The Kansas basketball team is 2-2 in Big 12 play and 12-5 overall, with two great wins at home and two not-so-great losses on the road.
Darryn Peterson has played in all four of these games but hasn’t finished any of them. Still, he's scoring more than 20 points a game.
Against the undefeated Iowa State Cyclones, KU looked as cohesive as they have in any game in which Peterson has played. There was great ball movement, and the scoring was much more spread out, with four players in double figures and three more with eight apiece.
Hopefully, the Kansas performance against the Cyclones will be more of how they will play going deeper into the season and less that it was just a one-off fantastic game.
The Jayhawks do have several players who can score, so if they learn to complement each other, there is sti ll a lot of unrealized potential for them as a team. It’s possible the best is yet to come for KU this year.
Who are the statistical leaders for the Kansas basketball team after a 2-2 start in the Big 12
All statistics are based on averages.
Points
- Darryn Peterson - 21.8 points per game
- Tre White - 15.4
- Flory Bidunga - 13.7
- Melvin Council Jr. - 13.6
Rebounds
- Flory Bidunga - 8.8 rebounds per game
- Tre White - 7.2
- Bryson Tiller - 5.6
- Darryn Peterson - 4.8
Field Goal Percentage
- Flory Bidunga - 64.3 percent
- Tre White - 49.4 percent
- Bryson Tiller - 47.4 perccent
- Darryn Peterson - 46.7 percent
Three-point Field Goal Percentage
- Tre White - 44.9 percent
- Jamari McDowell - 42.9 percent
- Darryn Peterson - 40.0 percent
- Melvin Council Jr. - 36.1 percent
Free Throw Percentage
- Darryn Peterson - 86.4 percent
- Tre White - 83.5 percent
- Melvin Council Jr, - 76.0 percent
- Elmarko Jackson - 74.1 perccent
Assists
- Melvin Council Jr. - 4.9 assists per game
- Tre White - 2.1
- Darryn Peterson - 2.0
- Elmarko Jackson - 1.8
Steals
- Darryn Peterson - 1.1 steals per game
- Elmarko Jackson - .9
- 3 tied - .8
Blocks
- Flory Bidunga - 2.5 blocks per game
- Bryson Tiller - 1.4
- Darryn Peterson - .9
Turnovers
- Tre White - 1.9 turnovers per game
- Darryn Peterson - 1.8
- Flory Bidunga - 1.6
- Bryson Tiller - 1.6
Fouls
- Flory Bidunga - 2.3 fouls per game
- Bryson Tiller - 2.3
- Tre White - 2.2
- Kohl Rosario - 1.8
Something that stands out here is how good Tre White has been this season. He is first or second in many of the big categories, and he's been a complete player for the Jayhawks.
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