In the moments leading up to, and sometimes well into, Kansas basketball games, backup forward Mitch Lightfoot never knows exactly how much head coach Bill Self will ask of him or how long he’ll end up playing.
Of late, in KU’s previous three games, Lightfoot is averaging 5.3 points and and 4.7 rebounds in 15.3 minutes. An uptick in playing time — the junior big averaged only 6.6 minutes through the first ...
On the day Les Miles was introduced as the Kansas football program’s next head coach, back on Nov. 18, Miles said hiring coordinators and position coaches would be a key step in the recruiting process, because those new staff members would be able to lay out their plans and deliver their pitches to prospects.
That bit of foreshadowing from the former LSU head coach, who inherited a 2019 KU recruiting class ...
Although Kansas basketball coach Bill Self wouldn’t completely rule out the possibility of center Udoka Azubuike returning to the lineup for Saturday’s game at Arizona State, two days ahead of the Jayhawks’ first true road game Self wasn’t counting on the 7-footer’s presence, either.
“I don’t know,” Self initially replied Thursday afternoon, when asked during his weekly press conference whether ...
In the process of improving to 10-0 on the season earlier this week with an 89-53 home victory over South Dakota, the No. 1-ranked Kansas basketball team held its opponent to 37.9 percent shooting from the floor and 23.1 percent success from 3-point range. The Jayhawks swiped a season-high 11 steals, too, and blocked five Coyotes shot attempts.
Pretty good defensive effort from KU, right?
Not in the eyes of ...
Now that Les Miles knows the identity of all 10 of his on-field assistants for his first season in charge of Kansas football, the program’s new head coach has entrusted a few members of his staff with some additional responsibilities.
When Miles made his first big hire, luring Chip Lindsey away from Auburn and the SEC earlier this month, Lindsey was introduced as KU’s offensive coordinator — and nothing ...
Just a few hours into college football’s early signing period on Wednesday morning, the Kansas football program’s 2019 recruiting class began to grow.
New head coach Les Miles and his staff had eight verbal commitments in place entering the day, but added one target they had recruited hard the past several weeks right off the bat. Plus, the Jayhawks signed a quarterback prospect who first committed to ...
