Kansas signee Flory Bidunga, a 6-foot-9 center from Kokomo, Indiana, was named to the McDonald's All-American Game on Tuesday, making him the 51st signee in KU program history to receive the honor. Bidunga will compete along with 23 of the nation's top boys basketball players in the class of 2024 in the all-star game on April 2 in Houston. Bidunga, who grew up playing soccer in the Democratic Republic of the ...
Updated 1 a.m. Tuesday: Co-defensive coordinator Jordan Peterson may have played a pivotal role in shaping the 2024 Kansas football recruiting class, but in the wake of Peterson's departure for his alma mater Texas A&M, several signees asserted that their commitment to KU transcends the efforts of one man. Most notably, four-star defensive end Deshawn Warner — one of the highest-touted prospects in the ...
Albeit without some of the offensive fireworks, the first half Monday night followed much the same script as Kansas’ road loss at West Virginia two days earlier. The Jayhawks started strong once more, again buoyed by the early shooting of Johnny Furphy, but defensive struggles as the half drew on caused them to surrender their lead and enter the half tied — even with the benefit of the Allen Fieldhouse ...
As long as he’s been a fixture on the national college landscape, fourth-year center Hunter Dickinson does have another season of collegiate eligibility remaining, and in a podcast appearance Friday he suggested he would consider returning to Kansas. “The extra year is there for a reason,” he said, in a conversation with basketball analyst Jeff Goodman and North Carolina forward Armando Bacot on The Field ...
The coaching carousel may have dealt another blow to the Kansas football staff. Kansas co-defensive coordinator Jordan Peterson — who just earned that title via a December promotion, and previously served as defensive backs coach, safeties coach and a defensive analyst — is expected to join his alma mater Texas A&M to become the Aggies’ safeties coach. Billy Liucci of TexAgs.com first reported the ...
Morgantown, W.Va. — West Virginia had only made more than eight 3-pointers in a game once all season; the Mountaineers hit 14 in a loss to UMass on Dec. 16. They scored nine in the first 14:14 Saturday afternoon against Kansas, and weren’t too shabby from inside the arc either. By the time the halftime buzzer sounded the long-struggling WVU offense was shooting 59% from the field and had earned a 51-51 tie ...