KU asked. So I figured I’d answer. OK, so they didn’t ask me specifically. Instead, the Kansas men's basketball Twitter account recently put out a tweet that asked all of its 930,000 followers one simple question. Who’s on your KU basketball Mount Rushmore? I know people have done this over and over for decades. But, with tomorrow being the Fourth of July, I figured it made sense to do it again. ...
The Self Made KU alumni squad won't be in this year’s field at The Basketball Tournament, but that doesn't mean the Jayhawks won't be represented. Former KU point guards Tyshawn Taylor and Naadir Tharpe have joined a team of Oklahoma State alumni in the annual tournament, which is now in its seventh year and features former college players from all over the country competing for a $1 million prize. Last ...
Kansas linebacker Steven Parker recently made an appearance on a list of redshirt freshmen poised for breakout seasons — a list that also includes players from powerhouse programs such as Alabama, Oklahoma, Texas and Auburn. Parker, who played four games during his true freshman season, made 247 Sports analyst Chris Hummer’s list of under-the-radar players who could make a big impact in 2020. The fact that ...
KU has found seven cases of COVID-19 among the 100 student-athletes it's tested from across four sports, University of Kansas Athletic Director Jeff Long said Monday. Long discussed the school's testing results during an appearance on Sports Radio WHB. He didn't go into many specifics on the radio, but a KU spokesman told the Journal-World on Tuesday that three of the positive tests were from football players. ...
The Big 12 volleyball coaches believe KU has the best freshman in the conference entering the 2020 season. KU freshman Caroline Crawford, a middle blocker from nearby Lansing High, was named the Big 12’s Preseason Freshman of the Year in a vote by the conference’s head coaches on Monday. She becomes just the second Jayhawk to receive such recognition, joining former All-American setter Ainise Havili, who ...
Two areas of weakness for the 2019-20 Kansas men’s basketball team figure to be much improved during the 2020-21 season, KU coach Bill Self said recently. And a couple of newcomers could be the biggest reason why. Despite their 28-3 record, the presence of All-Americans Udoka Azubuike and Devon Dotson and their status as the team to beat heading into the postseason, last season’s Jayhawks occasionally ...