The Kansas men’s basketball program picked up its first commitment from the Class of 2022 on Saturday evening, when four-star guard Kyle Cuffe Jr. picked the Jayhawks. There’s been talk about Cuffe Jr. reclassifying into the 2021 class and joining the Jayhawks next season. But nothing concrete is known about his plans as of yet. Cuffe Jr. chose KU over finalists Kansas State, St. John’s, Georgia, Pitt ...
If you only watched the final few possessions of KU’s 58-57 victory over Texas Tech on Thursday night, you saw pretty much exactly what you were expecting — two top-15 teams battling to the end and Bill Self’s Jayhawks playing lockdown man-to-man defense. But what you wouldn’t have known is that for about eight minutes before that, the Jayhawks had exclusively played a 2-3 zone. And for those eight ...
Kansas Athletic Director Jeff Long said Thursday that the NCAA’s infractions case against the KU men’s basketball program had encountered delays because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I know the NCAA has had to take pauses in their program due to COVID,” Long said in a Thursday afternoon Zoom call with reporters. “But they’ve also had furloughs in the enforcement area during this time because of the ...
Kansas Athletics announced Thursday that the Pandemic Medical Advisory Team would continue to allow a limited number of fans inside Allen Fieldhouse through at least Jan. 2. KU’s men are scheduled to play host to West Virginia on Tuesday and welcome Texas to town on Jan. 2 for its first game of 2021. Both games will be played in front of a maximum of 2,500 fans, the same number that was allowed at the venue ...
On a night when Ochai Agbaji got red hot from behind the 3-point line, it was actually one of his closest shots that helped No. 5 Kansas knock off No. 14 Texas Tech, 58-57, in Lubbock, Texas, where the Jayhawks won their 30th consecutive conference opener. Trailing by one with less than 20 seconds to play, the Jayhawks got two cracks at a game winner. The first was a missed jumper by David McCormack with 14 ...
No. 5 Kansas Jayhawks (6-1) at No. 14 Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-1) Time: 6 p.m. Location: United Supermarkets Arena, Lubbock, Texas TV: 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. Be strong with the ball Everyone who follows the sport ...