How did Kansas get out of the second half on Wednesday night having conceded just 13 points — its lowest total for a single half in 12 years? To hear head coach Bill Self tell it, it had a lot to do with guard Shakeel Moore. “I think to me, if I was going to pick an MVP of the game, I’d pick Shak,” Self said after KU finished off its come-from-behind 74-55 win over Arizona State at Allen Fieldhouse. ...
The University of Kansas competes in 16 varsity sports, all of which feature a wealth of compelling storylines that will unfold over the course of the next calendar year. Here’s a look at 25 student-athletes who will have a hand in shaping those storylines, and to whom it’s worth paying special attention between now and the end of December. The only criteria for these selections were 1) the inclusion of at ...
Kansas has successfully replaced its top three linebacker spots, all of which were vacated following the 2024 season, now that West Virginia transfer Trey Lathan has joined the fold. Lathan signed with KU on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. Lathan follows Bangally Kamara, formerly of Pittsburgh and South Carolina, and Joseph Sipp Jr., from Bowling Green, in joining the Jayhawks. Unlike his future ...
Early-enrolling freshman forward Bryson Tiller has arrived on campus and could begin participating in activities soon, head coach Bill Self said on Tuesday. Tiller made his way to Lawrence on Monday, actually beating the Kansas men’s basketball team back home as it returned to campus following a rare overnight stay in Orlando, Florida. When Self spoke to reporters on Tuesday afternoon, he hadn’t yet met ...
The Kansas men’s basketball team mustered about as good a response as anyone could have possibly envisioned after losing its conference opener at home. Sunday’s 99-48 evisceration of UCF set school records as the biggest road win in school history over a Division I opponent — in a league game, no less — and the most dominant performance by an away team in Big 12 Conference history. But just as quickly ...
Orlando, Fla. — The Kansas men’s basketball team went up 35-19 with 3:45 remaining in the first half at Addition Financial Arena on Jan. 10, 2024; back in the same building on Sunday, the Jayhawks led 35-19 with 3:50 remaining in the first half. That was where the two matchups against UCF diverged irrevocably. Whereas last season KU had allowed the Knights to cut the lead in half by the break, and ...