Jayden Dawson's Potential Impact on Kansas' Tournament Run

0:00On March 8, Kansas basketball coach Bill Self has faced challenges landing the right transfers in recent years. The latest case is Jaden Dawson, who came over from Loyola Chicago, expecting a big role as a shooter and defender. Instead, he seemed very limited minutes this season and sits near the end of the rotation as the postseason nears. On senior day at Allen Fieldhouse this weekend, Self gave Dawson a shout out to the crowd. He highlighted the player's defensive smarts and shooting touch, then promised fans that Dawson would step up big and help win a key game soon. Fans often dream of overload transfers turning into tournament heroes like Remi Martin did a few years back after a tough regular season. Dawson doesn't need that kind of explosion to matter. A couple of timely threes or stops could shift momentum for the J-Hawks. At Loyola over three seasons, Dawson hit 36.7% of his threes on more than five tries per game. And Lawrence that number dropped to 28.6% in sparse action, but his skills fill a gap on this roster.

1:04With Kansas leaning heavily on his top starters for over 150 minutes a game, Dawson might log just 8-10 minutes in tournament, play. Those moments could prove decisive, keeping the J-Hawks alive deep into March.