When Kansas coach Bill Self and Colorado coach Tad Boyle locked horns as players with the Jayhawks and Oklahoma State Cowboys in the early 1980s, the two guards were a natural matchup. “I was the only guy he could guard,” Boyle joked during a Thursday phone interview with the ...
Although there were signs of life in a couple of games leading up to Maui, Kansas junior Silvio De Sousa found himself back on the bench, struggling with confidence during the Jayhawks’ most recent games. De Sousa, who played a combined 32 minutes in the two KU victories leading up to last ...
In the moments following KU’s Maui Invitational title game victory over Dayton, Kansas coach Bill Self mentioned that the 1-2 punch of Devon Dotson and Udoka Azubuike may be the best the program has had in a while. Whether that’s true or not is largely a matter of opinion and also depends ...
The Big 12 Conference on Monday broke the tie. Five days after earning co-MVP honors of the Maui Invitational with teammate Udoka Azubuike, sophomore point guard Devon Dotson was named the Big 12 player of the week. In KU’s three victories in Maui, Dotson averaged 21 points and 4.3 ...
Three wins in three days in Maui was worth two spots in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll, as the Kansas men’s basketball team jumped from No. 4 to No. 2 in the latest AP Top 25, released Monday morning. “I’m not sure the win will have a ton to do with what we do going forward,” ...
Over the course of 12 games in three days, there were at least a few dozen plays at the Maui Invitational that made fans jump out of their seats. And many of those plays, be they big-time blocks or dunks, deep 3-pointers or high-flying plays in transition, will be remembered for a while. ...
Every year for the past three-plus decades, the eight coaches competing at the Maui Invitational have expressed their gratitude over the opportunity to take a team to Maui. And this year certainly was no different. But for Chaminade coach Eric Bovaird, who last year for the first time in ...
Lahaina, Hawaii — Kansas basketball coach Bill Self has one simple rule when it comes to ball handlers and this season’s Jayhawks. Regardless of the specific combination or the amount of time they play together, two of the KU trio of Devon Dotson, Ochai Agbaji and Marcus Garrett are to be ...
Lahaina, Hawaii — The plan was for junior defensive stopper Marcus Garrett to spend most of Wednesday’s Maui Invitational title game guarding Dayton big man Obi Toppin. But then things went horribly wrong. Lauded for years for his defensive prowess and ability to guard multiple ...
Lahaina, Hawaii — When KU’s Udoka Azubuike and Devon Dotson were handed the Maui Invitational MVP trophy on the floor following the Jayhawks’ 90-84 overtime win over Dayton on Wednesday night, Azubuike quickly lifted it high over his head. As it turns out, the move was more than just ...
Lahaina, Hawaii — The goal of any team, entering any tournament, is to be the one hoisting the hardware on the final day. And while that certainly was the focus for fourth-ranked Kansas entering this week’s Maui Invitational, the Jayhawks (6-1) also had a few other driving factors en route ...
It takes a big-time player to win championship games. And it helps even more if a team has two such players. That is exactly why No. 4 Kansas won its third Maui Invitational with a 90-84 overtime win over Dayton in the championship game Wednesday at the Lahaina Civic Center. The tandem of ...
No. 4 Kansas Jayhawks (5-1) vs. Dayton Flyers (5-0) Time: 4 p.m. | Location: Lahaina Civic Center, Lahaina, Hawaii TV:ESPN | Radio: IMG Jayhawk Radio Network Sign up for ESPN+ and watch your Hawks on the go. Log on to KUsports.com for our live game blog coverage and follow the ...
Lahaina, Hawaii — Late in the first half of [Tuesday’s Maui Invitational semifinal victory][1] by fourth-ranked Kansas over BYU, Jayhawks fans were treated to something so many of them have been clamoring for for years. Sort of. During a timeout, with the Jayhawks leading the Cougars ...
Lahaina, Hawaii — It was as if they had rehearsed it. After three dribbles, two steps and the biggest rumbling the island of Maui has heard since its last severe thunderstorm, Kansas big man Udoka Azubuike threw down the dunk of the tournament to date during the fourth-ranked Jayhawks’ ...
Lahaina, Hawaii — The grind of playing three games in three days at the Maui Invitational seems to be of little concern to most of the players here this week. Whether it’s because it reminds them of their AAU days, prepares them for the postseason or just makes the start of the season a ...
No. 4 Kansas will be playing for a tournament title on Wednesday. Behind a strong defensive performance, KU secured a 71-56 win over BYU during the semifinals of the Maui Invitational Tuesday night at Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii. The Cougars, who were coming off a 78-63 win over UCLA, ...
No. 4 Kansas Jayhawks (4-1) vs. BYU (4-2) Time: 9:30 p.m. | Location: Lahaina Civic Center, Maui, Hawaii TV: ESPN | Radio: IMG Jayhawk Radio Network Sign up for ESPN+ and watch your Hawks on the go. Log on to KUsports.com for our live game blog coverage and follow the KUsports.com staff ...
**Lahaina, Hawaii —** At the time he spoke with the media following No. 4 Kansas’ 93-63 victory over Chaminade in Round 1 of the Maui Invitational, KU coach Bill Self was not sure who his semifinal opponent would be. That wasn’t an issue for BYU coach Mark Pope and Cougars Jake Toolson ...
**Lahaina, Hawaii —** After playing two big men for the first 3:41 of [Monday’s 93-63 victory over Chaminade in Round 1 of the Maui Invitational,][1] Kansas coach Bill Self went away from the larger lineup and rarely went back. Now, things might be headed that way permanently. “I ...