With the count of recent MOKAN players at Kansas now up to four, head coach Chris Neff needed just three words to explain his feelings about Chris Teahan, Ochai Agbaji, Christian Braun and Dajuan Harris all joining the Jayhawks. “It’s very special,” Neff told the Journal-World late Tuesday night, a couple of hours after Harris became the latest player from his AAU program to commit to KU. While none of ...
The last time he played in one of the PGA Tour’s four major golf tournaments, former Kansas golfer Gary Woodland had to hold off major monster Brooks Koepka to win the U.S. Open. This time, he’ll have to deal with the tournament favorite for the first two rounds. Teeing it up in a major for the first time since joining the fraternity of golf’s major winners last month, Woodland will play Rounds 1 and 2 ...
Add another member of the MOKAN Elite AAU program to the list of prospects on KU’s radar during the current recruiting cycle. According to his Twitter feed, Kennedy Chandler, the No. 28-ranked prospect in the 2021 class per Rivals.com recently picked up an offer from Kansas. Chandler, who teamed with [recent KU commitment Dajuan Harris to help bring home the Peach Jam title last weekend in Georgia,][1] ...
Add another member of the MOKAN Elite AAU program to the list of prospects on KU’s radar during the current recruiting cycle. According to his Twitter feed, Kennedy Chandler, the No. 28-ranked prospect in the 2021 class per Rivals.com recently picked up an offer from Kansas. Chandler, who teamed with [recent KU commitment Dajuan Harris to help bring home the Peach Jam title last weekend in Georgia,][1] ...
Still humming along with equal amounts of pride in his home state of Oklahoma and the basketball program at Kansas, former KU head coach Ted Owens turns 90 today. One of nine head coaches in the 121-year history of Kansas basketball, Owens led the Jayhawks from 1964-83 and guided his teams to two Final Fours (1970-71, 1973-74), 348 victories and a .657 winning percentage. Sandwiched between names like ...
Nine days shy of opening play in The Basketball Tournament event in Wichita with nine fellow KU alums, former Kansas forward Perry Ellis solidified his future on Tuesday. Ellis, who spent the early portion of his pro career playing in the NBA’s G League as well as overseas in Australia, Italy, Germany and Turkey, has plans to add a new stamp to his passport. According to a report from Sportando.com, Ellis ...