WRITER: Henry Greenstein

Peterson, Bidunga lead Jayhawks past Baylor, 80-62

The Kansas men’s basketball team on Friday night demonstrated just how fearsome a duo Darryn Peterson and Flory Bidunga can truly be. Peterson scored 26 and Bidunga added 23 points — on an unbelievably efficient 22-for-27 combined shooting — and the Jayhawks took care of Baylor, 80-62 at Allen Fieldhouse. “Those guys, they were great," KU coach Bill Self said. "Both of them were great. They’re 22 of ...

Preview: KU remains at home to take on Baylor

From the opening minutes on Tuesday night, it was clear that Kansas had emerged onto James Naismith Court on a mission. The Jayhawks jumped ahead of No. 2 Iowa State early while displaying a level of intensity on both ends of the court that simply hadn’t been present for much of the previous 125 minutes of Big 12 basketball they had played this season (at least outside of their miraculous final few against ...

Lathan announces return to KU

The Kansas football team will bring back its leading tackler and starting middle linebacker from the 2025 season after all. Trey Lathan announced on social media on Thursday that he is returning to KU, posting a highlight video from last year that concluded by declaring him “locked in.” Lathan had previously stated on Jan. 1 that he planned to enter the portal but by all accounts and according to multiple ...

Nine former KU players selected in UFL's multi-day draft

Nine former Jayhawks will have the opportunity to play spring football this year if they so choose. Quarterback Jason Bean, offensive tackle Earl Bostick Jr., linebacker JB Brown, cornerback Mello Dotson, tight end Mason Fairchild, linebacker Kyron Johnson, wide receiver Kwamie Lassiter II, center Mike Novitsky and defensive end Lonnie Phelps were all selected as part of the United Football League draft, which ...

Jackson's hustle to set up White earns postgame praise

There’s just something about facing Iowa State at Allen Fieldhouse that apparently lends itself to season-defining hustle plays. A year ago, Kansas coach Bill Self quickly declared David Coit’s halfcourt alley-oop to KJ Adams off a gritty steal by Dajuan Harris Jr., which occurred in a 69-52 win over the Cyclones on Feb. 3, the potential “play of the year.” On Tuesday against the Cyclones, it didn’t ...

Players-only meeting got Jayhawks on same page before ISU beatdown

The history of Kansas basketball under head coach Bill Self is littered with players-only meetings — key junctures at which athletes took matters into their own hands and met as a group to try to set their seasons back on track. One happened in February 2013, another just 10 months later, still another in January 2016, but perhaps most famously, the 2008 national title team gathered at the now-closed Henry ...