Kansas forward David McCormack (33) gets a pass in the paint over UTEP Miners forward Alfred Hollins (15) during the first half on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. Also pictured is UTEP Miners forward Bonke Maring (11).
Two games into the 2022 Big 12 Conference schedule, the Kansas Jayhawks are 1-1 and still find themselves facing a major question in their front court. Mitch Lightfoot and David McCormack have now both started at the 5, and both players have had good moments and bad.
In our latest episode, Journal-World Sports Editor Matt Tait & 610 Sports co-host and producer Nick Schwerdt take a look at what’s going on with KU senior David McCormack and what the Jayhawks need to get from him the rest of the way.
• Why is McCormack still struggling?
• What can he do to turn things around?
• Why McCormack must join his teammates in evolving into a new role.
• Does KU have other options at the 5?
• Check out all of that, and more, in our first Basketball Friends episode of 2022 below…
A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.
