KU Men’s Basketball

KU to conclude exhibition slate with home matchup against No. 2 Duke

That KU had a winning streak of 58 consecutive home exhibition games prior to Wednesday’s loss to No. 11 Louisville attests to the power of Allen Fieldhouse, but also to the way preseason schedules are changing. That streak consisted primarily of victories against Division II schools from ...

What we learned from KU’s exhibition loss to Louisville

You wouldn’t know at first from listening to the Kansas players in Wednesday night’s press conference, with Melvin Council Jr. taking responsibility for insufficient defense and Tre White speaking about learning from the “pain,” that the game they had just lost didn’t count. KU coach ...

KU falls short, 89-83, in home exhibition against Louisville

Kansas managed to hold Flory Bidunga, the former Jayhawk and top-ranked transfer-portal acquisition, to five points and three rebounds on Wednesday night at Allen Fieldhouse. But KU turned out to have much bigger problems in its first exhibition against a power-conference opponent. No. 11 ...

KU men’s basketball has confidence in team’s 3-point shooting ahead of season

Three-point shooting hasn’t been a focal point of the Kansas men’s basketball offense for a couple of seasons. The Jayhawks finished ninth in the Big 12 in 3-point shooting percentage and 15th in 3-point attempts per game last year. Nationally, Kansas was 269th in those shots per game and ...

White returns for second season at KU with ‘chip to win a chip’

Newly eligible via an injunction in the state of Indiana, Kansas forward Tre White says he’s coming back to the Jayhawks with a chip on his shoulder. He wants to win, to demonstrate his own improvement, to lead the team — he has “a chip to win a chip,” as he put it. “Being grateful, ...