WRITER: Matt Tait

Kansas assistant coach Norm Roberts tests positive for COVID-19

Kansas basketball assistant Norm Roberts, who missed last weekend’s loss at Texas Tech with what was described as “a stomach bug,” has tested positive for COVID-19. KU coach Bill Self announced Roberts’ positive COVID designation during a news conference Monday afternoon. Self said Roberts tested negative for COVID on Saturday morning before the game but produced a positive test later that night upon ...

According to updated IARP timeline, 'alternate resolution' sought in Kansas basketball infractions case

The University of Kansas has requested an “alternate method of resolution,” in its NCAA infractions case, and Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby sent a letter of support to the body in charge of that decision. The NCAA’s case against KU, which includes allegations of five Level 1 infractions, a charge of head coach responsibility and a tag of lack of institutional control, was accepted by the Independent ...

How KU plans to handle, enforce latest mask mandate at Allen Fieldhouse

Late last week, University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod [sent a message to the campus community][1] stressing that Douglas County’s new mask mandate does include Allen Fieldhouse. But there’s more at stake for Kansas basketball fans who don’t comply with the mask mandate than just disappointing Girod. According to a page on the official Kansas Athetics web site titled [“Mask Mandate – ...

Former Kansas basketball coach Roy Williams to attend Tuesday's game vs. Iowa State

Kansas basketball coach Bill Self said Monday that his predecessor, longtime KU coach Roy Williams, will be in attendance at Tuesday’s top-15 battle between No. 9 Kansas and No. 15 Iowa State. Williams will attend the game as a fan with his wife Wanda. It will mark his first time at a KU game in Allen Fieldhouse since he left for North Carolina following the 2002-03 season. Williams was back in the ...

Game day breakdown: No. 9 Kansas basketball vs. No. 15 Iowa State

No. 9 Kansas Jayhawks (12-2 overall, 1-1 Big 12) vs. No. 15 Iowa State Cyclones (13-2 overall, 1-2 Big 12) Time: 7 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022 Location: Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, Kansas TV: Big 12 Now/ESPN+ | Radio: IMG Jayhawk Radio Network Keys for Kansas 1. Make the hustle plays Kansas basketball coach Bill Self said on multiple occasions that he was disappointed with the Jayhawks’ intensity and ...

Offensive defensive effort sinks No. 6 Kansas in 75-67 loss at Texas Tech

As sixth-ranked Kansas prepared to take on No. 25 Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas on Saturday, the Jayhawks’ focus was on the Red Raiders’ defense. But it was the Jayhawks’ defense, or lack thereof, that had the biggest impact in Texas Tech’s 75-67 victory at United Supermarkets Arena. In addition to allowing Texas Tech to shoot 51% from the field — including a mark of 56% in the second half — the ...