At last year’s Big 12 media days in Arlington, Texas, newcomers BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF were the talk of the town, as various coaches and players from the league's longtime schools faced numerous questions about the new ones joining the conference. Four more programs are making the move to the Big 12 this time around, and this week’s media days, which begin Tuesday, will likely attract an even ...
Another member of the Braun family will suit up for the Denver Nuggets — at least for a stint during the summer. Former Kansas men's basketball standout Christian Braun entered the NBA as a first-round pick in 2022, won a national championship with the Nuggets as a rookie and upped his productivity in an even more productive sophomore season. Now, his older brother Parker Braun, who spent six seasons at the ...
Head coach Brandon Schneider left no doubt on the matter in a recent interview with the Journal-World: The Kansas women’s basketball team certainly doesn’t have anyone similar to Taiyanna Jackson on this year’s roster. Indeed, Jackson, the Jayhawks’ all-time blocks leader who averaged a double-double during her KU tenure and was a WNBA draft pick, isn’t walking into Allen Fieldhouse any time soon. But ...
The group of four players that Kansas selected to attend Big 12 Conference media days in Las Vegas includes a pair of longtime participants in the event in quarterback Jalon Daniels and running back Devin Neal, as well as two first-timers in cornerback Mello Dotson and defensive end Jereme Robinson. Even as media-day newcomers, though, they have borne witness to the development of the Jayhawks’ program. In ...
Kansas women's basketball coach Brandon Schneider was among the first to learn that Elle Evans planned to leave North Dakota State. His source was his close friend, the man who replaced him at Emporia State and served under him at KU, NDSU head coach Jory Collins. “He actually called me right after Elle had left his office and made the decision to go into the portal,” Schneider said. As it happened, Evans ...
Updated 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 3: Pro Volleyball Federation teams announced the signings of three former Kansas players on Sunday, expanding the presence of past Jayhawks in the growing league as it approaches its second season. Ainise Havili and Kelsie Payne, two members of the 2015 KU volleyball team that entered the Kansas Athletics Hall of Fame last year, both signed to play in the PVF — but for ...