A four-game winning streak that includes victories at TCU and West Virginia has Kansas in sole possession of first place one-third of the way through the 2017-18 Big 12 basketball season.
“It’s early. You have one bad week and you can go from first to fifth or sixth or whatever it is,” KU coach Bill Self said Thursday when asked to examine the standings heading into this weekend’s action which includes Saturday’s game against Baylor. Tipoff is 5 p.m. at Allen Fieldhouse, with a live telecast on ESPN.
“We understand that. At least the staff does. We’re trying to get our players to understand that,” Self added.