As always there were comedic videos, halfcourt shots that netted a pair of KU students $10,000 each and the obligatory “Dream On” highlight video when all was said and done. The trappings of Late Night in the Phog remained as part of the event’s 42nd edition on Friday night, but for the first time they orbited around a real exhibition contest, in which the Kansas men’s basketball team beat regional ...
In keeping with his No. 1 ranking in the recruiting class of 2026, Kansas men’s basketball freshman Tyran Stokes was named the Big 12’s preseason freshman of the year in a poll of league coaches released on Thursday morning. Stokes, a 6-foot-8 freshman from Louisville, Kentucky, attended Rainier Beach High School in Seattle and averaged 31.0 points, 13.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 4.0 steals as a senior ...
Kansas center Christian Reeves declared at Thursday’s media day that he will be ready to play for the Jayhawks in Friday night’s Late Night in the Phog exhibition game. It’ll be the first time in a long time that Reeves takes to the court without the burden of a right shoulder injury. The 7-foot-2 fifth-year center played hurt all of last year at the College of Charleston, underwent surgery in the spring ...
During his tenure at Kansas, which spanned two different coaching staffs and several roles across four seasons, Jordan Peterson had the opportunity to fill in as acting defensive coordinator on a pair of occasions. Once, he took over for D.J. Eliot due to COVID-19 late in the winless 2020 season; later, he stepped in for Brian Borland in the 2023 season opener while Borland was undergoing a medical ...
Kansas guard Melvin Council Jr. is currently eligible for his sixth season of college basketball competition under an injunction in Monroe County, New York — but why settle for six when you might be able to have seven? “I feel like I might have another year, too,” Council said with a smile. “You know? If it’s five years (under new NCAA rules), it’s going to be my fourth year at Kansas — why not ...
Late Night in the Phog, the traditional season-opening event for Kansas basketball, is at this point a bit removed from its period of greatest prominence. The event was thriving, as KU coach Bill Self recalled over the summer, when he first arrived in the early 2000s. Even a decade later KU had to turn away thousands of fans eager to witness top prospect Andrew Wiggins’ unofficial debut in 2013. It was an ...