Have you noticed an underwhelming Kansas men’s basketball student section? Columnist Trevor Butler tries to find the real reason behind the decline.

Notable notes, stats that stand out, and emerging trends as college basketball closes out the month of January.

Houston picked up a two-game road sweep in Big 12 Conference play at a pair of the league’s more imposing venues. As a result, the Cougars maintain their hold o

The good news for Mark Kellogg’s club is that the month of February contains several opportunities to pick up quality wins and that stretch starts Saturday at noon when the Mountaineers (16-4, 6-3 Big 12) host No. 24 Oklahoma State (17-3, 7-2 Big 12). The game will be broadcast on ESPNU.

For Kentucky, the game before The Game was a tough one on paper — a Tuesday night road contest against Rick Barnes' Tennessee Vols, who were ranked No. 1 in the country just a few weeks ago and listed as 10.

West Virginia will be in front of their home fans on Wednesday, but a look at the spread shows they might need that home-court advantage. They and the Houston Cougars will face off in a Big 12 battle at 7:00 p.

The Cougars finished tied for first place last season but did not qualify for the conference championship. They are the team to beat next fall.

Week 13 of the college basketball season has already seen one big upset with No. 3 Iowa State falling at Arizona on Monday. Which teams could join the Cyclones?

We've got another exciting Big 12 matchup on schedule as the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Houston Cougars are set to tip at 7:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday at WVU Coliseum. West Virginia is headed into Wednesday's matchup hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses.

Houston Cougars (16-3, 8-0 Big 12) at West Virginia Mountaineers (13-6, 5-4 Big 12) Morgantown, West Virginia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Houston plays West Virginia after J'wan Roberts scored 24 points in Houston's 92-86 overtime victory over the Kansas Jayhawks.

Peterson, meanwhile, gives Kansas 52 signees who have earned the McDonald’s honor, starting with Darnell Valentine in 1977. Current Jayhawks Elmarko Jackson (2023) and Flory Bidunga (2024) were named McDonald’s All-Americans.