No. 7 Kansas Jayhawks (15-2 overall, 4-1 Big 12) at Kansas State Wildcats (10-7 overall, 2-4 Big 12) Time: 3 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022 Location: Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, Kansas TV: Big 12 Now/ESPN+ Radio: IMG Jayhawk Radio Network Keys for Kansas 1. 3-point shooting In the Wildcats’ two recent wins over ranked Texas Tech and Texas, the K-State defense limited both teams to 4-of-17 shooting ...
Bill Self Sr., the father and first basketball mentor for Kansas basketball coach Bill Self, has died, the Journal-World learned Friday. He was 82. Known throughout his life as a coach and educator who valued hard work and toughness over everything, Self Sr. is perhaps best known by Kansas fans for the mantra that stuck with his son throughout his playing and coaching life. “Don’t worry about the ...
Most years, protecting one’s home court is a major component of being in the Big 12 men’s basketball title race all the way to the end. But this season, perhaps more than ever, winning away from home could be a prerequisite for simply keeping pace. In 28 Big 12 games so far this season, the road team already has won 10 times, with Kansas being responsible for two of those 10 wins — at Oklahoma State on ...
His Kansas basketball teammates never questioned whether Ochai Agbaji was up for the challenge or taking a big shot or playing through an off night. But on Tuesday night in Norman, Oklahoma, the Jayhawks found out just how tough their leading scorer is. After colliding with the scorer’s table while trying for a steal midway through the first half, Agbaji bounced off of the table while grabbing his left ...
Norman, Okla. — Kansas basketball coach Bill Self has never been a big fan of intentionally fouling with his team up by three late in games. But on Tuesday night, in the seventh-ranked Jayhawks’ 67-64 road win over Oklahoma, Self had two opportunities to do so and planned to take them both. Leading by three after junior guard Christian Braun broke a 62-all tie with around 10 seconds to play, Self ...
Norman, Okla. — Relatively quiet going into the final minute of the Tuesday’s game, Kansas junior had a simple philosophy about his role in the seventh-ranked Jayhawks’ 67-64 win at Oklahoma. “Everybody else stepped up and hit a big shot, so it was my turn,” Braun said of his 3-pointer from the wing that proved to be the game winner. “I just had to hit the shot.” With leading scorer Ochai Agbaji ...