BORDER WAR NO MORE THIS MEANS WAR
ONE
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From Phog to Wilt, Peeler to Stewart, KU and Mizzou have traded baskets and blows since 1907—and more often than not, the Tigers have been on the losing end of both.
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1907 1907 1908 1908 1908 1908 1909 1909 1909 1909 1910 1910 1910 1910 1911 1911 1911 1911 1912 1912 1912 1912 1913 1913 1913 1913 1914 1914 1914 1914 1915 1915 1915 1915 1916 1916 1916 1916 1917 1917 1917 1917 1918 1918 1918 1918 1919 1919 1919 1919 1920 1920 1920 1920 1921 1921 1921 1921 1922 1922 1923 1923 1924 1924 1925 1925 1926 1926 19 1 9 2 27 192 7 192 8 19 8 1 9 28 19 29 19 29 29
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March 11, 1961: Kansas’ Wayne Hightower punched Missouri’s Charles Henke between the eyes after taking issue with his aggressive play. Benches cleared, fans got involved and, after the Tigers’ 79-76 win, some school officials wondered whether it was time to end the rivalry for good.
points
Biggest winning margin by Kansas Won 96-49 on Dec. 28, 1977
2
4
5
points
112 99
Highest score by Kansas Won 112-76 on March 9, 1974
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Biggest winning margin by Missouri Won 41-10 on Feb. 28, 1916
Highest score by Missouri Won 99-69 on Jan. 17, 1976
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Longest winning streak by Missouri Jan. 22, 1920 – Jan. 24, 1922
78
50
7 points
Top scoring effort by Kansas player: Bud Stallworth KU won 93-80 on Feb. 26, 1972
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Final Fours
3 0
13 0
Big 12/ Big Eight regularseason titles
Big 12/ Big Eight tournament titles
24 8
12 7
Big 12 overall record (prior to 2011-12 season)
NCAA tournament appearances
40 24
209–40 132–117
MONEYBALLIN’
Consensus Top scorer All-Americans of all time
20 20
$11,535,922
Revenues
$11,084,210
K
$10M
Danny Manning Derrick Chievous
$9,513,243
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points
$1,091,959 ÷ 14 = players
Profit
$2,022,679
THE COST OF LEADERSHIP A Final Four trip for the Tigers would mean big bucks for coach Frank Haith—but his yearly haul still wouldn’t match Bill Self’s.
$114,827* per player
* $77,997 per player
*Includes all game-day expenses Source: U.S. Department of Education
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1.5
$ MILLION ANNUAL SALARY
$
MILLION ANNUAL SALARY FOUR
GET WITH THE PRO-GRAM
Bill Self signed a 10-year deal in April 2008.
Kansas’ 70 NBA draftees (including Wilt Chamberlain and Paul Pierce) far surpass Missouri’s 40 (Steve Stipanovich and Linas Kleiza, anyone?).
70 171 WINS FOR KANSAS 94 WINS FOR MISSOURI
CLOCK WISE FROM LEFT: UNIVERSITY OF K ANSAS; COLUMBIA DAILY TRIBUNE; CLIFF SCHIAPPA/AP IMAGES; BETTMANN/CORBIS; COLUMBIA DAILY TRIBUNE; CHARLIE RIEDEL/AP IMAGES (2); NICOLE SWEET/US PRESSWIRE; GREG M. COOPER/US PRESSWIRE
12 Current NBA Players
Paul Pierce
3
40 All data as of Feb. 2, 2012, except where noted.
1985-88
Operating (game-day) expenses, 2010-11 season
$5,391,400 Expenses
$5,692,810
players
31 5
1985-88
2,580 points
FIVE
$1,952,057 ÷ 17 =
McDonald’s All-America recruits
2,951 points
The Tigers may win less head-to-head, but they did beat KU in generating profit last season, thanks to their relatively frugal spending habits.
Feb. 4, 1997: Missouri ruined 22–0 Kansas’ quest for a perfect season when Corey Tate drained a jumper with 5.6 seconds remaining in the second overtime. 8
171 94
K
Top scoring effort by Missouri player: Anthony Peeler KU won 97-89 on March 8, 1992
Missouri 96 Kansas 94
NCAA titles
$5M
1 19 978 1 9 79 1 9 7 79 198 9 198 0 198 0 0 1981 1981 1981 1982 1982 1983 1983 1984 1984 1985 1985 1986 1986 1987 1987 1987 1988 1988 1989 1989 1990 1990 1991 1991 1992 1992 1993 1993 1994 1994 1995 1995 1996 1996 1997 1997 1997 1998 1998 1999 1999 2000 2000 2001 2001 2002 2002 2003 2003 2003 2004 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2010 2010 2011 2011
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40 19 40 19 41 19 41 19 2 194 2 194 3 194 3* 194 1943 194 4 194 4
1945 1945 1945 1946 1946 1947 1947 1948 1948 1948 1949 1949 1950 1950 1951 1951 1951 1952 1952 1952 1953 1953 1953 1954 1954 1955 1955 1955 1956 1956 1957 1957 1958 1958 1958 1959 1959 1960 1960 1961 1961 1962 1962 1963 1963 1963 1964 1964 1965 5 196 6 196 6 1 9 6 67 1 9 67 1 9 67 19 68 19
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19 19 68 6 19 9 6 1 97 9 1 97 0 0 1 97 0 1 97 1 1 97 1 * 1972 1972 6 1973 1973 1974 4 1974 1975 1975 5 1 975 1 9 76 6 1 97 6 1 97 7 1 1 97 7 1 97 7 7 19 78 19
points
30 19 30 19 30 19 1 193 1 193 2 193 1932 1933 1933 1934 1934 1935 1935 1935 1935 1936 1936 193 193 7 193 7 19 8 19 38 19 39 39
NUMBERS NEVER LIE
All-time series wins
10
3
THE R I VA L R Y ISSUE
In a rivalry in which hyperbole often replaces fact, Kansas fans have the ultimate trump card.
Longest winning streak by Kansas Feb. 11, 1910 – Feb. 15, 1913
WINS FOR KANSAS WINS FOR MISSOURI
By SCOTT MILLER
On Feb. 25, Kansas and Missouri will meet for the 267th time on the hardwood. Sadly, nobody knows when the 268th Border War will be, as the Tigers switch from the Big 12 to the SEC next season. After more than a century’s worth of fights, trash-talk and buzzer beaters, which team will have claimed the most spoils? There’s more than one way to keep score.
Linas Kleiza
INCENTIVES
Frank Haith signed a five-year deal in June 2011.
INCENTIVES
+Final Four: $100,000 +National championship:
$200,000 +AP Coach of the Year: $50,000 +Big 12 regular-season title: $50,000 +Big 12 tournament title: $25,000
+Final Four: $150,000 +National championship: $350,000
+Big 12 regular-season title: $25,000
+NCAA bid: $25,000 +13,000 avg. home
attendance: $100,000
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