KU Men’s Basketball

How good can Stokes become? Much better than what he’s shown already, Self says

The Kansas men’s basketball program only acknowledges seven triple-doubles. Kevin McCullar Jr. is responsible for two of them in consecutive games early in the 2023-24 season; before him were Jeff Withey (2012) and Cole Aldrich (2009); Wilt Chamberlain gets credit for a couple unofficial ...

Perry earns positive reviews after extended action against Duke

The Kansas men’s basketball team couldn’t deliver freshman wing Trent Perry an exhibition win over Duke for his birthday on Sunday, but it did give him some sort of gift: 14 minutes of game time in which to prove his worth. During that playing time, which encompassed some of KU’s most ...

KU’s small-ball lineup gets trial by fire in Duke exhibition

Kansas coach Bill Self said on Oct. 15 that the Jayhawks hadn’t practiced playing small yet — that is, for this year’s team, deploying 6-foot-9 forward Keanu Dawes as an undersized center with Tyran Stokes at power forward. Even prior to Sunday, Dawes said, KU still hadn’t spent much ...

KU falls to No. 2 Duke, 90-84, in final exhibition

The second-ever meeting at Allen Fieldhouse between Kansas and Duke certainly lived up to billing on Sunday afternoon — despite its exhibition status — but the second-ranked Blue Devils sent KU fans home unhappy with a 90-84 victory. After trailing by double digits early in the first half, ...

Rosario concussed, will not play in Duke exhibition

Kansas wing Kohl Rosario will miss Sunday’s exhibition against Duke after suffering a concussion in practice on Friday, KU coach Bill Self said. Self revealed Rosario’s status in a pregame interview with broadcast commentator Greg Gurley that KU posted on social media shortly before the ...