Baylor's Perry Jones is a projected top-three pick in the 2011 NBA Draft.

"He's a very gifted young man with his size, length and athleticism," said OU coach Jeff Capel. "You match that with skill and he can hurt you in so many different ways.

"He can hurt you on the offensive glass. He can score with his back to the basket. He can face up or get it off the defensive board and push it himself. He can pass it. He can shoot it from 15 to 17 feet consistently and put it on the floor. That arsenal makes him very difficult to defend."

Over 35 scouts attended Baylor's game against Kansas in order to see how Jones would fare against an elite team.

"He's (nearly) 7 foot and can run and jump and put his head above the rim," KU coach Bill Self said after the game. "I'd say he's a pretty good prospect. He's maybe the best prospect in the country from a pure prospect standpoint. There's not a better athlete out there than Perry."

The Morris Twins helped lead No. 2 Kansas to an 85-65 victory over Baylor on Monday night.

"That was by far the best we've played," Kansas coach Bill Self said of an amazing opening half. "The twins were the best players in the game, but I really felt like everybody played well, especially in the first half."

By halftime, Markieff Morris already had 15 points, making all seven of his shots, and Marcus Morris was 6-of-7 shooting for 13 points as Kansas led 53-32.

"We could have not missed any shots, that would be better," Marcus Morris said. "We missed some shots, but that was one of the best first halves we've played all season. That was the best basketball we've played all season."

Gary Franklin is transferring to Baylor.

Franklin, a highly touted recruit out of Mater Dei High School in Los Angeles, left Cal last week after playing just 13 games for Mike Montgomery and the Bears.

He must sit out the spring and fall semesters this year and will be eligible to take the floor for Baylor the second semester of the 2011-12 season.

"Gary has been a winner all of his life," Baylor coach Scott Drew said in a released statement Wednesday night. "We are extremely excited to have him part of the Baylor family."

LaceDarius Dunn became only the second Baylor player to surpass 2,000 points for a career in the team's 74-61 win over Oklahoma on Tuesday.

Dunn is averaging 22.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game this season.

Baylor is on the cusp of being ranked in the Top 25, something coach Scott Drew acknowledges isn't always a good thing.

"One thing about being ranked is you get everyone's A game. You can't sneak up on anybody. You're the hunted instead of doing the hunting. Last year's team through nonconference we had the opposite effect," Drew said.

Six Big 12 men's basketball players have been named to the John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 30.

Alec Burks (Colorado), Marcus Denmon (Missouri), LaceDarius Dunn (Baylor), Jordan Hamilton (Texas), Marcus Morris (Kansas) and Jacob Pullen (Kansas State) were selected among the top 30 candidates.

All players nationally who excel throughout the season will be evaluated and considered for the official voting ballot released in March.

Minnesota transfer Devoe Joseph is looking at six potential new homes.

According to Adam Zagoria of ESPN Radio, Joseph is looking at West Virginia, Oregon, Baylor, Pittsburgh, Charlotte and Niagara.