How to Watch: Kansas vs UTEP

Kansas and UTEP meet up for KU’s annual “home” game in Kansas City.

I mean, it makes sense I guess. It is KANSAS City.

Anyway, Kansas enters the contest with a ranking of #8 by the AP, while UTEP comes in unranked. KenPom has the Jayhawks at #5 and the Miners at #162. The preseason conference media poll picked UTEP to finish 10th in the 14-team C-USA this year.

Kansas has had a heckuva time against the University of Texas-El Paso (not to be confused with the University of Texas-Austin), with the Miners owning a 3-2 all-time lead. KU has won the last two matchups, with the most recent one a 67-62 KU win back in March of 2021 in Lawrence. (It was a late addition to the schedule to give KU some…