The Kansas basketball redshirt picture for the 2021-22 season is now clear. Kansas coach Bill Self said after Friday’s 88-62 victory over Tarleton State at Allen Fieldhouse that freshman guard Kyle Cuffe Jr. had decided to redshirt the season. Cuffe did not suit up for Friday’s home opener and also did not play in the Jayhawks’ season-opening win over Michigan State in New York on Tuesday night. ...
The final score showed an easy, double-digit Kansas victory. But most on the Kansas bench will tell you that Friday’s 88-62 win over Tarleton State at Allen Fieldhouse was anything but easy. “Coach told us it was going to be a dogfight,” junior guard Christian Braun said after the victory. “They were going to pressure us a lot, and that was a good challenge for us because it was something we ...
While last year’s opportunity at a reunion with longtime friend Billy Gillispie was erased because of a COVID-19 issue, Kansas coach Bill Self said Thursday that KU promised to put Gillispie’s Tarleton State squad on this season’s schedule as soon as the 2020 game was canceled. So, after an 11-month wait to match wits, Self and Gillispie will square off as foes at 7 p.m. Friday night at Allen Fieldhouse. ...
The Kansas men’s basketball program received letters of intent from four members of its 2022 recruiting class on Wednesday, sparking a celebration by head coach Bill Self. “Overall, this is an outstanding recruiting class,” Self said in a Thursday news release announcing the signings. “I feel great about these four (signees) because they are all impact players for us next year.” Self said signing ...
New York — On a night when Kansas senior Ochai Agbaji carried the Jayhawks’ offense, three freshmen playing the first game of their careers showed that this KU team already has reliable pieces on the bench. “The young guys were perfect,” junior guard Christian Braun said in a social media interview after the victory. “Those guys came in and provided energy and that’s what we’re going to need. ...
New York — Kansas senior Ochai Agbaji recently admitted that he occasionally found himself daydreaming about what life would be like right now if he had elected to jump to the NBA instead of returning to college. Tuesday night, inside an NBA arena, no less, Agbaji showed beyond a shadow of a doubt that the college game still suits him just fine. Playing like a man possessed and a wily veteran on a court with ...