- Marcus Garrett and David McCormack are essentially tied as the most-valuable KU player this season. Garrett is of course elite defensively, whereas McCormack’s offensive output has been the team’s best.
- The remaining starters; Ochai Agbaji, Jalen Wilson, and Christian Braun have seen their numbers converge. Agbaji has regressed downward, and Braun has improved in recent games.
- The bench rotation; Mitch Lightfoot, Bryce Thompson, and Dejuan Harris have improved but none are expected to sniff replacement-level.
- Tristan Enaruna and Tyon Grant-Foster haven’t played enough to see their PPG +/- numbers change much in recent weeks. Hopefully KU can build up a big enough lead on Thursday to get these two some meaningful minutes.
- The TEAM for the season is up to +6.67 per game. This is still shy of the forecasted +8.00, but trending in the right direction. The Baylor game was the team’s 3rd best opponent-adjusted performance.
- Over the last 9 games, KU is +10.23. If this trend continues, the team will be playing at a level of an average 2-seed going into the tournament. Right now KU is projected to be a 3-seed in the Big Dance, so a second-weekend appearance should not be unexpected.
Charting the Hawks 