After each KU basketball game this season, this is where you can find out the hardwood equivalent of The Nielsen Ratings from Journal-World sports editor Tom Keegan. He’ll rate the Jayhawk scholarship players’ individual performances, telling you who was worth tuning in to watch. If you agree or maybe even differ, make sure to comment and tell Tom how you really feel. (Scoring: Each week, the top player in the ratings will be awarded 10 points. Second best gets nine points. Third best gets eight points, and so on and so on. The season standings are at the bottom.)
1. Tyshawn Taylor: By default. Shared team scoring honors with 11 points, making 4 of 5 shots from the field and 3 of 4 from the line. Had three steals and was under control when driving. Like all of his teammates, he could have been sharper defensively.
2. Marcus Morris: Shared scoring honors with 11 points and led team with eight rebounds. Sparked comeback at the start of the second half with a pair of dunks, but night was marred by his second technical of the season.
3. Travis Releford: Totaled four points and four rebounds in nine minutes and had two nice drives to the hoop, but also had two turnovers, including one pass to the Texas Tech bench that was nowhere near a teammate.
4. Quintrell Thomas: Played hard in two minutes at garbage time, scoring four points. Hey, somebody had to be fourth.
5. Tyrel Reed: Made just 2 of 6 three-pointers, missed a free throw and offered little resistance when trying to check Alan Voskuil.
6. Mario Little: Sabotaged his chances of playing more than 12 minutes by putting up a bad shot as soon as he checked in.
7. Sherron Collins: Made 3 of 19 shots overall and 1 of 10 three-pointers. Thought he was as hot as Alan Voskuil.
8. Cole Aldrich: Foul trouble limited him to 19 minutes and when he played, he didn’t play well. Picked up just three rebounds and scored eight points.
9. Brady Morningstar: Rough night defensively and made just 1 of 6 three-point shots.
10. Markieff Morris: Committed bad fouls and had three turnovers.
The Keegan Ratings: Season Standings (total points)
1. Sherron Collins (259 points)
2. Cole Aldrich (256 points)
3. Tyshawn Taylor (198 points)
4. Brady Morningstar (179 points)
5. Marcus Morris (163 points)
6. Tyrel Reed (161 points)
7. Markieff Morris (144 points)
8. Travis Releford (106 points)
9. Mario Little (87 points)
10. Quintrell Thomas (63 points)
11. Tyrone Appleton (27 points)
The Keegan Ratings: Conference Standings (total points)
1. Sherron Collins (125 points)
2. Cole Aldrich (124 points)
3. Tyshawn Taylor (96 points)
4. Brady Morningstar (89 points)
5. Marcus Morris (83 points)
T6. Mario Little (77 points)
T6. Tyrel Reed (77 points)
8. Markieff Morris (72 points)
9. Travis Releford (49 points)
10. Quintrell Thomas (21 points)
11. Tyrone Appleton (8 points)
