The Kansas basketball team enters the Big 12 tournament as the third seed after finishing in a three-way tie for third during the regular season. KU was awarded the third seed by winning tie-breakers against Iowa State and Texas Tech.
The Jayhawks ended the regular season with a 22-9 record overall and a 12-6 record in conference play. Kansas has conference wins over Arizona, Houston, Iowa State, Texas Tech, and BYU.
The Jayhawks need to win at least two games in the tournament to protect a four-seed in the NCAA tournament. If they win the Big 12 tourney, they could move up to a three-seed. If they lose early in the Big 12, they could drop to a five-seed. KU needs to play well in Kansas City and find a way to play more like they did against Kansas State and less like they did against Arizona State.
One thing is for certain. No school will be particularly happy about seeing Kansas in their bracket because when the Jayhawks are on, they can beat anyone.
Regular-season statistical leaders for the Kansas Jayhawks
All statistics are based on averages.Â
Points
- Darryn Peterson - 19.9 points per game
- Tre White - 14.3
- Flory Bidunga - 13.8
- Melvin Council Jr. - 13.4
Rebounds
- Flory Bidunga - 9.0 rebounds per game
- Tre White - 6.9
- Bryson Tiller - 6.1
- Melvin Council Jr. - 4.9
Field Goal Percentage
- Flory Bidunga - 64.4 percent
- Tre White - 46.6 percent
- Bryson Tiller - 46.3 percent
- Darryn Peterson - 45.7 percent
Three-Point Field Goal Percentage
- Tre White - 43.5 percent
- Darryn Peterson - 38.7 percent
- Elmarko Jackson - 37.5 percent
- Jamari McDowell - 35.4 percent
Free Throw Percentage
- Tre White - 86.6 percent
- Darryn Peterson - 81.6 percent
- Elmarko Jackson - 80.4 percent
- Melvin Council Jr. - 76.3 percent
Assists
- Melvin Council Jr. - 5.2 per game
- Tre White - 1.8
- Darryn Peterson - 1.8
Steals
- Darryn Peterson - 1.4 per game
- Melvin Council Jr. - 1.1
- Flory Bidunga - 0.7
- Elmarko Jackson - 0.7
Blocks
- Flory Bidunga - 2.7 per game
- Bryson Tiller - 1.4
- Darryn Peterson - 0.5
Turnovers
- Bryson Tiller - 1.9 per game
- Tre White - 1.9
- Melvin Council Jr. - 1.8
FoulsÂ
- Flory Bidunga - 2.2 per game
- Bryson Tiller - 2.1
- Tre White - 2.0
Flory Bidunga leads the Big 12 in both field goal percentage and blocked shots per game. Kansas is also second in the conference in team free-throw percentage, completing 76.7 percent of their attempts. Despite some bad games on the boards, KU is also second in the conference in rebounding, with 38.8 per game. Lastly, the Jayhawks lead the Big 12 in blocked shots with 5.9 per outing.
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