No. 23 Kansas Plays at BYU Tuesday

LAWRENCE, Kan. — No. 23/25 Kansas (17-8, 8-6 Big 12) concludes its two-game road trip at BYU (17-8, 8-6 Big 12) on Tuesday, Feb. 18. Tip from Marriott Center in Provo, Utah, is set for 8 p.m. Central and the game will be televised on ESPN.

Kansas is coming off a 74-67 loss at Utah on Feb. 15. BYU won its second-straight game with an 80-65 win against Kansas State on Feb. 15. The Cougars are 12-2 at home this season.

Kansas leads the all-time series with BYU, 4-2, and BYU won the only meeting in Provo, Utah, 80-70, on Dec. 20, 1960. Kansas has won three of the last four meetings but BYU won the last matchup, 76-68, last season on Feb. 27, 2024 in Lawrence.

KU is 129-21 (86.0%) following a loss in the Bill Self era, including 6-1 this season.

Kansas is No. 15 in the NET report by the NCAA through games of Feb. 16. To show the strength of the Big 12, the No. 15 rank is fifth in the Big 12 behind No. 3 Houston, No. 7 Texas Tech, No. 8 Iowa State and No. 9 Arizona. KU's strength of schedule is No. 14 nationally, which is fourth in the league.

Kansas leads the Big 12 and is 26th nationally in blocked shots per game at 4.9. KU is second in the Big 12, eighth nationally, in assists per game at 17.9, in field goal percentage defense at 38.6% (10th nationally), assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.59 (20th nationally) and three-point field goal percentage defense at 29.2% (10th nationally).

The Jayhawks average 76.0 points per game with a +9.4 scoring margin. KU pulls down 38.8 rebounds per contest with a +4.4 rebound margin. Kansas is making 47.5% from the field, including 34.3% from three-point range. KU leads the Big 12 in blocked shots per game at 4.9 per game, which is 26th nationally. KU is second in the conference in assists per game at 17.9, which eighth nationally, second in field goal percentage defense at 38.6%, which is 10th nationally, second in three-point field goal percentage defense at 29.2%, which is 10th nationally, and second in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.59, which is 20th nationally. KU also averages 6.2 steals per game.

Graduate C Hunter Dickinson has eight 20-point efforts on the season and leads Kansas in scoring at 16.4 ppg which ranks fifth in the Big 12. Dickinson also leads KU in rebounding at 9.5 rpg, which is second in the Big 12 and is 20th nationally. A three-time Big 12 Player of the Week, Dickinson is second in the Big 12 in double-doubles (9), which is 30th nationally. Dickinson is second on the team 38 blocked shots and is also second on the team with 24 steals.

Senior G Zeke Mayo is next in scoring at 15.0 points per contest and he leads Kansas with 62 threes made. He has made 18 threes in his last five games. A two-time Big 12 Newcomer of the Week, Mayo is second on the team with 78 assists and pulls down 5.0 rebounds per contest.

Graduate G Dajuan Harris Jr. has 39 assists in his last six games. A four-year starter, Harris averaging 9.8 points per game. At Baylor (2/1), Harris moved into second on the Big 12 career assists list, currently at 813, which second on the KU career list. Harris is second in the Big 12 in assist-to-turnover ratio at 3.34, which is ninth nationally, and second in the conference in assists per game at 5.7, which is 30th nationally.

Senior F KJ Adams is a starter who is scoring 8.3 points per game. Adams pulls down 4.6 rebounds per game and has 53 assists, 18 blocked shots and 21 steals.

Freshman F Flory Bidunga has two double-doubles in Big 12 play and he leads Kansas with 40 blocked shots. Bidunga is second on the team with a 5.4 rebound average, scores 6.7 points per game. He is shooting 75.8 percent (72-for-95) from the field.

Junior G Rylan Griffen is second on the team with 31 threes made. He has started 12 games this season and is averaging 6.5 points per contest.

Junior G AJ Storr has started four games and he is scoring 6.3 points per contest. Senior G David Coit has three starts and he is third on the team with 27 threes made. Coit averages 4.4 points per game. Graduate G Shakeel Moore has started nine games and is averaging 3.7 points per contest.

UP NEXT
Kansas returns home to host Oklahoma State on Saturday, Feb. 22. Tip from Allen Fieldhouse will be at 3 p.m. (Central) and the game will be televised on CBS.

In a series that dates back to 1926, Kansas leads 126-60 overall, including a 69-12 record in Lawrence matchups, 53-10 in Allen Fieldhouse. Beginning in 2021, Kansas has won the last nine meetings. KU has won the last seven, and 10 of the last 11 meetings, against OSU in Lawrence.

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Players Mentioned

KJ Adams

Flory Bidunga

David Coit

Hunter Dickinson

Rylan Griffen

Dajuan Harris Jr.

Zeke Mayo

Shakeel Moore

AJ Storr

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