KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Even though David McCormack wasn't necessarily happy with the plan for his Big 12 tournament minutes restriction, he understood it. On Saturday, his patience paid off. McCormack had team highs of 18 points and 11 rebounds for his 10th double-double of the season in the top-seeded Kansas men's basketball team's 74-65 win over third-seeded Texas Tech in the championship game. A sore foot ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The final seconds were ticking off the clock, but Aniya Thomas remained at midcourt in a defensive stance, her knees bent and arms outstretched, denying her opponent and the inevitable. Thomas had nearly singlehandedly willed the Kansas women's basketball team back from a fourth-quarter double-digit deficit against Oklahoma, and it wasn't until 10 seconds remained and the shot clock expired ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas women's basketball team's 80-68 loss to Oklahoma in the Big 12 tournament on Friday came suddenly for coach Brandon Schneider, who will await the Jayhawks' selection to the NCAA Tournament on Sunday evening. Kansas (20-9) should qualify for the 68-team event for the first time in nine years after it finished fifth in the Big 12 during the regular season. But after Friday's loss, ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Remy Martin scored 10 points and took 10 shots in the Kansas men's basketball team's 75-62 win over TCU in the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament on Friday at T-Mobile Center and said he feels completely healthy after missing a significant portion of the season with a bone bruise in his right knee. Martin, the senior guard who transferred to Kansas from Arizona State after last season, ...
KANSAS CITY, Missouri — The Kansas women's basketball team is used to playing in the first round of the Big 12 tournament, so it can be understood why junior Holly Kersgieter had no plans to watch the first two games on Thursday night. "Just the fact that we don't have to deal with that, it's a good feeling," Kersgieter said Thursday. "We're looking forward to playing a good team right off the bat. It's nice ...
KANSAS CITY, Missouri — By playing only 10 minutes in the top-seeded Kansas men's basketball team's 87-63 victory over West Virginia in the Big 12 quarterfinals on Thursday, David McCormack may have bought himself more time throughout the rest of the tournament. Coach Bill Self said Tuesday that McCormack, who has a sore foot, was going to have his minutes limited after the opening-round game in an effort to ...