WRITER: Matt Tait

KU men's basketball releases all but 3 games of 2020-21 schedule

The Kansas men’s basketball program on Monday released all but three games of its rebuilt 2020-21 schedule, 18 of them being conference clashes which will begin in mid-December. The release of the majority of the 2020-21 schedule came just a few hours after ESPN announced that it was no longer pursuing the idea of hosting several of its early-season events in Orlando. The Monday news release said that KU ...

The 5 most intriguing games on KU's rebuilt 2020-21 basketball schedule

We’ve been waiting a while to see [the revamped Kansas men’s basketball schedule][1] and now that it’s out, we have a much better idea of what the upcoming season will look like. Sort of. There’s a lot of work still to do between now and Nov. 25, when the NCAA has said that the college basketball season can start. And even though the earliest game currently listed on KU’s schedule is set for Dec. ...

It's time for action to match optimism for Kansas football and head coach Les Miles

The old saying surrounding Kansas football and the coach who is in charge went something like this: Find a way to win five or six games a year and they’ll build a statue for you. This, of course, was what people said long before the decade of despair that has tested the patience of even the most loyal Kansas football fans and brought the program to near-historic lows. Today, after KU’s latest lopsided ...

Examining a variety of 5-guard lineups Kansas basketball could play this season

One of my favorite things to do with my blog is create lists and draw up potential lineups based on the way we think the Jayhawks might play. And while the most likely plan for the 2020-21 Jayhawks is to play four guards around one big man, [KU coach Bill Self on Thursday said he and his coaching staff had been tinkering with ways to play five guards this winter, too.][1] That opened the door for me to dream ...

Enaruna, Agbaji pace crimson squad to 23-18 win over blue team at Late Night in the Phog

Showcasing just how deep the 2020-21 Kansas men's basketball team is, sophomore guard Tristan Enaruna stole the show and led the crimson team to a 23-18 victory during Friday’s pre-recorded virtual Late Night in the Phog scrimmage. After playing a minor role as a reserve during his freshman season, Enaruna was more aggressive from the start during Friday’s scrimmage. “It took him a little time,” KU ...

He Will, He Won't, He Might 2020: Tyon Grant-Foster

Junior college transfers are a rare sight in the Kansas basketball program, but the Jayhawks believe they found a good one in 6-foot-7 wing Tyon Grant-Foster. Just how good remains to be seen, but there are some high hopes and big expectations being attached to Grant-Foster, who comes to KU from Indian Hills Community College by way of Kansas City, Kan. His size, length, athleticism and natural scoring ...