WRITER: Matt Tait

Class of 2023 Kansas hoops targets Taison Chatman, Scotty Middleton update recruiting status

A couple of high-profile recruiting prospects on the Kansas basketball radar made news over the weekend. Four-star combo guard Taison Chatman (6-foot-3, 175 pounds) included Kansas while trimming his list of finalists to five over the weekend. Chatman, who is ranked as high as No. 26 by 247 Sports and in the 60s by ESPN, On3 and Rivals, is picking between KU, Minnesota, Ohio State, Virginia and Xavier. ...

Former Jayhawk Marcus Garrett signs second two-way contract with Miami Heat

Former University of Kansas standout Marcus Garrett’s NBA career is going to continue right where it began. After another successful Summer League stint with the Miami Heat, Garrett signed a two-way contract with the franchise over the weekend. After going unselected in the 2021 NBA draft, Garrett signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Heat and eventually joined the franchise on a two-way deal. A wrist ...

WAC takes creative step toward seeding postseason hoops tournaments; will other conferences soon follow suit?

As the power conferences in college athletics compete for dominance and survival simultaneously, at least one lower-tier conferences has turned creative in changing its future. Earlier this week, [CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander reported that the Western Athletic Conference had come up with an entirely new way to seed its postseason][1] men’s and women’s conference basketball tournaments. In short, the seeds ...

Gary Woodland opens with 2-over-par 74 at 2022 British Open

Former Kansas golf standout Gary Woodland opened play at the 2022 Open Championship, also known as The British Open, with a 2-over-par 74 at the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland on Thursday. Woodland’s round left him in a tie for 101st place entering Round 2. The opening round actually could have been much worse for Woodland, who carded birdies on two of his final five holes to improve from 4-over to ...

During Big 12 introduction, new commissioner Brett Yormark illustrates why he was the right hire at the right time

It remains to be seen what happens with the conference’s roster and whether more universities join or even leave the Big 12 in the years to come. But regardless of what the lineup looks like now or in the future, the conference seems to be in terrific shape for a move into the new era of college athletics with new commissioner Brett Yormark in charge. Yormark met with Big 12 media members for the first ...

Kansas point guard Dajuan Harris Jr. not planning to alter approach even if his role in KU's offense increases

Kansas basketball point guard Dajuan Harris Jr. has a stated goal of finding a way to be more aggressive on offense this offseason. But his plan has nothing to do with scoring more points, being the man or hogging the spotlight during his fourth season as a Jayhawk. “A lot of people think I really can’t score, but I have to show them this year that I really can,” Harris said during a break at Washburn ...