2026 Tournament PreviewThe key storyline for Kansas has, for better or worse, revolved around freshman, leading scorer and potential No. 1 NBA Draft pick Darryn Peterson (19.8 ppg). The 6-6 guard missed 11 games to hamstring and ankle injuries and other undisclosed issues, eliciting not-so-subtle allegations of self-imposed minutes restrictions. The Jayhawks can function without him -- their best win came sans Peterson against No. 1 Arizona -- largely thanks to Illinois transfer Tre White (13.8 ppg, 6.7 rpg), floor general Melvin Council (12.9 ppg, 5.1 apg) and 6-10 breakout center Flory Bidunga (13.5 ppg, 9.2 rpg). The offense is just 57th in efficiency (per KenPom) but defense makes up for it with a top-10 ranking. KU is fourth in effective field-goal percentage allowed and sixth in block rate, paced by Bidunga's 2.6 rejections per game. The resume includes nine Quad 1 wins, including against Tennessee and NC State, but Kansas stumbled down the stretch, losing five of its last nine.
Scouting Report Offense Defense
Efficiency N/A N/A
Pace N/A
Effective FG% 51.23 (186) 45.02 (2)
Turnover % 13.74 (121) 11.80 (345)
Off Reb % 29.25 (227) 29.88 (152)
FTA/FGA 32.22 (255) 27.38 (26)
3P% 34.62 (139) 30.57 (25)
2P% 50.86 (216) 44.43 (4)
FT% 76.73 (37) 68.59 (13)
3PA/FGA 35.22 (268) 41.83 (268)
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Kansas
Big 12
Rankings
AP Poll: #14 Coaches Poll: #17 NET: #21 RPI: #8
Record
Overall: (24-11) Conference: (12-6) Quad 1: (8-10) Quad 2: (7-1) Quad 3: (6-0) Quad 4: (3-0)
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