FORT WORTH, Texas — With 7:34 remaining on Thursday night and Texas Southern on an 8-0 run, Kansas men's basketball coach Bill Self decided he had seen enough. He called a 30-second timeout, and once play resumed, four of the five players who had been on the court found themselves on the bench. The only one who survived, starting forward Jalen Wilson, found himself in familiar company. The Jayhawks' other ...
FORT WORTH, Texas — The top-seeded Kansas men's basketball team run in the NCAA Tournament continues Saturday when it faces No. 9 seed Creighton in a second-round game at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. Kansas defeated No. 16 seed Texas Southern 83-56 on Saturday in a game that wasn't close after the first few minutes. Creighton, however, had to battle back from a 14-point first-half deficit, and from ...
FORT WORTH, Texas — When KeyShawn Feazell decided to transfer to Creighton in May, he envisioned himself holding down a starting role, playing big minutes and making a considerable impact. The fifth-year senior forward should finally get to do those things on Saturday — though not under the circumstances he would have wanted. Feazell is expected to replace sophomore center Ryan Kalkbrenner, the Big East's ...
She may be called "Twin," but to the Kansas women's basketball team, Taiyanna Jackson has been one of a kind. Jackson, a 6-foot-6 center who set the team's single-season record for blocks last week, is one of the biggest reasons the Jayhawks have returned to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in nine years. As the No. 8 seed in the Spokane Region, they'll face No. 9 seed Georgia Tech in the first round of ...
The mark of a successful program is not about reaching the NCAA Tournament just once. It's about being able to sustain playing at that level for several seasons and making a trip to the event an annual occurrence. The Kansas women's basketball team, which is playing in the tournament for the first time in nine years, is hoping its performance this month will set that standard. "I think through experiences like ...
FORT WORTH, Texas — Johnny Jones was telling a story about how he likes to knock loudly when he approaches the door to the Texas Southern men's basketball locker room because, during his playing days, he and his teammates never wanted anyone to hear them complain about their coaches. That's when he stopped himself. With his son, John, on the team, the Tigers' coach realized that any type of grousing and ...