Things returned to normal during the 2021-22 college basketball season, and Allen Fieldhouse was at the center of lot of it. Instead of major COVID-19 restrictions cutting into the atmosphere that defines Kansas basketball, KU’s home venue was full, night after night, of adoring fans watching the Jayhawks roll to a 15-1 record at home. In addition, Bill Self’s Jayhawks finished at the top of the Big 12 ...
The Kansas men’s basketball team was one of four programs to receive a No. 1 seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament on Selection Sunday, bringing the Jayhawks’ total to 15 1 seeds all-time and nine in 18 tournaments under head coach Bill Self. It marks the first time since 2018 that Kansas (28-6) has been seeded on the top line, and the Jayhawks will open this year’s tournament run at 8:57 p.m. Thursday in ...
After a fight to the finish during the grueling Big 12 regular season — KU lost two of its final four games and needed OT at home in the finale to secure a share of the conference title — Bill Self’s 19th Kansas basketball squad looked much looser and played more freely during its run to the Big 12 tournament title in Kansas City, Missouri. That showing, along with the fact that this is Kansas we’re ...
The top-seeded Kansas men’s basketball team will have to wait a couple more days to find out who it will play in Thursday’s opening round of the NCAA Tournament in Fort Worth, Texas. And KU coach Bill Self said being forced to have a little more patience has its advantages and disadvantages. The difficult part, Self said, is that the Midwest region’s No. 1 seed will have two full days of prep time ...
Throughout his stellar senior season, which ended with a Big 12 championship, two conference player of the year nods, All-America honors and the third best single-season scoring average in the Bill Self era, Kansas senior Ochai Agbaji was always focused on what’s next. That approach was responsible for him maintaining his focus and for much of KU’s success. And he never wavered. As Big 12 player of the ...
A year ago, Baylor and Gonzaga entered the NCAA Tournament as the heavy favorites to win it all. Lo and behold, those two teams wound up facing each other for the national championship, which Baylor won in convincing fashion. This year, the field is wide open and you can make a strong case for as many as 20 or 25 teams to make a run to the title. Here’s a look at 10 of them not named Kansas. • Baylor ...