Former Kansas sharpshooter Billy Thomas has been named the head basketball coach at Rockhurst High in Kansas City, Mo., the school announced Thursday. Thomas, who left KU as the program’s all-time leader in 3-point makes, — the record has since been broken by Jeff Boschee — played at KU from 1994-98. He takes over for Pete Campbell, who announced his retirement in early March. The job is Thomas’ ...
Although still vague and potentially months away, the NCAA on Tuesday provided an updated timeline for rulings in the six infractions cases currently being reviewed by the Independent Accountability Resolution Process. In a news release, the NCAA revealed that decisions in all six cases, including the one tied to the University of Kansas men’s basketball program, are expected in the next 12 months. Memphis, ...
If all of the activity surrounding the Kansas men’s basketball program of late has your head spinning a bit, you’re definitely not alone. I can’t tell you the number of KU fans who have reached out to me in the past couple of weeks in search of some insight into the state of KU’s current roster. At least on paper, it looks to me like the Jayhawks have gotten better. A lot better. That’s not a ...
Kansas senior Marcus Garrett’s college career is over. Garrett announced on KU’s website on Wednesday night, in a goodbye letter titled “Rock Chalk Forever,” that he was declaring for the 2021 NBA draft and that “putting all my efforts into preparing for the 2021 NBA draft,” and not planning to return to KU for another season. “There’s only one bad part about being a basketball player at ...
According to multiple reports, including one from 247 Sports Maryland site InsideMDSports and another from The Baltimore Sun, KU legend Danny Manning is joining Mark Turgeon’s coaching staff at Maryland. Manning and Turgeon were teammates at KU for three seasons, from 1984-87. Manning will take over for former Maryland assistant DeAndre Haynes, who recently left the program to join Shaka Smart at ...
As yet another Kansas football coaching search moves through a new week, the most obvious question on the minds of KU fans is simple: Who are the Jayhawks going to hire? It may take a little bit of time to sort that out. And we probably will never know the full extent to which new KU Athletic Director Travis Goff went during his first football hire. Some information will leak out. And the identity of a ...