Kansas guard Wayne Selden Jr. (1) puts up a three from the corner against Vanderbilt during the second half, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015 at Lahaina Civic Center in Lahaina, Hawaii.

Wayne Selden, Jr. — who arrived in Hawaii eight days ago averaging a somewhat pedestrian 12.5 points per game off 38.1 percent shooting — left the islands as Maui Invitational co-MVP and Kansas University’s scoring leader through five games.

The 6-foot-5 junior from Roxbury, Massachusetts — he had 58 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists against Chaminade, UCLA and Vanderbilt — now takes a 17.0 scoring mark into Tuesday’s 7 p.m., home battle against Loyola (Maryland).

“It’s just getting open and teammates finding me,” Selden said, explaining his 54 percent shooting — an uncanny 58.6 percent from three (17 of 29) — “Frank (Mason) getting in the paint, Devonté (Graham) getting in the paint. I was getting open shots.

“We were able to penetrate and get the ball moving and a lot of things opened up for us,” Selden added of KU’s offense, which is averaging a robust 93.4 ppg this season after a 123-point outing vs. Chaminade, 92 against UCLA and 70 against Vandy (44 the second half).

Kansas had 32 assists, 14 turnovers vs. Chaminade; 19 assists, 10 turnovers against UCLA, but just eight assists to 12 turnovers against Vanderbilt.

Mason dished seven assists against two turnovers against Chaminade, seven assists to no turnovers against UCLA and three assists to one turnover vs. Vanderbilt.

Graham had three assists to no turnovers against Chaminade, three assists to one turnover against UCLA and one assist, one turnover against Vandy.

Selden had seven assists to four turnovers against Chaminade, three assists to one turnover against UCLA and no assists, no turnovers vs. Vandy.

“One thing we have done a pretty good job of is sharing it,” coach Bill Self said. “We don’t always make great decisions. We share it pretty well. We’ve got a long way to go from an execution standpoint, not remembering out-of-bounds plays. We’ve simplified it for our young kids.”

He so far is enjoying the three-guard offense.

“With Devonté and Frank,” Self said, “the best offense is to beat your man and certainly they do a great job of forcing help. But we have a tendency sometimes to drive to score as opposed to drive to pass, which plays right into their hands.

“Finally in the second half (vs. Vandy) the ball moved freer and guys finished in tight. Guys made some timely shots. Wayne was aggressive, powerful and obviously is a very well-conditioned athlete.”

KU (4-1) has four (currently eligible) double-figure scorers.

Perry Ellis averages 15.4 ppg off 52.8 percent shooting, Mason 13.0 ppg off 42 percent shooting and Graham 10.6 ppg off 38.3 percent marksmanship. Brannen Greene, who has served three games of a six-game suspension, averages 12.0 ppg. Off the bench, Svi Mykhailiuk leads the way at 9.4 ppg off 45.9 percent shooting. KU has made 51.3 percent of its shots to opponents’ 41.3.

“We’re focused on getting better each game and each day,” Selden assessed, acknowledging he’s having a lot of fun of late, especially after bouncing back from a 3-of-12 effort, good for 12 points, in a loss to Michigan State that preceded Maui. “At times we (players) get complacent and don’t realize we’re living a dream. We’re really living what we’ve dreamed about as a kid. It’s an honor to play in that (Maui) tournament.”