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No. 14 Kansas Plays Host to No. 13 BYU Saturday
1/30/2026 9:14:00 AM | Men's Basketball
LAWRENCE, Kan. — No. 14 Kansas (15-5, 5-2) will play host to No. 13 BYU (17-3, 5-2) on Saturday, Jan. 31. Tip from Allen Fieldhouse will be at 3:30 p.m. Central and the game will be televised on ESPN.
Earlier in the day, Allen Fieldhouse will host ESPN College GameDay from 10-11 a.m. Admission to College GameDay is free and the doors open for KU students at 8:30 a.m. and for general public at 8:45 a.m.
Against BYU, Kansas will be celebrating its 1,000th men's basketball game played in Allen Fieldhouse. KU is 877-122 all-time in the venue, including 340-22 under head coach Bill Self.
The Jan. 31 contest is the annual Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers contest. KU coaches will wear lapel pins for the event that raises awareness for the American Cancer Society and cancer research.
Kansas won its fourth-straight game with an 86-62 win at Kansas State on Jan. 24 in the Dillons Sunflower Showdown. BYU is coming off an 86-83 loss to No. 1 Arizona on Jan. 26.
Kansas leads the all-time series with BYU, 4-3, but the Cougars have won the last two meetings with both being when BYU joined the Big 12.
Kansas is No. 15 in the NET, which is fifth in the Big 12. KU's strength of schedule is No. 6, which is first in Big 12.
In the Bill Self era (since 2003-04), Kansas is 32-7 as an AP Top 15 team facing off against an AP Top 15 opponent in Allen Fieldhouse.
KU is averaging 78.3 points per game and has a plus-11.0 scoring margin. KU pulls down 39.5 rebounds per contest with a plus-4.1 rebound margin.
KU averages 15.3 assists, 5.5 steals, and 6.2 blocked shots per contest. KU leads the Big 12 in field goal percentage defense at 37.9%, which is fifth nationally, and three-point field goal percentage defense at 29.1%, which is 14th nationally. KU also leads the Big 12 in blocked shots (6.2), which is second nationally to Georgia at 7.2.
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 four games. White is second on the team averaging 14.9 points per game and his 7.3 rebounds per game are also second on the team.
Sophomore center Flory Bidunga is 58-for-75 (77.3%) from the field in his last nine games. He scores 14.4 points per contest and leads KU with 9.0 rebounds per outing. Bidunga has seven double-doubles this season, including two of his last three games. He leads the Big 12 with 54 blocked shots, which is seventh nationally, with 2.7 blocks per game, which is fifth nationally, and with a 66.7 field goal percentage, which is sixth nationally. At 14.4 ppg, 9.0 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 15.0 points per game in league games and 13.7 ppg overall. He leads KU with 103 assists and has 17 steals.
Redshirt-freshman forward Bryson Tiller (8.4 ppg) is second on the team with 27 blocked shots. Tiller pulls down 5.8 rebounds per game and has started the last 17 games for Kansas.
Redshirt-sophomore guard Elmarko Jackson (5.1 ppg, one start) is tied with Council for the team lead with 17 steals. Jackson scored a career-high 19 points at Kansas State (1/24). Redshirt-sophomore guard Jamari McDowell (3.9 ppg, 20 threes) has started six games. Senior guard Jayden Dawson (2.4 ppg) has made seven threes this season.
UP NEXT
Kansas plays its first of three ESPN Big Mondays, Feb. 1, at Texas Tech. Tip from United Supermarkets Arena is set for 8 p.m. (Central).
Since the inception of the Big 12, Kansas is 82-25 all-time on ESPN Big Monday, including 63-17 in the Bill Self era, since 2003-04.
Earlier in the day, Allen Fieldhouse will host ESPN College GameDay from 10-11 a.m. Admission to College GameDay is free and the doors open for KU students at 8:30 a.m. and for general public at 8:45 a.m.
Against BYU, Kansas will be celebrating its 1,000th men's basketball game played in Allen Fieldhouse. KU is 877-122 all-time in the venue, including 340-22 under head coach Bill Self.
The Jan. 31 contest is the annual Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers contest. KU coaches will wear lapel pins for the event that raises awareness for the American Cancer Society and cancer research.
Kansas won its fourth-straight game with an 86-62 win at Kansas State on Jan. 24 in the Dillons Sunflower Showdown. BYU is coming off an 86-83 loss to No. 1 Arizona on Jan. 26.
Kansas leads the all-time series with BYU, 4-3, but the Cougars have won the last two meetings with both being when BYU joined the Big 12.
Kansas is No. 15 in the NET, which is fifth in the Big 12. KU's strength of schedule is No. 6, which is first in Big 12.
In the Bill Self era (since 2003-04), Kansas is 32-7 as an AP Top 15 team facing off against an AP Top 15 opponent in Allen Fieldhouse.
KU is averaging 78.3 points per game and has a plus-11.0 scoring margin. KU pulls down 39.5 rebounds per contest with a plus-4.1 rebound margin.
KU averages 15.3 assists, 5.5 steals, and 6.2 blocked shots per contest. KU leads the Big 12 in field goal percentage defense at 37.9%, which is fifth nationally, and three-point field goal percentage defense at 29.1%, which is 14th nationally. KU also leads the Big 12 in blocked shots (6.2), which is second nationally to Georgia at 7.2.
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 four games. White is second on the team averaging 14.9 points per game and his 7.3 rebounds per game are also second on the team.
Sophomore center Flory Bidunga is 58-for-75 (77.3%) from the field in his last nine games. He scores 14.4 points per contest and leads KU with 9.0 rebounds per outing. Bidunga has seven double-doubles this season, including two of his last three games. He leads the Big 12 with 54 blocked shots, which is seventh nationally, with 2.7 blocks per game, which is fifth nationally, and with a 66.7 field goal percentage, which is sixth nationally. At 14.4 ppg, 9.0 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 15.0 points per game in league games and 13.7 ppg overall. He leads KU with 103 assists and has 17 steals.
Redshirt-freshman forward Bryson Tiller (8.4 ppg) is second on the team with 27 blocked shots. Tiller pulls down 5.8 rebounds per game and has started the last 17 games for Kansas.
Redshirt-sophomore guard Elmarko Jackson (5.1 ppg, one start) is tied with Council for the team lead with 17 steals. Jackson scored a career-high 19 points at Kansas State (1/24). Redshirt-sophomore guard Jamari McDowell (3.9 ppg, 20 threes) has started six games. Senior guard Jayden Dawson (2.4 ppg) has made seven threes this season.
UP NEXT
Kansas plays its first of three ESPN Big Mondays, Feb. 1, at Texas Tech. Tip from United Supermarkets Arena is set for 8 p.m. (Central).
Since the inception of the Big 12, Kansas is 82-25 all-time on ESPN Big Monday, including 63-17 in the Bill Self era, since 2003-04.
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