The Knights are coming off one of the worst losses in program history but have little time to wallow as they host Colorado on Wednesday.

Kansas basketball routed UCF on Sunday for a Big 12 Conference win. Here’s more on what was motivating the Jayhawks ahead of this matchup.

Luckily for the Jayhawks, however, UCF doesn’t match up well with KU. By most metrics, the Knights’ offense is pretty mediocre. On top of that, UCF struggles to rebound the ball and turns it over a lot.

For the first time this season, Shakeel Moore started for Kansas basketball during a win this past weekend against UCF during Big 12 Conference play.

Not since TV’s “Gilligan’s Island” has a palm frond been as helpful as the ones at UCF basketball games. During last season’s Big 12 home opener against Kansas, the elongated foliage debuted in the Knights’ student section at Addition Financial Arena.

The Kansas Jayhawks basketball players were downright dejected after a one-point loss to West Virginia on New Year’s Eve at Allen Fieldhouse. KU has won 321 games and lost just 19 times at the fieldhouse during the 22-year Bill Self era.

Kansas basketball bounced back from losing its Big 12 opener with a historic 99-48 beatdown of UCF. KU head coach Bill Self credited his team's improved intensity after the win, sending a message of continued urgency to the Jayhawks.