LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas (19-11, 10-9 Big 12) returns home for Senior Night hosting No. 24/23 Arizona (20-10, 14-5 Big 12) on Saturday, March 8. Tip from Allen Fieldhouse is set for 3:30 p.m. Central with Jon Sciambi, Fran Fraschilla and Kris Budden on the call.
For Senior Night, Kansas will honor four senior managers and seven players. Managers include Thomas Boardman, Carter Bolton, Andrew Korta and Carson Linnens. Players include KJ Adams, Patrick Cassidy, Hunter Dickinson, Dajuan Harris Jr., Zeke Mayo, Shakeel Moore and Dillon Wilhite.
Beginning in 1983-84, Kansas has not lost a home finale, a span of 41 seasons.
Kansas is coming off a 65-59 loss at No. 3 Houston on March 3. In its last outing, Arizona posted a 113-100 win against Arizona State on March 4. Arizona will be the eighth Associated Press Top-25 opponent for Kansas this season. KU is 3-4 versus ranked foes. Kansas leads the all-time series with Arizona, 8-4, including a 1-1 record in Allen Fieldhouse. These teams last met Nov. 27, 2011, in Las Vegas and Kansas won 87-79.
Kansas is No. 21 in the NET report by the NCAA through games of March 5. To show the strength of the Big 12, the No. 20 rank is fifth in the Big 12 behind No. 3 Houston, No. 7 Texas Tech, No. 9 Iowa State and No. 10 Arizona. KU's strength of schedule is No. 12 nationally, which is fourth in the league.
Heading into the final game of the Big 12 regular-season, there are 13 different scenarios for Kansas' seed for the 2025 Big 12 Championship, March 11-15 in Kansas City, Missouri. KU could finish anywhere from the 6-10 seed.
Kansas leads the Big 12 in blocked shots per game (4.8, 27th nationally) and is second in the league in assists per game (17.5, eighth nationally), FG Pct. Defense (39.1%, 11th nationally), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.49, 31st nationally) and 3FG Pct. Defense (30.0%, 14th nationally).
Graduate C Hunter Dickinson has four double-doubles in his last five games after his 17 points and 12 rebounds at Houston (3/3). Dickinson leads Kansas in scoring at 16.9 ppg which ranks fourth in the Big 12. Dickinson also leads KU in rebounding at 9.9 rpg, which is second in the Big 12 and is 11th nationally. A three-time Big 12 Player of the Week, Dickinson is second in the Big 12 in double-doubles (13), which is 13th nationally. Dickinson is second on the team 41 blocked shots and is also second on the team with 29 steals.
Senior G Zeke Mayo is next in scoring at 13.8 points per contest and he leads Kansas with 70 threes made. He is making 38.9 percent from beyond the arc. A two-time Big 12 Newcomer of the Week, Mayo is second on the team with 87 assists and pulls down 4.7 rebounds per contest.
Graduate G Dajuan Harris Jr. has 64 assists in his last 11 games. Harris is averaging 9.1 points per game. At Baylor (2/1), Harris moved into second on the Big 12 career assists list, currently at 839, which is second on the KU career list. Harris is second in the conference in assists per game at 5.6, which is 32nd nationally and is third in the Big 12 in assist-to-turnover ratio at 3.20, which is 10th nationally.
Senior F KJ Adams posted his third career double-double, first of the season, with 21 points and a career-high 13 rebounds versus Texas Tech (3/1) and answered that with 15 points at Houston (3/3). Adams is a starter who is scoring 8.8 points per game and is averaging 17.0 ppg and 6.3 rpg in his last three contests. Adams pulls down 4.7 rebounds per game and has 62 assists, 20 blocked shots and 22 steals.
Junior G Rylan Griffen is third on the team with 39 threes made. He has started 16 games this season and is averaging 6.8 points per contest, including 11 points against Texas Tech (3/1).
Freshman F Flory Bidunga pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds against Oklahoma State (2/22). He leads KU with 49 blocked shots, which ranks fourth on the Kansas Freshman Blocked Shots list. Bidunga is second on the team with a 5.5 rebound average and he scores 6.1 points per game. He is shooting 74.1 percent (80-for-108) from the field and has a team-high 44 dunks this season.
Junior G AJ Storr has started four games and he is scoring 5.8 points per contest. Senior G David Coit has made 18 threes in his last seven games after his 4-for-6 effort from three-point range at Houston (3/3). Coit has three starts and is second on the team with 42 threes made. Coit averages 5.3 points per game. Graduate G Shakeel Moore has started nine games and is averaging 3.8 points per contest.
UP NEXT
Kansas will next play at the 2025 Big 12 Championship, March 11-15, at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Kansas is 78-30 in postseason conference tournaments, including 48-14 in the Big 12 Championship. The Jayhawks have won 15 league postseason tournament titles, including 11 in the Big 12. KU's last conference tourney title came in 2022.