WRITER: Matt Tait

Kansas forward KJ Adams' career night vs. Mizzou made even more special with mom sitting courtside

Columbia, Mo. — There were three or four obvious reasons that Kansas sophomore KJ Adams enjoyed a career night in the Jayhawks’ 95-67 rout of the rival Missouri Tigers on Saturday night at Mizzou Arena. But Saturday’s biggest factor, which probably outweighed all of the others combined, was sitting behind the Kansas bench. Adams’ mom, Yvonne, made the trip from Austin, Texas to Columbia on Saturday ...

Tiger trampling: No. 6 Kansas clobbers Missouri in first game at Mizzou since 2011-12 season

Columbia, Mo. — With 20 friends and family members in the building with tickets he procured, and a few dozen more who got tickets on their own, Kansas point guard Dajuan Harris Jr. had every reason in the world to make Saturday’s 95-67 win over Missouri all about him. Playing as a Jayhawk in his hometown for the first time in his life, and with all of that extra attention thrown his way, no one would have ...

6th-ranked Jayhawks enjoyed everything about Mizzou Arena atmosphere in Saturday's 95-67 win over MU

Columbia, Mo. — The student section at the north end of Missouri’s Mizzou Arena was packed full from the floor to the concourse nearly two hours before tipoff. The chants and signs — some suitable to share and others not — filled just about every row and were an easy reminder that this one was different. If that didn’t do it, the boos raining down on one of KU’s academic advisers — no, not ...

Kansas women's hoops should be the next in line for a surge in KU fan support

The 2022 calendar year has been a good one for supporters of the University of Kansas’ athletic teams, and Jayhawk fans have proven that they’re capable of big things. It’s time for those big things to start including the crowds at Allen Fieldhouse for Kansas women’s basketball games. In case you missed it, the soon-to-be-ranked Jayhawks [absolutely crushed No. 12 Arizona on the Wildcats' home floor ...

Gameday Breakdown: Dajuan Harris Jr. and No. 6 Kansas prepare for a hostile environment at Mizzou

Kansas point guard Dajuan Harris Jr., grew up with black and gold staring him in the face around just about every corner. A native of Columbia, Missouri, Harris was educated early on how most of the people in his hometown felt about the school that would become his. “Me growing up in Missouri, (I always heard) that we don’t like Kansas,” Harris said. “That’s always been the way it was, but I got ...

Kansas basketball coach Bill Self says Jayhawks are healthy and ready for Saturday's showdown with Missouri

Kansas basketball coach Bill Self said Thursday that his team was the healthiest it has been in a while and that both forward Cam Martin (shoulder) and guard Bobby Pettiford (groin) are expected to be available for Saturday’s game at Missouri. Whether they play, or how much they play, remains to be seen. But Self said he was happy to have them at his disposal. If Martin plays against the Tigers — 4:30 ...