No. 11 Kansas played without star point guard Dajuan Harris on Tuesday night in a narrow win over UCF, missing the always steady presence in the backcourt. According to the Associated Press, Harris had started in 98 straight games,

Kansas found itself in two very rare situations against UCF on Tuesday night. The No. 11 Jayhawks played without point guard Dajuan Harris Jr., who had tweaked his ankle in practice, for the first time in nearly five years.

Harris missed KU’s victory over UCF on Tuesday after tweaking his ankle during Monday’s practice. According to KU coach Bill Self, Harris’ absence was a surprise.

For the first time this season, Kansas basketball is without Dajuan Harris Jr. The veteran guard tweaked his ankle during a recent practice.

No. 11 Kansas played without Dajuan Harris Jr. for the first time in nearly five years Tuesday night against Central Florida.

Kansas, playing without point guard Dajuan Harris Jr. for the first time in nearly five years, had just enough Tuesday night to edge UCF 91-87.

And one of those moments proved crucial in No. 11 Kansas’ 91-87 win over UCF on Tuesday night. Coit brought the Allen Fieldhouse crowd to a standing ovation after he canned a 3-pointer to put the Jayhawks up four points with 7:24 to play.

Kansas basketball weathered terrible injury luck for chunks of last season and went into the NCAA Tournament without star player Kevin McCullar Jr. Needless to say, the campaign ended with a whimper.