Five predictions for Kansas basketball in the 2019-20 season

The Jayhawks will reach the Final Four

Finally, the Jayhawks should reach the Final Four for the second time in three years. It’s not easy no matter how good your team is though, which Kansas basketball has proven on many occasions.

The good thing is that Kansas has what it takes. Marcus Garrett, Mitch Lightfoot, Silvio De Sousa, and Udoka Azubuike were all on the 2017-18 team that went to the Final Four, so the leadership and experience is there.

Another key that the Jayhawks possess is their aforementioned depth. When it comes to March, it’s important to have guys that can come off the bench and make plays if the starters can’t. It happens every year, a team looks really good, then gets its doors blown off in the Sweet Sixteen because their A guys can’t get it going for whatever reason.

Lastly, the Jayhawks have the guy or guys that can carry the team. Think Danny Manning in Kansas basketball’s 1988 championship. You need a guy that can take over games and lead, and thankfully Kansas has two stars that are more than capable. Dotson and Azubuike are both capable of leading this team, and it’s so exciting to see what the two can do on the court this season.

The sky is the limit for this team, but I know what you’re thinking… “Why isn’t winning a national championship on here?” Well, because it’s hard to say with any kind of certainty (especially at this point) that any one team will win or even make it to the big game.

There are so many variables in the season and the tournament, like injuries, that can totally derail a season. Kansas basketball fans got a first-hand look at that last year when Azubuike sat out most of the season with a wrist injury.

Simply put, Kansas basketball will be good this year, and fun to watch. Bill Self already said that fans’ expectations should be off the charts, so none of these predictions should be too crazy. The Jayhawks have quite the squad assembled for the 2019-20 season, let’s see what they can do.