WRITER: Matt Tait

More clues about what the 2020-21 Kansas basketball schedule might look like

http://www2.kusports.com/photos/2019/dec/14/330519/ **Friday update:** So much for this year's potential KU-Virginia matchup in the regular season. According to multiple reports, including those from CBS Sports reporters Matt Norlander and Jon Rothstein, Kansas will face Boise State in the opening round of the Wooden Legacy tournament in Orlando on Nov. 25. UCLA is expected to play Seton Hall in that day's ...

A quick look at KU football's interim head coaching options in case Les Miles has to miss time

Despite the fact that Kansas football coach [Les Miles announced Thursday that he has tested positive for COVID-19,][1] the plan, at least as of today, is for him to coach the 0-3 Jayhawks in their next game at West Virginia on Sept. 17. However, considering that we know about as much about COVID-19 as we do the current KU quarterback situation, you have to at least consider that Miles might not be able to ...

Kansas basketball coach Bill Self offers high praise for strength coach Ramsey Nijem's impact in Year 1

When the Jayhawks wrapped up boot camp 2020 on Tuesday morning, Kansas basketball strength and conditioning coach Ramsey Nijem was officially off and running for his second year with the program. After being hired to replace Andrea Hudy in September of 2019, the start of last year’s boot camp marked Nijem’s first official day with the program. In between the two conditioning sessions, Nijem received some ...

How an extra year of eligibility because of COVID might affect the current Kansas basketball roster

Sometime next week, NCAA officials are expected to vote on allowing men's basketball players an extra year of eligibility because of the COVID-19 pandemic — a move that could make an impact on Kansas' roster. The NCAA passed a similar proposal for all fall sports athletes earlier this year. And while extra eligibility for winter athletes could affect a whole bunch of Jayhawks, the player who first came to ...

He Will, He Won't, He Might 2020: Mitch Lightfoot

For the second installment of this season’s “He Will, He Won’t, He Might” feature here at KUsports.com, we’re ripping off the redshirt and taking a look at what’s ahead for senior forward Mitch Lightfoot. The man that coaches say bleeds crimson and blue, Lightfoot sat out the 2019-20 season with the Jayhawks appearing to be overly loaded up front and the prospects for playing time lacking. While ...

New-look Jalen Wilson one of a few early standouts at Kansas basketball boot camp

Redshirt freshman Jalen Wilson continues to be one of the most talked-about players on the Kansas men’s basketball roster this offseason. Not only does the 6-foot-8, 215-pound wing from Denton, Texas, appear to be fully recovered from the ankle injury that cost him his freshman season — Wilson said he thought his leg came back “stronger” during a Facebook Live interview with Jabari Johnson this spring ...