Fort Worth, Texas — Kansas senior Mitch Lightfoot practiced for the second day in a row on Wednesday, wearing a brace and protective sleeve on his sprained left knee during the Jayhawks’ open practice at Dickies Arena. All of it points to the KU forward being ready for Thursday’s NCAA Tournament opener against Texas Southern, but Kansas coach Bill Self said, officially, Lightfoot remained “day to ...
No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks (28-6) vs. No. 16 Texas Southern Tigers (19-12) Time: 8:57 p.m., Thursday, March 17, 2022 Location: Round 1 of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, Texas TV: Tru TV | Radio: IMG Jayhawk Radio Network Keys for Kansas 1. Stay disciplined With so many athletes and TSU coach Johnny Jones electing to play so many players, Texas Southern prefers a wild style that forces ...
Throughout his basketball career, Kansas sophomore Jalen Wilson has prided himself on the ability to overcome adversity. Injuries, limited playing time and other obstacles, all dating back to seventh grade, have followed him wherever he’s been. But the tough times he faced last fall, at the start of what turned out to be his first Big 12 championship season as a contributor, challenged him in ways he never ...
Kansas senior Ochai Agbaji added to his haul of honors on Tuesday, earning first-team All-American honors from The Associated Press. It marks the third first team All-America selection for Agbaji thus far. He also earned the honor from The Sporting News and Bleacher Report. The AP and The Sporting News are two of the four that make up the collaboration of Consensus All-America teams. KU's last AP All-America ...
Three wins in three days at the Big 12 tournament last weekend was worth three spots in the final Associated Press college basketball poll before the NCAA Tournament. The Kansas men’s basketball team, which is one of four No. 1 seeds in this year’s NCAA Tournament, moved up three spots from No. 6 to No. 3 following wins over West Virginia, TCU and Texas Tech for the Big 12 tourney title. The Jayhawks ...
The big question throughout the several weeks that Kansas guard Remy Martin sat out with a bone bruise in his right knee was whether he had enough time to work back into the rotation without disrupting the Jayhawks’ rhythm. In three games last weekend at the Big 12 tournament — all Kansas victories — Martin answered that question with a resounding yes. But it wasn’t just his impact and production ...