Cross one top-tier prospect off the Late Night visitor’s list for the Kansas men’s basketball program. According to a Wednesday article from Adam Zagoria, of ZagsBlog.com, Class of 2020 combo guard R.J. Hampton will not be visiting Late Night after all. Hampton, who currently is ranked No. 5 overall in the Class of 2020 by Rivals.com, welcomed KU coach Bill Self and Kansas assistant Jerrance Howard to ...
Nearing the end of his second month on the job, University of Kansas Athletic Director Jeff Long on Tuesday announced his second major hire. And it came from a familiar place. Chris Freet, who has served as the senior associate athletics director for external operations and strategic communications at the University of Arkansas since 2014, has been named KU's deputy athletics director for external ...
While the date of Late Night seems to be changing and arriving sooner every year, there are still a few things about KU basketball’s annual tipoff event that remain the same. From the classic Late Night countdown by Kansas fans to the organization and structure of the event itself, Late Night in the Phog, set for its 34th edition on Friday night, has continued to be one of the most anticipated events on the ...
Editor's note, 5:35 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24: This story has been updated from the original post to reflect that the Jayhawks' training with The Program will no longer be held this week. Kansas basketball officials announced late Monday afternoon that the Jayhawks’ upcoming session with The Program, slated for Wednesday and Thursday in Lawrence, had been postponed. Instead, the Jayhawks will conclude Bill ...
The recent tradition of bringing a big-name rap star to Late Night in the Phog to help kick off another Kansas basketball season appears to be alive and well. And it was KU’s football coach, of all people, who dropped the announcement. Speaking about the hype surrounding the week ahead for Kansas athletics on his regular Hawk Talk radio show on Monday night, David Beaty revealed that famed rapper 2 Chainz ...
When Class of 2019 shooting guard Cassius Stanley Tweeted on Thursday that he had a “big announcement” planned for Friday, the recruiting world began to spin on its head with speculation. Sure, Stanley previously had made it clear that there were a handful of programs he favored, so the mere thought of him making a decision about his future was not that far-fetched. But given the fact that the four-star ...