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No. 22 Kansas Hosts TCU Tuesday
1/5/2026 3:24:00 PM | Men's Basketball
LAWRENCE, Kan. — No. 22 Kansas (10-4, 0-1) continues Big 12 action when it plays host to TCU (11-3, 1-0) on Tuesday, Jan. 6. Tip from Allen Fieldhouse will be at 8 p.m. (Central) and the game will be televised on ESPN.
Kansas is coming off an 81-75 loss at UCF on Jan. 3 in its Big 12 opener. TCU won its sixth-straight game with a 69-63 win against Baylor in its Big 12 lid lifter on Jan. 3.
Kansas leads the all-time series with TCU, 27-4, and the Jayhawks have won the last three meetings. This series dates back to 1952 and KU is 23-4 versus TCU as members of the Big 12.
Kansas is 135-24 (84.8%) following a loss in the Bill Self era (2003-04 to present), including 3-0 this season.
Kansas is No. 18 in the NET, which is fifth in the Big 12. KU's strength of schedule is No. 3 and KU is the only Big 12 team in the top 10.
KU is averaging 75.8 points per game and has a plus-11.2 scoring margin. Kansas pulls down 40.1 rebounds per contest with a plus-4.9 rebound margin.
KU averages 15.4 assists, 5.2 steals, and 6.3 blocked shots per contest. KU leads the Big 12 in field goal percentage defense at 37.1%, which is fourth nationally, and three-point field goal percentage defense at 25.5%, which is fourth nationally. KU also leads the Big 12 in blocked shots (6.3), which is fourth nationally.
Freshman guard Darryn Peterson is coming off a career-high 26 points at UCF (1/3). He leads Kansas with a 20.6 ppg. He has made 16 threes in five games played this season.
Senior guard Tre White is coming off his second double-double of the season with 14 points and 11 rebounds at UCF (1/3). White is second on the team averaging 14.5 points per game and his 7.3 rebounds per game are also second on the team. White is averaging 16.0 points and 8.8 rebounds in his last five contests.
Sophomore center Flory Bidunga has four double-doubles in his last seven games. He scores 14.2 points per contest and leads KU with 9.1 rebounds per outing. Bidunga is second in the Big 12 with 30 blocked shots, which is 20th nationally, and his 2.4 blocks per game are second in the league and 21st nationally. Bidunga's 62.2 field goal percentage is third in the Big 12 and 22nd nationally.
Senior Melvin Council Jr. was named the Big 12 and national player of the week after his career-high 36 points at NC State (12/3), which included nine threes made, which are the second most in KU history. Council averages 13.4 points per game after his 20 points at UCF (1/3). Council and leads KU with 68 assists and 14 steals. His 3.4 assist-to-turnover ratio is fourth in the Big 12 and 27th nationally.
Redshirt-freshman forward Bryson Tiller (8.5 ppg) is second on the team with 21 blocked shots. Tiller pulls down 5.7 rebounds per game and he has 54 boards in his last nine outings. Tiller has started the last 11 games for Kansas.
Freshman Kohl Rasario (5.1 ppg, 13 threes) has started six games this season. Redshirt-sophomore guard Jamari McDowell (4.2 ppg) has started five games and has made 15 threes. Redshirt-sophomore guard Elmarko Jackson (3.7 ppg, one start) has made six threes this season.
UP NEXT
Kansas continues Big 12 play at West Virginia on Saturday, Jan. 10. Tip from WVU Coliseum is set for 11 a.m. (Central) and the game will be televised on FOX.
Kansas leads the overall series with West Virginia, 19-7, but WVU has won the last two meetings and leads the matchups in Morgantown, 7-4. In Big 12 play, KU leads 19-7 (15-7 in league play and 4-0 in the Big 12 Championship).
Kansas is coming off an 81-75 loss at UCF on Jan. 3 in its Big 12 opener. TCU won its sixth-straight game with a 69-63 win against Baylor in its Big 12 lid lifter on Jan. 3.
Kansas leads the all-time series with TCU, 27-4, and the Jayhawks have won the last three meetings. This series dates back to 1952 and KU is 23-4 versus TCU as members of the Big 12.
Kansas is 135-24 (84.8%) following a loss in the Bill Self era (2003-04 to present), including 3-0 this season.
Kansas is No. 18 in the NET, which is fifth in the Big 12. KU's strength of schedule is No. 3 and KU is the only Big 12 team in the top 10.
KU is averaging 75.8 points per game and has a plus-11.2 scoring margin. Kansas pulls down 40.1 rebounds per contest with a plus-4.9 rebound margin.
KU averages 15.4 assists, 5.2 steals, and 6.3 blocked shots per contest. KU leads the Big 12 in field goal percentage defense at 37.1%, which is fourth nationally, and three-point field goal percentage defense at 25.5%, which is fourth nationally. KU also leads the Big 12 in blocked shots (6.3), which is fourth nationally.
Freshman guard Darryn Peterson is coming off a career-high 26 points at UCF (1/3). He leads Kansas with a 20.6 ppg. He has made 16 threes in five games played this season.
Senior guard Tre White is coming off his second double-double of the season with 14 points and 11 rebounds at UCF (1/3). White is second on the team averaging 14.5 points per game and his 7.3 rebounds per game are also second on the team. White is averaging 16.0 points and 8.8 rebounds in his last five contests.
Sophomore center Flory Bidunga has four double-doubles in his last seven games. He scores 14.2 points per contest and leads KU with 9.1 rebounds per outing. Bidunga is second in the Big 12 with 30 blocked shots, which is 20th nationally, and his 2.4 blocks per game are second in the league and 21st nationally. Bidunga's 62.2 field goal percentage is third in the Big 12 and 22nd nationally.
Senior Melvin Council Jr. was named the Big 12 and national player of the week after his career-high 36 points at NC State (12/3), which included nine threes made, which are the second most in KU history. Council averages 13.4 points per game after his 20 points at UCF (1/3). Council and leads KU with 68 assists and 14 steals. His 3.4 assist-to-turnover ratio is fourth in the Big 12 and 27th nationally.
Redshirt-freshman forward Bryson Tiller (8.5 ppg) is second on the team with 21 blocked shots. Tiller pulls down 5.7 rebounds per game and he has 54 boards in his last nine outings. Tiller has started the last 11 games for Kansas.
Freshman Kohl Rasario (5.1 ppg, 13 threes) has started six games this season. Redshirt-sophomore guard Jamari McDowell (4.2 ppg) has started five games and has made 15 threes. Redshirt-sophomore guard Elmarko Jackson (3.7 ppg, one start) has made six threes this season.
UP NEXT
Kansas continues Big 12 play at West Virginia on Saturday, Jan. 10. Tip from WVU Coliseum is set for 11 a.m. (Central) and the game will be televised on FOX.
Kansas leads the overall series with West Virginia, 19-7, but WVU has won the last two meetings and leads the matchups in Morgantown, 7-4. In Big 12 play, KU leads 19-7 (15-7 in league play and 4-0 in the Big 12 Championship).
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