The Kansas Jayhawks will hit the road for their final regular season game against the Houston Cougars on Saturday, March 9. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. ET, and the game will air on ESPN. Kansas guard Kevin McCullar Jr. is considered a game-time decision after “tweaking his knee” against Kansas State on Tuesday.
Update 3:54 p.m. McCullar is listed as a starter, and looked fine in warm-ups.
Starters. McCullar listed as a starter, we’ll see if they decide he’s good to go following warmups pic.twitter.com/m5aumQKZlU
— Henry Greenstein (@HenryGreenstein) March 9, 2024
Update 3:18 p.m. It looks like he’s going to attempt to give it a go today.
Kevin McCullar is warming up now. #kubball
— Shreyas Laddha (@shre98) March 9, 2024
Update 3:02 p.m. We’ll keep things updated here, but McCullar isn’t on the court as of now.
Kevin McCullar is not on the court for the first phase of warmups in Houston
— Henry Greenstein (@HenryGreenstein) March 9, 2024
Head coach Bill Self said he was undecided on whether or not he would rest McCullar Jr. ahead of and/or during the Big 12 tournament. Kansas heads into this game ranked No. 14 and is likely to make the NCAA tournament even if they lose to No. 1 Houston. The Jayhawks won the first matchup between these teams 78-65. McCullar Jr. played 37 minutes and finished with 17 points, seven rebounds, and three assists in the victory.
Right now, at DraftKings Sportsbook, the Cougars are listed as an 8-point favorite. The line opened with Houston as a 9.5-point favorite. The total sits at 139.