No. 12 Kansas heads to Fort Worth on Wednesday for a Big 12 Road Tilt at TCU

LAWRENCE, Kan. — No. 12/11 Kansas (13-4, 4-2 Big 12) plays at TCU (10-7, 3-3 Big 12) on Wednesday, January 22. The competition starts at 6:00 PM CT and will be televised. on ESPN2.

Kansas is coming off an 84-74 win against Dillon’s Sunflower Showdown foe Kansas State on Jan. 18. TCU has won two of its last three following its 74-71 win at Baylor No. 25 on January 19.

Kansas leads the overall series with TCU, 26-4, including a 10-2 mark in Fort Worth meetings and an 8-2 record at Schollmaier Arena.

KU is no. 9 in the NET report by the NCAA through games on Jan. 19. The no. 9 rank is third in the Big 12 behind no. 3 Houston and no. 6 Iowa State.

Kansas is averaging 76.5 points per game. match and has a scoring margin of +13.0. KU pulls down 39.2 rebounds per competition with a +6.1 rebound margin. Kansas is shooting 47.8% from the field, including 33.2% from three-point range. KU ranks second in the Big 12 and ninth nationally in field goal percentage defense at 37.6% and leads the league, 11th nationally, in assist average at 18.0. KU also averages 6.6 steals and 5.1 blocked shots per game.

After his 25 points against Kansas State (1/18), C graduated Hunter Dickinson leads Kansas in scoring at 15.8 ppg and rebounds at 10.2 rpg, which leads the Big 12 and is 11th nationally. A three-time Big 12 Player of the Week, Dickinson is also first in the Big 12 in double-doubles (9), which is eighth nationally. Dickinson also leads KU with 26 blocked shots and is second on the team with 22 steals. Senior G Zeke Mayo is next in scoring with 15.0 points per contest after his 24 points, including 4-of-7 from 3FG, against Kansas State (1/18). A two-time Big 12 Newcomer of the Week, Mayo has made a team-high 39 threes. He is second on the team with 51 assists and pulls down 4.1 rebounds per game.

Educated G Dajuan Harris Jr. is a four-year starter who is averaging 10.1 points per game. game after his 15 points against Kansas State (1/18). Harris is third in the Big 12 in assist-to-turnover ratio at 3.50, which is 13th nationally, and third in the conference in assists per game at 5.4, which is 40th nationally. Senior F KJ Adams is a starter who scores 8.2 points per match. Adams pulls down 4.6 rebounds per game and has 37 assists and 16 blocked shots.


Junior G AJ Storr eclipsed 1,000 points for his career at Iowa State (1/15). He has started four games and is scoring 6.7 points per game. Junior G Rylan Griffin is second on the team with 19 threes. Griffen is averaging 6.5 ppg and has started seven games this season. Freshman F Flory Bidunga has 13 blocked shots in his last five games, including four at Iowa State (1/15). His 23 blocked shots are second on the team, and he is also second on the team with a 5.2 rebound average. Bidunga averages 6.2 points per game. game and is shooting 80.0 percent (48-for-60) from the field.


Senior G David Coit has three starts and is third on the team with 17 made threes. Coit averages 4.2 points per game. Other KU regulars include candidate G Shakeel Moore (4.1 ppg), redshirt junior F Zach Clemence (1.4 ppg) and first-year student G Rakease Passmore (1.1 ppg). Moore has started the last five games for Kansas and is averaging 6.4 ppg and 2.8 assists in that span.



UP NEXT
Kansas returns home to host No. 8/10 Houston Saturday, January 25th. The contest from Allen Fieldhouse kicks off at 5:30pm CT and will be televised on ESPN.


Kansas leads the all-time series with Houston, 6-3, including a 3-1 record in Lawrence, all at Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas has won four of the last five meetings with Houston.