Although the official roster still lists him at 7 feet tall and 270 pounds, the word around the Kansas basketball program is that senior center Udoka Azubuike has dropped some serious weight. “He’s lost (about) 40 pounds since the beginning of the summer,” Kansas coach Bill Self said recently during an appearance on 610 Sports Radio. “His body just looks terrific and he’s so much more confident now ...
Five-star power forward Isaiah Todd on Monday morning narrowed his list from a final five to a top two, keeping Kansas in the mix along with Michigan. The 6-foot-10, 200-pound Todd, who hails from Word of God Christian Academy in Raleigh, N.C., revealed his two finalists in a Tweet early Monday and said he would pick between KU and Michigan on Oct. 17, which also is his 18th birthday. Todd, who is ranked No. ...
3-star-center-late-night-visitor-davion- Late Night visitor and Kansas basketball target Davion Bradford has pegged Friday as decision day. Three days after attending KU’s annual season tipoff event at Allen Fieldhouse, the 7-foot center from St. Louis announced on Twitter that he would announce his college choice at 5 p.m. Friday. Bradford is a three-star prospect ranked No. 133 overall in the 2020 class ...
Fans who have heard all offseason about Kansas sophomore David McCormack’s expanded range got to see it firsthand during the Jayhawks’ 12-minute scrimmage at Late Night in the Phog on Friday night. After his first outside jumper, a 3-pointer midway through, McCormack raced back down the floor with three fingers in the air and a little extra pep in his step. After his second, an 18-footer late in the ...
Give Kansas football coach Les Miles credit for making the difficult move to part ways with offensive coordinator Les Koenning. Now for the easy part — slide out of the way and let Brent Dearmon do his thing. Making a coaching change of this magnitude midseason is never easy. It threatens stability, tests friendships and introduces the risk of having to start all over when you don’t really have time to ...
Given the fact that Snoop Dogg’s Late Night set was three times as long and a lot more eye-opening than the Jayhawks’ scrimmage, it makes sense that the music stole so many headlines Friday night and Saturday morning. But this was a basketball event after all, and KU coach Bill Self was more than happy to talk hoops after it was over. “I thought neither team guarded a lick tonight and I thought it ...