KU Men’s Basketball

Jayhawks, McCullar in particular get much-needed break

Only twice since beginning its season in early November has the Kansas men’s basketball team gone from one Saturday to the next without playing a game: once for finals week, once for its Christmas break. The Jayhawks have finally gotten to do so again this week. After playing 13 Big 12 ...

Cutting deficit before half helped KU storm back in Norman

Norman, Okla. — What already feels like an eternity ago, on Jan. 10 in Orlando, the game that kicked off a month's worth of road struggles from Kansas was decided by one pivotal stretch late in the first half. The Jayhawks led a struggling UCF — which was playing its first-ever home game ...

Notebook: KU projected as No. 2 seed in tournament field preview

Norman, Okla. — With a month to go before it learns its tournament positioning, the Kansas men’s basketball team was projected as a No. 2 seed in the West Region in the NCAA March Madness Selection Preview Saturday morning. If the tournament started today, in other words, that would put KU ...

KU rallies to win at Oklahoma 67-57

Norman, Okla. — In his first game back from injury, Kevin McCullar Jr. was having an inefficient shooting day, of the sort that became all too familiar for him during the month of January. He was 3-for-13 midway through the second half. Then he hit the biggest shot of the day. “I thought ...

NBA champion, former Jayhawk Scot Pollard has heart transplant

NBA champion and “Survivor” contestant Scot Pollard has had a heart transplant, his wife said on social media on Friday night. “Scot has a new heart!” Dawn Pollard posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Surgery went well and I’ve been told the heart is big, powerful and is a ...

Preview: KU looks to get healthy for Oklahoma

Even with its frequent and often vexing losses on the road this season, the Kansas men’s basketball team is still in contention for a Big 12 Conference title. But it doesn’t look nearly as attainable as it once did. After falling flat in a 79-50 loss to Texas Tech, one of the worst losses ...