Jayhawks Welcome No. 10 Texas Tech for a Big 12 Battle Saturday

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas (19-9, 10-7 Big 12) returns home to host No. 10/10 Texas Tech (21-7, 12-5 Big 12) on March 1. The game from Allen Fieldhouse is set for 1 p.m. (Central) and will be televised on ESPN.

Kansas is coming off a 71-64 win at Colorado on Feb. 24. Texas Tech is coming off a 69-61 loss to No. 4 Houston on Feb. 24.

Texas Tech will be the fifth top 10 opponent for Kansas this season. KU is 2-2 versus top 10 foes in 2024-25. Under Bill Self, Kansas is 26-5 (83.9%) against AP top-10 teams in games played in Allen Fieldhouse, including 2-1 this season.

KU leads the all-time series with Texas Tech, 42-8, including a 21-1 record in Allen Fieldhouse. Texas Tech's lone win in Lawrence came in 2018.

Kansas is No. 19 in the NET report by the NCAA through games of Feb. 26. To show the strength of the Big 12, the No. 19 rank is fifth in the Big 12 behind No. 3 Houston, No. 7 Texas Tech, No. 9 Arizona and No. 10 Iowa State. KU's strength of schedule is No. 19 nationally, which is fifth in the league.

Kansas leads the Big 12 in assists per game (17.9, 7th nationally) and blocked shots per game (5.0, 21st nationally). KU is second in the league in FG Pct. Defense (39.0%, 10th nationally), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.55, 22nd nationally), 3FG Pct. Defense (29.5%, 12th nationally).

Graduate C Hunter Dickinson has three straight double-doubles after his KU career high 32 points, one shy of his career high, and 13 rebounds at Colorado (2/24). Dickinson leads Kansas in scoring at 16.8 ppg which ranks third in the Big 12. Dickinson also leads KU in rebounding at 9.8 rpg, which is second in the Big 12 and is 13th nationally. A three-time Big 12 Player of the Week, Dickinson is second in the Big 12 in double-doubles (12), which is 14th nationally. Dickinson is second on the team with 39 blocked shots and is also second on the team with 27 steals.

Senior G Zeke Mayo is next in scoring at 14.3 points per contest and he leads Kansas with 69 threes made, which includes five treys versus Oklahoma State (2/22). He is making a team best 40.1 percent from beyond the arc. A two-time Big 12 Newcomer of the Week, Mayo is second on the team with 85 assists and pulls down 4.8 rebounds per contest.

Graduate G Dajuan Harris Jr. has 55 assists in his last nine games. Harris is averaging 9.4 points per game. At Baylor (2/1), Harris moved into second on the Big 12 career assists list, currently at 830, which second on the KU career list. Harris is third in the conference in assists per game at 5.7, which is 29th nationally and is third in the Big 12 in assist-to-turnover ratio at 3.21, which is 10th nationally.

Senior F KJ Adams is a starter who is scoring 8.3 points per game after his 15 points at Colorado (2/24). Adams pulls down 4.4 rebounds per game and has 58 assists, 19 blocked shots and 22 steals.

Junior G Rylan Griffen is third on the team with 36 threes made. He has started 14 games this season and is averaging 6.9 points per contest.

Freshman F Flory Bidunga pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds against Oklahoma State (2/22). He leads Kansas with 47 blocked shots, which ranks fourth on the Kansas Freshman Blocked Shots list. Bidunga is second on the team with a 5.6 rebound average and he scores 6.3 points per game. He is shooting 73.8 percent (76-for-103) from the field and has a team-high 42 dunks this season.

Junior G AJ Storr has started four games and he is scoring 6.0 points per contest. Senior G David Coit has made 13 threes in his last five games, including a season-high five threes against Oklahoma State (2/22). He has three starts and is second on the team with 37 threes made. Coit averages 5.1 points per game. Graduate G Shakeel Moore has started nine games and is averaging 3.8 points per contest.

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Kansas will play at No. 4 Houston for ESPN Big Monday on March 3. Tip from Fertitta Center is set for 8 p.m. Central with Jon Sciambi, Fran Fraschilla and Kris Budden on the call.

Kansas leads the overall series with Houston, 6-5, but the Cougars have won the last two meetings. Houston defeated Kansas 92-86 in a double overtime win on Jan. 25, 2025, in Lawrence. KU is 0-2 all-time in the Fertitta Center.

Jayhawks Welcome No. 10 Texas Tech for a Big 12 Battle Saturday

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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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Jayhawks Welcome No. 10 Texas Tech for a Big 12 Battle Saturday

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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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