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Kansas basketball: 5 stats that stick out from Jayhawks win vs. Kentucky

By Joshua Schulman

Nov 14, 2023; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Kentucky Wildcats forward Tre Mitchell (4) and Kansas Jayhawks forward K.J. Adams Jr. (24) go for the ball during the first half at United Center. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 14, 2023; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Kentucky Wildcats forward Tre Mitchell (4) and Kansas Jayhawks forward K.J. Adams Jr. (24) go for the ball during the first half at United Center. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports /
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Kansas freshman guard Jamari McDowell (13) passes the ball during the first half of Wednesday’s exhibition game inside Allen Fieldhouse.
Kansas freshman guard Jamari McDowell (13) passes the ball during the first half of Wednesday’s exhibition game inside Allen Fieldhouse. /

Kansas Basketball Stat No. 4 — Jamari McDowell played final four minutes of ballgame

Despite sitting on the bench for the first 36 minutes, true freshman Jamari McDowell was thrown into the fire after KJ Adams fouled out. It was a situation that Kansas basketball fans probably didn’t think he would be playing just three games into his collegiate career. He wound up grabbing a rebound in the closing seconds and drained the game-clinching free throws to put Kansas up by five points.

When asked about it postgame, Coach Self said: “To be honest with you, I don’t know it was so much confidence to put him in. I didn’t know who else to put in! So it was kind of one of those deals, but he was terrific. He was good and that limited time. He was plus nine and three and a half minutes, so that was pretty good.”

There was speculation that McDowell would redshirt or be a nonfactor this year. However, it seems as though Bill is confident in playing Jamari in big moments if his other guards aren’t performing up to par.

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