Cincinnati basketball coach Wes Miller explains how UC defeated Kansas
Check out everything Cincinnati basketball coach Wes Miller had to say Saturday, following a Big 12 Conference win on the road against Kansas.
LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball split its games during the past week, and following that has dropped to No. 14 in Monday’s update of the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.
The Jayhawks (20-7, 10-4 in Big 12) were ranked No. 12 last week. After that, they won on the road against Oklahoma State and lost at home in an upset against Cincinnati. This week, the Jayhawks have games at home Monday against No. 4 Houston and Saturday on the road at No. 2 Arizona.
The Big 12 also has No. 5 Iowa State, No. 16 Texas Tech and No. 23 BYU. Kansas doesn’t have any regular season games remaining against that group. Following this week, KU has games on the road at Arizona State and at home against Kansas State.
The national attention continues to center on the availability of star freshman Darryn Peterson. However, it’s guys like senior Melvin Council Jr. and sophomore Flory Bidunga who’ve continued to keep KU in the conversation when Peterson hasn’t been able to. It’s that depth of talent, that could allow the Jayhawks to make a deep run in the Big 12 Conference and NCAA tournaments.
Jordan Guskey covers University of Kansas Athletics at The Topeka Capital-Journal. He was the 2022 National Sports Media Association’s sportswriter of the year for the state of Kansas. Contact him at jmguskey@gannett.com or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey.
