WRITER: Matt Tait

Bill Self downplays victory No. 700 as Jayhawks win at TCU

Fort Worth, Texas — Never one to gush over personal milestones, Kansas coach Bill Self picked up a pretty big one with Saturday’s 60-46 victory over TCU at Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena. The win, which moved the third-ranked Jayhawks to 20-3 on the season and 9-1 in Big 12 play, was the 700th of Self’s Hall of Fame career, making him the 32nd men’s college basketball coach to reach that mark and the ...

Notebook: Early trip to bench leads to dominant day for Udoka Azubuike

Fort Worth, Texas — A little more than three minutes into Saturday’s 60-46 win over TCU at Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena, Kansas basketball coach Bill Self subbed out senior Udoka Azubuike from the game and had a little chat with him on the bench. “Just wake up,” Self said, sharing the message he sent to Azubuike during that 43-second stint of game time he spent on the bench. “He had two dunks right ...

KU freshman Tristan Enaruna vying to make minutes ‘worth it’

Although his playing time and numbers have remained low, Kansas freshman Tristan Enaruna continues to hold himself to a high standard each time he steps on the court. “For me, it’s (been) pretty good,” Enaruna said after playing 15 minutes in a recent win at Oklahoma State, while teammates David McCormack and Silvio De Sousa served suspensions. “I mean, however many minutes I get, I just try to come out ...

KU big man Udoka Azubuike focused more on impact than numbers

For a player the size of Kansas center Udoka Azubuike, being subtle is not something that comes naturally on the basketball court. However, slowly but surely throughout his KU career, that’s exactly how the 7-foot, 265-pound senior has started to understand his place in the game and on the floor. Monday night, following the Jayhawks’ 69-58 win over Texas at Allen Fieldhouse, Azubuike was asked about his ...

Game Day Breakdown - No. 3 Kansas vs. Texas

No. 3 Kansas Jayhawks (18-3 overall, 7-1 Big 12) vs. Texas Longhorns (14-7 overall, 4-4 Big 12) Time: 8 p.m. | Location: Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, Kansas TV: ESPN | Radio: IMG Jayhawk Radio Network Log on to KUsports.com for our live game blog coverage and follow the KUsports.com staff on Twitter: @KUSports @mctait @bentonasmith @SJacksonLJW & @ByBradenShaw Keys for Kansas 1. Closing time On ...

Notebook: Hudy returns to Allen Fieldhouse, Dotson named Big 12 player of the week for third time

Although Monday’s 69-58 Kansas victory over Texas marked KU’s ninth consecutive win over the Longhorns inside Allen Fieldhouse, this particular game had a much different feel than the others. For the first time since leaving KU in the offseason to join Shaka Smart’s Texas staff, former KU strength coach Andrea Hudy made her return to Lawrence, this time as member of the visiting team, suiting up in a ...