WRITER: Henry Greenstein

Jackson suffered torn patellar tendon in camp scrimmage, will undergo yearlong rehab process

Kansas guard Elmarko Jackson tore his patellar tendon and will need surgery and a year's worth of recovery, KU men's basketball coach Bill Self announced Wednesday afternoon. The injury occurred during a scrimmage at Self's youth camp on Tuesday afternoon at Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena when Jackson got hit and landed awkwardly while driving to the basket. “Yesterday, while working out in front of the ...

Five ways Elmarko Jackson's injury changes the outlook for KU's roster

Updated 4:39 p.m. Wednesday: Elmarko Jackson's torn patellar tendon, which has a 12-month recovery time and so looks like it will likely end his 2024-25 season months before it was even slated to begin, has altered the roster-building calculus for the Kansas men's basketball team for the remainder of the offseason. Mississippi State transfer Shakeel Moore, a strong defender with years of power-conference ...

KU adds transfer guard Shakeel Moore

Just several hours after announcing Elmarko Jackson's likely season-ending injury, Kansas added more depth at the guard position by earning the commitment of Mississippi State transfer Shakeel Moore. Moore, who will be a fifth-year senior in his final year of eligibility, began his career with one season at NC State before spending three with the Bulldogs. Most recently, he averaged 7.9 points, 2.2 rebounds and ...

'Some questions' at defensive end, Leipold says, but young players could provide answers

Topeka — With the arrival of Kansas' highly touted 2024 freshman class over the weekend has come at least one player who has a chance to contribute right away. Deshawn Warner, a four-star freshman from Arizona who arrives as one of the top 10 high school edge rushers in the country, has joined classmate and early enrollee Dakyus Brinkley at one of the Jayhawks' position groups with the least returning ...

KU golfer Broin qualifies for U.S. Open

Kansas senior Gunnar Broin secured a spot in the 2024 U.S. Open by tying for third place among 68 competitors at a qualifier in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday. When he begins play at the tournament, which takes place from June 13-16 in Pinehurst, North Carolina, he will be "believed to be the first active Kansas golfer to tee it up in a PGA TOUR major championship," according to a KU Athletics press release. "It's ...

Apparent injury brings swift end to KU basketball camp scrimmage

An apparent injury to guard Elmarko Jackson brought an abrupt end to Kansas’ scrimmage Tuesday afternoon at the Bill Self Basketball Camp, putting a damper on the summer debut of the new-look KU basketball roster. Jackson went down hard to the ground after getting hit on his way to the rim. The Jayhawks’ trainers took a look at him for several minutes, attending to his lower leg, before head coach Bill Self ...