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No. 8 Kansas to Host Cincinnati Saturday at Noon
2/20/2026 9:52:00 AM | Men's Basketball
LAWRENCE, Kan. – No. 8 Kansas (20-6, 10-3) opens a two-game home stand playing host to Cincinnati (14-12, 6-7) on Saturday, Feb. 21. Tip from Allen Fieldhouse is set for 12 p.m. CT and the game will be televised on CBS.
Kansas is one game behind league leaders Houston and Arizona after its 81-69 win at Oklahoma State on Feb. 15. Cincinnati won its third-straight game, the Big 12's longest winning streak, with a 69-65 victory against Utah on Feb. 15.
The Kansas-Cincinnati series is tied at 5-5 and the Jayhawks have won four of the last five meetings. This series began in 1949.
With its win at Oklahoma State, KU improved to 138-24 (85.2%) following a loss in the Bill Self era (2003-04 to present), including 6-0 this season.
Kansas is No. 13 in the NET, which is fourth in the Big 12. KU's seven Quad 1 (Q1) wins are tied with Houston and Texas Tech for second most in the league, Arizona with 10, and tied for sixth most nationally. KU's strength of schedule is No. 1, which only trails (1) Auburn and (2) Alabama.
KU is averaging 77.3 points per game and has a plus-9.2 scoring margin. KU pulls down 38.9 rebounds per contest with a plus-3.0 rebound margin.
KU averages 14.9 assists, 5.4 steals, and 6.2 blocked shots per contest. KU leads the Big 12 in field goal percentage defense at 38.4%, which is fifth nationally, and three-point field goal percentage defense at 29.7%, which is 17th nationally. KU also leads the Big 12 in blocked shots (6.2), which is third nationally.
Freshman guard Darryn Peterson, who is on the Wooden Award Late Midseason Watch List (1 of 20), the Naismith Trophy Late-Season list (1 of 30) and the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Midseason Top 10 list, leads Kansas with a 20.0 scoring average after his 23 points at Oklahoma State (2/18). He has seven games of 20 or more points and has made a team-high 44 threes in 15 games played this season.
Sophomore center Flory Bidunga is also on the Naismith Trophy Late-Season List and was recently named to the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List and the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year top 10. He scores 14.5 points per contest and leads KU with 9.2 rebounds per outing. Bidunga has three double-doubles in his last four games and 10 double-doubles for the season. The Feb. 9 Big 12 Player of the Week, Bidunga leads the Big 12 with 74 blocked shots, which is third nationally, averaging 2.85 blocks per game, which is third nationally, and with a 65.8 field goal percentage, which is sixth nationally. At 14.5 ppg, 9.2 rpg, and 2.85 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 guard Melvin Council Jr. is averaging 14.9 points per game in league games and 13.8 points per contest overall. He leads KU with 134 assists and with 24 steals. Council is third in the Big 12, 28th nationally, with a 2.98 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Senior guard Tre White has five double-doubles on the season and is next in scoring at 13.8 points per contest, two behind Council. White is second on the team with 39 threes made and leads KU with 101 free throws made. White's 86.3 free throw percentage ranks second in the Big 12 and 69th nationally.
Redshirt-freshman forward Bryson Tiller is coming off his first career double-double with 10 points and a career-high 11 rebounds to go along with a career-high seven assists at Oklahoma State (2/18). Tiller averages 9.0 points and 6.2 rebounds per contest. Tiller is second on the team with 37 blocked shots and has started the last 23 games for KU.
Redshirt-sophomore guard Elmarko Jackson (5.2 ppg, 21 steals) scored 14 points at Oklahoma State (2/18). Redshirt-sophomore guard Jamari McDowell (3.8 ppg, 24 threes) has started seven games. Freshman Kohl Rosario (3.5) has made 14 threes this season, while senior guard Jayden Dawson (2.1 ppg) has made nine.
UP NEXT
Kansas concludes its two-game home stand playing host to No. 2 Houston on ESPN Big Monday, Feb. 23. Tip from Allen Fieldhouse will be at 8 p.m. CT.
Kansas is one game behind league leaders Houston and Arizona after its 81-69 win at Oklahoma State on Feb. 15. Cincinnati won its third-straight game, the Big 12's longest winning streak, with a 69-65 victory against Utah on Feb. 15.
The Kansas-Cincinnati series is tied at 5-5 and the Jayhawks have won four of the last five meetings. This series began in 1949.
With its win at Oklahoma State, KU improved to 138-24 (85.2%) following a loss in the Bill Self era (2003-04 to present), including 6-0 this season.
Kansas is No. 13 in the NET, which is fourth in the Big 12. KU's seven Quad 1 (Q1) wins are tied with Houston and Texas Tech for second most in the league, Arizona with 10, and tied for sixth most nationally. KU's strength of schedule is No. 1, which only trails (1) Auburn and (2) Alabama.
KU is averaging 77.3 points per game and has a plus-9.2 scoring margin. KU pulls down 38.9 rebounds per contest with a plus-3.0 rebound margin.
KU averages 14.9 assists, 5.4 steals, and 6.2 blocked shots per contest. KU leads the Big 12 in field goal percentage defense at 38.4%, which is fifth nationally, and three-point field goal percentage defense at 29.7%, which is 17th nationally. KU also leads the Big 12 in blocked shots (6.2), which is third nationally.
Freshman guard Darryn Peterson, who is on the Wooden Award Late Midseason Watch List (1 of 20), the Naismith Trophy Late-Season list (1 of 30) and the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Midseason Top 10 list, leads Kansas with a 20.0 scoring average after his 23 points at Oklahoma State (2/18). He has seven games of 20 or more points and has made a team-high 44 threes in 15 games played this season.
Sophomore center Flory Bidunga is also on the Naismith Trophy Late-Season List and was recently named to the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List and the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year top 10. He scores 14.5 points per contest and leads KU with 9.2 rebounds per outing. Bidunga has three double-doubles in his last four games and 10 double-doubles for the season. The Feb. 9 Big 12 Player of the Week, Bidunga leads the Big 12 with 74 blocked shots, which is third nationally, averaging 2.85 blocks per game, which is third nationally, and with a 65.8 field goal percentage, which is sixth nationally. At 14.5 ppg, 9.2 rpg, and 2.85 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 guard Melvin Council Jr. is averaging 14.9 points per game in league games and 13.8 points per contest overall. He leads KU with 134 assists and with 24 steals. Council is third in the Big 12, 28th nationally, with a 2.98 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Senior guard Tre White has five double-doubles on the season and is next in scoring at 13.8 points per contest, two behind Council. White is second on the team with 39 threes made and leads KU with 101 free throws made. White's 86.3 free throw percentage ranks second in the Big 12 and 69th nationally.
Redshirt-freshman forward Bryson Tiller is coming off his first career double-double with 10 points and a career-high 11 rebounds to go along with a career-high seven assists at Oklahoma State (2/18). Tiller averages 9.0 points and 6.2 rebounds per contest. Tiller is second on the team with 37 blocked shots and has started the last 23 games for KU.
Redshirt-sophomore guard Elmarko Jackson (5.2 ppg, 21 steals) scored 14 points at Oklahoma State (2/18). Redshirt-sophomore guard Jamari McDowell (3.8 ppg, 24 threes) has started seven games. Freshman Kohl Rosario (3.5) has made 14 threes this season, while senior guard Jayden Dawson (2.1 ppg) has made nine.
UP NEXT
Kansas concludes its two-game home stand playing host to No. 2 Houston on ESPN Big Monday, Feb. 23. Tip from Allen Fieldhouse will be at 8 p.m. CT.
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