Kansas guard Kevin McCullar Jr. has been ruled out of the NCAA Tournament because of a bone bruise on his knee that caused him to miss six of the past 12 games, including the Jayhawks’ one-and-done ouster in the Big 12 Tournament. Kansas coach Bill Self told reporters Tuesday upon the team's arrival in Salt Lake City that McCullar would be out.
Kansas guard Kevin McCullar Jr. shoots under pressure from Kansas State forward Jerrell Colbert during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in Lawrence, Kan. Kansas’s Kevin McCullar Jr., right, drives to the basket against Baylor’s Ja’Kobe Walter during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, March 2, 2024, in Waco, Texas. Baylor won 82-74.
“It’s too bad for him to be able to contribute,” Self said upon the team’s arrival in Salt Lake City, “so Kevin will not play. We’re shutting him down for the tournament. If we’re fortunate enough to win two games we’ll have done it without him. McCullar, who was voted an honorable-mention All-American earlier Tuesday, had back-to-back triple-doubles earlier this season, and he was having the kind of season the Jayhawks had hoped when he decided to return for a fifth year. McCullar spent his first three seasons at Texas Tech before transferring to Kansas, and he was averaging 18.3 points this season.
They Jayhawks will at least have second-team All-American Hunter Dickinson back for the NCAA Tournament.
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