.
TV: FOX.
Radio: WHB (810) in Kansas City; ESPN Wichita (92.3 FM).
Probable Starters
Baylor (11-5, 1-3)
C (No. 44) — Caden Powell, 6-9, Sr., 6.6 ppg.
G (12) — Michael Rataj, 6-8, Sr., 10.2
G (5) — Obi Agbim, 6-3, Sr., 10.7
G (24) — Tounde Yessoufou, 6-5, Fr., 17.9
G (43) — Cameron Carr, 6-5, Soph., 20.3
Kansas (12-5, 2-2)
F (No. 40) — Flory Bidunga, 6-10, Soph., 13.7 ppg
F ( 15) — Bryson Tiller, 6-11, Fr., 8.2
G (3) — Tre White, 6-7, Sr., 15.4
G (14) — Melvin Council Jr., 6-4, Sr., 13.6
G (22) — Darryn Peterson, 6-6, Fr., 21.8
More on the game
About Baylor (11-5, 1-3): Baylor defeated Oklahoma State 94-79 Tuesday in Stillwater after dropping three straight games to open the conference part of its 2025-26 season. BU lost home games to Houston (77-55) and Iowa State (70-60) and a road contests vs. TCU (69-63). BU last started 0-3 in the conference in 2022-23 when the Bears finished as a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament. …
Freshman guard Tounde Yessoufou who scored 23 points on 11-of-17 shooting (1-of-4 from 3) at OSU, averages 17.9 points per game on 49.8% shooting. He is 23-of-77 from 3 for 29.9%. Yessoufou has scored in double-digits in every game this season. … The Bears’ leading scorer, Cameron Carr, averages 20.3 points a game on 54.3% shooting. He’s 36-of-86 from 3 for 41.9%.
Senior guard Obi Agbim has made 38-of-96 3’s for 39.6%. … BU center James Nnaji (2.5 points per game, 4.2 rebounds per game, 14.0 minutes per game in four games) joined the team at the conclusion of first semester. The 7-foot-0, 255-pound big man spent the last four seasons playing in the EuroLeague. Nnaji was selected as the 31st overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons before his rights were traded to the Charlotte Hornets and later the New York Knicks. …
Baylor, which averages 88.7 points per game while allowing 74.6, concluded its nonconference season by scoring 111 or more points in three games (124-61 vs. Arlington Baptist; 111-67 over Southern; 113-56 over Alcorn State) The Bears also topped the 100-point mark against Sacramento State (110-88) …
Baylor is 68-60 in Big 12 road games since 2012. … Scott Drew is one of seven active Div. I coaches with at least 450 wins at his current institution (Bill Self, Mark Few, Tom Izzo, Greg Kampe, Randy Bennett, Matt Painter). Drew is 475-264 in 23 seasons at BU.
About Kansas (12-5, 2-2): KU is 36-11 all-time against Baylor. The Jayhawks are 20-1 versus the Bears at Allen Fieldhouse. Baylor’s one win in Allen was a 67-55 decision on Jan. 11, 2020. The Jayhawks have won four in a row against Baylor in Allen and lost five consecutive games in Waco, Texas. The Bears have won four of six in the overall series. …
Self is 28-10 against BU as KU coach; Drew is 10-29 versus the Jayhawks. … KU is 12-5 or better for the fifth consecutive season and the 21st time in Self’s 23 seasons at KU. … Kansas is 7-1 in Allen Fieldhouse this season, 876-122 all-time in the venue, including 340-22 under Self.
By beating No. 2 Iowa State 84-63 on Tuesday, KU improved to 13-2 against Associated Press top 5 teams in Allen Fieldhouse. With the win, Kansas improved to 25-5 in Allen Fieldhouse against teams ranked higher than KU. KU’s 21-point victory for KU marked the largest margin of victory against an AP top 5 team since a 29-point victory on Jan. 28, 1995 vs. No. 2 UConn (88-59 win). …
Sophomore KU guard Jamari McDowell, who had eight points in Monday’s win over ISU, has scored five or more points in eight games this season and 14 times in his career. … Sophomore guard Elmarko Jackson has recorded two or more steals in three consecutive games and nine times in his career. …
Soph forward Flory Bidunga has blocked four or more shots five times this season and 10 times in his career. … Senior guard Melvin Council Jr. has scored in double figures in seven straight games.
This story was originally published January 16, 2026 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Baylor Bears vs. Kansas Jayhawks basketball: Friday’s probable starters, TV, time."
