Kansas coach Bill Self said on Oct. 15 that the Jayhawks hadn’t practiced playing small yet — that is, for this year’s team, deploying 6-foot-9 forward Keanu Dawes as an undersized center with Tyran Stokes at power forward. Even prior to Sunday, Dawes said, KU still hadn’t spent much time on it: “I think it’s something that we’re in the process of working on,” he said, “like it’s kind of new ...
The Kansas men’s basketball team couldn’t deliver freshman wing Trent Perry an exhibition win over Duke for his birthday on Sunday, but it did give him some sort of gift: 14 minutes of game time in which to prove his worth. During that playing time, which encompassed some of KU’s most successful stretches against the Blue Devils, Perry demonstrated the sorts of qualities that prompted KU coach Bill Self ...
Kansas wing Kohl Rosario will miss Sunday’s exhibition against Duke after suffering a concussion in practice on Friday, KU coach Bill Self said. Self revealed Rosario’s status in a pregame interview with broadcast commentator Greg Gurley that KU posted on social media shortly before the game. “He got concussed on Friday, and got an elbow in the mouth and needed 14 stitches, and I guess some form of oral ...
After watching BYU deploy trick plays to great effect in its impressive victory over Notre Dame on Oct. 17, Kansas coach Lance Leipold went back to work the following day with a message to his coaches: “You know, let’s not be afraid to dial a few up.” Associate head coach Andy Kotelnicki certainly doesn’t lack creativity, but there have been times this season that his offense has looked at least a bit ...
The 17th-ranked Kansas volleyball team made a statement on Friday night by sweeping No. 13 TCU, 32-30, 25-11, 26-24, at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. The Jayhawks battled through extra points in two sets and dominated another. It was a rare occasion on which freshman opposite hitter Taylor Stanley did not lead the way for KU’s offense; outside hitter Grace Nelson recorded a 13-kill, 11-dig ...
The Kansas football team succeeded on Saturday afternoon where it has so often struggled. The Jayhawks took a one-point lead with just over a minute remaining at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, then Blake Herold blocked a potential game-winning 45-yard field goal attempt by Baylor’s Rhett Armstrong to seal a 25-24 win. Dylan Edwards took a career-high 30 carries for 156 yards, and Isaiah Marshall ...