WRITER: Matt Tait

Former Jayhawk Dedric Lawson reportedly joining the San Antonio Spurs; McLemore on the move, too

Quick, think for a second about the one current or former NBA player who you would hire to help mentor and tutor former KU forward Dedric Lawson as he starts his NBA journey. Got one? Anyone? How about Tim Duncan? The Big Fundamental, who recently retired from a Hall of Fame career with the San Antonio Spurs seems like the perfect choice to help facilitate Lawson’s development from sleepy smooth college ...

KU freshman Tristan Enaruna preparing for FIBA Europe U18 Championship with Netherlands national team

With his new teammates eyeing the end of summer workouts and a three-week break from the grind before the start of school, Kansas freshman Tristan Enaruna is preparing for competition. Playing with the Netherlands national team at the FIBA Europe Under 18 Championship in Greece, Enaruna for the past couple of weeks has been back in his home country playing in tune-up events and practicing with his countrymen ...

Former Jayhawk guard Brady Morningstar to handle coaching duties for Self Made

When former Kansas guard Brady Morningstar first heard that his friend and former teammate Elijah Johnson was putting together a team for The Basketball Tournament, he knew he wanted to get involved. But with roster spots already spoken for and additional bodies costing the team money, the opportunities were limited. And then Morningstar figured out a way and it’s been full-steam ahead since then. “It ...

Frank Mason III agrees to two-way contract with Milwaukee

Former Kansas point guard Frank Mason has found a new NBA home. A little more than two weeks after being waived by Sacramento, the team that drafted him with the No. 34 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, Mason agreed to a two-way contract with the Milwaukee Bucks, according to a weekend report from Shams Charania, NBA writer for The Athletic. Mason later confirmed the news on Twitter, saying, “Proud to be ...

Mike "Scoop" Harding leaving LHS for college coaching job

A longtime face of basketball at all levels in Lawrence is leaving town. Mike “Scoop” Harding, who most recently served as an assistant coach at Lawrence High but also was the head coach at Bishop Seabury for two seasons, has accepted a position as an assistant coach with the men’s basketball program at Garden City Community College. “I’d like to thank Coach Patrick Nee and Athletic Director Greg ...

Current Jayhawks judge dunk contest at Lawrence AAU event

Four current Jayhawks, a couple of whom have experience playing in the Hardwood Classic AAU event and others like it, served as celebrity judges for the event’s slam dunk contest on Friday night. Juniors Marcus Garrett and Silvio De Sousa, sophomore Ochai Agbaji and freshman Christian Braun, took their spots at the judges’ table on Friday night to watch a series of competitors break out their best and ...