Multiple reports, including one from The Associated Press and ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski, have indicated that NBA legend Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash on Sunday afternoon in California. The news rocked the sports world, and people from all walks of life, and across all sports, hit social media to pay tribute to Bryant and mourn his passing. That included several Kansas basketball players. > ...
No. 3 Kansas Jayhawks (15-3 overall, 5-1 Big 12) vs. Tennessee Volunteers (12-6 overall, 4-2 SEC) Time: 3 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. Get back to ...
Kansas senior Udoka Azubuike has experienced plenty of days when his size and strength have been the difference. But his presence on the floor rarely has meant more to KU’s chances for success than it did on Saturday in a 74-68 victory over Tennessee at Allen Fieldhouse. Down to just seven scholarship players because of the recent suspensions handed out to David McCormack and Silvio De Sousa — and with ...
After bouncing off the floor at least 5 or 6 inches into the air following a hard foul on a transition dunk attempt during the first half of KU’s 74-68 win over Tennessee on Saturday, junior guard Marcus Garrett hopped up and walked toward the free-throw line. The play, which eventually was ruled a flagrant foul on Tennessee forward Olivier Nkamhoua, took place eerily close to the same spot where an all-out ...
Class of 2020 Kansas signee Bryce Thompson received word on Thursday that he had become KU’s latest McDonald’s All-American. The game will be played April 1 in Houston. One of 24 high school boys to earn a spot in this year’s McDonald’s game, the 6-foot-5 combo guard from Booker T. Washington High is [the highest-ranked player in the 2020 class to sign with Kansas.][1] Ranked No. 19 overall in ...
Days after two of his players were suspended for their roles in a brawl, Kansas coach Bill Self vowed that his team would learn from the incident. More specifically, Self said suspended Jayhawks, Silvio De Sousa (12 games) and David McCormack (2 games), would be “perfect” from here on out. “We take responsibility for the role in which we played and what transpired on Tuesday,” Self said Friday while ...