Honolulu — Some of the biggest challenges of Kansas’ entire 2023-24 campaign will come in the second and third rounds of the Maui Invitational Tuesday and Wednesday. The Jayhawks first had to ensure they could make it to those tough matchups unscathed, however, and they followed through by beating host Chaminade 83-56 Monday evening at the SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center to improve to 4-0 on the ...
Honolulu — Before Kevin McCullar Jr., there were just two official triple-doubles in Kansas men's basketball history: Cole Aldrich's in 2010 against Dayton and Jeff Withey's in 2012 against San Jose State. McCullar — fresh off an offseason spent contemplating the NBA Draft, then refining his game in the hopes of taking an Ochai Agbaji- or Jalen Wilson-like leap this season — just managed two in ...
The 13th-ranked BYU volleyball team hadn't lost a match in the friendly confines of Smith Fieldhouse all season — and had only lost seven there in the past nine years — before Kansas came to town Friday night. The No. 17 Jayhawks made a statement in Provo and substantially bolstered their candidacy to host NCAA Tournament matches at the end of the month, bouncing back from a narrow first-set loss and ...
Saturday’s matchup between Kansas and Kansas State featured the latest expression of gratitude for a senior class that Lance Leipold has credited with helping turn the program around. The group was honored pregame as part of Senior Day festivities before the Jayhawks played their last home game of the season. It included longtime stalwarts like Mason Fairchild and Kenny Logan Jr.; Buffalo transfers like Rich ...
Kansas had a chance to extend its lead to three possessions early in the third quarter Saturday night. With Kansas State deep in its own territory, Rich Miller broke on a short pass from the Wildcats’ quarterback Will Howard looking for Phillip Brooks. Howard never saw Miller coming; all the middle linebacker needed to do was snag the ball and trot into the end zone to put KU up 33-16. Miller dropped the ...
As has often been the case this season, another week has brought another mystery about just who might be playing quarterback for Kansas this weekend. Head coach Lance Leipold suggested on Monday that he was “very optimistic” about Jason Bean returning from a head injury to lead the Jayhawks Saturday, even after Bean missed the week’s first practice; however, Leipold then said on 810 WHB’s “The Border ...