WRITER: Matt Tait

A different look at Jalen Wilson's importance through the lens of his teammates' offensive growth

It doesn’t take a genius to know that Jalen Wilson’s scoring prowess and his growth on the offensive end of the floor has been one of the biggest keys to the Kansas basketball season to date. Wilson has scored in double figures in all but two of KU’s 15 Big 12 games to date. One of the two times Big 12 teams have held Wilson under 10 points came Monday night in the Jayhawks’ hard-earned, 63-58 win at ...

KU coach Bill Self says 3rd-ranked Jayhawks happy with position but not taking anything for granted

Although they come against two teams that aren’t ranked and closer to the bottom than the top of the Big 12 standings, Kansas coach Bill Self said Thursday that the Jayhawks’ upcoming home games with West Virginia and Texas Tech were as big as they get. “Although you could make a case that we’ve had a lot of big games, they’re the two biggest games we’ve played at home to date because of the ...

Kansas football announces future dates of note, including an opponent in 2028

As the Kansas football program enters the final week of preparation for the start of spring practices, the Jayhawks have done a little looking ahead, as well. Spring drills are slated to begin Feb. 28. The offseason session of 15 practices will end on April 7, with the newly named Spring Showcase at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Looking well beyond that, though, the program recently announced a few ...

KU at Texas set for a 3 p.m. tipoff; will that game be a winner-take-all showdown in the Big 12 race?

The Texas men’s basketball team did its part to hold serve in the chase for the Big 12 regular season title on Tuesday night, so now things get interesting. With Baylor losing at K-State on Tuesday night, the Big 12 has basically come down to a two-team sprint to the finish, with Kansas and Texas tied at the top at 11-4 heading into the final three games. Baylor and Kansas State are not mathematically out ...

KU-TCU Notebook: Jayhawks jump two spots in AP Top 25 before big road win at TCU

Fort Worth, Texas — The Kansas men’s basketball team jumped up two spots to No. 3 in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 poll, picking up seven first-place votes in the process. The latest poll was released at 11 a.m. Monday morning, and it showed that KU’s win over Baylor on Saturday drew some attention around the country. Kansas received first-place votes from Brenna Greene of KOIN TV in ...

KU takes 5th Big 12 game in a row with win over Frogs

Fort Worth, Texas — On a night when it seemed like No. 3 Kansas needed to string just a few stops together to open up a relatively comfortable lead against No. 24 TCU, the Jayhawks finally got a few in the final minutes of a 63-58 win, a grinder at Schollmaier Arena on Monday night. The biggest stop came on a tie-up of TCU forward Damion Baugh by KU senior Kevin McCullar Jr. The play came with around ...