WRITER: Matt Tait

Notebook: Remy Martin plays, Mitch Lightfoot starts in 74-63 Kansas win at Oklahoma State

Stillwater, Okla. — Kansas senior Remy Martin was back in the starting lineup during the sixth-ranked Jayhawks' 74-63 win at Oklahoma State on Tuesday night, bringing a sense of the old with the new to the Jayhawks’ starting five. Martin joined regular starters Dajuan Harris Jr., Ochai Agbaji and Christian Braun in KU’s first five, and that group, which has started together in all but one game this ...

'He played his butt off' - How KU big man David McCormack responded to coming off the bench in win over Oklahoma State

Stillwater, Okla. — Known as one of the best in the business at pushing the right buttons to inspire his players, Kansas basketball coach Bill Self delivered again on Tuesday night when he chose to bring senior forward David McCormack off of the bench in the Jayhawks’ 74-63 win at Oklahoma State. Instead of sulking about what some might deem to be a demotion, McCormack did some soul-searching and responded ...

Kansas basketball coach Bill Self unsure of how he'll proceed with handing out starting nod at the 5

Long before he praised his bruising power forward for delivering 17 points and 15 rebounds in Tuesday’s road win at Oklahoma State, Kansas basketball coach Bill Self said he did not know what KU senior David McCormack’s role would be in the games ahead. Luckily for Self, neither McCormack, who came off the bench, nor super-senior Mitch Lightfoot, who started in McCormack’s place, seems to care much about ...

Quick Gamer: Kansas recovers with strong 2nd half in 74-63 win at Oklahoma State

Stillwater, Okla. — The prettiest part was the outcome for sixth-ranked Kansas in a gritty 74-63 win over Oklahoma State on Tuesday night at Gallagher-Iba Arena. Despite 43% shooting from the floor and a scoreless drought of nearly 10 minutes — including the final 9:12 of the first half — the Jayhawks (12-1 overall, 1-0 Big 12) found a way to win with some timely buckets and much better poise in the ...

Game day breakdown: No. 6 Kansas basketball at Oklahoma State

No. 6 Kansas Jayhawks (11-1) at Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-4) Time: 8 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022 Location: Gallagher-Iba Arena, Stillwater, Oklahoma TV: ESPN2 | Radio: IMG Jayhawk Radio Network Keys for Kansas 1. Time to turn it up The start of the Big 12 Conference schedule always requires a little added intensity, but Kansas coach Bill Self said on Monday that the Jayhawks would need to find an extra ...

Kansas senior Mitch Lightfoot to start for Jayhawks on Tuesday at Oklahoma State

Kansas senior Mitch Lightfoot will start in place of David McCormack during Tuesday’s game at Oklahoma State, where the sixth-ranked Jayhawks will open Big 12 play. Kansas coach Bill Self announced the change during a Monday morning news conference. After announcing the change, Self joked that he remembered telling a younger Lightfoot that if he stuck around the program long enough, he could wind up being ...