WRITER: Matt Tait

IARP update on Kansas basketball infractions case now expected on Oct. 11

An update on the Kansas men’s basketball program’s infractions case from the Independent Accountability Resolutions Process that was expected to come early next week now has a specific date. IARP spokesperson Amy Hanna told the Journal-World on Thursday that updates to the timelines for all six cases currently being reviewed by the IARP now will be published on Oct. 11. On Wednesday, Hanna told the ...

Wichita-based 6th Man Strategies reaches deal to represent all 18 Kansas men's basketball players in NIL endeavors

Wichita-based company, 6th Man Strategies, LLC, has reached a deal to represent all 18 Kansas men’s basketball players in their name, image and likeness, the company announced on Friday morning. A news release announcing the deal indicates that the company has "plans to engage the additional 500-plus student-athletes at Kansas," as well. According to the release, 6th Man Strategies, a non-affiliate of ...

Jayhawks, fans share joy of return at first in-person Late Night in 2 years

Kansas basketball fans, and everything that comes with them, were back inside Allen Fieldhouse in full force on Friday night, serving as an energetic backdrop for the first in-person Late Night in the Phog in two years. And with Hollywood actor Rob Riggle hosting, a scrimmage by the top-five men’s basketball team as the featured act and legendary hip-hop group Run-DMC capping the evening off in style, the ...

KU volleyball pushes win streak to 9 in battle of Big 12 unbeatens

The Kansas volleyball team handed visiting Iowa State its first Big 12 loss of the season on Friday afternoon, moving its own winning streak to nine consecutive matches in the process. The streak ties for KU's longest since 2018, and the Jayhawks have won all three of their Big 12 matches thus far despite dropping the first set in all three of them. "Obviously they don't panic," KU coach Ray Bechard said ...

Late Night scrimmage marked Jayhawks' first action inside Allen Fieldhouse this season

The plan going in was certainly to shoot better than 7 for 36 from 3-point range in their first action in front of a packed Allen Fieldhouse in more than a year. But it turns out there was a reason for the Jayhawks’ 19.4% 3-point shooting during Friday’s 41-30 victory by the Crimson team over Blue at the 37th annual Late Night in the Phog. “We’ve got a lot of guys that can shoot,” said senior ...

After a year off, the return of in-person Late Night evokes extra appreciation from Kansas basketball players, coaches

Long before the trophies are handed out or a single statistic is recorded, Late Night in the Phog always ushers in a new season of Kansas basketball. But this year, after the pandemic forced KU to host a virtual Late Night in 2020, the Jayhawks are looking forward to welcoming their fans back to Allen Fieldhouse for the annual season-opening party. “We may be the first team in America to have the ...