WRITER: Matt Tait

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 ...

Notebook: Kansas coach Bill Self says freshman guard Bobby Pettiford tested positive for COVID-19

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 ...

Kansas bench saves 6th-ranked Jayhawks in 76-67 home win over George Mason

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 ...

Late addition be darned, Kansas basketball coach Bill Self still expecting packed Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday vs. George Mason

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 ...

Looking back at the top KU sports stories of 2021

It was another wild and unpredictable year in KU sports in 2021, with upsets, debuts, memorable moments and incredible individual performances dominating the landscape. As we prepare to turn the page to 2022 and begin to look ahead to all that’s in store for the coming year, here’s a quick look back at the top 10 sports stories in Kansas athletics from the past 12 months. 1 – Jared Casey 2-point ...

Kansas great Mario Chalmers set to rejoin the Miami Heat

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 ...