Whether rattling in and out, clanging off the rim or missing the mark altogether, making baskets and, therefore, scoring points has become quite a challenge for the Kansas men’s basketball team. That issue, once again, played a big role in the Jayhawks’ latest loss — 73-63 on Tuesday night in Austin, Texas — and Kansas currently is riding one of its worst offensive stretches in the last five seasons. ...
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Austin, Texas — Losing at Kentucky is one thing. Losing at Iowa State is another. But now this? Behind a lackluster first half and another off-key offensive night in the city dubbed the Live Music Capital of the World, the 11th-ranked Kansas men’s basketball team dropped to 1-5 in true road games this season with a 73-63 loss to Texas on Tuesday night at Frank Erwin Center. Clearly disappointed and more ...
Austin, Texas — After strong efforts in five of the six games he had played since taking off his redshirt a few weeks ago to help this evolving Kansas basketball team, freshman Ochai Agbaji cracked the starting lineup during Tuesday night’s 73-63 loss at Texas. Starting in place of senior Lagerald Vick — a move that KU coach Bill Self called “a coach’s decision” — Agbaji hit 8 of 10 shots, grabbed ...
There’s been a lot of chatter in the past 48 hours — and, really, all season — from people who think Kansas sophomore Marcus Garrett should not shoot the ball from the outside the rest of the way. One problem: He has to. Beyond the fact that Garrett CAN actually make the shot — even if it’s not his biggest strength, it’s reasonable to expect a major Division I college basketball player to be able ...
Lexington, Ky. — The Kansas men’s basketball team has played nine games away from Allen Fieldhouse so far this season, and carries a 5-4 record in those games into its next road test, Tuesday at Texas. Five of those were true road games, played in the home venue of KU’s opponent, and the Jayhawks went just 1-4 in those tests, losing by an average score of 73-66. That includes Saturday night’s 8-point ...