WRITER: Henry Greenstein

KU alumni team in TBT adds 4 players, headlined by McCormack

Four new players, including a national championship hero, have been officially added to the roster for this summer’s Kansas alumni team in The Basketball Tournament, TBT announced on Tuesday morning. David McCormack, whose late-game heroics helped KU win the 2022 national title, will make his TBT debut this summer for JHX Hoops. McCormack has recently been playing professionally for Alba Berlin. In ...

Recapping the 2025-26 NBA season for veteran former Jayhawks

The NBA season drew to a close on Sunday with the Oklahoma City Thunder’s victory in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, the franchise’s first-ever title in its current incarnation. By finishing off the Indiana Pacers, the Thunder prevented rookie Johnny Furphy from becoming the fifth Jayhawk in the last six years to win an NBA title. Furphy played sparingly in the finals, earning his first career postseason bucket ...

KU men's basketball offers younger brother of former signee

The Kansas men’s basketball coaching staff is apparently trying to make further inroads in a family with which it is already quite well acquainted. Maximo Adams, a 6-foot-6 four-star small forward in the class of 2026 who plays for Sierra Canyon in Chatsworth, California, announced on Saturday that he had received a scholarship offer from KU assistant coach Kurtis Townsend. Adams was in the midst of a ...

KU softball offseason update: A transfer addition and the outlook for next year's team

The Kansas softball team is still looking for its first trip to the NCAA Tournament under head coach Jennifer McFalls, and first since 2015 overall, following a lackluster 2025 campaign. After a slide late in the 2024 season had caused them to narrowly miss the postseason, the veteran Jayhawks returned with plenty of motivation entering the following year. But a series of narrow losses in the clutch early in ...

Ulmer continues to add international talent, signs Zelenović

New Kansas volleyball coach Matt Ulmer has placed a significant emphasis on strengthening his team’s roster with international recruits. Since the Jayhawks wrapped up their first spring with Ulmer at the helm in late April, KU has signed a trio of players from Central Europe, including most recently, and perhaps most notably, Jovana Zelenović on Friday. Zelenović is a 6-foot-7 opposite hitter from Novi ...

Counsell becomes KU's first-ever Gold Glove winner

Outgoing Kansas senior Brady Counsell on Wednesday afternoon became the first Jayhawk ever to receive a Gold Glove award from the American Baseball Coaches Association and Rawlings Sporting Goods. The honor, which in Counsell’s case recognizes his defensive play at third base, is only given to one player at each position in all of Division I. Counsell, who transferred to KU from Minnesota for his final year ...