Tuesday’s 95-68 victory over Milwaukee marked the final game of the decade for the second-ranked Kansas Jayhawks inside Allen Fieldhouse. And what a decade it has been. The Jayhawks’ most recent win moved them to 151-7 in their home building during the past 10 years (from 2010-19), a record that represents not only the elite status that the Kansas brand has been known for, but also the type of consistency ...
Tuesday night’s 95-68 rout of Milwaukee at Allen Fieldhouse was a perfect illustration of why the Kansas players and coaches say guys will be fine while opening the season in a shooting slump. After entering December shooting 31% from 3-point range, Kansas sophomore Ochai Agbaji opened Tuesday’s blowout by burying three 3-pointers in KU’s first four possessions. The first was a dead swish from in front ...
I would’ve voted for Charles Woodson in 1997. I’ve always loved the idea of defensive players winning the Heisman. I would’ve put Todd Reesing in my Top 3 in 2007. He might not have deserved to win the award, but he was every bit the factor as those who made it to New York City for the presentation. And, as much as I’d like to think otherwise, I probably would’ve been caught up in the Heisman ...
The top two spots in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll remained the same this week, but there was plenty of movement behind No. 1 Louisville and No. 2 Kansas. The Jayhawks, who knocked off No. 20 Colorado at Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday night to pick up their seventh consecutive victory after losing to Duke in the season opener, stayed in the No. 2 spot for the second week in a row. ...
Always one to think big picture first and recognize subtle weaknesses ahead of splashy stat lines, Kansas basketball coach Bill Self on Saturday pointed to the need for better play from his bench after a 72-58 win over No. 20 Colorado at Allen Fieldhouse. Specifically, better play defensively. Not counting the final minute of mop-up time he gave walk-on guard Chris Teahan, Self handed out 55 minutes to four ...
He finished 5-of-8 from the floor, scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds in 27 minutes during [his team’s 72-58 loss to No. 2 Kansas on Saturday evening][1] at Allen Fieldhouse. By most accounts, Colorado forward Evan Battey was the Buffs’ best player against the Jayhawks. But Battey’s numbers were purely secondary to the opportunity for the third-year sophomore to merely play in Allen ...