College Basketball Preview: Will Kansas Win Another Big 12 Title?
Team to Beat: Kansas Jayhawks
The 2017-18 edition of the Jayhawks have to overcome the losses of AP National Player of the Year Frank Mason and NBA lottery pick Josh Jackson, which will be no easy feat. Mason averaged 20.9 points, 5.2 assists, and 4.2 boards en route to his national accolades, while Jackson added over 16 points a game in his lone season before being drafted fourth overall by the Phoenix Suns.
Mason's former backcourt mate, Devonte' Graham, will slide over to run point. Now a senior, Graham averaged 13.4 points and 4.1 assists per game last season. He will be joined by versatile NBA prospect Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, rim protector Udoka Azubuike, and Mississippi State transfer Malik Newman (more on him later).
Kansas may be lacking two of last season's biggest collegiate stars and some depth, but the program appears to be in good hands as they looks to return to the Final Four for the first time since 2012.
