At this point in the season, with eight games in, the Jayhawks somewhat have a proper benchmark on their season thus far. Especially with all the injury news around star guard Darryn Peterson. The biggest revolving question has been who will step into the large shoes that Peterson’s scoring output now leaves wide open.
With Peterson missing out on the Jayhawks' trip to Las Vegas, Nevada, Bill Self’s squad responded resiliently with three wins all against power conference opposition, the first day started with a 71-61 win over Notre Dame, not even a full 24 hours later, the Jayhawks took down the Syracuse Orange with a 71-60 win, before taking on the No.