Kansas City, Mo. — With Saturday’s 98-57 rout of Kansas City well in hand early in the second half, the second-ranked Jayhawks got the opportunity to give extended minutes to some of their reserves. Freshmen Christian Braun and Tristan Enaruna were joined for much of the second half by Isaiah Moss and Silvio De Sousa and the Jayhawks (9-1) did not miss a beat. “We played a lot better in the second ...
Kansas City, Mo. — Maybe there is room for two big men in the Kansas basketball lineup after all. Behind a career-high 28 points from David McCormack — in fewer than 17 minutes — and another all-around strong effort from senior center Udoka Azubuike, the second-ranked Jayhawks steamrolled Kansas City, 98-57, on Saturday evening at Sprint Center. “I think a lot of it was effort and energy,” Self said ...
Junior guard Marcus Garrett has played 78 games in a Kansas uniform, likely has between 60-70 more before he’s finished and already has earned some of the highest praise possible from KU coach Bill Self. “To me, he’s as fun a player as I’ve had to coach,” Self said Thursday, when asked about Garrett’s still-forming legacy at Kansas. “Here may be a little different, because you think of Tyrel ...
Before Tuesday’s 95-68 rout of Milwaukee at Allen Fieldhouse, Ochai Agbaji’s father, Olofu, told his son to go easy on the Panthers. The reason? Both Olofu and Agbaji’s mother, Erica, attended and played basketball at what was then known as the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee during their college days. Beyond that, Olofu had a handful of former teammates in town for Tuesday’s game, a trip and ...
Not surprisingly, Kansas basketball coach Bill Self’s first thought after learning of Texas Tech’s upset of No. 1 Louisville on Tuesday night was about the Red Raiders and the Big 12. “It’s a great win for Tech,” Self said. “Great for our league.” From there, the topic quickly shifted to what Tech’s victory meant for Kansas, which entered the week at No. 2 in the polls and could be poised to ...
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