All sorts of interesting Kansas basketball tidbits are tracked in the pregame notes distributed to the media.
Such as:
Josh Jackson has scored the team’s first points in half of the 18 games, including Monday night in Ames. Frank Mason, the team’s leading scorer, had not drawn first blood until doing so from the free-throw line in the 17th game. Others to score team’s first point or points: Devonte’ Graham four, Udoka Azubuike two, Landen Lucas and Lagerald Vick one apiece.
How KU scored first points: Jumper (five), layup (five), dunk (four), free throw (two), follow (one), 3-pointer (one).
First player off bench: Vick 13, Carlton Bragg eight, Sviastoslav Mykhailiuk five, Lucas four, Azubuike two, Mitch Lightfoot one.
Double-figure scoring: Mason (17), Jackson and Graham (15), Mykhailiuk (12), Lucas (six), Vick (four), Bragg (three), Azubuike (one).
Double-doubles: Jackson (four), Lucas (three), Bragg (one).
Twenty-point games: Mason (10), Jackson (four), Mykhailiuk and Vick (one).
Charges drawn: Graham (three), Lucas (two), Bragg (one).
Dunks: Jackson (24), Lucas (17), Azubuike (14, would have had career night vs. Iowa State), Vick (eight), Bragg (six), Mykhailiuk (four), Graham (two), Coleby (one), Lightfoot (one), Mason (one).