New Kansas signee Christian Reeves played through a shoulder injury throughout his lone season at Charleston, as KU coach Bill Self noted in announcing his signing on May 1. The 7-foot-2, 255-pound transfer center was still productive for the Cougars, posting 11.1 points and 7.8 rebounds per game in an average of just 21.4 minutes. Before he could attempt to bring that same productivity back to the ...
Kansas coach Jennifer McFalls had said in advance of KU’s Big 12 tournament clash with UCF that there probably weren’t two teams in the league more evenly matched than her fifth-seeded Jayhawks and the fourth-seeded Knights. That proved quite accurate on Thursday in Oklahoma City as KU emerged victorious in a 6-5 nailbiter. The Jayhawks rallied from down 4-0 to earn just their third win against the Knights ...
The success of the Kansas baseball program this season has been in many ways unprecedented. The most tangible evidence of that fact is the very real possibility that the Jayhawks, who until last year had not even appeared in an NCAA regional for more than a decade, may get the chance to host one later this month beginning on May 29. There are no guarantees, as KU (37-12, 20-4 Big 12) will need to maintain its ...
Dennis Parker Jr., a 6-foot-6 transfer guard who revitalized his career at Radford last season, announced his commitment to Kansas on The Field of 68’s YouTube channel on Thursday morning. “After great conversations with coach Bill Self and some of the assistants, man, I just felt like it was the perfect fit for me,” Parker said on the livestream. Parker, a multidimensional scorer, averaged 18.3 points ...
The college baseball media landscape is growing, but perhaps not so large at this stage as to provide a wealth of eminently available, detailed information on every prospective opponent. That’s why it can be useful to get firsthand accounts from those who see given teams on a regular basis — especially in advance of a series as significant as the one this weekend at Hoglund Ballpark, which will pit No. 7 ...