Kansas point guard Devon Dotson, who on Monday afternoon declared for the 2020 NBA draft, has always shown toughness — even when he and his older brother, Dalen, were young kids back in Chicago.
Like many siblings, Dalen and Devon competed at everything. But few battles grew as intense as basement basketball in the family home.
Bloody noses. Fist fights. Screaming. Crying.
Those calamities and more were ...
The Kansas women’s basketball program on Monday announced that its top assistant, Larry Tidwell, was stepping down from his role as associate head coach.
Citing “personal reasons,” Tidwell said in a news release that he planned to return to his hometown of Fort Worth, Texas, to be closer to his family during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I am relocating back home to be with family during these troubled ...
Who could ever forget the images of KU big man Udoka Azubuike waving his finger in the air after a big block during the 2019-20 Kansas basketball season?
Among dozens of memorable moments from the 28-3 season cut short because of the COVID-19 crisis, that might be one of the more lasting memories.
If the mere size of Azubuike’s finger, and the arm and hand it was attached to, was not enough to get noticed, ...
It’s been well documented for weeks why many analysts believed Bill Self’s top-ranked Kansas basketball squad was the team to beat heading into March.
And the more than a dozen postseason accolades the Kansas players received — from Big 12 Player of the Year and two separate national Defensive Player of the Year awards to honorable mention All-Big 12 honors — certainly back up those claims.
But ...
When he signed a $2,000 deal with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in July of 2011, former Kansas cornerback Chris Harris Jr. was just hoping to make the roster.
Today, he’s a member of the NFL’s All-Decade team. And he can’t put a price on that.
“Undrafted to All-Decade team,” Harris shared on Facebook following the recent reveal of the 52-player team. “God is amazing.”
Chosen by ...
While the rest of the Kansas men’s basketball team has returned home to be with family, KU big men Udoka Azubuike and Silvio De Sousa are still in Lawrence riding out the pandemic.
Kansas coach Bill Self told the Journal-World on Thursday that he texts with both players often and talks with them about once a week.
What Self has gleaned from those conversations is that the two Jayhawks wanted to stick around ...
