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No. 19 Kansas to Play at Kansas State Saturday in the Dillons Sunflower Showdown
1/23/2026 10:16:00 AM | Men's Basketball
LAWRENCE, Kan. — No. 19 Kansas (14-5, 4-2) concludes its two-game road trip at Kansas State (10-9, 1-5) in the Dillons Sunflower Showdown on Saturday, Jan. 24. Tip from Bramlage Coliseum will be at 7 p.m. Central and the game will be televised on FOX.
Kansas won its third-straight game with a 75-69 win at Colorado Jan. 20. Kansas State ended a five-game losing streak with an 81-78 win against Utah in its last outing on Jan. 20. The Wildcats are 8-4 at home this season.
Kansas leads the all-time series with Kansas State, 203-97, including an 80-51 record in Manhattan, and 28-8 in Bramlage Coliseum. The 203 wins are the most by one team over another in NCAA D1 history.
Kansas is No. 18 in the NET, which is sixth in the Big 12. KU's strength of schedule is No. 2, which is first in Big 12 and only trailing Alabama.
KU is averaging 77.8 points per game and has a plus-10.3 scoring margin. Kansas pulls down 39.5 rebounds per contest with a plus-3.7 rebound margin.
KU averages 15.1 assists, 5.6 steals, and 6.3 blocked shots per contest. KU leads the Big 12 in field goal percentage defense at 38.1%, which is sixth nationally, and three-point field goal percentage defense at 28.8%, which is 14th nationally. KU also leads the Big 12 in blocked shots (6.3), which is fourth nationally.
Freshman guard Darryn Peterson, the Jan. 19 Big 12 Newcomer of the Week, leads Kansas with a 21.6 scoring average. He has six games of 20 or more points and has made 29 threes in 10 games played this season.
Senior guard Tre White posted his fifth double-double of the season with 17 points and a career-high 15 rebounds at Colorado (1/20). He has two double-doubles in his last three games. White is second on the team averaging 15.0 points per game and his 7.5 rebounds per game are also second on the team.
Sophomore center Flory Bidunga is 48-for-62 (77.4%) from the field in his last eight games. He scores 14.1 points per contest and leads KU with 8.9 rebounds per outing. Bidunga leads the Big 12 with 51 blocked shots, which is sixth nationally, with 2.7 blocks per game, which is fifth nationally, and with a 65.9 field goal percentage, which is eighth nationally. At 14.1 ppg, 8.9 rpg, and 2.7 bpg, Bidunga is the only player in NCAA Division I to average more than 14.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocked shots per game.
Senior Melvin Council Jr. is averaging 14.7 points per game in league games and 13.5 ppg overall. He leads KU with 91 assists and has 16 steals.
Redshirt-freshman forward Bryson Tiller (8.1 ppg) is second on the team with 27 blocked shots. Tiller pulls down 5.7 rebounds per game and has started the last 16 games for Kansas.
Redshirt-sophomore guard Elmarko Jackson (4.3 ppg, one start) leads Kansas with 17 steals and has 13 steals in his last five games. Redshirt-sophomore guard Jamari McDowell (4.1 ppg, 20 threes) has started five games. Freshman Kohl Rasario (4.2 ppg, 13 threes) has started six games this season.
UP NEXT
Kansas returns home to host BYU on Saturday, Jan. 31. Tip from Allen Fieldhouse will be at 3:30 p.m. Central and the game will be televised on ESPN.
The BYU contest will mark the 1,000th Kansas men's basketball game played in Allen Fieldhouse.
Kansas won its third-straight game with a 75-69 win at Colorado Jan. 20. Kansas State ended a five-game losing streak with an 81-78 win against Utah in its last outing on Jan. 20. The Wildcats are 8-4 at home this season.
Kansas leads the all-time series with Kansas State, 203-97, including an 80-51 record in Manhattan, and 28-8 in Bramlage Coliseum. The 203 wins are the most by one team over another in NCAA D1 history.
Kansas is No. 18 in the NET, which is sixth in the Big 12. KU's strength of schedule is No. 2, which is first in Big 12 and only trailing Alabama.
KU is averaging 77.8 points per game and has a plus-10.3 scoring margin. Kansas pulls down 39.5 rebounds per contest with a plus-3.7 rebound margin.
KU averages 15.1 assists, 5.6 steals, and 6.3 blocked shots per contest. KU leads the Big 12 in field goal percentage defense at 38.1%, which is sixth nationally, and three-point field goal percentage defense at 28.8%, which is 14th nationally. KU also leads the Big 12 in blocked shots (6.3), which is fourth nationally.
Freshman guard Darryn Peterson, the Jan. 19 Big 12 Newcomer of the Week, leads Kansas with a 21.6 scoring average. He has six games of 20 or more points and has made 29 threes in 10 games played this season.
Senior guard Tre White posted his fifth double-double of the season with 17 points and a career-high 15 rebounds at Colorado (1/20). He has two double-doubles in his last three games. White is second on the team averaging 15.0 points per game and his 7.5 rebounds per game are also second on the team.
Sophomore center Flory Bidunga is 48-for-62 (77.4%) from the field in his last eight games. He scores 14.1 points per contest and leads KU with 8.9 rebounds per outing. Bidunga leads the Big 12 with 51 blocked shots, which is sixth nationally, with 2.7 blocks per game, which is fifth nationally, and with a 65.9 field goal percentage, which is eighth nationally. At 14.1 ppg, 8.9 rpg, and 2.7 bpg, Bidunga is the only player in NCAA Division I to average more than 14.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocked shots per game.
Senior Melvin Council Jr. is averaging 14.7 points per game in league games and 13.5 ppg overall. He leads KU with 91 assists and has 16 steals.
Redshirt-freshman forward Bryson Tiller (8.1 ppg) is second on the team with 27 blocked shots. Tiller pulls down 5.7 rebounds per game and has started the last 16 games for Kansas.
Redshirt-sophomore guard Elmarko Jackson (4.3 ppg, one start) leads Kansas with 17 steals and has 13 steals in his last five games. Redshirt-sophomore guard Jamari McDowell (4.1 ppg, 20 threes) has started five games. Freshman Kohl Rasario (4.2 ppg, 13 threes) has started six games this season.
UP NEXT
Kansas returns home to host BYU on Saturday, Jan. 31. Tip from Allen Fieldhouse will be at 3:30 p.m. Central and the game will be televised on ESPN.
The BYU contest will mark the 1,000th Kansas men's basketball game played in Allen Fieldhouse.
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