Derek Johnson

YouTube video by Locked On Jayhawks Kansas Jayhawks PG Dajuan Harris WILL PLAY at Baylor Bears

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Zach Edey as a prop

random question: I know you mentioned on Rates & Barrels (I think it was the 2B preview?) the target numbers for hitters

what are the targets for pitchers?

HIGHLIGHTS from Baker gutting out a top-25 victory with first place on the line in the Heart

Absolute banger of bowl season lately

KU STAT OF THE DAY:

You have to go back to the 2013-2014 season for the last time Kansas began Big 12 play with more than two losses

KU STAT OF THE DAY:

The 32% eFG% for Brown yesterday was the lowest allowed by the #KUbball defense of the season. In fact it was the lowest allowed since an 85-59 victory over West Virginia in January of 2022

KU STAT OF THE DAY:

Though this is true on the defensive end, Dickinson ranks in just the 11th percentile in on/off Offensive Rebound rate, lowest on KU

On the flip side, Flory Bidunga rates in the 95th percentile for on/off Offensive Rebound rate, best on KU

CFB 25 ratings for #KUfball players on the 2025 team!

Obviously doesn’t include freshmen, non-FBS players or ratings boosts for players developing into next season

KU STAT OF THE DAY:

As of early this morning the #KUfball transfer class ranks 21st nationally on 247, 9th at On3, and 3rd on Rivals

KU STAT OF THE DAY:

Flory Bidunga currently has 18 dunks this season, most on KU. That number also would’ve ranked 2nd on KU for ALL OF last season

KU STAT OF THE DAY:

The Jayhawks rank in the 98th percentile nationally in the percentage of their team points that come in the paint

KU STAT OF THE DAY:

Hunter Dickinson ranks in the 99th percentile in defensive rebounds per 40 this season. He’s also 8th nationally in defensive rebound rate

KU Stat of the Day:

Obviously this could change with bowl/CFP season, but Kansas finished the season tanking 4th nationally in success rate on 3rd/4th down

KU Stat of the Day:

The Jayhawks rank 13th nationally in defensive rebounding rate only giving up an offensive board about 23% of missed shots, which would be the best rate of Bill Self’s entire tenure at Kansas

KU Stat of the Day:

After just 7 free throw attempts against NC State, Kansas currently ranks 361st in the country in free throw attempt rate

KU Stat of the Day:

The last time Kansas faced NC State was the 2022 Battle 4 Atlantis when Gradey Dick scored 25 points on six made threes

Prior to that it was KU’s Sweet 16 victory when they were just 1-14 from three but were led by Thomas Robinson’s 18 points & 15 rebounds

KU Stat of the Day:

Kansas ranks 25th in pass blocking and 5th in run blocking grade as a team on Pro Football Focus

They are one of just 8 teams to be top 25 in both, and one of just 5 from the Power 4

KU Stat of the Day:

Dajuan Harris needs 9 points to hit the 1,000 point plateau at Kansas

He’s also up to 729 career assists, 3rd most at Kansas and 75 behind Jacque Vaughn for 2nd. Additionally, he’s at 231 career steals, 16 back of Russell Robinson for moving into the top 5 there

Reminder that if you haven’t seen Klaus yet you’re missing out on what has become my #1 Christmas movie

KU Stat of the Day:

On shots At the Rim combined with 3-balls, David Coit ranks in the 94th percentile nationally in eFG%

I like to equate it to movies. The historically great film is better in theory but sometimes you just need to watch that 7/10 with great rewatchability and laughs/vibes and there’s nothing wrong with preferring one over the other but if you’re talking what’s the better product it’s the former

KU Stat of the Day:

Did you know Kansas ranks #1 nationally on KenPoms D-1 experience rating?

KU Stat of the Day:

Among qualified players, KU’s best player On/Off net ratings are:

Dajuan Harris (+23.7)
Rylan Griffen (+13.1)
Flory Bidunga (+9.9)
KJ Adams (+4.4)
Hunter Dickinson (+3.4)

KU Stat of the Day:

Columbia native Dajuan Harris’ career against Missouri (3 games)

9 ppg
10-14 FG (71%)
7-9 3pt (78%)
5.3 apg
1.3 spg

Wins vs the current CFP Top 25

Kansas: 3

Texas + Penn State + Notre Dame + Miami + SMU + Indiana: 2

KU Stat of the Day:

Jalon Daniels has 1,047 career rushing yards, ranking 4th among KU QBs all-time

In 2025 he will need 37 rushing yards to glide by Bill Whittemore, 244 to surpass Chip Hilleary and 618 for first place from Nolan Cromwell

He’s also 2 rushing TDs from the top 10 for all Jayhawks

Lots going on tonight over at Locked On Jayhawks!

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KU Stat of the Day:

Kansas currently ranks 357th in FT rate, 278th in offensive rebound rate and 329th in 3pt attempt rate

Essentially struggling to get extra possessions or get those ‘math-game’ points at the line/from 3