When asked Monday morning if any new COVID-19 issues had surfaced within the Kansas men’s basketball program, KU coach Bill Self said there was “nothing” to report. “That’s as of this morning,” he added. “But we’ve been certainly fortunate on that.” The question was relevant because of the recent news that freshman guard Bobby Pettiford tested positive for COVID-19 late last week. Self ...
Kansas basketball coach said injured freshman Bobby Pettiford tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and has not been around the team since his symptoms first surfaced. Self said the Jayhawks immediately did contact tracing and that more players on the team were tested. None of those tests produced positive results. “Hopefully that’ll remain the case,” Self said following Saturday’s 76-67 victory ...
It’s unlikely that George Mason basketball coach Kim English circled the names of Kansas reserves Mitch Lightfoot and Jalen Coleman-Lands on the white board during his final pregame talk with his team on Saturday. But maybe he should’ve. After weeks of watching the starting five — and, really, the team’s top two players — carry the KU offense, the sixth-ranked Jayhawks received a couple of ...
Facing an opportunity to watch Kansas basketball in person for ticket prices as cheap as they’ve been since his arrival in 2003, Kansas coach Bill Self expressed confidence in KU fans’ ability to show up for Saturday’s newly scheduled game against George Mason at Allen Fieldhouse. Shortly after the sixth-ranked Jayhawks clobbered Nevada, 88-61 on Wednesday night, Self was asked if he was worried about ...
University of New Mexico coach Richard Pitino on Thursday sent out a request for prayers for former Kansas basketball forward Gethro Muscadin, who was involved in a serious car wreck Wednesday night. Details about the accident were initially scarce, but KU coach Bill Self, who rarely tweets, said on Twitter that it was a one-car accident involving Gethro and a friend. The rest of Self’s tweet read: “He, ...
As a wave of positive COVID-19 test results takes it toll on the NBA, the predicament has opened the door for one former Jayhawk to jump back into the league. According to a repot from The Associated Press, the Miami Heat have used 15 players this season and right now, no more than five of those are available to play. As a result, the Heat signed three replacement players on Thursday and were closing in on ...