As losers of three consecutive games heading into the last week of January, the Kansas men’s basketball team cannot afford to look ahead. So, yeah, Thursday’s home game against TCU at 7 p.m. at Allen Fieldhouse is a big one. But a case can be made that the game that Kansas plays just two days later — 5 p.m. Saturday at No. 18 Tennessee — is the biggest game on the rest of the Jayhawks schedule. ...
No. 15 Kansas Jayhawks (10-5 overall, 4-4 Big 12) vs. TCU Horned Frogs (9-5 overall, 2-4 Big 12) Time: 7 p.m. Location: Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, Kan. TV: Big 12 Now/ESPN+ Radio: IMG Jayhawk Radio Network Log on to KUsports.com for our live game blog coverage and follow the KUsports.com staff on Twitter: @KUSports @mctait @bentonasmith & @SJacksonLJW Keys for Kansas 1. Home sweet ...
Midway through his best season as a Jayhawk, Kansas junior Ochai Agbaji has been named a top-10 candidate for the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced Tuesday. Agbaji, who leads 15th-ranked Kansas in scoring at 14.5 points per game, ranks second in the Big 12 and 32nd nationally in 3-point percentage (43.2%) and also ranks second in the conference ...
If you’ve paid much attention to Kansas basketball during the past couple of decades, you surely have heard KU coach Bill Self talk plenty about how making shots does not define a good possession. Making shots is critical. And it’s an important part of putting points on the board and winning basketball games. But Self, as you may know, believes that a good shot is a good shot and a bad shot is a bad shot ...
Kansas basketball coach Bill Self called Monday “a unique day,” and said on his weekly “Hawk Talk” radio show with Brian Hanni that the Jayhawks endured a long, productive and positive day back on the basketball court. Two days removed from their third consecutive loss of the season, the Jayhawks did their usual round of lifting weights and work on the practice court but also conducted a team meeting ...
After seeking faster, better starts than the ones they delivered in some of their recent games, the Kansas men’s basketball team opened Saturday’s loss at Oklahoma by hitting six of its first nine shots and racing out to a 16-10 lead. Problem solved, right? Not exactly. After the game, which went much rougher than the opening few minutes and turned into a 75-68 KU loss, Kansas coach Bill Self explained ...