KU sophomore Marcus Garrett again soars to top after 1-point loss at West Virginia

By Matt Tait     Jan 19, 2019

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West Virginia forward Esa Ahmad (23) looks to make a pass while defended by Kansas guard Marcus Garrett (0) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, in Morgantown, W.Va.

**1 – Marcus Garrett -** Easily KU’s best, toughest and smartest player in this one. The sophomore from Dallas is coming alive offensively and his defense is as good as anybody’s in the country.

**2 – Dedric Lawson -** Nearly did enough to carry Kansas to a victory, recording most of his 15 points and 11 rebounds down the stretch. And he was good on the glass, where KU outrebounded WVU, 34-28, rom start to finish.

**3 – David McCormack -** Minute for minute, the big, bruising reserve forward’s time on the floor was as good as anybody’s. He gave the Jayhawks two points and four rebounds in 8 minutes and helped Lawson on the glass.

**4 – Devon Dotson -** The seven turnovers will take away a lot from this one, but he at least showed the right mentality and competed as hard as anyone.

**5 – Lagerald Vick -** Had a great start to the game and an awful end. Finished with 13 points on 5-of-12 shooting.

**6 – K.J. Lawson -** Logged double-digit minutes again and made them count, sparking the KU offense to a couple of runs at different points in this one. He’s still not the type of offensive player he wants to be or thinks he is and the sooner the coaches can convince him of that, the sooner he could see an uptick in minutes.

**7 – Quentin Grimes -** Knocked in a couple of key 3-pointers and added two assists and two turnovers in 30 minutes. He has to become more than just a spot-up shooter, though.

**8 – Ochai Agbaji -** Self said after the game that this was the first one in which Agbaji looked like a player who just came off of a redshirt. It showed. And the freshman from KCMO played just four minutes as a result.

**9- Mitch Lightfoot -** Recorded one foul and nothing else in four minutes on the floor.

**10 – Charlie Moore -** Got a chance, didn’t do anything with it. Didn’t play again.

Season Standings:
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1 – Dedric Lawson – 137

2 – Devon Dotson – 133

3 – Lagerald Vick – 109

4 – Marcus Garrett – 104

5 – Quentin Grimes – 83

6 – Mitch Lightfoot – 64

7 – Charlie Moore – 54

8 – David McCormack – 50

9 – K.J. Lawson – 46

10 – Ochai Agbaji – 24

*Note: Injured center Udoka Azubuike had recorded 50 points through KU’s first 13 games of the season and freshman Ochai Agbaji did not start playing until Game 15.*

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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.