Former Kansas coach Roy Williams will be formally inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in November as a member of the Class of 2022.
Williams, 71, was part of the 173-member founding class in 2006, but the Hall has honored several of those players, coaches and contributors each year as part of its induction weekend ceremonies.
He'll be the third person with ties to the Jayhawks to be ...
The Kansas men's basketball team will face a series of difficult opponents as it attempts to defend its national championship with games against Duke, Kentucky, Indiana and Missouri included on the schedule for next season.
The schedule, finalized Tuesday, includes the first game of a home-and-home series between the Jayhawks and Hoosiers that will be played Saturday, Dec. 17, at Allen Fieldhouse.
The two ...
Free State High offensive tackle Calvin Clements has narrowed his list of colleges to three, with Kansas, Kansas State and Baylor all remaining in contention as he prepares to enter his senior season.
Clements took official visits to all three schools over the past month. He began his recruiting tour at Kansas on June 10, spent the next weekend at Kansas State, then was at Baylor from Friday through Sunday.
A ...
Former Kansas standout Bryce Hoppel won the 800 meters at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Sunday to qualify for the World Athletics Championships next month.
Hoppel, 24, won the event in 1:44.60 to claim his first outdoor title at the national championships. Jonah Koech finished second in 1:44.74 and Brandon Miller was third in 1:45.19.
Miller held the lead through the first ...
Kem Allen didn't go into the Lawrence High football team's "Summer Showcase" draft on Monday with high expectations, but his newfound status as the Red Team's top player gave him a degree of confidence that he expects to carry into Thursday's scrimmage.
"I'm guaranteeing a win," Allen said. "Our defense is stacked and our offense, we have the keys and the pieces right there."
Allen's claim sounded emphatic, ...
Christian Braun isn't willing to stop at one championship.
The former Kansas guard, drafted with the 21st pick by the Denver Nuggets last week, feels especially motivated to chase a title in the NBA given the Jayhawks' success last season.
And he might get to do that sooner than later considering the success the Nuggets have had over the last four years.
"They're in a spot where they're ready to win now," ...
