If nothing else changes before the start of the season, a scholarship penalty for Kansas men's basketball that looked like it would last three years will get done a lot sooner. NCAA rules allot KU 13 scholarships per year, but in connection with the school's NCAA infractions case, it adopted last November a self-imposed reduction of three scholarships "to be distributed over the next three years." With the ...
The public and the media have been gradually assembling the 2023-24 Kansas men's basketball schedule from bits and pieces since not long after last season ended. Now, with KU's official announcement Monday morning, it has finally been revealed in its full glory. Well, the nonconference schedule has, at least — Big 12 Conference matchups remain to be determined. And, according to KU's news release, "There is ...
Last spring, Jalen Wilson participated in several pre-draft workouts. But with the possibility of returning to Kansas still present in his mind, he didn't have "two feet in." This time around, he's fully committed, and armed with the knowledge he gained from his previous go-round about what it takes to thrive on the workout circuit, flying from place to place to show off his skills for as many teams as ...
If the foundation of any interpersonal relationship is setting expectations, then Hunter Dickinson and Dajuan Harris Jr. are already off to a strong start. Dickinson — the highly touted transfer center from Michigan — said Sunday that before committing to KU, he told Harris, "If you don't average 10 assists, it's gonna be your fault." The lighthearted response from Harris, who reached the 10-assist ...
In a world of increasingly outlandish conference realignment rumors — many of which, indeed, seem totally ridiculous until they come to fruition — the latest bit of gossip to take the nation by storm has a refreshing familiarity. The University of Colorado has been floated, discussed and endlessly analyzed, perhaps most notably in an Oklahoman column by Berry Tramel on May 23 and CBS Sports piece by Dennis ...
I spent the summer after my junior year of college interning at a sports tech company by day and sleeping in a converted office in a home in the Troostwood neighborhood of Kansas City by night. When I was free from work on the weekend and desperate for entertainment, I used to walk down in the direction of the Country Club Plaza neighborhood, but I kept going straight through the rows of glitzy shops until I ...