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Kansas to Host Houston on ESPN Big Monday
2/22/2026 1:20:00 PM | Men's Basketball
LAWRENCE, Kan. – No. 8 Kansas (20-7, 10-4) hosts No. 2 Houston (23-4, 11-3) on ESPN Big Monday, Feb. 23. Tip from Allen Fieldhouse is set for 8 p.m. CT.
Kansas is looking to rebound from an 84-68 loss to Cincinnati on Feb. 21. Houston dropped its second-straight game after losing to No. 4 Arizona, 73-66, Feb. 21.
Kansas leads the all-time series with Houston, 6-5, including a 2-1 record in Allen Fieldhouse. Houston has won the last three meetings against Kansas. This series began in 1967.
Kansas is 138-24 (85.2%) following a loss in the Bill Self era (2003-04 to present), including 6-0 this season.
Kansas is No. 18 in the NET, which is fifth in the Big 12. KU's seven Quad 1 wins are tied with Houston and Texas Tech for second most in the league, Arizona is first with 11, and tied for sixth most nationally. KU's strength of schedule is No. 3, which only trails (1) Auburn and (2) Alabama.
KU is averaging 76.9 points per game and has a plus-8.3 scoring margin. KU pulls down 38.5 rebounds per contest with a plus-2.4 rebound margin.
KU averages 14.8 assists, 5.4 steals, and 6.0 blocked shots per contest. KU leads the Big 12 in field goal percentage defense at 38.7%, which is sixth nationally, and three-point field goal percentage defense at 30.1%, which is 20th nationally. KU also leads the Big 12 in blocked shots (6.0), which is fifth 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 19.8 scoring average. He has seven games of 20 or more points and has made a team-high 45 threes in 16 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 14.6 points per contest and leads KU with 9.3 rebounds per outing. Bidunga has four double-doubles in his last five games and 11 double-doubles for the season. The Feb. 9 Big 12 Player of the Week, Bidunga leads the Big 12 with 75 blocked shots, which is third nationally, averaging 2.8 blocks per game, which is third nationally, and with a 66.4 field goal percentage, which is fourth nationally. At 14.6 ppg, 9.3 rpg, and 2.8 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 Tre White has five double-doubles on the season and is next in scoring at 13.7 points per contest. White is second on the team with 40 threes made and leads KU with 105 free throws made. White's 86.1 free throw percentage ranks second in the Big 12.
Senior guard Melvin Council Jr. is averaging 14.2 points per game in league games and 13.6 points per contest overall. He leads KU with 138 assists and with 26 steals. Council is third in the Big 12, 27th nationally, with a 3.00 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Redshirt-freshman forward Bryson Tiller posted 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 8.9 points and 6.0 rebounds per contest. Tiller is second on the team with 38 blocked shots and has started 24 games this season for KU.
Redshirt-sophomore guard Elmarko Jackson (5.0 ppg, 21 steals) scored 14 points at Oklahoma State (2/18). Redshirt-sophomore guard Jamari McDowell (3.8 ppg, 25 threes) has started seven games. Freshman Kohl Rosario (3.4) has made 14 threes this season, while senior guard Jayden Dawson (2.1 ppg) has made nine threes.
UP NEXT
Kansas begins at two-game road swing at No. 4 Arizona on Saturday, Feb. 28. Tip from McKale Center is set for 3 p.m. Central and the game will be televised on ESPN.
Kansas leads the overall series with Arizona, 10-5, including a 2-1 record in McKale Center. Kansas has won three of the last four meetings against Arizona, including an 82-78 win on Feb. 9 in Allen Fieldhouse when KU handed then-No. 1 Arizona its first loss of the season.
Kansas is looking to rebound from an 84-68 loss to Cincinnati on Feb. 21. Houston dropped its second-straight game after losing to No. 4 Arizona, 73-66, Feb. 21.
Kansas leads the all-time series with Houston, 6-5, including a 2-1 record in Allen Fieldhouse. Houston has won the last three meetings against Kansas. This series began in 1967.
Kansas is 138-24 (85.2%) following a loss in the Bill Self era (2003-04 to present), including 6-0 this season.
Kansas is No. 18 in the NET, which is fifth in the Big 12. KU's seven Quad 1 wins are tied with Houston and Texas Tech for second most in the league, Arizona is first with 11, and tied for sixth most nationally. KU's strength of schedule is No. 3, which only trails (1) Auburn and (2) Alabama.
KU is averaging 76.9 points per game and has a plus-8.3 scoring margin. KU pulls down 38.5 rebounds per contest with a plus-2.4 rebound margin.
KU averages 14.8 assists, 5.4 steals, and 6.0 blocked shots per contest. KU leads the Big 12 in field goal percentage defense at 38.7%, which is sixth nationally, and three-point field goal percentage defense at 30.1%, which is 20th nationally. KU also leads the Big 12 in blocked shots (6.0), which is fifth 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 19.8 scoring average. He has seven games of 20 or more points and has made a team-high 45 threes in 16 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 14.6 points per contest and leads KU with 9.3 rebounds per outing. Bidunga has four double-doubles in his last five games and 11 double-doubles for the season. The Feb. 9 Big 12 Player of the Week, Bidunga leads the Big 12 with 75 blocked shots, which is third nationally, averaging 2.8 blocks per game, which is third nationally, and with a 66.4 field goal percentage, which is fourth nationally. At 14.6 ppg, 9.3 rpg, and 2.8 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 Tre White has five double-doubles on the season and is next in scoring at 13.7 points per contest. White is second on the team with 40 threes made and leads KU with 105 free throws made. White's 86.1 free throw percentage ranks second in the Big 12.
Senior guard Melvin Council Jr. is averaging 14.2 points per game in league games and 13.6 points per contest overall. He leads KU with 138 assists and with 26 steals. Council is third in the Big 12, 27th nationally, with a 3.00 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Redshirt-freshman forward Bryson Tiller posted 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 8.9 points and 6.0 rebounds per contest. Tiller is second on the team with 38 blocked shots and has started 24 games this season for KU.
Redshirt-sophomore guard Elmarko Jackson (5.0 ppg, 21 steals) scored 14 points at Oklahoma State (2/18). Redshirt-sophomore guard Jamari McDowell (3.8 ppg, 25 threes) has started seven games. Freshman Kohl Rosario (3.4) has made 14 threes this season, while senior guard Jayden Dawson (2.1 ppg) has made nine threes.
UP NEXT
Kansas begins at two-game road swing at No. 4 Arizona on Saturday, Feb. 28. Tip from McKale Center is set for 3 p.m. Central and the game will be televised on ESPN.
Kansas leads the overall series with Arizona, 10-5, including a 2-1 record in McKale Center. Kansas has won three of the last four meetings against Arizona, including an 82-78 win on Feb. 9 in Allen Fieldhouse when KU handed then-No. 1 Arizona its first loss of the season.
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