WRITER: Henry Greenstein

Restoring healthy Dickinson and McCullar might be enough for Jayhawks to 'get a swag back'

Kansas City, Mo. — Kansas coach Bill Self has taken great pains to stress in recent weeks that his team just needs to become whole, to get healthy again, and then it can compete with anyone. After the injury-depleted Jayhawks, missing center Hunter Dickinson and guard Kevin McCullar Jr., lost by 20 points to Cincinnati in the Big 12 Conference tournament, Self added another qualifier, suggesting that his ...

Undermanned Jayhawks knocked out of Big 12 tournament by Cincinnati — key takeaways from the loss

Kansas City, Mo. — Playing with a depleted roster, the Kansas men’s basketball team fell 72-52 to Cincinnati Wednesday night at the T-Mobile Center and was eliminated from the Big 12 Conference tournament. Back playing as an undersized center, KJ Adams led KU with 22 points on the night, but the Jayhawks made just three 3-pointers to Cincinnati’s nine. "I thought the kids tried," Self said. "Obviously we ...

New assistants finding their place in KU's recruiting strategy

Make an appointment. Show up on time. Be honest with whomever you talk to. Follow up with coaches when you’re done. Be “genuine, authentic, professional" and in short "do it the right way." For Kansas coach Lance Leipold, those are the basics you need to recruit high school football players — and they apply in any part of the country. “You’ll build a relationship with the staff early … and you ...

Preview: KU will try small ball against tall Cincinnati lineup

The Kansas men’s basketball team will enter the postseason looking completely unrecognizable. Under some circumstances that might be a boon to a team that lost an underwhelming three of its last four regular-season games and five of its last nine. But not quite as much when the reason for the new appearance is the loss of two first-team all-conference players to injury — a temporary loss, yes, even a ...

KU softball sweeps doubleheader thanks to walk-off

Angela Price put a ball in play in the bottom of the eighth inning to score Ashlyn Anderson, as the Kansas softball team was able to turn a fielding error by Wichita State into a walk-off win at Arrocha Ballpark Tuesday night. The 6-5 victory, in which Campbell Bagshaw hit a grand slam as part of a five-run first inning but the Jayhawks didn't score again until extra innings, allowed KU to sweep its ...

Dickinson and McCullar will not play in Big 12 tournament, but plan on NCAA return

Hunter Dickinson and Kevin McCullar Jr. will not play in the Big 12 Conference basketball tournament, Kansas coach Bill Self said on his "Hawk Talk" radio show Monday night. However, Self said that the plan is for Dickinson, who dislocated his shoulder at Houston Saturday, and McCullar, who has been dealing with a bone bruise to his knee over the course of nearly two months, both to return to practice in full ...