Philadelphia — It’s hard enough to try to beat ranked teams on the road with your entire roster in tow. But it’s even tougher to do when you lose your most experienced player and best defender to injury after just 13 minutes. That was the case for No. 1 Kansas during Saturday’s 56-55 loss to No. 18 Villanova at Wells Fargo Center. And while no one in the Kansas locker room was using the Marcus Garrett ...
No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks (9-1) vs. No. 18 Villanova Wildcats (8-2) Time: 11 a.m. | Location: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pa. TV: FOX | 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. Run them off the line Defending the 3-point ...
Throughout the late stages of his college recruitment, it always looked like Jeremiah Robinson-Earl would be on the floor for Saturday’s clash between No. 1 Kansas and No. 18 Villanova. After being recruited by Bill Self and the Jayhawks for years, the former Bishop Miege standout who played his final season of prep basketball at IMG Academy in Florida, picked Villanova over the Jayhawks in October of 2018. ...
Before filling his cart with toys and holiday gifts for one of 15 local families on Tuesday night, Kansas forward Silvio De Sousa spent time studying his list with one of the KU basketball managers. “Scouting report,” De Sousa joked before flashing a smile that lit up his face like lights on a Christmas tree. For the 23rd consecutive year, the top-ranked Jayhawks broke into small groups at Walmart on ...
Ten games into redshirting his fourth season at Kansas because of his desire to find a greater role in the future, KU forward Mitch Lightfoot has remained a key part of the Kansas basketball program. In addition to providing leadership, encouragement and tidbits of advice to his younger teammates, Lightfoot suits up with the red squad during practices and tries his best to prepare his teammates for the next ...
Their 9-0 start has brought plenty of joy to Kansas basketball fans at Allen Fieldhouse so far this season, but on Wednesday morning the KU women’s basketball team was handing out smiles in a new setting. Roughly twelve hours after the men’s team left Walmart following its annual holiday shopping outing, the Kansas women’s basketball team made its annual trek to Lawrence Memorial Hospital on Wednesday ...