Cole Aldrich would love for his mere presence to guarantee a Kansas victory over West Virginia on Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse.
“One of the most special things about walking in that building is I never lost at home in three years,” said Aldrich, a 6-foot-11 former KU center who went 55-0 at home during his career which spanned from 2008 to 2010.
He will have his jersey No. 45 hung in the south rafters of the fieldhouse at halftime of a 5:15 p.m., Big 12 battle between the No. 13-ranked Jayhawks (20-6, 9-4) and No. 20 Mountaineers (19-7, 8-5).