KU Men’s Basketball

Self: Mayo has been team’s best player, is currently on track to start

In a podcast interview with The Field of 68 on Wednesday night, Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self said that if KU were playing a game tomorrow “it’d be hard to keep” transfer guard Zeke Mayo out of the starting lineup. “He’s been our most consistent, best guy since June, in ...

Jayhawks on the move: Several former KU players find new NBA teams

The NBA season is only a month away, but recent weeks have featured some significant transactions for onetime Kansas players at the top level of professional basketball. Many of the former Jayhawks are firmly entrenched on their current NBA teams. Joel Embiid recently signed a multi-year ...

Date, details announced for KU’s exhibition at Arkansas

The Kansas and Arkansas men's basketball teams finalized details on Wednesday of their forthcoming exhibition at the Razorbacks' home venue. The teams will face off at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Oct. 25 and will play for charity, as KU donates proceeds to the Overland ...

A closer look at the Passmore-Agbaji comparison

It was one thing for Bill Self and his coaching staff to compare Rakease Passmore to Ochai Agbaji during the recruiting process, as Passmore said in June that they had. It was another for Self to reiterate that assessment after having Passmore on campus for three months. “He’s kind of an ...

Lil Jon announced as new headliner for Late Night in the Phog

The word "yeah" is certain to be uttered a record amount of times at Allen Fieldhouse on Oct. 18, as Kansas Athletics has revealed rapper Lil Jon as the new headliner for the 2024 edition of Late Night in the Phog. Lil Jon replaces Nelly, who had previously been announced as the featured ...

KU men’s basketball begins annual boot camp

The Kansas men's basketball team began on Tuesday morning its annual boot camp, the intense fall conditioning regimen that helps prepare players for the season ahead. Boot camp, which typically continues for up to two weeks, although it spanned just one week last year, is a tradition that ...