KJ Adams injury update: Bill Self reveals diagnosis on Kansas forward

Kansas could be without KJ Adams for some time now with the injury that he had Thursday night in Ames.

Self had the latest on Adams during his postgame press conference following the 74-57 loss at No. 2 Iowa State on Wednesday. He said that Adams had hurt his shoulder, which led him to exit the game and be unable to return after trying to check in for a few more minutes.

“Yeah, he – I don’t know how. He hurt his shoulder,” said Self. “So I don’t know how significant it is or how much time he’ll miss but, you know, he obviously couldn’t go there when he came back in.”

Adams played 24 minutes in the 17-point road loss, a top 10 matchup against the Cyclones. He posted four points in making just one of his five shot attempts while also having six rebounds, four assists, a pair of steals, and a block.

Not having Adams would leave Kansas without one from their frontcourt. He is averaging 8.2 points (50% FG), 4.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and a block this season as a senior. That has Adams in the top five in all of their major statistical categories, including being third in rebounding, steals, and blocks. However, his overall production is down with the Jayhawks also having Hunter Dickinson and Flory Bidunga down low.

Self would like for Adams to not miss any time at all, especially in conference play now, because of this issue with his shoulder. However, he noted that, if he didn’t miss any games because of it, Kansas would be pretty fortunate, which could be putting that status in doubt going into this weekend and next week.

“I hope it’s not significant, hopefully he won’t miss time but I think we probably will be very lucky if that’s the case,” Self said.

AP Poll Top-25 College Basketball Rankings released after Week 10

The newest AP Top-25 was updated after Week 10 with a new No. 1 team in the nation halfway through January

Here’s the latest AP Poll following the conclusion of month number two in college basketball:

1. Auburn (+1)
2. Iowa State (+1)
3. Duke (+1)
4. Alabama (+1)
5. Florida (+3)
6. Tennessee (-5)
7. Marquette
8. Kentucky (-2)
9. Kansas (+2)
10. Houston (+2)
11. Texas A&M (-1)
12. Michigan State (+4)
13. Oregon (+2)
14. UConn (-5)
15. Mississippi State (-1)
16. Gonzaga (+2)
17. Purdue (+3)
18. Memphis (+1)
19. Illinois (-6)
20. Michigan (+4)
21. Ole Miss (+2)
22. Utah State (+3)
23. Georgia
24. Wisconsin
25. Baylor

Others receiving votes in AP Poll: St. John’s 83, Oklahoma 63, West Virginia 61, Arizona 26, Louisville 17, Texas Tech 12, Maryland 11, Clemson 8, Missouri 8, Cincinnati 4, San Diego St. 4, Saint Mary’s 3, UC Irvine 2, New Mexico 2.