The No. 17 Kansas Jayhawks are days away from beginning conference play. The early portions of the season are long gone, and now come the arduous winter days of Big 12 Basketball. Historically, this is something Kansas has dominated, winning 21 regular-season titles since 1997.
However, in the modern era of collegiate basketball, the Jayhawks have been slightly knocked off their perch, with the Houston Cougars claiming back-to-back titles in their first two years in the conference, meaning that in order to prevent a three-peat, the Jayhawks must do the little things right.
One of the many little things is bench points.