Just because the 2020 NCAA Tournament was canceled because of the coronavirus does not mean that Kansas fans have to miss out on their annual bracket fun. I’m sure many of you have seen — or even filled out — the fast-food bracket, the binge-watch bracket or even the 64 greatest moments of the NCAA Tournament bracket that have been circulating during the past week. They’re fun. They help pass the ...
During the week that followed the cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Tournament, the debate about whether to hang a banner at Allen Fieldhouse raged on among Kansas basketball fans. And, in a way, KU coach Bill Self was right there with them. While Self, during a season-ending conference call with reporters earlier this week, did not come right out and say whether he thought KU should hang a banner for finishing ...
As most of you probably know, the top-ranked Kansas men’s basketball team ended the 2019-20 season on a 16-game winning streak, which is tied for the third longest stretch of consecutive victories in the Self era. The Jayhawks did not get the chance to extend that streak by playing in this year’s postseason, but if you’re the type of person who likes to look for silver linings, the unfortunate end to the ...
The Kansas men’s basketball team officially has finished the season as the No. 1-ranked team in college basketball. The 28-3 Jayhawks, by a comfortable margin, held onto their top spot in the final Associated Press Top 25 poll of 2019-20 and will enter the 2020-21 season on the brink of another record. This week’s poll, which was released late Wednesday morning, marked the 220th consecutive week that ...
Although his dream of bringing a national title trophy back to Lawrence is now unattainable, Kansas big man Udoka Azubuike is still in the running for some meaningful hardware. The Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Tuesday that the 7-foot center was named one of five finalists for this year's Naismith Trophy, given annually to college basketball's top player. Azubuike is one of three seniors on the list of ...
On Monday, Kansas coach Bill Self said he was still searching for the right way to celebrate and honor the achievements of the 2019-20 Jayhawks. What that means, how it looks and when it will take place remains a mystery, with nearly all of the KU roster back home with their families and school and practices shut down for at least the next couple of weeks. Normally, at the end of a Kansas basketball season, ...