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No. 11 Kansas to Host Utah Saturday
2/5/2026 1:51:00 PM | Men's Basketball
LAWRENCE, Kan. – No. 11 Kansas (16-5, 6-2) returns home to host Utah (9-13, 1-8) on Saturday, Feb. 7. Tip from Allen Fieldhouse will be at 1:30 p.m. Central and the game will be televised on FOX.
Kansas won its sixth-straight game with a 64-61 win at No. 13 Texas Tech on Feb. 2, on ESPN Big Monday. KU's six-game winning streak ties for the 17th longest nationally. Utah is looking to end a four-game losing streak after its 71-63 loss to Arizona State on Feb. 4.
Kansas leads the all-time series with Utah, 2-1, but the Utes won the last meeting, 74-67, in Salt Lake City on Feb. 15, 2025.
Kansas is No. 12 in the NET, which is fourth in the Big 12. KU's strength of schedule is No. 3, which is first in Big 12, and only trails (1) Alabama and (2) Auburn.
KU is averaging 78.1 points per game and has a plus-10.5 scoring margin. KU pulls down 39.0 rebounds per contest with a plus-3.4 rebound margin.
KU averages 15.1 assists, 5.4 steals, and 6.0 blocked shots per contest. KU leads the Big 12 in field goal percentage defense at 37.9%, which is fifth nationally, and three-point field goal percentage defense at 29.4%, which is 16th nationally. KU also leads the Big 12 in blocked shots (6.0), which is fourth nationally behind Georgia (7.1), UC Irvine (6.2), and Syracuse (6.1).
Freshman guard Darryn Peterson, the Jan. 19 Big 12 Newcomer of the Week, leads Kansas with a 21.1 scoring average. He has six games of 20 or more points and has made 35 threes in 12 games played this season. His 35 threes are second most on the Kansas team.
Senior guard Tre White has five double-doubles on the season and is next in scoring at 14.5 points per contest. White leads Kansas with 37 threes made, 93 free throws made, and an 85.3 free throw percentage, which ranks fifth in the Big 12.
Sophomore center Flory Bidunga is 70-for-90 (77.8%) from the field in his last 11 games. Recently named to the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List, Bidunga scores 14.5 points per contest and leads KU with 8.9 rebounds per outing. Bidunga has seven double-doubles this season, including two in his last five games. He leads the Big 12 with 58 blocked shots, which is sixth nationally, with 2.6 blocks per game, which is sixth nationally, and with a 67.7 field goal percentage, which is sixth nationally. At 14.5 ppg, 8.9 rpg, and 2.6 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 Melvin Council Jr. is averaging 15.1 points per game in league games and 13.8 ppg overall. He leads KU with 111 assists and 18 steals. Council is fourth in the Big 12, 20th nationally, with a 3.36 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Redshirt-freshman forward Bryson Tiller (9.0 ppg) is coming off a career-high 10 points at Texas Tech, which followed a career-high 21 points versus BYU (1/31). He made three threes and pulled down seven rebounds against BYU. Tiller is second on the team with 30 blocked shots and pulls down 6.0 rebounds per game. He has started the last 19 games for KU.
Redshirt-sophomore guard Elmarko Jackson (4.7 ppg) has 17 steals. Jackson scored a career-high 19 points at Kansas State (1/24). Redshirt-sophomore guard Jamari McDowell (3.9 ppg, 22 threes) has started six games. Freshman Kohl Rosario (3.9) has made 13 threes this season, while senior guard Jayden Dawson (2.2 ppg) has made seven threes this season.
UP NEXT
Kansas concludes its two-game home stand when it plays host to No. 1 Arizona on ESPN Big Monday, Feb. 9. Tip from Allen Fieldhouse will be at 8 p.m. Central.
Kansas leads the all-time series with Arizona, 9-3. As members of the Big 12, the series is 1-1.
