KU Men’s Basketball

How newest NBA Jayhawks Dick and Wilson fared in their rookie year

Toronto Raptors rookie wing Gradey Dick mustered his best scoring performance of the season in its final days, as he went off for 24 points — including six 3-pointers — last Wednesday. That game happened to come against the Brooklyn Nets and Dick’s former Kansas teammate Jalen Wilson, ...

KU basketball notebook: Self bullish on Jackson’s future prospects

Elmarko Jackson came into Kansas as a McDonald’s All-American and potential one-and-done NBA Draft pick. He finished his freshman year coming off the bench and averaging 4.2 points per game. But head coach Bill Self frequently pointed out throughout the year that Jackson hadn't been playing ...

Self discusses KU’s future roster plans at team banquet

Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self pointed out at Thursday’s season-ending banquet that a year in which a team gets a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament — as the Jayhawks did in 2023-24, before their second-round loss — is considered worthy of praise at plenty of other schools. But ...

Adams receives ‘Mr. Jayhawk’ award

Kansas junior KJ Adams received the Danny Manning "Mr. Jayhawk" Award at the Jayhawks' season-ending banquet Thursday night, claiming KU's lone team-specific award following a year in which he accomplished what head coach Bill Self called "something that mere mortals don’t do.” Adams did ...

Furphy could represent Australia in Olympics

Kansas guard Johnny Furphy could have a chance to represent his country at the Olympics in Paris this summer. Furphy was chosen on Wednesday for a 22-man preliminary squad from which Australia will pick its final roster of 12. Basketball Australia’s official press release refers to the ...