Udoka Azubuike is back in time for the start of the Big 12 season.
Azubuike, Kansas’ 7-foot junior center from Nigeria, who missed the past four games because of a severe right ankle sprain, started and scored 23 points while playing 20 minutes in the Jayhawks’ 87-63 victory over Eastern Michigan on Saturday afternoon at Allen Fieldhouse.
He hit 10 of 13 shots and three of six free throws while matching his season-high point total (23 versus Vermont). He was three points off a career high and also had nine rebounds, two blocks and a steal.
Devon Dotson scored 15 points (two off a career high) and dished four assists.