Three wins in three days in Maui was worth two spots in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll, as the Kansas men’s basketball team jumped from No. 4 to No. 2 in the latest AP Top 25, released Monday morning. “I’m not sure the win will have a ton to do with what we do going forward,” Jayhawks coach Bill Self said of his team’s Maui Invitational title. “It’s still November and I would like to ...
The Big 12 Conference on Monday broke the tie. Five days after earning co-MVP honors of the Maui Invitational with teammate Udoka Azubuike, sophomore point guard Devon Dotson was named the Big 12 player of the week. In KU’s three victories in Maui, Dotson averaged 21 points and 4.3 rebounds and also led the Jayhawks in assists (13) and steals (8). Azubuike left Maui having averaged 18.3 points and 6.7 ...
Over the course of 12 games in three days, there were at least a few dozen plays at the Maui Invitational that made fans jump out of their seats. And many of those plays, be they big-time blocks or dunks, deep 3-pointers or high-flying plays in transition, will be remembered for a while. The 2019 Maui champs had their share of those plays and moments. Here’s a quick look back at the best of the best from ...
Lahaina, Hawaii — Kansas basketball coach Bill Self has one simple rule when it comes to ball handlers and this season’s Jayhawks. Regardless of the specific combination or the amount of time they play together, two of the KU trio of Devon Dotson, Ochai Agbaji and Marcus Garrett are to be on the floor at all times. So when Garrett spent almost an entire half of Wednesday’s Maui Invitational championship ...
Every year for the past three-plus decades, the eight coaches competing at the Maui Invitational have expressed their gratitude over the opportunity to take a team to Maui. And this year certainly was no different. But for Chaminade coach Eric Bovaird, who last year for the first time in his nine years at the school had to sit and watch the event instead of coaching in it, the return to the sideline at ...
Lahaina, Hawaii — The plan was for junior defensive stopper Marcus Garrett to spend most of Wednesday’s Maui Invitational title game guarding Dayton big man Obi Toppin. But then things went horribly wrong. Lauded for years for his defensive prowess and ability to guard multiple positions, Garrett picked up two early fouls and twice was sent to the bench for long stretches of time during the Jayhawks’ ...