Yesterday, when Kansas eventually marched past the Syracuse Orange, the Jayhawks, in an eventual 71-60 win, there was one noticeable difference in the already Darryn Peterson-less squad. Jamari McDowell had replaced freshman Kohl Roasario. McDowell is currently a redshirt sophomore, and Self raved about the guard after the Jayhawks’ opening Players Era win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
In 34 minutes on Tuesday, McDowell followed up on his performance with an additional nine points with four rebounds and two assists, on 3-7 shooting.
"I thought that he played the best yesterday. Kohl [Rosario], he's been laboring.