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Kansas Basketball: 5 reasons Jayhawks will win Big 12 title in 2019-20

By Holden Walter-Warner

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - MARCH 21: The Kansas Jayhawks mascot performs during the first half of the game in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Vivint Smart Home Arena on March 21, 2019 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - MARCH 21: The Kansas Jayhawks mascot performs during the first half of the game in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Vivint Smart Home Arena on March 21, 2019 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – NOVEMBER 06: Devon Dotson #11 of the Kansas Jayhawks dribbles the ball against the Michigan State Spartans during the State Farm Champions Classic at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on November 6, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

1. Another year of Devon Dotson

We barely even touched upon the biggest addition for the Jayhawks this season. While De Sousa could have a major impact and the freshmen class is stellar, Kansas is adding former Iowa star Isaiah Moss, who will immediately be eligible to bomb threes and be a difference-maker on both ends of the floor.

Still, if the Jayhawks expect to win the Big 12 this season, their linchpin will be Devon Dotson.

As a freshman, the Chicago native started in every game, averaging 12.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game, shooting 36.3 percent from 3-point range. He was named to the All-Big 12 Third Team, one of just three freshmen in the conference to make one of the three All-Conference teams.

Now, the Jayhawks are his. Dotson spent the offseason working on his game and body, putting out videos of him honing his craft in preparation for a pivotal season. Depending on how this year goes, it could be his last in Lawrence, with the NBA in his crosshairs.

When looking at a list of returning Big 12 stars, there may not be a better player in the conference returning to his school. A Big 12 Player of the Year award is a distinct possibility.

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The Kansas Jayhawks will win the Big 12 if Devon Dotson has the season everyone expects of him; Bill Self has to feel like the team is in good hands.

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