The ink on the NCAA's notice of allegations was but a few hours old when officials at Kansas huddled with Jayhawks coach Bill Self and crafted a strongly worded response that not only disputed the claims but went on the offensive. The tradition-rich program, which found itself in the ...
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New York — One of the most recent and notable games of KU junior Silvio De Sousa’s college career came against Tuesday night’s opponent. And that fact was not lost on the KU big man ahead of the Champions Classic clash with Duke. “That was one of the biggest games I’ve ever ...
Donors from 43 states chipped in money to send James Naismith to the 1936 Olympics to see the sport he invented played in the international competition for the first time. But when he arrived, there wasn’t any fanfare for his presence, nor complimentary tickets. “After traveling 4,809 ...
After nearly 10 years of investigation into the KU ticket scandal, University of Kansas professor emeritus George Frederickson said three things led to the university scam. First, the remodeling of the ticket system from legacy-centric to donor-centric; second, hiring new people and not ...
New York — They’re tied 3-3 in head-to-head meetings, but there’s a story that actually has Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski a small step ahead when it comes to facing Bill Self teams. It goes back to 1999, two years before Krzyzewski was inducted into the Hall of Fame, when Self and Tulsa met ...
After playing sparingly in two exhibition victories, Kansas senior Mitch Lightfoot has decided to redshirt the 2019-20 season. “Mitch and I visited on Friday and he’s 100% on board with redshirting this year,” KU coach Bill Self said Saturday at halftime of the KU-K-State football game. ...
It’s been a quick adjustment period for Kansas forward Tristan Enaruna after coming to KU from the Netherlands in May. “I feel my shots are falling way better than (they) did before,” Enaruna said. “I’m starting to understand the basics and the foundation and I’m starting to ...
It seems as if Matt Hurt and Cassius Stanley were destined to play in Tuesday night’s Champions Classic clash between Duke and Kansas in New York City. Both freshmen picked Duke over Kansas at the final stages of their recruitments. But had either player gone the other way, both still would ...
Plenty accustomed to talking about the topic for the past few years, Kansas basketball coach Bill Self was asked [after Thursday’s 102-42 win over Pitt State][1] if he expected senior center Udoka Azubuike to spend some extra time between then and Tuesday’s game against Duke working on his ...
By the time Isaiah Moss drilled a 3-pointer at the 13:56 mark, the outcome had all but been decided. Just 82 seconds after checking in for his unofficial debut, Moss netted his first points as a Jayhawk thanks to the extra pass by freshman Christian Braun. The 3-pointer by Moss, a graduate ...
After a one-game stint in the starting lineup last week, Kansas freshman Jalen Wilson was back on the bench at the start of KU’s exhibition finale against Pittsburg State on Thursday night at Allen Fieldhouse. With sophomore point guard Devon Dotson back from an ankle injury, which allowed ...
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 ...