The Kansas Jayhawks have seen a slight turnaround in their recent form. Okay, no one was saying that Bill Self’s squad was in a crisis after a 3-2 start, with an 87-74 loss to No. 16 UNC Tar Heels, or a 78-66 loss to the No. 4 Duke Blue Devils. But Kansas was knocked out of the AP Top 25, and the Players Era represented a nice chance to settle the squad, even if it meant star Darryn Peterson would be missing.
Over the Jayhawks’ three-game stay in Las Vegas, Nevada, Kansas marshalled a strong 3-0
record, which saw a 71-61 win over ACC side Notre Dame, a 70-61 win over another ACC side, the Syracuse Orange, oh, and an elite No.