After its 64-61 win at Texas Tech (2/2), Kansas is 82-25 all-time on ESPN Big Monday, including 64-17 under Bill Self. KU is 89-1 in Allen Fieldhouse on ESPN Big Monday, 38-0 under Self.
Kansas won its sixth-straight game with a 64-61 win at No. 13 Texas Tech on Feb. 2, on ESPN Big Monday. KU's six-game winning streak ties for the 17th longest nationally. Utah is looking to end a four-game losing streak after its 71-63 loss to Arizona State on Feb. 4.
Kansas leads the all-time series with Utah, 2-1, but the Utes won the last meeting, 74-67, in Salt Lake City on Feb. 15, 2025.
Kansas is No. 12 in the NET, which is fourth in the Big 12. KU's strength of schedule is No. 3, which is first in Big 12, and only trails (1) Alabama and (2) Auburn.
KU is averaging 78.1 points per game and has a plus-10.5 scoring margin. KU pulls down 39.0 rebounds per contest with a plus-3.4 rebound margin.
KU averages 15.1 assists, 5.4 steals, and 6.0 blocked shots per contest. KU leads the Big 12 in field goal percentage defense at 37.9%, which is fifth nationally, and three-point field goal percentage defense at 29.4%, which is 16th nationally. KU also leads the Big 12 in blocked shots (6.0), which is fourth nationally behind Georgia (7.1), UC Irvine (6.2), and Syracuse (6.1).
Freshman guard Darryn Peterson, the Jan. 19 Big 12 Newcomer of the Week, leads Kansas with a 21.1 scoring average. He has six games of 20 or more points and has made 35 threes in 12 games played this season. His 35 threes are second most on the Kansas team.
Senior guard Tre White has five double-doubles on the season and is next in scoring at 14.5 points per contest. White leads Kansas with 37 threes made, 93 free throws made, and an 85.3 free throw percentage, which ranks fifth in the Big 12.
Sophomore center Flory Bidunga is 70-for-90 (77.8%) from the field in his last 11 games. Recently named to the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List, Bidunga scores 14.5 points per contest and leads KU with 8.9 rebounds per outing. Bidunga has seven double-doubles this season, including two in his last five games. He leads the Big 12 with 58 blocked shots, which is sixth nationally, with 2.6 blocks per game, which is sixth nationally, and with a 67.7 field goal percentage, which is sixth nationally. At 14.5 ppg, 8.9 rpg, and 2.6 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 Melvin Council Jr. is averaging 15.1 points per game in league games and 13.8 ppg overall. He leads KU with 111 assists and 18 steals. Council is fourth in the Big 12, 20th nationally, with a 3.36 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Redshirt-freshman forward Bryson Tiller (9.0 ppg) is coming off a career-high 10 points at Texas Tech, which followed a career-high 21 points versus BYU (1/31). He made three threes and pulled down seven rebounds against BYU. Tiller is second on the team with 30 blocked shots and pulls down 6.0 rebounds per game. He has started the last 19 games for KU.
Redshirt-sophomore guard Elmarko Jackson (4.7 ppg) has 17 steals. Jackson scored a career-high 19 points at Kansas State (1/24). Redshirt-sophomore guard Jamari McDowell (3.9 ppg, 22 threes) has started six games. Freshman Kohl Rosario (3.9) has made 13 threes this season, while senior guard Jayden Dawson (2.2 ppg) has made seven threes this season.
UP NEXT
Kansas concludes its two-game home stand when it plays host to No. 1 Arizona on ESPN Big Monday, Feb. 9. Tip from Allen Fieldhouse will be at 8 p.m. Central.
Kansas leads the all-time series with Arizona, 9-3. As members of the Big 12, the series is 1-1.
After its 64-61 win at Texas Tech (2/2), Kansas is 82-25 all-time on ESPN Big Monday, including 64-17 under Bill Self. KU is 89-1 in Allen Fieldhouse on ESPN Big Monday, 38-0 under Self.
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