WRITER: Matt Tait

KU's Jalen Wilson within striking distance of the best 4-game scoring stretch of the Bill Self era at Kansas

At a recent banquet for the 125-year anniversary of Kansas basketball, KU junior Jalen Wilson was on his way out the door when an older gentleman grabbed him for a quick chat. The man was Ron Kellogg, widely regarded as one of the best pure shooters in Kansas basketball history, and he had a couple of words of wisdom for Wilson. “Young fella,” Kellogg began. “I love your game and I love watching you ...

Kansas football announces 13 midseason transfers, 4 early-enrollees

Thirteen newcomers have officially joined the Kansas football program, KU announced earlier this week. All 13 arrived in Lawrence out of the transfer portal, and nearly all of them are expected to have an immediate impact on the 2023 Kansas football season. Five of the new faces from the transfer portal will play defense and five will play offense, with KU also adding a pair of place kickers to attempt to ...

Freshman guard Gradey Dick's reemergence at Baylor a small silver lining for struggling Kansas

On Monday night in Waco, Texas, the Baylor Bears did to Kansas freshman Gradey Dick what the teams that faced him in the few games leading up to Monday did with a fair amount of success. They kept him from going off from 3-point range. So rather than stay on the wing, firing away with the belief that the next one would go in, Dick attacked the basket. The result left him one point shy of tying his ...

KU signee Elmarko Jackson the latest Jayhawk to be named a McDonald's All-American

The Kansas men’s basketball program can add another name to its long list of McDonald’s All-Americans. On Tuesday, Class of 2023 signee Elmarko Jackson, a four-star prospect from the South Kent School in Connecticut, who originally hails from Marlton, New Jersey, joined the exclusive fraternity of so-called “Burger Boys” when this year’s teams were announced. That makes it an even 50 for the blue ...

KU's Fred Quartlebaum Jr. coaches with heavy heart in Jayhawks' road game at Baylor

Waco, Texas — Kansas assistant Fred Quartlebaum Jr. coached Monday’s game against No. 17 Baylor at the Ferrell Center with a heavy heart. His father, Fred Quartlebaum Sr., died Sunday night at the age of 79 after a battle with Stage 4 lung cancer. Fred Sr., who had lived in Lawrence for the past several months, was a longtime supporter of the Jayhawks and always took a great amount of pride in watching ...

Kansas losing skid reaches 3 after 75-69 loss to No. 17 Baylor in Waco

Waco, Texas — The meat of the Big 12 Conference schedule continued to be a mighty struggle for No. 9 Kansas on Monday night, with the Jayhawks falling to 17th-ranked Baylor, 75-69, at Ferrell Center. The loss was the third in a row for the Jayhawks — all three to ranked teams — who fell to 16-4 overall and 5-3 in Big 12 play after winning their first five games on the conference schedule in thrilling ...