Big 12 Basketball: Ranking of top 25 players entering 2023-24 season

12. Kevin McCullar Jr. – Kansas

Another talented player entering year five of college ball, McCullar joined Kansas last season after success in his first three years over at Texas Tech. He’s been a double-digit scorer each of the last three years, averaging 10.7 points and 7.0 rebounds per game last year with the Jayhawks, the best rebounding figures of his career.

McCullar is another very experienced piece coming back for the Jayhawks, even though he wasn’t yet around for their title run in 2022. He’s a talented wing who can score from all over the court and has been very active on the boards in recent years. He’s also a very versatile piece who’ll pair nicely with some of the other talent on this Jayhawks squad, especially new center Hunter Dickinson. Expect a fourth-straight season averaging at least 10 points a game.

11. Arthur Kaluma – Kansas State

For the last two seasons, Kaluma was a major part of the success at Creighton, starting nearly every game as an underclassman for a talented Bluejays squad. Last year he averaged 11.8 points and 6.0 rebounds, hit 31% of his long range shots, and scored in double figures in each of Creighton’s four Tourney games, helping take the program to the Elite Eight.

Kaluma now transitions to Kansas State, joining a program that Jerome Tang brilliantly turned around in his first season last year. Already a solid scorer and potentially the Wildcats’ best rebounder, Kaluma has potential to be a major player in the Big 12, he just needs to improve his shot selection and decision making. Suffice to say, he’s a major addition for a Wildcats team that might have the talent to get back to the Elite Eight themselves.