After Kansas basketball learned it would get both Udoka Azubuike and Silvio De Sousa back this season, the Jayhawks’ chances to make a run deep into March increased significantly.
The two big men are seasoned vets when it comes to big games, with both having played on the 2018 Final Four team. Junior Marcus Garrett also played significant minutes in the Final Four and saw his role increase dramatically last season.
After Duke lost Zion Williamson, Cam Reddish, RJ Barrett, and Marques Bolden to the NBA draft, head coach Mike Krzyzewski had to pull in a good recruiting class to replace all of the lost talent, and he certainly did that.