Long before the fifth-ranked Kansas men’s basketball team graced its adoring fans with two very different halves of basketball in a wild, 87-71 win over No. 9 Baylor at Allen Fieldhouse, the Jayhawks learned a little something about their postseason positioning.
Early Saturday afternoon, CBS released the current projections for the top 16 seeds in this year’s NCAA Tournament, and the Jayhawks landed on ...
For a half on Saturday, the fifth-ranked Kansas men’s basketball team looked like anything but a team in the thick of the title race in the toughest conference in the country.
“Our energy level stunk and theirs was great,” KU coach Bill Self said of the difference between the Jayhawks and visiting Baylor Bears.
But things changed dramatically from there — energy, effort and defensive intensity ...
No. 5 Kansas Jayhawks (21-5 overall, 9-4 Big 12) vs. No. 9 Baylor Bears (20-6 overall, 9-4 Big 12)
Time: 3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023
Location: Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, Kansas
TV: ESPN | Radio: Jayhawk Radio Network via Learfield
Keys for Kansas
1. Match the game’s stakes
Saturday’s showdown between two of the three teams tied for first place in the Big 12 standings is a matchup of two of the ...
Long before KJ Adams, Gradey Dick and Jalen Wilson became stars at Kansas, their moms played some mean basketball of their own at the college level.
That experience, and the lessons they learned, came in handy when their sons were young and has played a huge role in shaping the boys into the players they are today.
Whether it was Yvonne Adams’ silky scoring, Carmen Dick’s punishing post moves or Lisa ...
One of the best-known elements of Bill Self basketball is his desire for his teams to aspire to make their opponents play poorly.
That, Self believes, is one of the biggest keys to winning basketball and it starts with tough defense, extends to discipline and includes an element of scrappiness that illustrates that no one cares if the game looks pretty as long as the job gets done.
There’s a complementary ...
Stillwater, Okla. — The Oklahoma State Cowboys’ student section, like several before it, really leaned into the opportunity to heckle Kansas freshman Gradey Dick by using his last name in a loud and unrelenting chant on Tuesday night.
Dick’s response to the chant that explains to the KU freshman exactly what opposing fans think about his game while teetering on the line of inappropriate at the same time? ...
