Kansas might not be capable of making a Final Four run if stars Hunter Dickinson and Kevin McCullar Jr. remain hindered by injuries.But another question has begun hovering over the Jayhawks: Can they avoid the first-round upset bid of high-octane, high-intensity Samford?The fourth-seeded Jayhawks (22-10) hope to have the services of Dickinson and McCullar when they oppose the 13th-seeded Bulldogs (29-5) on Thursday in Midwest Region play at Salt Lake City.McCullar, who averages 18.3 points, has been bothered by a bruised knee for nearly two months. He missed the second half of the regular-season finale against Houston as well as the Big 12 tournament loss versus Cincinnati.Dickinson sustained a dislocated shoulder in the setback against Houston and sat out the Cincinnati game. He averages 18.0 points and 10.8 rebounds.Kansas coach Bill Self is hopeful the health of both players will improve enough so he can have their services on Thursday.”I’ve never had two All-Americans both be out at the same time,” said Self, “but I know that we should be much better this week than what we have been.”The Jayhawks have dropped four of their past five games and the last two contests were ugly. Houston beat Kansas 76-46 and Cincinnati pounded the Jayhawks 72-52.Self remains confident better health will equate to Kansas-like results.”I think a chance to reset and get focused and a chance to get more healthy, I think, will go a long ways for how we play moving forward,” Self said.Of course, Self isn’t feeling all that great about seeing Samford as the first opponent.The Bulldogs, coached by Bucky McMillan, play what has been dubbed “Bucky Ball,” a non-stop style where they run and gun on offense and tenaciously press on defense.