Thrown into the mix a season ago as a true freshman, but only occasionally and rarely with any consistency, Tristan Enaruna appeared in 30 games for the 2019-20 Jayhawks. The Jayhawks are hoping that that experience, though limited, was enough to springboard the 6-foot-8 sophomore into an impact season in 2020-21. Whether that happens or not remains to be seen. And it certainly will not come easy if it does. ...
Kansas fans have grown accustomed to seeing the men's basketball schedule play out as one of the most difficult in the country year after year. But according to the initial 2020-21 KenPom.com rankings, which were released late Tuesday night, the upcoming season could present the Jayhawks with a tougher challenge than ever. “Our schedule, pre-COVID, would probably (have been) as hard as any schedule we've put ...
Question: Does being down two scores with 7 minutes to play against a ranked opponent qualify as progress for the Kansas football program? Answer: It depends on who you ask. For my money, it does. Or at least it did. Two late ISU scores and a furious fade by the Jayhawks last Saturday set the final margin at what we’re more accustomed to seeing from this program and made those small and very relative signs ...
Make it two watch lists in two days for the Kansas men's basketball program, which learned on Tuesday that junior guard Ochai Agbaji had been added to the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award watch list. Agbaji joins senior point guard Marcus Garrett — named Monday to the Bob Cousy Award watch list — in earning preseason recognition. He was one of 20 players added to the Jerry West watch list this ...
With so much depth and versatility on his roster and no real hurry to determine who will play where and how often, Kansas coach Bill Self recently had an epiphany about redshirt freshman guard Dajuan Harris. “I don't want to ever say that somebody can't be a starter,” Self said last week during a Zoom meeting with the media. “But the reality of it is I'd love for him to be our backup point.” With ...
Marcus Garrett's list of preseason honors grew by one on Monday, with the Bob Cousy Award naming the Kansas senior to their preseason watch list. Garrett, who last week was named to the preseason all-Big 12 team, is the reigning Naismith Defensive Player of the Year and the Jayhawks' top returner from last season's 28-3 team. As a junior in 2019-20, the versatile guard from Dallas led the Big 12 in assists ...