WRITER: Matt Tait

Notebook: Bill Self handed technical during Jayhawks' win over Ragin’ Cajuns

With 9:18 to play in the first half and his team trailing Louisiana by 10, Kansas coach Bill Self walked onto the floor during a timeout and quickly was whistled for a technical foul. The reason? Moments earlier, Kansas, which used a strong second half to hold off the Ragin’ Cajuns, 89-76, lost possession of the ball near midcourt when a Louisiana player dove into Lagerald Vick and forced the ball out of ...

Kansas coach Bill Self briefly addresses Silvio De Sousa's eligibility status

Kansas basketball coach Bill Self, quiet on the issue since the end of the federal trial in late October, addressed the eligibility review surrounding sophomore forward Silvio De Sousa during his “Hawk Talk” radio show on Wednesday night. Self’s comments came in response to questions about De Sousa, [who remains held out of action while Kansas awaits word from the NCAA regarding his eligibility in the ...

Game day: No. 2 Kansas basketball vs. Louisiana

No. 2 Kansas Jayhawks (2-0) vs. Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (1-1) Time: 7 p.m. Friday | Location: Allen Fieldhouse TV: Jayhawk TV/ESPN+ | Radio: IMG Jayhawk Radio Network Log on to KUsports.com for our live game blog coverage and follow the KUsports.com staff on Twitter: @KUSports @mctait @bentonasmith & @SJacksonLJW Keys for Kansas 1. Closing time Kansas freshman Quentin Grimes said one of the ...

Logging big minutes opens up a world of possibilities for KU center Udoka Azubuike

Give Kansas junior Udoka Azubuike all the credit in the world for improving his conditioning to the point where he can play 34 minutes in a game the way he did during Monday night’s 84-68 victory over Vermont at Allen Fieldhouse. But give Vermont an assist for part of it. With the Catamounts’ smaller lineup causing matchup problems for KU’s big men, Kansas coach Bill Self rode the hot hand in the front ...

Matt Tait: Kansas dabbling with stronger crop of coaching candidates this time around

Let’s assume for a minute that Les Miles is not going to be the next football coach at the University of Kansas. I know, I know; radical thought, right? While the smoke continues to signal that Miles really could be the future football coach of the KU program, the possibility remains that it could be somebody else. I’m more in Camp Miles today than I have been at any point in the past couple of weeks. ...

Two future Jayhawks make commitments official Wednesday

http://www2.kusports.com/photos/2018/oct/01/327434/ Wednesday was a big day for four-star combo guard Issac “Mackey” McBride, of Little Rock, Ark., the No. 109-ranked player in the 2019 recruiting class. Decked out in a blue plaid shirt, with a red and blue Kansas banner serving as a makeshift table cloth in the middle of his high school gymnasium’s floor, McBride made his commitment to Kansas official ...