LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas men’s basketball stretched its winning streak in home openers to 50 games on Monday night, slugging Summit League team Omaha, 89-64, at Allen Fieldhouse.
KU junior forward Jalen Wilson came close to recording the third official triple-double in school history, scoring 19 points with 11 rebounds and seven assists, while Gradey Dick contributed a game-high 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting (4-of-6 from three). The Jayhawks won their first of four games to be coached by 11th-year KU assistant Norm Roberts.
Roberts has accepted the responsibility of leading the team on game nights during head coach Bill Self’s four-game suspension related to the NCAA case involving KU basketball.
