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Texas Tech basketball: Players we are happy to see leave the Big 12

By Matthew Conner

LUBBOCK, TX - JANUARY 02: General view of a basketball and Big 12 logo taken before the game between the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Texas Longhorns on January 02, 2016 at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. Texas Tech won the game 82-74. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images)
LUBBOCK, TX - JANUARY 02: General view of a basketball and Big 12 logo taken before the game between the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Texas Longhorns on January 02, 2016 at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. Texas Tech won the game 82-74. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images) /
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Guard Devon Dotson #1 of the Kansas Jayhawks leaps to shoot the ball over forward TJ Holyfield #22 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders. (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images)
Guard Devon Dotson #1 of the Kansas Jayhawks leaps to shoot the ball over forward TJ Holyfield #22 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders. (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images) /

Kansas: Devon Dotson

It’s tough to recall a player ever using speed to dominate a basketball game the way Kansas’ Devon Dotson did during his career.  Thankfully, he’s now in the NBA Draft pool and according to some, his stock is rising. 

Under Bill Self, Kansas has always looked to push the pace.  In fact, that was also a hallmark of the program during the tenure of Self’s predecessor, Roy Williams, who made the secondary break famous in Lawrence.  But no individual player has been more of a one-man fast break for KU than Dotson.

His ability to push the ball coast-to-coast helped the 6-foot-2 guard dominate the Big 12 on his way to earning conference Player of the Year honors this season as a sophomore.  It was the second-straight year that a sophomore won that award after Tech’s Jarrett Culver did so in 2019.

Against Tech this season, Dotson had 21 points in Lawrence and 17 in Lubbock.  He also dished out an average of 6.5 assists in those contests.

Dotson also led the Big 12 in scoring at 18.1 points per game.  He was the unquestioned catalyst for everything that KU did and he won’t be missed by Red Raider fans at all.

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