Kansas coach Bill Self was somewhat surprised to learn in his Friday press conference that his team’s current 2026 recruiting class — which to this point consists of Davion Adkins, Luke Barnett, Taylen Kinney and Trent Perry — ranks among the top few in the country. Indeed, it’s No. 1 on 247Sports, No. 2 on ESPN and No. 3 on On3. “That’s pretty good,” Self said. “But I will say this: There’s ...
Kansas coach Nate Lie had been hoping for his team to get off to a fast start to its tournament run. The Jayhawks did exactly that in the fourth minute of Friday night’s match at Rock Chalk Park when Caroline Castans played in a service from the left wing for Saige Wimes, whose header bounced past Cal Baptist goalie Mikayla O’Brien into the bottom right corner of the goal. “When we get down one goal ...
Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self on Thursday morning officially announced the signings of Luke Barnett, a four-star guard from Laguna Niguel, California, and Davion Adkins, a four-star forward from Arlington, Texas. Barnett, who is 6-foot-3, 170 pounds and attends Mater Dei High School, is known primarily for his shooting acumen, to the point that Self called him the best shooter KU has recruited since ...
Missing a bowl game this year would be a grim result for the Kansas football team. If the Jayhawks lose at Iowa State on Nov. 22 and at home against Utah on Nov. 28, both games in which they will undoubtedly enter as underdogs, they will fall short of the postseason by a game for the second season in a row. But this year’s trajectory would paint a much different picture, not of a team that went on a ...
Wednesday was the first day of the early signing period for a wide variety of collegiate sports. That provided an opportunity for Kansas’ athletic programs to begin trumpeting their new acquisitions for the class of 2026, who will join the Jayhawks for the 2026-27 school year. Here’s a look at the athletes whose signings KU has announced thus far and the comments their coaches have offered, if ...
The flurry of commitments the Kansas men’s basketball team secured during a busy week in early October translated to multiple official signings on Wednesday, the first day of the early signing period. KU coach Bill Self officially announced on Wednesday afternoon the signings of guard Taylen Kinney and wing Trent Perry for his 2026 class. Kinney, a five-star point guard from Newport, Kentucky, picked KU on ...