Salt Lake City — Kansas basketball coach Bill Self has a saying he uses this time of year that probably applies to this KU team better than most during his 16-year run with the Jayhawks. “When you’ve got a great player, which we do, you can always ride that guy,” Self said recently when talking about 4th-seeded KU’s postseason chances. The team tips off at 3 p.m. Thursday against No. 13 Northeastern ...
The consecutive Big 12 Conference title streak might be dead, but by earning a spot in this year’s NCAA Tournament, the Kansas men’s basketball program kept alive another impressive streak. When things get going in the Big Dance later this week, the Jayhawks will be playing in their 30th consecutive NCAA Tournament, dating back to the 1989-90 season. Not only is KU’s streak — 14 seasons under Roy ...
What becomes of the Jayhawks this postseason remains to be seen, but here are five reasons KU fans can be optimistic about their team’s chances to make a run. 1: Dedric Lawson and Devon Dotson. KU’s two all-Big 12 selections — Lawson first team and newcomer of the year and Dotson third team — provide the Jayhawks exactly what they need to navigate the crazy waters of postseason basketball. In ...
When it comes to defense, Bill Self’s pride and joy as a basketball coach, the 2018-19 Kansas Jayhawks rank 15th in KenPom’s overall defensive efficiency rating, but just 131st in Division I in defending the 3-point shot. Eleven teams knocked in double-digit 3-point makes against Kansas this season and 10 more hit at least eight 3-pointers in a game during the Jayhawks’ 25-9 season that led them to the ...
Kansas basketball coach Bill Self’s first thought when the 2019 NCAA Tournament bracket was revealed Sunday evening could be boiled down to a single word. “Hard,” Self said during a meeting with the media at Allen Fieldhouse following the unveiling of this year’s field. Moments later, Self needed just two words to share his reaction to seeing his fourth-seeded Jayhawks placed in the Midwest region, ...
Kansas freshman Devon Dotson has looked forward to a day like Sunday for as long as he can remember. That was what made it a bit torturous for Dotson and his Kansas teammates on Sunday, when they had to wait through three sets of commercials and all the way to the final region to learn that the Jayhawks had drawn a No. 4 seed in the Midwest region and would play No. 13 Northeastern at 3 p.m. Thursday in Salt ...