Three future Jayhawks landed spots on the 2022 McDonald’s All-American teams, which were revealed on Tuesday afternoon. Gradey Dick, MJ Rice and big man Ernest Udeh Jr., all earned spots as “Burger Boys,” the modern nickname given to those who are picked for the famed annual all-star game. It marks the first time since 2018 (Devon Dotson, Quentin Grimes and David McCormack) that the Jayhawks landed ...
Energy, effort and physicality were not issues for the fifth-ranked Kansas men’s basketball team in Monday’s rematch with No. 13 Texas Tech. Finishing, however, was. Despite watching Texas Tech erase a 12-point second-half lead in the final minute of regulation, KU survived 94-91 in double-overtime at Allen Fieldhouse behind a hard-charging effort in all aspects of the game. The win helped the Jayhawks ...
The Kansas men’s basketball team will get five days between games this week, with a welcomed gap arriving in the heart of the grind that is the Big 12 Conference schedule. But first the Jayhawks will have to get through another battle with Texas Tech on Monday night. The Red Raiders are the first Big 12 program Kansas will see for a second time this season. They’re also one of just two teams to have ...
Energy, effort and physicality were non-issues for the fifth-ranked Kansas men’s basketball team in Monday’s rematch with No. 13 Texas Tech. Finishing, however, was. Despite watching Texas Tech erase a 12-point second half lead in the final minute of regulation, KU survived 94-91 in double-overtime at Allen Fieldhouse behind a hard-charging effort in all aspects of the game. The win helped the Jayhawks ...
Manhattan — Kansas basketball coach Bill Self tossed one of the strongest compliments he could find toward senior guard Ochai Agbaji following Saturday’s 78-75 victory over Kansas State at Bramlage Coliseum. He called him complete. No longer just a role player or a strong 3-point shooter or a reliable defender, Agbaji has emerged — and continues to excel — as the seventh-ranked Jayhawks’ top ...
Manhattan — The seventh-ranked Kansas men’s basketball team bullied Kansas State on the glass, played tough on defense when it counted and got another game-winning play from senior Ochai Agbaji. Business as usual for the Jayhawks, right? Hardly. One day after the passing of Kansas coach Bill Self’s father, Bill Self Sr., the Jayhawks dug deep and found a way to steal a 78-75 victory on a day they ...