KU Men’s Basketball

Stint as KU student manager kickstarted Youncofski’s coaching career

Before he took his current job at St. John’s, Greg Youncofski had sported just about every possible assistant coach title except for “director of basketball operations.” Now, having joined Rick Pitino’s staff in that role in June, he’s completed the set — though, he concedes, “I ...

Robinson’s youth camp in Lawrence begins Monday

Legendary Kansas forward Thomas Robinson's upcoming basketball camp in Lawrence may last just five days, but he hopes its effects will be much further-reaching. He said he sees it as "the start of a foundation that we want to build with training and building kids," and in promotional materials ...

Calipari: Arkansas, KU working on exhibition

Kansas and Arkansas are in the process of putting together an exhibition men's basketball game at Arkansas' home arena, the Razorbacks' coach John Calipari told reporters on Monday. Calipari, the longtime Memphis and Kentucky coach who made the move to Arkansas during the offseason, said as ...

Allen Fieldhouse on track for early-October reopening

The new-look, 15,300-seat renovated Allen Fieldhouse is on track to be open early in October in advance of Late Night in the Phog on Oct. 18, Kansas athletic director Travis Goff reiterated on Thursday. “Definitively, (Late Night is) the first time 15,300 will make their way into Allen ...

Mass Street knocked out of TBT by Team Colorado after late-game misfires

After making practically every 3-pointer they attempted in the second half, the Kansas alumni missed the ones that mattered most. Frank Mason III, Dedric Lawson and Lagerald Vick (twice) each missed potential game-winning 3-point attempts with Mass Street stuck at 81 facing a target score of ...

With No. 1 seed out, Mass Street will face Team Colorado next

With two victories under its belt, the Basketball Tournament’s Kansas alumni team is halfway to the Final Four in Philadelphia, and the path there just got a lot clearer. The top-seeded teams in Wichita (the Wichita State alumni AfterShocks) and in Houston (the North Texas alumni Bleed ...