Fresh off of a three-point win in Waco, Texas, on Saturday over then-No. 1 Baylor, the Kansas Jayhawks have moved into the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. Kansas, which sits at 24-3 overall and 13-1 in Big 12 play, jumped two spots in the latest poll that was released Monday morning. The Jayhawks received 62 of the 64 first-place votes handed out this week. Baylor received the other two. ...
Fresh off a 3-point win in Waco, Texas, on Saturday over then-No. 1 Baylor, the Kansas Jayhawks on Monday morning moved into the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. Then they went out and proved they belonged there with a 83-58 home victory over Oklahoma State at Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas, which sits at 25-3 overall and 14-1 in Big 12 play, jumped two spots in the latest poll that was released ...
With his older brother, Chima Azuonwu, in the crowd, watching him play basketball for the first time in 10 years, Kansas senior Udoka Azubuike joined KU’s 1,000-point club during a 83-58 victory over Oklahoma State on ESPN’s Big Monday. "You know, he got 500 of them on dunks or more," Kansas coach Bill Self said of his big man's career milestone. "So, yeah it's great. I'm happy for him. Of course, there've ...
Most years, the postseason player of the year award in any conference is given to the best player on the best team. On Saturday afternoon in Waco, Texas, the third-ranked Kansas Jayhawks staked their claim as the best in the Big 12 this season [by avenging a January home loss to Baylor and beating the Bears on their home floor, 64-61, in a battle of top-three teams.][1] But even though senior center Udoka ...
Waco, Texas — Stifled during a Kansas loss to Baylor in January in Lawrence, Kansas senior Udoka Azubuike refused to be taken out of Saturday’s rematch at BU’s Ferrell Center. And he never was. Behind Azubuike’s 23 points and 19 rebounds in 36 minutes that dominated Saturday’s game, third-ranked Kansas knocked off No. 1 Baylor, 64-61, in what Kansas coach Bill Self called the best atmosphere the ...
Waco, Texas — In the Ferrell Center hallway, shortly after third-ranked Kansas’ 64-61 victory over No. 1 Baylor, BU Athletic Director Mack Rhoades stopped Kansas coach Bill Self to deliver a quick message. “That was a heck of a game, Coach,” said Rhoades to the still-smiling Self, who had just left his postgame session with the media. Billed as exactly that throughout the week, the top-ranked Bears and ...