KU Men’s Basketball

KU, unbeaten No. 1 Arizona win to set up Big Monday showdown

The Kansas men’s basketball team emerged unscathed from Saturday afternoon’s game against Utah, having won 71-59, despite what head coach Bill Self said “wasn’t a great effort by any means.” “But we got through it, and now we’ll focus on Monday — which the guys, I think, were ...

KU takes care of Utah, 71-59

In the middle of a challenging five-game stretch for Kansas men’s basketball sat Utah — the last-place team in the Big 12, without a road win on the season, sandwiched between No. 13 Texas Tech and No. 1 Arizona on KU’s schedule. So of course the Runnin’ Utes, at least for about 30 ...

Preview: Streaking KU hosts struggling Utah

With Utah coming to town on Saturday afternoon for Kansas’ 10th game of Big 12 play, the Jayhawks have officially crossed the midway point of the conference season. “As I was talking to my mom — I’ve been looking at my apps, on my tickets — I’m telling her, ‘The season’s about ...

Self would happily coach Council again, but can he get a 6th year of eligibility?

In less than one season in Lawrence, Melvin Council Jr. has quickly endeared himself to Kansas fans with his on- and off-court leadership, his high-energy play style and his frequent expressions of gratitude that he gets the chance to play for the Jayhawks in the first place. So it’s no ...

Peterson powers through early struggles for late-game heroics

LUBBOCK, Texas — Kansas guard Darryn Peterson will be the first to tell you that he had a bad game on Monday night at Texas Tech. Or at least he did for the first 38 1/2 minutes at United Supermarkets Arena. “Shots weren’t really going in,” he said. “They guarded me kind of well. I ...