College Basketball Power 10: Louisville Cardinals Get Statement Win
By Jeremy Karll
4. Kansas (11-1)
Kansas is now on an 11-game winning streak after beating UNLV 71-53. It also marked their sixth straight win by at least 15 points.
The Jayhawks got Carlton Bragg Jr. back from a short suspension, but immediately lost big man Udoka Azubuike for the season after he tore ligaments in his left wrist.
Azubuike only averages 12.9 minutes per game, but he leads the team with 1.6 blocks per game and shoots 62.9 percent from the field.
Kansas now has to find a new rim protector, as Josh Jackson is their only other player averaging more than one block per game. Teams have only shot 40.5 percent from two-point range against Kansas this season, but their whole dynamic on defense changes with Azubuike.
The good new is Kansas has about a month until their next ranked opponent in West Virginia. Even though they haven’t had any tough competition since opening the season with Indiana and Duke in back-to-back games, the Jayhawks have been able to refine their game and rotation.
The Jayhawks will try to extend their winning streak to 12 games this week on the road against TCU.