One of the primary goals of first-year Kansas Athletic Director Travis Goff was to improve morale in the department during his first 12 months on the job. Now that he believes he’s done that, Goff said the goal for his second year, which is already a month old, is to further cement KU’s culture and push the standard for Kansas Athletics higher. “As soon as you have momentum, the biggest challenge ...
Iowa State guard Tyrese Hunter released his top six schools earlier this week, and the defending national champions were on the list. Joining Kansas in the push to land the talented ISU point guard are: Tennessee, Louisville, Gonzaga, Texas and Purdue. Regarded by some as the top player to enter the transfer portal this offseason, Hunter figures to be a huge pick up for whichever program lands him. As a ...
The perfect season officially ended with Kansas guard Ochai Agbaji declaring for the 2022 NBA draft late Sunday afternoon. Three weeks removed from guiding Kansas to its sixth national title, Agbaji, as everyone expected, announced on Twitter that he was declaring for the NBA draft. Agbaji’s announcement came with a nod to his stellar senior season that led to him being named Big 12 Player of the Year, a ...
On the final day to declare for the 2022 NBA draft, Kansas junior Christian Braun did exactly that, announcing his decision to enter the draft process on Twitter late Sunday morning. According to a Kansas Athletics news release, Braun will retain his amateur eligibility throughout the process and, therefore, will be eligible to return to KU for his senior season provided he withdraws his name from the draft ...
So now we know, officially, that Kansas junior Christian Braun is entering his name into the 2022 NBA draft pool so he can test the waters and go through the pre-draft process to see where he stands. The announcement came Sunday and, almost immediately, scores of KU fans noted in various cyber spaces that Braun’s announcement was a firm goodbye. It may have been. But if history has taught us anything, ...
After leading most of the way on the strength of one of their best offensive games of the season, it was only natural for the Lawrence High softball players’ heads to drop after Free State scored three runs in the top of the seventh to take a two-run lead on Saturday at LHS. The key, however, was that Lions’ heads didn’t stay there. Junior Hailey Ramirez, head coach Steve Seratte and a few others in the ...