LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball has a chance for a marquee victory at home Tuesday, against UConn.

Here are five things to know ahead of the 8 p.m. (CT)-scheduled tip-off between the No. 21 Jayhawks (6-2), who’ll be without freshman guard Darryn Peterson, and No. 5 Huskies (6-1):

Bill Self updates Jayden Dawson’s injury status

Kansas basketball coach Bill Self’s squad was without senior guard Jayden Dawson for two of the Players Era games in Las Vegas, as Dawson dealt with a wrist injury. However, Self outlined that Dawson has been practicing and anticipates him being available for the UConn matchup. Self mentioned that when the adrenaline starts flowing for a game like this one against the Huskies, certain levels of issues don’t affect someone nearly as much.

What Bill Self is seein

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