The first two meetings were months apart, but the third matchup between the third-ranked Kansas men’s basketball team and West Virginia will come just 12 days after the second. Tipoff in the quarterfinal round of the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City, Missouri, is slated for 2 p.m. Thursday at T-Mobile Center. The game will be televised by ESPN. No. 8 seed West Virginia advanced to face the Jayhawks with a ...
Kansas City, Mo. — The University of Kansas athletic department on Wednesday unveiled plans and renderings for upcoming to renovations to Allen Fieldhouse that KU coach Bill Self said were going to be “big time.” KU is preparing to execute a series of upgrades in the next couple of years that will address and enhance all three levels of the venue’s concourses, upgrade and expand donor areas and install ...
Kansas City, Mo. — Kansas point guard Dajuan Harris Jr. was convinced that his teammate, senior guard Kevin McCullar Jr., was going to win the Big 12’s defensive player of the year honor this season. Harris’ stance made sense given McCullar’s inclusion on a couple of national defensive player of the year finalist lists. It also kept him off guard for the news that came his way earlier this week. ...
The Kansas men’s basketball program on Tuesday night picked up its first commitment in the Class of 2024. Small forward Marcus Adams Jr., a rising star in the class, made his announcement on on Instagram Live with Joe Tipton of On3.com. He chose KU over finalists UCLA and Syracuse and he made that known by putting on the blue KU hat in front of him and unzipping his black jacket to reveal a KU shirt ...
The Kansas football program’s recruiting momentum continued to soar on Sunday, when the Jayhawks landed a commitment from Class of 2024 cornerback Aundre Gibson. Gibson is labeled a four-star prospect by 247 Sports — 3-star by Rivals.com — and is the highest-rated recruit of the Lance Leipold era to date, according to 247. He ranks 242nd nationally and is the 19th best cornerback in his class, while ...
Kansas forward Jalen Wilson was on his way to the gym on Sunday, when KU coach Bill Self stopped him with some good news. Wilson was the unanimous choice by the Big 12 coaches as this season’s player of the year after leading the conference in scoring (19.7 points per game) and rebounding (8.3) during the regular season. Wilson received all nine available votes. Coaches are not allowed to vote for their ...