Mitch Lightfoot was known as somewhat of an enforcer his senior year at Gilbert (Ariz.) Christian High School.
“That was my thing. I averaged almost four blocks a game,” Lightfoot, Kansas’ 6-foot-8, 210-pound sophomore forward said of his ability to reject and alter shots in the paint — a talent that’s again become part of his game in his second season at KU.
Lightfoot — he had 11 blocks last season in 26 games — has 20 blocks through 12 games for the Jayhawks. After Thursday’s 75-54 victory over Stanford, a game in which he had one block, he ranked fourth in the Big 12 Conference in total rejections.