Las Vegas — When Syracuse started hitting 3s after previously struggling to shoot, it could have spelled disaster for Kansas. When Tyler Betsey connected from deep with six minutes remaining to cut KU’s lead to 52-50, it brought the Orange the closest they had been since the opening minutes — and the Jayhawks had nothing going on offense. Then Tre White made something out of nothing. The senior transfer ...
Las Vegas — Redshirt sophomore guard Jamari McDowell has made key contributions to Kansas in the past, but they’ve generally taken the form of extended cameos. McDowell was only three games into his college career when he stepped in late to lock down Kentucky’s fifth-year guard Antonio Reeves and drain the clinching free throws at the Champions Classic in November 2023; three more games after that, he ...
Former Kansas defensive tackle recruit Lucas Smalls-Allen announced on Monday that he will instead attend Wake Forest. The move came just nine days prior to the start of the early signing period and leaves the Jayhawks with one interior defensive lineman, Na’kwaine Carter, in their 2026 class. That class is down to 18 recruits with the loss of Smalls-Allen. Smalls-Allen is a three-star prospect from Blessed ...
Kansas Athletics released as part of its game notes for KU’s upcoming game against Utah a list of 33 Jayhawks who will be going through senior-day festivities. That serves as a signal — though does not necessarily require, in the case of players with remaining eligibility — that those players will be taking the field at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium for the final time. The group consists of the ...
Las Vegas — Kansas guard Melvin Council Jr. ended his postgame media availability, alongside teammates Flory Bidunga and Bryson Tiller, with a promise: “I’m going to let you guys know that we’re bringing a lot of energy in the morning.” That’s a big part of Council’s role as the self-described leader of the Jayhawks — especially in the absence of star guard Darryn Peterson — and he’ll ...
Las Vegas — All the momentum was on Notre Dame’s side when Cole Certa stepped into a 3-point attempt from the right wing with eight minutes left in Monday’s game against Kansas. The Fighting Irish had cut their deficit to four points against an increasingly depleted and worn-out group of Jayhawks and could have gotten even closer had Certa’s fast-break attempt been on target. Instead, it rolled out to ...