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Kansas basketball: 2019-20 season review and 2020-2021 first-look preview

By Mike Phillips

LAWRENCE, KANSAS - MARCH 04: Head coach Bill Self of the Kansas Jayhawks hands the the Big 12 Championship Trophy to players after Kansas defeated the TCU Horned Frogs to win the game at Allen Fieldhouse on March 04, 2020 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
LAWRENCE, KANSAS - MARCH 04: Head coach Bill Self of the Kansas Jayhawks hands the the Big 12 Championship Trophy to players after Kansas defeated the TCU Horned Frogs to win the game at Allen Fieldhouse on March 04, 2020 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /
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LUBBOCK, TEXAS – MARCH 07: Center Udoka Azubuike #35 of the Kansas Jayhawks handles the ball against center Russel Tchewa #54 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders during the second half of the college basketball game on March 07, 2020 at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images) /

Top Players

Devon Dotson

Kansas breathed a big sigh of relief when Devon Dotson opted to return for his sophomore season. Dotson tested the NBA Draft waters but decided to play in college for another year, allowing him to emerge as an absolute star. The Jayhawks made Dotson the focal point of their offense and he led the team in scoring and steals while chipping in four assists and four rebounds a game, making him a multi-faceted contributor.

Udoka Azubuike

The end of Kansas’ 2018-2019 season unofficially came in January, when Udoka Azubuike went down with a season-ending injury. Azubuike returned for his senior season and was fully healthy, giving the Jayhawks a lethal force down low. In 31 games for Kansas this season, Azubuike averaged a double-double, led the team in rebounding, and blocked a ridiculous 2.6 shots per game to become an intimidating force on the defensive end.

Marcus Garrett

The junior guard has been a steady rotation piece for Kansas, but this year saw the Jayhawks ask for even more out of Marcus Garrett. He responded nicely by leading the team in assists and helping facilitate the offense very effectively, setting up his teammates for easy buckets. Like Dotson, Garrett also grabbed a ton of rebounds, doing the little things to help Kansas succeed.

Ochai Agbaji

Ochai Agbaji was another guy who was asked to step up with the mass departures from Lawrence a year ago and he did just that. Most of Agbaji’s statistics stayed pretty much the same despite an increase in minutes, but he did get a bit more effective from beyond the arc, knocking down 33.8 percent of his triples, a 3.1 percent increase from a year ago. Every elite team needs some solid role players and Ogbaji played an important part in Kansas’ success.