Big 12 Conference coaches picked the Kansas men’s basketball team to finish first in the league this season in a poll released Friday morning. Twelve coaches selected KU for the top spot. It is the 20th of 28 Big 12 seasons in which KU has been picked first or to tie for first. This year, the No. 1 ranking reflects widespread confidence in a revamped KU squad despite a competitive Big 12, as the Jayhawks add ...
Former Kansas men’s basketball player Arterio Morris is no longer enrolled at Garden City Community College. Garden City’s athletic director Mike Pilosof said as much in a written statement Friday evening, characterizing the move as “in the best interest of all parties.” Just two days earlier, Pilosof had confirmed that Morris was enrolled at the school but did not confirm whether he planned to play on ...
Expectations are high for Kansas men's basketball center Hunter Dickinson this season, and the Big 12 Conference community got an early look at just how high when Dickinson received a pair of notable honors Thursday. Big 12 head coaches made Dickinson the first player in league history selected as both preseason player of the year and preseason newcomer of the year in the same season. Dickinson certainly has ...
For the second match in a row, Kansas dramatically outshot its opponent, but dropped a tight Big 12 Conference contest 1-0. The Jayhawks fell on the road to Iowa State despite amassing 22 shots, including nine on target, to the Cyclones' 12 total, and taking 10 corner kicks on the night. As a result, they dropped to 3-7-6 (0-6-2 Big 12) with their fourth straight loss. KU has struggled since opening the ...
The Sooner Schooner is parked in the top spot in this week’s Big 12 Conference power rankings. Coming off a win over third-ranked Texas in the Red River Rivalry, Oklahoma was the unanimous No. 1 pick for the first time this season in voting by 14 beat writers that regularly cover the league. Texas dropped to No. 2, and Kansas was third after a convincing win over UCF. 1. Oklahoma Previous ranking: 2 ...
Kansas added another piece to its rapidly growing 2024 freshman class when Rakease Passmore, a 6-foot-5 small forward who plays for Combine Academy in Lincolnton, North Carolina, announced his commitment to the program Wednesday evening. Passmore, who is originally from Palatka, Florida, made the call on a 247Sports livestream, selecting KU over final candidates LSU and Oklahoma. He had visited KU last weekend, ...