Xavier Henry

IRVING, Texas - Kansas freshman Xavier Henry has been named the Phillips 66 Big 12 Player and Rookie of the Week for the second straight week for his efforts in KU's wins against Radford and La Salle.  

Freshman Xavier Henry scored a season-high 31 points, Markieff Morris had a double-double and No. 1 Kansas took care of another overmatched opponent by beating La Salle 90-65 on Saturday at the Sprint Center. Kansas (9-0) used defense to overcome early rebounding problems, turning a tight game into a rout by holding its eighth opponent under 40 percent shooting this season.  

Freshman Xavier Henry scored a career-high 31 points to lead Kansas to 90-65 victory in front of 18,830 fans at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday afternoon. The 18,830 fans marked the largest regular-season crowd for a college basketball game at the Sprint Center.  

... the officials don’t blow the whistle. Taylor feeds Markieff with an over-the-head pass for a slam. This is as loud as the Sprint Center has been today. Markieff Morris turns it over on a bad pass, and a Collins foul will give ... nice job  

Note: The Journal-World's Matt Tait filled in for Tom Keegan for the KU-La Salle edition of the Keegan Ratings. 1. Xavier Henry: Career-high 31 points in just the ninth game of his college career. Sweet stroke from three-point land and a nearly ...