Kansas guard Devon Dotson (1) drives against UMKC guard Zion Williams (0) during the first half, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019 at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo.
A source close to the Kansas basketball program told the Journal-World on Tuesday afternoon that KU point guard Devon Dotson will not play in tonight’s 8 p.m. game at Oklahoma.
[Kansas coach Bill Self said Monday that he thought Dotson would be fine for the game][1] and that the hip pointer Dotson suffered in last Saturday’s loss to Baylor at Allen Fieldhouse would not keep him out of KU’s next game.
At that time, KU had not yet practiced following Saturday’s loss, and had only run through film and a walk-through in preparation for the matchup with OU.
Senior guard Isaiah Moss is expected to slide into the starting lineup in Dotson’s place, with junior Marcus Garrett and freshman Christian Braun likely handling the bulk of the point guard responsibilities against the Sooners.
KU and OU tip off at 8 p.m. from Lloyd Noble Center on ESPN.
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.
