KU Women’s Basketball

‘It’s been really fun’: KU’s Meister embraces new play style ahead of season

When senior forward Lilly Meister transferred to Kansas this offseason from Indiana, she knew that the change in scenery meant that she would be playing a different role. Yes, she knew that the move would put her in the good graces of her Jayhawk-loving father, but she also knew that with a ...

Three games to circle on the KU women’s basketball conference schedule

The intensity of the Kansas women’s basketball team’s nonconference schedule has varied somewhat over the last several years. When they had a veteran team with loads of continuity in 2023-24, the Jayhawks were challenged by a preseason tournament that included top-10 teams in UConn and ...

KU women’s basketball picked 6th; Nichols named preseason all-conference

With a high level of returning production and the addition of arguably the best recruiting class in program history, the Kansas women's basketball team was picked to finish sixth of 16 teams in the Big 12 Conference in a poll of league coaches released on Thursday morning. The Jayhawks came in ...

KU legend Dixon shaping girls basketball program at high school alma mater

Coaching Tamecka Dixon was fun, as former Kansas assistant Pam DeCosta puts it, because she and her fellow coaches could be certain that every day, “'Meek' was going to show up and give everything that she had.” “That was very comforting as a coach,” DeCosta added, “because there was ...

Big 12 announces KU women’s basketball conference schedule

The Big 12 Conference on Monday afternoon announced its league schedule for women's basketball games, including the 18 contests that await Kansas this winter. As was announced in June, over the course of that schedule the Jayhawks face Kansas State, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech both home and ...

KU women’s basketball earns commitment from guard Ernstes

The Kansas women’s basketball team earned its first commitment of the 2026 recruiting cycle on Thursday night, as Mollie Ernstes, a guard from North Vernon, Indiana, announced on Instagram that she will join the Jayhawks next season. The 6-foot Ernstes averaged 22.1 points and 6.3 rebounds ...