**Lahaina, Hawaii —** After playing two big men for the first 3:41 of [Monday’s 93-63 victory over Chaminade in Round 1 of the Maui Invitational,][1] Kansas coach Bill Self went away from the larger lineup and rarely went back. Now, things might be headed that way permanently. “I don’t know that we can stay playing two bigs much longer,” Self said after Monday’s victory. “It’s just not very ...
A couple of hours before today’s 1 p.m. Sweet 16 matchup with fifth-ranked and second-seeded South Carolina in Columbia, S.C., the third-seeded Kansas soccer team will put its faith in the shuffling skills of junior defender Isabella Cavalcante. Cavalcante, who hails from Glenbard West High in Glen Ellyn, Ill., has tallied one goal and three assists on 17 shots so far this season. But almost as important as ...
Lahaina, Hawaii — Saturday night, after an “exhausting” day of snorkeling, sight-seeing, practice and family adventure, Kansas basketball coach Bill Self declared the fun part of fourth-ranked KU’s escape to Maui finished. But by 9 a.m. the next day, a handful of Jayhawks found a unique way to blend fun and business by going through a 45-minute beach workout with new strength coach Ramsey Nijem. ...
Paradise aside, Kansas coach Bill Self is looking forward to KU’s run in the upcoming Maui Invitational simply because he enjoys the format so much. Three games in three days. An early-season event that feels like March. And fans from all eight programs on the islands packing the 2,400-seat Lahaina Civic Center morning, noon and night to cheer on their teams and enjoy some high-energy, high-exposure college ...
Despite a 3-for-17 shooting mark in his past two games, Kansas sophomore Ochai Agbaji remains as upbeat and confident as ever. Still, just in case he wasn’t, Kansas coach Bill Self met with his starting guard Thursday morning to make sure everything was fine. “The biggest thing is he just needs to go out and be Ochai,” Self said. “Just play with a free mind and have fun and not worry about ...
The third-seeded Kansas women’s soccer team is still alive and on the brink of history. Powered by a hat trick off the strong right foot of senior forward Katie McClure, the Jayhawks knocked off Xavier, 3-0, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday afternoon in Columbia, S.C. The victory moved KU into the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2003 and put the Jayhawks (17-4-3) in position to reach ...