Kansas freshman Bryce Thompson has been known as a scorer throughout his basketball playing life, and his ability to put the ball in the basket has expanded with each passing year. But those who know the KU freshman believe his defense could be an equally dangerous element of his success at the college level. “Bryce is a good defender,” his father, Rod Thompson told the Journal-World during a recent ...
The recent departure of senior forward Silvio De Sousa has inspired Kansas basketball coach Bill Self to explore the idea of playing five-guard lineups this season. But Self and guards KU Ochai Agbaji and Christian Braun noted Thursday afternoon that the Jayhawks are still in the infant stages of that experiment. “We (could) go from playing small to playing tiny,” Self said Thursday during a video press ...
Kansas basketball coach Bill Self said Thursday that he has talked to Silvio De Sousa “a lot” [since the senior announced last Friday that he was stepping away from basketball,][1] but Self still does not know what’s next for the former KU forward. “I don’t think he’s made a decision, at least to my knowledge, of what his next step is,” Self said Thursday during a video press conference. ...
Rock Chalk will head to Rocky Top in 2021, when the Kansas men's basketball program travels to Tennessee to take on the Volunteers in the 2021 SEC/Big 12 Challenge. While the rest of the Kansas men’s basketball program’s 2020-21 schedule remains a work in progress, ESPN on Wednesday released the matchups for this season’s SEC/Big 12 Challenge. Included in it was a Jan. 30 game between KU and Tennessee ...
Even with all of the talent, versatility and excitement in the Kansas backcourt this season, the one player many KU fans can’t wait to see is junior forward David McCormack. For the first time in his Kansas career, McCormack will be playing without Udoka Azubuike in the mix, opening the door for the Virginia native to inherit a monster role as KU’s top big man. Whether he does that or not — or if he ...
It’s been a couple of years since now-former KU forward Silvio De Sousa made a real impact for the Kansas basketball program on game night, so it’s hard to say his recent decision to step away from basketball will hurt the Jayhawks much. But that doesn't mean De Sousa’s departure won't have any effect on the program. It could, for instance, change the way the Jayhawks structure their lineups this winter. ...