On a day when Bill Self Basketball Camp attendees were oohing and aahing at every Hunter Dickinson pull-up 3 or Arterio Morris dunk, a much less recent addition to Kansas men's basketball stole the show. Ben McLemore, a onetime redshirt-freshman standout for the Jayhawks during the 2012-13 season who spent nearly a decade in the NBA, returned to Allen Fieldhouse and connected on seven 3-pointers during a KU ...
Military analogies in sports may be a bit passé, but it's hard to argue with Alexander Jung when he equates a decathlon with a war. Jung, a Kansas decathlete, explains that his comparison is based on the sheer level of endurance the competition requires, as the athletes test every conceivable physical skill — the 100 meters, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400 meters, 110-meter hurdles, discus, pole vault, ...
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 ...