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No. 14 Kansas to Play at No. 2 Arizona Saturday
2/26/2026 1:37:00 PM | Men's Basketball
LAWRENCE, Kan. – No. 14 Kansas (21-7, 11-4) opens a two-game road trip at No. 2 Arizona (26-2, 13-2) on Saturday, Feb. 28. Tip from McKale Center is set for 3 p.m. CT and the game will be televised on ESPN.
Kansas is coming off a 69-56 win against No. 5 Houston on ESPN Big Monday on Feb. 23. With the win, KU improved to 41-0 at home on ESPN Big Monday under Bill Self. Arizona won its third-straight game with an 87-80 victory at Baylor Feb. 24. Arizona sits atop the Big 12 standings at 13-2, while Kansas, Houston, Iowa State, and Texas Tech are tied for second at 11-4 heading into the final three games of the regular season.
Kansas leads the all-time series with Arizona, 10-5, including a 2-1 record in meetings in Tucson. Earlier this season, then-No. 9 Kansas handed then-No. 1 Arizona its first loss of the season, 82-78, on Feb. 9 in Allen Fieldhouse.
With the win against Houston (2/23), Kansas improved to 139-24 (85.3%) following a loss in the Bill Self era (2003-04 to present), including 7-0 this season.
Kansas is No. 14 in the NET, which is fourth in the Big 12. KU's eight Quad 1 wins are second most in the league, Arizona is first with 12, and tied for fifth most nationally. KU's strength of schedule is No. 2, which only trails (1) Auburn.
Kansas is averaging 76.6 points per game and has a plus-8.5 scoring margin. KU pulls down 38.5 rebounds per contest with a plus-2.5 rebound margin.
KU averages 14.6 assists, 5.3 steals, and 6.0 blocked shots per contest. KU leads the Big 12 in field goal percentage defense at 38.5%, which is fifth nationally, and three-point field goal percentage defense at 29.8%, which is 17th nationally. KU also leads the Big 12 in blocked shots (6.0), which is fifth nationally.
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 14.3 points per contest and leads KU with 9.2 rebounds per outing. Bidunga has four double-doubles in his last six games and 11 double-doubles for the season, which is second in the Big 12. The Feb. 9 Big 12 Player of the Week, Bidunga leads the Big 12 with 77 blocked shots, which is third nationally, averaging 2.75 blocks per game, which is third nationally, and with a 65.6 field goal percentage, which is fifth nationally. At 14.3 ppg, 9.2 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 is coming off a season-high 23 points against No. 5 Houston. He has five double-doubles on the season and is next in scoring at 14.0 points per contest. White is second on the team with 43 threes made and leads KU with 113 free throws made. White's 86.9 free throw percentage ranks second in the Big 12.
Senior guard Melvin Council Jr. is averaging 14.0 points per game in league games and 13.5 points per contest overall. He leads Kansas with 142 assists and with 27 steals. Council is third in the Big 12, 34th nationally, with a 2.90 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Redshirt-freshman forward Bryson Tiller has two double-doubles in his last three games after his 11 points and 10 rebounds against No. 5 Houston (2/23). He had 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 6.2 rebounds per contest. Tiller is second on the team with 41 blocked shots and has started 25 games this season for KU.
Redshirt-sophomore guard Elmarko Jackson (4.9 ppg, 21 steals) scored 14 points at Oklahoma State (2/18). Redshirt-sophomore guard Jamari McDowell (3.9 ppg, 27 threes) made two threes against Houston (2/23) and has started seven games. Freshman Kohl Rosario (3.3) has made 14 threes this season, while senior guard Jayden Dawson (2.1 ppg) has made nine threes.
UP NEXT
Kansas concludes its two-game road swing at Arizona State on March 3. Tip from Desert Financial Arena set for 8 p.m. Central and the game will be televised on FS1.
Kansas is coming off a 69-56 win against No. 5 Houston on ESPN Big Monday on Feb. 23. With the win, KU improved to 41-0 at home on ESPN Big Monday under Bill Self. Arizona won its third-straight game with an 87-80 victory at Baylor Feb. 24. Arizona sits atop the Big 12 standings at 13-2, while Kansas, Houston, Iowa State, and Texas Tech are tied for second at 11-4 heading into the final three games of the regular season.
Kansas leads the all-time series with Arizona, 10-5, including a 2-1 record in meetings in Tucson. Earlier this season, then-No. 9 Kansas handed then-No. 1 Arizona its first loss of the season, 82-78, on Feb. 9 in Allen Fieldhouse.
With the win against Houston (2/23), Kansas improved to 139-24 (85.3%) following a loss in the Bill Self era (2003-04 to present), including 7-0 this season.
Kansas is No. 14 in the NET, which is fourth in the Big 12. KU's eight Quad 1 wins are second most in the league, Arizona is first with 12, and tied for fifth most nationally. KU's strength of schedule is No. 2, which only trails (1) Auburn.
Kansas is averaging 76.6 points per game and has a plus-8.5 scoring margin. KU pulls down 38.5 rebounds per contest with a plus-2.5 rebound margin.
KU averages 14.6 assists, 5.3 steals, and 6.0 blocked shots per contest. KU leads the Big 12 in field goal percentage defense at 38.5%, which is fifth nationally, and three-point field goal percentage defense at 29.8%, which is 17th nationally. KU also leads the Big 12 in blocked shots (6.0), which is fifth nationally.
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 14.3 points per contest and leads KU with 9.2 rebounds per outing. Bidunga has four double-doubles in his last six games and 11 double-doubles for the season, which is second in the Big 12. The Feb. 9 Big 12 Player of the Week, Bidunga leads the Big 12 with 77 blocked shots, which is third nationally, averaging 2.75 blocks per game, which is third nationally, and with a 65.6 field goal percentage, which is fifth nationally. At 14.3 ppg, 9.2 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 is coming off a season-high 23 points against No. 5 Houston. He has five double-doubles on the season and is next in scoring at 14.0 points per contest. White is second on the team with 43 threes made and leads KU with 113 free throws made. White's 86.9 free throw percentage ranks second in the Big 12.
Senior guard Melvin Council Jr. is averaging 14.0 points per game in league games and 13.5 points per contest overall. He leads Kansas with 142 assists and with 27 steals. Council is third in the Big 12, 34th nationally, with a 2.90 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Redshirt-freshman forward Bryson Tiller has two double-doubles in his last three games after his 11 points and 10 rebounds against No. 5 Houston (2/23). He had 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 6.2 rebounds per contest. Tiller is second on the team with 41 blocked shots and has started 25 games this season for KU.
Redshirt-sophomore guard Elmarko Jackson (4.9 ppg, 21 steals) scored 14 points at Oklahoma State (2/18). Redshirt-sophomore guard Jamari McDowell (3.9 ppg, 27 threes) made two threes against Houston (2/23) and has started seven games. Freshman Kohl Rosario (3.3) has made 14 threes this season, while senior guard Jayden Dawson (2.1 ppg) has made nine threes.
UP NEXT
Kansas concludes its two-game road swing at Arizona State on March 3. Tip from Desert Financial Arena set for 8 p.m. Central and the game will be televised on FS1.
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