TEMPE, Ariz. — The Kansas men’s basketball team cut a 20-point deficit down to two with four minutes remaining on Tuesday night, but couldn’t finish the deal. Arizona State guard Pig Johnson’s late-clock 3-pointer with 3:38 to go kicked off an 11-0 run, and ASU finished off a 70-60 upset win over the 14th-ranked Jayhawks after which its fans stormed the court at Desert Financial Arena. That KU even ...
TEMPE, Ariz. — Kansas coach Bill Self was ejected in the first half of Tuesday night’s game at Arizona State when he received two technical fouls after arguing an offensive foul call against Darryn Peterson. Peterson was battling with ASU guard Bryce Ford to get to the right wing from the right-side baseline with 6:07 left in the first half of the game and the Jayhawks trailing 23-16. The officials whistled ...
TEMPE, Ariz. — The Kansas men’s basketball team has, for fleeting moments this season, demonstrated to head coach Bill Self that it can remain aggressive and cohesive while also giving star freshman Darryn Peterson opportunities to, well, be Darryn Peterson. There was the first half against BYU on Jan. 31, when Peterson dominated the headlines in his battle with AJ Dybantsa but Bryson Tiller also produced ...
TEMPE, Ariz. — After Kansas lost to Arizona on Saturday, in a game that verged on a blowout early before KU came back only to get blown out again, KU guard Melvin Council Jr. said the biggest area in which the Jayhawks need to improve is their toughness. “We can’t back down from nobody,” said Council, who had 13 points and four assists in the loss. “We can’t take shortcuts when we got the lead, when ...
Ainise Havili, the former AVCA All-American setter whose jersey is retired at Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena, is headed back to Kansas to serve as an assistant coach. KU made the announcement on Sunday morning. "This is an incredible opportunity to bring a Jayhawk great back home," head coach Matt Ulmer said in a press release. "Ainise made a lasting impact on this program as a student athlete and alumna, ...
The Kansas softball team claimed four straight wins over the course of Friday and Saturday, its first two days in Fayetteville, Arkansas, but lost to the host Razorbacks on Sunday to conclude the Wooo Pig Classic. KU will now take a 14-6 record into a midweek road date at Wichita State on Wednesday night ahead of its home opener on Friday. The Jayhawks commenced their weekend tournament on Friday morning ...