Landen Lucas rarely gets much credit for the work he does for Kansas, mainly because this blue-collar forward earns his minutes with rebounding and defense rather than offense.
So when Perry Ellis had the ball with a clear path to the rim Tuesday night, he decided to reward his teammate. With a deft flip of his wrist, Ellis lobbed up a pass that Lucas dutifully flushed.
“He was open,” Ellis said with a shrug, “so I had to get him some.”
Lucas had certainly earned it. He pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds, scored 9 points and even had 4 blocks in the sixth-ranked Jayhawks’ 75-65 Big 12 Conference victory against visiting No.