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No. 22 Kansas Travels to West Virginia Saturday
1/9/2026 9:28:00 AM | Men's Basketball
LAWRENCE, Kan. — No. 22 Kansas (11-4, 1-1) continues Big 12 action when it plays at West Virginia (10-5, 1-1) on Saturday, Jan. 10. Tip from Hope Coliseum will be at 11 a.m. (Central) and the game will be televised on FOX.
Kansas is coming off a 104-100 overtime win against TCU on Jan. 6 in its Big 12 home opener. West Virginia defeated Cincinnati, 62-60, in its Big 12 home opener on Jan. 6. The Mountaineers are 10-0 at home this season.
Kansas leads the all-time series with West Virginia, 19-7, but the Mountaineers have won the last two meetings and lead the series, 7-4, in games played in Morgantown.
Kansas is No. 17 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 77.7 points per game and has a plus-10.7 scoring margin. Kansas pulls down 39.9 rebounds per contest with a plus-4.2 rebound margin.
KU averages 15.3 assists, 5.4 steals, and 6.2 blocked shots per contest. KU leads the Big 12 in field goal percentage defense at 37.8%, which is seventh nationally, and three-point field goal percentage defense at 27.0%, which is fourth nationally. KU also leads the Big 12 in blocked shots (6.2), which is seventh nationally.
Freshman guard Darryn Peterson is coming off a career-high 32 points against TCU (1/6). He leads Kansas with a 22.5 ppg and has averaged 29.0 points in his last two contests. Peterson has made 19 threes in six games played this season.
Senior guard Tre White is coming off a 22-point effort against TCU (1/6), his third 20-point game of the season. White is second on the team averaging 15.0 points per game and his 7.1 rebounds per game are also second on the team. White is averaging 16.7 points and 8.2 rebounds in his last six contests.
Sophomore center Flory Bidunga is 24-for-31 (77.4%) from the field in his last four games. He scores 14.3 points per contest and leads KU with 9.1 rebounds per outing. Bidunga is second in the Big 12 with 34 blocked shots, which is 22nd nationally, and his 2.3 blocks per game are second in the league and 25th nationally. Bidunga's 63.4 field goal percentage is second in the Big 12 and 18th nationally.
Senior Melvin Council Jr. is averaging 19.0 points in his last two games and ranks fourth on the team with 13.7 points per game on the season. He 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, the second most in KU history. Council leads KU with 76 assists and 14 steals. His 3.6 assist-to-turnover ratio is fourth in the Big 12 and 18th nationally.
Redshirt-freshman forward Bryson Tiller (8.5 ppg) is second on the team with 22 blocked shots. Tiller pulls down 5.8 rebounds per game and has 61 boards in his last 10 outings. Tiller has started the last 12 games for Kansas.
Freshman Kohl Rasario (4.7 ppg, 13 threes) has started six games this season. Redshirt-sophomore guard Jamari McDowell (4.3 ppg) has started five games and has made 16 threes. Redshirt-sophomore guard Elmarko Jackson (3.6 ppg, one start) has made six threes this season.
UP NEXT
Kansas returns home to host No. 3 Iowa State on Tuesday, Jan. 13. Tip from Allen Fieldhouse is set for 8 p.m. (Central) and the game will be televised on ESPN.
Kansas leads the all-time series with Iowa State, 190-69, including a 99-16 record in Lawrence meetings, 58-10 in Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas has won the last seven meetings against Iowa State in Allen Fieldhouse dating back to 2018.
This will officially be the 999th men's basketball game played in Allen Fieldhouse. This does not include exhibition contests or the vacated wins from 2017-18.
Kansas is coming off a 104-100 overtime win against TCU on Jan. 6 in its Big 12 home opener. West Virginia defeated Cincinnati, 62-60, in its Big 12 home opener on Jan. 6. The Mountaineers are 10-0 at home this season.
Kansas leads the all-time series with West Virginia, 19-7, but the Mountaineers have won the last two meetings and lead the series, 7-4, in games played in Morgantown.
Kansas is No. 17 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 77.7 points per game and has a plus-10.7 scoring margin. Kansas pulls down 39.9 rebounds per contest with a plus-4.2 rebound margin.
KU averages 15.3 assists, 5.4 steals, and 6.2 blocked shots per contest. KU leads the Big 12 in field goal percentage defense at 37.8%, which is seventh nationally, and three-point field goal percentage defense at 27.0%, which is fourth nationally. KU also leads the Big 12 in blocked shots (6.2), which is seventh nationally.
Freshman guard Darryn Peterson is coming off a career-high 32 points against TCU (1/6). He leads Kansas with a 22.5 ppg and has averaged 29.0 points in his last two contests. Peterson has made 19 threes in six games played this season.
Senior guard Tre White is coming off a 22-point effort against TCU (1/6), his third 20-point game of the season. White is second on the team averaging 15.0 points per game and his 7.1 rebounds per game are also second on the team. White is averaging 16.7 points and 8.2 rebounds in his last six contests.
Sophomore center Flory Bidunga is 24-for-31 (77.4%) from the field in his last four games. He scores 14.3 points per contest and leads KU with 9.1 rebounds per outing. Bidunga is second in the Big 12 with 34 blocked shots, which is 22nd nationally, and his 2.3 blocks per game are second in the league and 25th nationally. Bidunga's 63.4 field goal percentage is second in the Big 12 and 18th nationally.
Senior Melvin Council Jr. is averaging 19.0 points in his last two games and ranks fourth on the team with 13.7 points per game on the season. He 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, the second most in KU history. Council leads KU with 76 assists and 14 steals. His 3.6 assist-to-turnover ratio is fourth in the Big 12 and 18th nationally.
Redshirt-freshman forward Bryson Tiller (8.5 ppg) is second on the team with 22 blocked shots. Tiller pulls down 5.8 rebounds per game and has 61 boards in his last 10 outings. Tiller has started the last 12 games for Kansas.
Freshman Kohl Rasario (4.7 ppg, 13 threes) has started six games this season. Redshirt-sophomore guard Jamari McDowell (4.3 ppg) has started five games and has made 16 threes. Redshirt-sophomore guard Elmarko Jackson (3.6 ppg, one start) has made six threes this season.
UP NEXT
Kansas returns home to host No. 3 Iowa State on Tuesday, Jan. 13. Tip from Allen Fieldhouse is set for 8 p.m. (Central) and the game will be televised on ESPN.
Kansas leads the all-time series with Iowa State, 190-69, including a 99-16 record in Lawrence meetings, 58-10 in Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas has won the last seven meetings against Iowa State in Allen Fieldhouse dating back to 2018.
This will officially be the 999th men's basketball game played in Allen Fieldhouse. This does not include exhibition contests or the vacated wins from 2017-18.
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