Versatile Wilson leads No. 5 Kansas vs. Omaha
Although Jalen Wilson spent a year in the Kansas program before 現れるing as a starter, he was an unproven 商品／必需品.
A broken ankle sidelined Wilson after two games last season. His freshman redshirt was then spent rehabilitating and learning 法案 Self's system the hard way, without practice.
Let it be known Wilson （機の）カム in ready this season, quickly positioning himself as a leader the No. 5 Jayhawks (5-1) look to as they continue a five-game homestand Friday against Omaha (2-4).
"It's getting to the point where we 肉親，親類d of 推定する／予想する him to produce," Self said. "He has no 恐れる. I didn't think he had any (恐れる), but until you've 現実に coached him, once we started playing, I mean, this dude's got no 恐れる. He likes the moment. I look for him to continue to 改善する and give us more and more as we move on."
The most 最近の moment in which Wilson 配達するd was clutch. He nailed a game-winning 3-pointer with 42 seconds left Tuesday night to snap a tie and 結局 give Kansas a 73-72 victory over No. 8 Creighton.
Wilson's 積極的な nature did surface late in that 対決 when he committed a foul that gave the Bluejays a chance to send the game into overtime with 1.1 seconds remaining. However, Wilson's second 二塁打-二塁打 of the season held up to 重要な a 勝利，勝つ in 規則.
"存在 傷つける last year with such a 広大な／多数の／重要な team we had, that 動機づけるd me every day to get better," Wilson said. "I tried to 動機づける them as much as I could from practice and on the sideline in games.
"I was just trying to let everybody know that I'm going to work hard just like they did the whole year. Even though our season was ended last year (by the coronavirus pandemic), we have a chance this year, so I'm excited to give everything I have."
Already, Wilson has proven 有能な of 供給するing a 解除する by 戦う／戦いing inside, both for points and 回復するs, and also defending at a high level. He's second for Kansas in 得点する／非難する／２０ing (15.0) and leads in reboun ding (8.8), and gives the Jayhawks a versatile performer they can use in different 位置／汚点／見つけ出すs depending on whether 中心 David McCormack is on the 法廷，裁判所.
After Self compared the の近くに matchup with Creighton to a second-week game in the NCAA Tournament, the Jayhawks 人物／姿／数字 to be able to relax and use 付加 combinations against the second straight team they'll 直面する from Omaha.
The 無所属の政治家s (2-4), members of the 首脳会議 League, do 所有する seasoned experience. They used a dunk from one of their 上級のs, Matt Pile, to （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville in the の近くにing seconds Saturday for a 65-63 road 勝利，勝つ.
Pile leads Omaha in 回復するing (9.5), while Marlon Ruffin paces the team in 得点する／非難する／２０ing (13.4).
"I think we're 極端に 深い," said Ayo Akinwole, the 無所属の政治家s' leader in 補助装置s (2.5). "We've got a lot of players who have shown they can play at a pretty good level. This nonconference (schedule), these first nine or 10 games, is going to show us what everything is all about."
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