Somewhat-undersized Kansas power forward Mitch Lightfoot is attempting to bulk up in preparation for daily practice battles against fellow bigs Udoka Azubuike, Dedric Lawson, David McCormack and Silvio De Sousa.
“We’ve got some big boys on this team,” Lightfoot, KU’s 6-foot-8 junior forward from Gilbert, Ariz., said Sunday at Allen Fieldhouse after signing autographs for 2 1/2 hours on the first day of the first session of Bill Self’s youth basketball camp.
“I’ve got to keep getting bigger, keep getting stronger,” added Lightfoot, who says he is up from 209 to 225 pounds since the end of last season with a goal of 230 by the start of KU's Boot Camp in September.