KU Women’s Basketball

Jayhawks falter in second round of Big 12 tournament, 55-48 against Colorado

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas women’s basketball saw its conference season end with a 55-48 loss to the No. 6-seeded Colorado Buffaloes on Thursday night in the Big 12 tournament. Kansas was led in scoring by junior guard S’Mya Nichols, who finished with 14 points and four steals. Colorado ...

Jayhawks collect first-round win in Big 12 tournament, 56-35 over UCF

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two months to the day after Kansas women’s basketball took down UCF in regular-season play, the Jayhawks did it again in the postseason. Kansas defeated the Knights 56-35 in the first round of the Big 12 tournament on Wednesday night at the T-Mobile Center. Freshman ...

Davis named Big 12’s top freshman as she, Nichols receive first-team honors

After a historic first collegiate season in which she became the first power-conference player ever to receive nine straight freshman of the week honors, Kansas forward Jaliya Davis was fittingly named the Big 12's freshman of the year on Tuesday. Davis received the award unanimously in a poll ...

Big 12 tournament preview: No. 11 seed Kansas takes on No. 14 seed UCF in opening round

After starting conference play with a 1-6 record, Kansas women’s basketball finished the conference slate at 8-10 overall and claimed the No. 11 seed in the Big 12 tournament. The Jayhawks’ first-round opponent is a familiar one for Kansas head coach Brandon Schneider’s team: the No. 14 ...