The opponent was Tennessee State, but as has been the case for most of the past six years, thoughts of the Kansas faithful figured to drift to the next game.
The Champions Classic was born in the 2011-12 season and has become a non-conference jewel with Kentucky, Duke and Michigan State joining the Jayhawks in a doubleheader that often serves as a team’s second or third game. Cats versus KU this year, and part of the exercise in Friday’s season opener was sizing up that matchup.
But a virtual scouting report wasn’t completely possible from the Jayhawks’ 92-56 victory Friday, not without Billy Preston on the floor.