Kansas City, Mo. — The shot was big, the foul was foolish but the pass was pristine. Late in what was, in just about every way, a sluggish offensive half for the third-seeded Kansas Jayhawks in Friday’s Big 12 semifinal against West Virginia at Sprint Center, freshman point guard Devon Dotson darted his way up the floor after a West Virginia miss and needed about three steps to know where he was ...
Kansas City, Mo. — Bigger was better for the 17th-ranked Kansas men’s basketball team in the quarterfinal round of the 2019 Big 12 tournament. In addition to playing with a bigger seed than they had in a decade, the third-seeded Jayhawks got a major lift from freshman big man David McCormack to power past 6th-seeded Texas, 65-57, Thursday night at Sprint Center. In the week leading up to the matchup, ...
Kansas City, Mo. — Throughout his college career, Kansas junior Mitch Lightfoot has sort of become the unofficial spokesman for the idea that, when you sign up to play basketball at Kansas, you agree to take on all of the pressure that comes with it. Starting today, a whole bunch of young Jayhawks will find out exactly what Lightfoot means and, more importantly, exactly what that pressure talks, sees, looks ...
No. 17 Kansas Jayhawks (23-8) vs. Texas Longhorns (16-15) Time: 8 p.m. | Location: Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo. TV: ESPN2 | Radio: IMG Jayhawk Radio Network Not going to be home for the game? Sign up for ESPN+ and watch your Hawks on the go. Log on to KUsports.com for our live game blog coverage and follow the KUsports.com staff on Twitter: @KUSports @mctait @bentonasmith & @SJacksonLJW Keys ...
Kansas City, Mo. — As college basketball heads into its postseason, where a champion will be crowned and uncertainty will follow, Kansas coach Bill Self said Wednesday that the state of the game was strong. “I think the health of the game is far better than what the appearance is,” Self said. “I do.” Self also addressed KU’s position in the ongoing investigation into corruption in college ...
Already well-versed in answering questions of the Lagerald Vick nature, Kansas coach Bill Self on Monday provided an answer that is likely to be the last. Asked at the end of his regularly scheduled press conference if there were any roster changes in store for the Jayhawks as they begin preparations for this week’s Big 12 tournament in Kansas City, Mo., Self closed the book on any possibility of Vick ...