WRITER: Matt Tait

Kansas basketball forward Cam Martin emerging as a leader among Jayhawk newcomers

Cam Martin has officially been a Jayhawk for about four days. But he already has seen some of his younger teammates look to him for leadership. Tuesday, during KU’s first day of summer workouts, it was Martin, as much as anyone, who did his best to help bring the large number of newcomers up to speed on what it takes to play college basketball. “It was a lot of teaching from the older guys to us and ...

KU basketball's Late Night in the Phog set for Oct. 1 at Allen Fieldhouse

An in-person version of Late Night in the Phog is returning to KU’s campus this fall, with the unofficial tipoff to the 2021-22 basketball season set for Oct. 1 at Allen Fieldhouse. On Tuesday, when the Kansas men’s basketball program released the dates and opponents on its nonconference schedule for the 2021-22 season, KU coach Bill Self noted in a video narration for social media that no one in the ...

Jayhawks expecting weekend visit from Top 5 Class of 2022 hoops prospect Chris Livingston

The Kansas men’s basketball program’s summer is set to heat up dramatically this weekend, when one of the top players in the 2022 recruiting class makes an official visit to campus. Chris Livingston, the No. 4-ranked prospect in the class according to Rivals.com, is scheduled to make KU his first official visit of the summer. A 6-foot-6, 190-pound small forward from Akron, Ohio, Livingston is regarded by ...

KU's 2021-22 non-conference men's hoops schedule features Mizzou, 2 trips to NYC and Orlando over Thanksgiving

A home date with Missouri in December, two trips to New York City and a Thanksgiving tournament in Orlando highlight the nonconference portion of the 2021-22 Kansas men’s basketball schedule, which was released Tuesday. The rebirth of the longtime bitter rivalry with Missouri was supposed to begin last season, but scheduling changes brought about by the pandemic forced the start of the six-year series to be ...

Kansas basketball officially announces addition of 2 new walk-ons

The Kansas men’s basketball program made some progress in identifying its walk-ons for the future on Monday, when KU coach Bill Self announced the addition of Dillon Wilhite and Charlie McCarthy to the roster. Wilhite's status as the newest addition to the roster had been known for about a month. The 6-foot-9, 240-pound forward from San Diego announced his plans to come to Kansas in May. In 2020-21, Wilhite ...

Transfer guard Remy Martin eager to build new relationships at Kansas

Other than his encounters with a couple of current Jayhawks in the two games Arizona State played against Kansas during his time at ASU, Remy Martin does not have much of a relationship with the crew that soon could become his new teammates. And that’s just the way he likes it. Asked in a phone interview shortly after [his commitment to KU last month][1] if he knew any of his potential new teammates, ...