KU Men’s Basketball

Late turnovers doom KU to first-round elimination in 79-72 loss to Arkansas

Providence, R.I. — For the first time since 2006, the Kansas men’s basketball team has failed to advance out of the first round of the NCAA Tournament. As befit a team that entered the postseason as an uncharacteristically low No. 7 seed, the Jayhawks’ first-round foe wasn’t an ...

Notebook: Former Jayhawk Pettiford’s run with High Point draws to close

Providence, R.I. — Before it was Kansas' turn to take the floor at Amica Mutual Pavilion on Thursday night for its NCAA Tournament matchup against Arkansas, a former Jayhawk had already sealed his first-round fate on the same court. Senior guard Bobby Pettiford, who played a pair of seasons ...

‘End of an era’: What will KU basketball lose if it no longer has walk-ons?

Providence, R.I. — Some of the loudest cheers in Allen Fieldhouse — and in college basketball arenas across the country — rain down in the final minutes of blowout home wins. Crowds get reinvigorated when fans see their favorite walk-ons come to the scorer’s table to enter the game ...

Preview: Kansas-Arkansas pairing makes for marquee first-round clash

Providence, R.I. — Escaping the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament has become an increasingly difficult task for the Kansas men's basketball team in recent years. Since 2018, the Jayhawks have done so just once — and it resulted in a national title. This year, after a lackluster regular ...