Kansas junior center Udoka Azubuike got to show off his improved free throw stroke Thursday night in the Jayhawks’ exhibition win over Washburn. After going 0 for 2 at the foul line in KU’s preseason opener a week earlier, Azubuike knocked in five in a row and five of six overall on his way to 17 points in 18 minutes. “It really boosts my confidence,” Azubuike said of his showing. “Free throws are ...
NBA rookie Devonte’ Graham is headed to the G League — at least for a few days. Charlotte general manager Mitch Kupchak announced the move for the second-round draft pick out of Kansas on Tuesday, a little more than a week after Graham made his Hornets debut. According to The Charlotte Observer’s Rick Bonnell, Hornets coach James Borrego said Wednesday Graham will play for the franchise’s Greensboro ...
A day before his No. 1-ranked Kansas basketball team’s second and final preseason exhibition, coach Bill Self was asked if he’d prefer the Jayhawks were flying under the radar entering the season. “I’d prefer to have good enough players to be ranked number one and not be ranked there,” Self replied, while fielding questions inside Allen Fieldhouse on Wednesday afternoon. “That’s probably the ...
Outgained by close to 200 yards in an upset home win over TCU this past Saturday, a few flashbulb moments for the Kansas football offense provided just enough for the Jayhawks to leave David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium victorious. A hot start to the third quarter and an 11-play, 77-yard drive for a touchdown proved to be crucial in ending KU’s four-game losing streak. And no play on that series seemed as ...
What a difference a few weeks can make. It turns out Kansas quarterback Miles Kendrick just may end up sitting out the rest of this season after all. KU football coach David Beaty said at his weekly press conference Tuesday that Kendrick, a backup sophomore QB who hasn’t appeared in a game since suffering a shoulder injury at Baylor on Sept. 22, could be a candidate to redshirt. “That's best for him if we ...
When Kansas football coach David Beaty fired his team’s second-year offensive coordinator, Doug Meacham, during the Jayhawks’ bye week earlier this month, the move opened up a spot for a full-time assistant on the staff. Beaty said Tuesday during his weekly press conference he used that opportunity to promote Jeff Love, already working for the program as its director of football technology. Now Love, who ...