Grimes tops ratings on a brutal day for No. 5 Kansas in 77-60 loss at Iowa State

By Matt Tait     Jan 5, 2019

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Kansas guard Quentin Grimes (5) grabs a rebound over Iowa State forward Michael Jacobson (12) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, in Ames, Iowa.

**1 – Quentin Grimes -** The only Kansas player who actually looked good in this one, Grimes finished with 19 points and six rebounds on 50 percent shooting in 31 minutes.

**2 – Devon Dotson -** Eight points, seven rebounds and three assists looked good. The five turnovers — of 24 for the team — did not. Still, Dotson was one of the few Kansas players who found any kind of success on Saturday.

**3 – Marcus Garrett -** Attacked the rim and seemed to have some understanding of what needed to be done. Didn’t do much in the way of making it happen, though.

**4 – Dedric Lawson -** Scored and rebounded but didn’t play strong enough and had a rough first half.

**5 – David McCormack -** Didn’t check in until late in the first half and didn’t play a ton overall. But did go all-out while he was in there.

**6 – Mitch Lightfoot -** Didn’t offer enough to make a real impact but also didn’t play enough to be responsible for too much of the meltdown.

**7 – Lagerald Vick -** Opened the game with three turnovers in the first few minutes and kept going downhill from there. Looked out to lunch way too much and again appeared to play with a me-first mentality at times.

**8 – Charlie Moore -** Another bad offensive game for the backup point guard, who did little to help KU’s struggling offense yet still played double-digit minutes.

**9 – K.J. Lawson -** Again played too little to move any higher in the rankings, although that nearly was a good thing for his chances at a higher ranking on Saturday. Doesn’t play more because he too often is unaware of what to do on defense.

Season Standings:
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1 – Devon Dotson – 104

2 – Dedric Lawson – 102

3 – Lagerald Vick – 83

4 – Marcus Garrett – 72

5 – Quentin Grimes – 67

6 – Mitch Lightfoot – 51

7 – Udoka Azubuike – 50

8 – Charlie Moore – 48

9 – David McCormack – 36

10 – K.J. Lawson – 32

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.