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 1.18 63 0.94 12
Pace 69.3 (174)
Effective FG% 51.57 (172) 45.23 (4)
Turnover % 13.65 (108) 11.92 (344)
Off Reb % 29.48 (223) 30.14 (168)
FTA/FGA 32.60 (247) 27.68 (30)
3P% 34.96 (123) 30.67 (27)
2P% 51.08 (211) 44.67 (6)
FT% 76.69 (39) 69.38 (31)
3PA/FGA 35.68 (258) 42.00 (271)
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Kansas
Big 12
Rankings
AP Poll: #14 Coaches Poll: #17 NET: #21 RPI: #8 RW: #20
Record
Overall: (23-10) Conference: (12-6) Quad 1: (9-9) Quad 2: (5-1) Quad 3: (6-0) Quad 4: (3-0)
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