Kansas junior Marcus Garrett is expected to slide back into his regular role during tonight’s exhibition finale against Pittsburg State at Allen Fieldhouse, but his time at point guard last week gave his head coach something to think about. “Looking back now, I wish I’d maybe done it ...
Kansas basketball coach Bill Self believes that [Tuesday’s announcement from the NCAA on further plans to explore allowing student-athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness][1] is a positive sign for the future of college athletics. “I think it’s a great first step,” ...
Unwilling to ditch the idea altogether but also well aware of the challenges that playing two big men presents, Kansas basketball coach Bill Self is changing things up for the Jayhawks' exhibition finale against Pittsburg State. Instead of starting junior Silvio De Sousa at the four-spot next ...
Kansas coach Bill Self told the Journal-World on Tuesday afternoon that sophomore point guard Devon Dotson was back practicing and good to go after rolling his ankle last week. Dotson, who missed KU’s exhibition opener against Fort Hays State, is likely to play Thursday in the exhibition ...
Coming in as the highest rated recruit in the class of 2019 for Kansas — No. 47 according to Rivals — freshman forward Jalen Wilson understands the pressure placed upon him. “I’m used to high expectations in basketball,” Wilson said. “I mean, I knew that coming here to Kansas, such ...
The NCAA took a major step Tuesday toward allowing college athletes to cash in on their fame, voting to permit them to "benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness." The nation's largest governing body for college sports and its member schools now must figure out how to allow ...
After Kemba Walker agreed to join the Boston Celtics this offseason, the talk around Lawrence turned to the opportunity that opened up for former Kansas point guard Devonte’ Graham in Charlotte. But that chatter was muted some by the Hornets’ move to acquire Boston point guard Terry ...
According to KU's annual Equity in Athletics report, at the University of Kansas the average salary of head coaching positions of men’s teams is over $1.5 million more than that of the head coaches of women’s teams. The report, which was due Oct. 15 to the NCAA, was recently requested and ...
Amid allegations that the University of Kansas basketball program committed recruiting violations, the university has cited a report to argue that its record of compliance with NCAA rules was on par with “the industry standard.” However, when the Journal-World requested a copy of the ...
Thursday night after his senior center tallied 5 points and eight rebounds in 17 uninspiring minutes during [KU’s 86-56, exhibition victory over Fort Hays State at Allen Fieldhouse,][1] Kansas coach Bill Self said you could go back and look at exhibition games from the past and see that Udoka ...
University of Kansas officials either can’t or will not say whether KU communicated to the NCAA that it only considered former Adidas employee and recruiting fixer T.J. Gassnola a "booster" to the program for an eligibility case. That could be an important distinction as KU tries to argue in ...
It was just an exhibition game and it probably will not even rank in the top 100 memories that KU’s freshman trio will have by the time their careers are finished, but the unofficial debut of Christian Braun, Tristan Enaruna and Jalen Wilson offered a few memorable moments. Playing a ...
Udoka Azubuike hadn’t played a real basketball game in nearly 10 months. And he won’t officially play one until Kansas takes on Duke in Madison Square Garden on Nov. 5. The No. 3 Jayhawks at least took their senior center out for a test drive Thursday night at Allen ...
It was supposed to be the Kansas size that overwhelmed and swallowed up visiting Fort Hays State during Thursday’s exhibition opener at Allen Fieldhouse. Instead, it was the menacing KU defense that paced the Jayhawks to an 86-56 victory. Led by a combined six steals from starting guards ...
Not expected to play in Thursday’s 86-56 exhibition victory over Fort Hays State, Kansas senior Mitch Lightfoot found himself on the floor and in the Kansas lineup 4:10 into the game. Lightfoot, who has appeared in 97 career games during three seasons with the Jayhawks, has been considering ...
Over seven months after a lopsided loss to Auburn in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, Kansas fans got their first look at this year’s No. 3-ranked squad. Despite a shorthanded roster, which was much of the story of last year’s team, Kansas took care of business with a 86-56 victory ...
Kansas City, Mo. — While Bill Self spent the vast majority of his time Wednesday at Big 12 media day fielding questions about his basketball program, the subject briefly turned to the University of Kansas football program at one juncture. With KU’s head football coach, Les Miles, having a ...
With two four-star prospects already committed despite lingering questions about NCAA allegations, Kansas coach Bill Self is feeling pretty good about where the Jayhawks sit in recruiting future talent. That much was made clear on Wednesday at Big 12 media day in Kansas City, Mo., [where Self ...
Whether former Adidas consultants — and now convicted felons — were boosters of KU Athletics is a big question in the NCAA’s case against the university. The NCAA argues Adidas officials were boosters, making their many contacts with KU coaches about recruits impermissible. KU leaders, ...
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Kansas basketball coach Bill Self on Wednesday defended his text message conversations with now-convicted former Adidas consultant T.J. Gassnola. Without providing new details about the text exchanges that were entered as evidence during the recent federal trial on ...