KU Men’s Basketball

KU players react to addition of Kaufman-Renn

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas men’s basketball team has loaded up on talent in the final days of the offseason to the point that, following the addition of former Purdue standout Trey Kaufman-Renn, it now has 16 players able to take part this year. Now they all just have to figure out what ...

Bidunga’s return to Lawrence headlines KU-Louisville exhibition clash

From the moment Flory Bidunga announced his transfer destination, it became clear that the former Jayhawk was going to return to Kansas more immediately than anyone would have expected. The Congolese forward, who was the Big 12 defensive player of the year last season at KU, picked Louisville ...

KU men’s basketball ranked No. 17 in AP preseason poll

The Kansas men’s basketball team received a preseason ranking of No. 17 in the AP Top 25 poll released on Monday morning. That is higher than its starting point of No. 19 from last season, but otherwise lower than at any point since 2008, when it opened the year ranked No. 24. The Jayhawks ...

KU men’s basketball adds former Purdue forward Kaufman-Renn for upcoming season

It turns out that the Kansas men’s basketball team wasn’t done adding after all. KU coach Bill Self, who previously appeared to have had a full roster, announced on Monday that the Jayhawks have added former Purdue forward Trey Kaufman-Renn. Kaufman-Renn is eligible for the 2026-27 season ...

The KU freshmen who surrendered their jersey numbers to Council and White

Much of the discussion surrounding the late-stage returns of Kansas veterans Tre White and Melvin Council Jr. has centered on how they may shake up the Jayhawks’ rotation, but what of their jersey numbers? Given that the Kansas men’s basketball team spent the vast majority of its offseason ...

Reeves makes early impression at Late Night

Friday’s Late Night in the Phog served as the introduction to Allen Fieldhouse for a variety of new Jayhawks, but for Christian Reeves it was also his first opportunity to play real basketball — while healthy — in quite some time. The 7-foot-2 center battled a shoulder injury all through ...