Kansas has a six-game winning streak after its 69-67 win against Oklahoma State on Dec. 31. The win was KU’s mind-boggling 32nd-consecutive conference opening victory dating back to 1992. Texas Tech is looking to bounce back from a 67-61 loss at No. 18 TCU on Dec. 31. The Red Raiders, who are receiving votes in the latest coaches poll, are 8-0 at home, this season, and their 29-home-game winning streak ranks second nationally.
Last season, Kansas became the all-time winningest program in NCAA Division I, currently at 2,369 victories.
The Kansas-Texas Tech series dates back to 1959 with KU holding a 41-7 all-time advantage. KU has won two straight and six of the last seven versus TTU.
Kansas has appeared in the Associated Press top 10 in each of the last 28 polls dating back to the 2021-22 preseason poll. The 28 consecutive is the longest active streak in men’s college basketball.
Kansas is No. 7 in the NET rankings through games played on Jan. 1. Kansas is first among Big 12 teams with Texas at No. 9 and West Virginia at No. 15. KU’s four Quadrant 1 wins are tied for the second most nationally.
Kansas ranks in the top three in seven Big 12 statistical categories, including second in steals per game (9.6) and second in three-point field goals made per game (7.8).
Redshirt junior Jalen Wilson leads the conference in scoring at 21.0 ppg, which is 11th nationally. He also leads the Big 12 with six double-doubles, which is 14th nationally.
Redshirt junior Dajuan Harris Jr. leads the Big 12 in assist-to-turnover ratio at 3.52, which is ninth nationally. His 6.8 assists per game are second in the league and sixth nationally.
Redshirt senior Kevin McCullar Jr. leads the Big 12 in steals (2.7), which is eighth nationally.
Kansas is celebrating 125 years of men’s basketball in 2022-23.
Last season, Kansas became the all-time winningest program in NCAA Division I, currently at 2,369 victories.
The Kansas-Texas Tech series dates back to 1959 with KU holding a 41-7 all-time advantage. KU has won two straight and six of the last seven versus TTU.
Kansas has appeared in the Associated Press top 10 in each of the last 28 polls dating back to the 2021-22 preseason poll. The 28 consecutive is the longest active streak in men’s college basketball.
Kansas is No. 7 in the NET rankings through games played on Jan. 1. Kansas is first among Big 12 teams with Texas at No. 9 and West Virginia at No. 15. KU’s four Quadrant 1 wins are tied for the second most nationally.
Kansas ranks in the top three in seven Big 12 statistical categories, including second in steals per game (9.6) and second in three-point field goals made per game (7.8).
Redshirt junior Jalen Wilson leads the conference in scoring at 21.0 ppg, which is 11th nationally. He also leads the Big 12 with six double-doubles, which is 14th nationally.
Redshirt junior Dajuan Harris Jr. leads the Big 12 in assist-to-turnover ratio at 3.52, which is ninth nationally. His 6.8 assists per game are second in the league and sixth nationally.
Redshirt senior Kevin McCullar Jr. leads the Big 12 in steals (2.7), which is eighth nationally.
Kansas is celebrating 125 years of men’s basketball in 2022-23.
