The Kansas men’s basketball program added to an already-stacked 2022 recruiting class on Wednesday night, when four-star big man Ernest Udeh Jr., announced his commitment to KU. A 6-foot-10 center with a 7-2 wingspan and a high motor, Udeh is ranked No. 29 nationally by 247 Sports. He revealed his choice live on CBS Sports HQ during a ceremony at his high school in Orlando. After a few minutes of build-up ...
Kansas City, Mo. — University of Kansas Athletic Director Travis Goff said Wednesday that KU has heard nothing new about the timing of a ruling in its NCAA infractions case. Speaking with a small group of reporters at Big 12 men’s basketball media day at T-Mobile Center, Goff referred to the recent update from the Independent Accountability Resolution Process as “looking in the rearview.” He added that ...
Kansas City, Mo. — It’s separation amid the preparation that Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self is looking for from his roster during the final stretch of the 2021-22 preseason. “The next two-and-a-half weeks need to be no wasted time,” Self said Wednesday at Big 12 media day at T-Mobile Center. Just 10 days out from a closed-door scrimmage at Tulsa on Oct. 30, and two weeks shy of the ...
In front of a packed house of red- and green-clad fans from both sides, the Free State boys soccer team picked up a 4-0 city showdown victory over LHS on Tuesday night at FSHS. Led by a senior-heavy attack on senior night, the Firebirds (7-6-2) scored three goals in a 14-minute span to blow open a game that was tied at 0 at the half. Senior Andrew Henderson picked up the Firebirds’ first goal, capitalizing ...
Free State junior Claire Berquist improved her score by nine strokes on the second day of the Class 6A state golf tournament in Emporia and finished in a tie for seventh place. After shooting an 88 on Monday to make it to the tourney’s second day, Berquist fired a 79 on Tuesday at Emporia Municipal Golf Course. Berquist’s 79 tied for the third best round of the day at the 6A state tournament. Blue ...
Kansas City, Mo. — With seven international players on the roster, including three newcomers, Kansas women’s basketball coach Brandon Schneider believes that the average number of different languages spoken per player is close to three. While that can make things interesting at any given practice and on road trips, two KU veterans who both speak only English said Tuesday that there’s just one language ...