KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas is not in a position where its hopes of reaching the NCAA Tournament are tethered to outcomes in the Big 12 Tournament.
Good thing too, considering a knee injury Udoka Azubuike suffered during a scrimmage at practice Tuesday will sideline the 7-foot sophomore center for the conference tourney at Sprint Center. Azubuike is the nation's leader in field goal percentage (77.4) and averages 13.7 points and 7.1 rebounds.
"It is isolated," Kansas coach Bill Self said of the MCL sprain. "It is a grade one sprain. We will hold him out this weekend in Kansas City and he will be reevaluated Sunday and our expectation is that he'll be back on the court next week.