Freshman center Paul Mbiya hasn’t played much for Kansas this year, but he played a very important one and one-tenth seconds last Saturday when the Jayhawks beat N.C. State on the road. Mbiya, a 7-footer with a 7-foot-8 wingspan, entered in a one-point game in overtime and was charged with making it as difficult as possible for Wolfpack guard Quadir Copeland to throw a lob pass off an inbound, as head coach ...
One of the qualities that makes Nebraska so good, Kansas coach Matt Ulmer told reporters after his team got eliminated by the Cornhuskers last week, is that they’ve experienced disappointment in the past and it makes them “hungrier to keep building.” “For us, this is the first time really that this group is going to feel this, so hopefully that makes our offseason that much better,” he said. “Again, ...
Another Kansas defensive back is headed to the transfer portal. Laquan Robinson, a former junior-college safety who spent one year at KU after transferring from Auburn, will be looking for his fourth school in four years. He has one season of eligibility remaining. The news was first reported by 247Sports late on Tuesday night and shared on social media by Robinson and his representative Kaisaun Nichols. ...
Kansas offensive lineman Greydon Grimes will transfer, his agent Pat Curran confirmed to the Journal-World on Tuesday afternoon. Grimes, who stands 6-foot-6 and weighs 285 pounds, spent two years at KU. He had flipped from Baylor when his father Jeff Grimes came to Lawrence at the end of 2023 to serve as the Jayhawks’ offensive coordinator. Greydon Grimes remained at KU when his father left for Wisconsin ...
For the first few minutes of Tuesday night’s game against Towson, Kansas’ newfound emphasis on playing at a fast pace was quite apparent. The Jayhawks moved the ball efficiently, surged ahead by double digits less than five minutes into the game — and then did little of note for quite a while afterward. They led by 10 points at 15:25 and 11 at halftime. However, led by a sharp Flory Bidunga, Melvin ...
Kansas coach Bill Self has heard about no shortage of home remedies as his star guard Darryn Peterson has battled cramps in his quadriceps muscle. “People are caring, but everybody has an idea, whether it’s mustard packets or eating bananas, or drinking (something),” Self said. “Pickle juice obviously is a big one. There’s a lot of things that a lot of people think can do it. And sometimes your body ...