Kansas to retire Thomas Robinson's jersey vs. Missouri

As a blue blood in college basketball, several jerseys line the rafters inside Allen Fieldhouse at Kansas. Now, yet another will join that lineup this weekend with the jersey retirement of Thomas Robinson.

On Monday, Bill Self announced that they would be retiring Robinson’s #0 during halftime of their game versus Missouri this weekend.

Robinson spent three seasons in Lawrence from 2009 to 2012. In total, he played in 105 games for Kansas and averaged 9.8 points and 7.3 rebounds on 52.5% shooting from the field.

That culminated in Robinson’s breakout junior season as a Jayhawk. In 2011-2012, he moved into a starting role and averaged 17.7 points and 11.9 rebounds per game on 50.5% shooting. That helped him become a Consensus All-American, Big 12 Player of the Year, a First-Team All-Big 12 selection, and a finalist for the Wooden Award.

He also helped lead Kansas to an appearance in the national championship in New Orleans before losing to Kentucky, their second defeat to the Wildcats of their season where they went 32-7 overall.

Robinson then went on to be the No. 5 pick in the 2012 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings. He would go on to spend five seasons in the association with Sacramento, Houston, Portland, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and the Los Angeles Lakers. In 313 appearances as a pro, he averaged 4.9 points and 4.8 rebounds.

Self has coached some highly-regarded players during his two decades at Kansas. Robinson is now the latest to earn the extreme honor from the program during the team’s matchup with Mizzou on Saturday.

Kansas vs. UNLV : Guaranteed Rate Bowl point spread released

Kansas is going bowling for the second straight season, earning a spot in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl to face UNLV. The Jayhawks are still in search of their first bowl victory since 2008 but have a good chance to achieve that according to Vegas.

FanDuel has Kansas as a 12.5-point favorite in its opening point spread for the game, as well as an over/under of 63.5.

How to watch Kansas vs. UNLV

Time: 8 p.m. CT on Dec. 26
Channel: ESPN, FuboTV (streaming)
Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona

Kansas has been playing without Jalon Daniels since early in the season as he deals with a back injury. Jason Bean took over in his place to throw for 1,168 yards, 12 touchdowns, and four interceptions across 11 games this season.

The Jayhawks have made up for the loss of Daniels thanks to a rushing attack that ranks ninth in the country with 211.3 yards per game. Devin Neal and Daniel Hishaw have combined for 1,808 yards and 23 touchdowns, while Bean has also contributed 259 yards and three scores on the ground.

Kansas finished with a 5-4 record in Big 12 play to earn its first winning record in conference play since 2007. That included a 38-33 win against No. 6 Oklahoma that marked their first win against a Top-10 opponent in Lawrence since 1984.

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It’s clear both teams have a lot to play for here as UNLV is also in search of its first bowl win since 2000. We can only hope that leads to an exciting battle when the Rebels and Jayhawks kick off the day after Christmas.