Plenty accustomed to talking about the topic for the past few years, Kansas basketball coach Bill Self was asked [after Thursday’s 102-42 win over Pitt State][1] if he expected senior center Udoka Azubuike to spend some extra time between then and Tuesday’s game against Duke working on his free throw shooting. “Dok’s worked on it between when he first got here and today,” Self said. “So working on ...
It seems as if Matt Hurt and Cassius Stanley were destined to play in Tuesday night’s Champions Classic clash between Duke and Kansas in New York City. Both freshmen picked Duke over Kansas at the final stages of their recruitments. But had either player gone the other way, both still would be playing in Madison Square Garden at 6 p.m. Tuesday night with the entire college basketball world watching. As if ...
With several upcoming KU basketball games, along with dozens of other Big 12 Conference events, being televised exclusively on the ESPN+ streaming platform, here’s a quick rundown of how you can use ESPN+ and get signed up. Although this setup is impacting Kansas basketball 10 times this season — including tonight’s exhibition game and four conference games — the move was made at the conference level, ...
Kansas junior Marcus Garrett is expected to slide back into his regular role during tonight’s exhibition finale against Pittsburg State at Allen Fieldhouse, but his time at point guard last week gave his head coach something to think about. “Looking back now, I wish I’d maybe done it different in the past (and made) him our backup point,” Self said this week. “He’s probably more of a point than ...
After a one-game stint in the starting lineup last week, Kansas freshman Jalen Wilson was back on the bench at the start of KU’s exhibition finale against Pittsburg State on Thursday night at Allen Fieldhouse. With sophomore point guard Devon Dotson back from an ankle injury, which allowed Marcus Garrett to return to his normal spot in the lineup, Wilson slid into the type of reserve role he is most likely to ...
Unwilling to ditch the idea altogether but also well aware of the challenges that playing two big men presents, Kansas basketball coach Bill Self is changing things up for the Jayhawks' exhibition finale against Pittsburg State. Instead of starting junior Silvio De Sousa at the four-spot next to senior center Udoka Azubuike, Self plans to plug sophomore forward David McCormack into the starting lineup for ...