If my notes are correct, it’s been 13 games since Bill Self strayed from a four-guard look and played two bigs together. And that didn’t always go so well.
KU was up by nearly 50 against Toledo on Nov. 28, and Self figured it’d be a good time to try out Mitch Lightfoot and Udoka Azubuike in the same lineup. At one point, the coach called one of his standard plays, and Lightfoot couldn’t shake free from his defender at the top of the key, forcing Lagerald Vick to improvise and drive while putting up a guarded shot attempt.