Kansas guard Ochai Agbaji tested negative for COVID-19 on Friday and is eligible to play against No. 8 Baylor on Saturday. “He’s out of the COVID protocol,” Kansas coach Bill Self said Friday afternoon. “So, as long as he feels up to it, which I would certainly assume he would, he can participate moving forward with what we’re doing. I’m excited about that, obviously. I know he is and our teammates ...
No. 10 Kansas Jayhawks (18-3 overall, 7-1 Big 12) vs. No. 8 Baylor Bears (19-3 overall, 7-2 Big 12) Time: 3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022 Location: Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, Kansas TV: ESPN | Radio: IMG Jayhawk Radio Network Keys for Kansas 1. Different personnel, same talent Gone are the Jared Butlers, Davion Mitchells and Macio Teagues, who tormented the Jayhawks and the rest of the Big 12 for years ...
After averaging just 11.4 points per game during a rough and inconsistent start to his junior season in 2020, Kansas forward David McCormack found freedom in the coaches’ steam room. Frustrated by his performance and carrying the burden of trying to figure out why he was struggling, McCormack needed to find a way to relax. It was not enough to just hear or think about playing with a free mind, a phrase ...
After playing single-digit minutes in eight of his previous 10 appearances — and not playing at all in four of KU’s last eight games — Kansas sophomore Joe Yesufu logged 23 massive minutes while helping the 10th-ranked Jayhawks knock off No. 20 Iowa State on Tuesday night in Ames, Iowa. The lesson learned by KU coach Bill Self after watching Yesufu’s big night was simple. “Well, he needs to play ...
Kansas senior Ochai Agbaji’s status for Saturday’s game between No. 10 Kansas and No. 8 Baylor at Allen Fieldhouse, remains up in the air, but KU coach Bill Self said the Jayhawks are “optimistic and hopeful” that the Big 12’s leading scorer will be able to play. Agbaji tested positive for COVID-19 prior to the Jayhawks leaving for Iowa State on Monday and he missed his first game Tuesday night after ...
Ames, Iowa — The 10th-ranked Jayhawks’ latest trip to Hilton Coliseum became decidedly more difficult when senior guard Ochai Agbaji was ruled out of Tuesday’s clash with No. 20 Iowa State seven hours before tipoff. Agbaji did not make the trip for Tuesday’s 70-61 win because of what a KU spokesperson called “COVID-19 health and safety protocols” late Tuesday morning. Kansas coach Bill Self said on ...