KU Men’s Basketball

Preview: No. 15 KU to face No. 24 Kentucky in Champions Classic

The 15th-ranked Kansas men’s basketball team will face its first significant test of the 2026-27 season and meet another of the nation’s most distinguished programs when it takes on No. 24 Kentucky on the Champions Classic on Tuesday night. Tipoff is set for 8:30 p.m. — to follow the ...

Council breaks foot, will have surgery; expected back around start of Big 12 play

Kansas men’s basketball guard Melvin Council Jr. broke his right foot in practice on Monday, head coach Bill Self announced in a statement. “Melvin broke the fifth metatarsal in his foot during Monday’s practice and will have surgery in the next couple of days,” Self said. “We expect ...

KU shows off newfound depth in blowout win over Middle Tennessee

Kansas coach Bill Self remarked on Thursday of this year's team, “We had average depth a month ago, and now we’ve got really good depth because of what’s transpired.” The late-stage additions of Tre White, Melvin Council Jr. and Trey Kaufman-Renn, all of whom became eligible via ...

KU shuts down Middle Tennessee for 89-45 win

In one of the program’s more impressive defensive performances in recent memory, the Kansas men’s basketball team locked down Conference USA foe Middle Tennessee on its way to an 89-45 victory on Friday night. Making his first start as a Jayhawk, forward Trey Kaufman-Renn led KU with an ...

Kaufman-Renn hopes to boost Jayhawks with knowledge, experience

Kansas forward Trey Kaufman-Renn learned on Wednesday that his teammate Keanu Dawes loves playing chess — a fortuitous discovery given that Kaufman-Renn enjoys the game himself and has an active Chess.com account. It’s the sort of insight Kaufman-Renn might have gleaned earlier had he been ...