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Getting to know: Oakland basketball

After back-to-back losses to Toledo and Syracuse, the Oakland men’s basketball team will try to keep up with third-ranked Kansas in the Jayhawks’ second game as a part of the HoopHall Miami Invitational on Friday (7 p.m. Jayhawk TV/ESPN3). The Grizzlies were picked to win the ...

Getting to know: Texas Southern basketball

Picked to win the Southwestern Athletic Conference, Texas Southern is off to an 0-4 start against three Power Five opponents and last year's national runner-up. Playing one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the country heading into Tuesday night’s game against Kansas (7 ...

Getting to know: South Dakota State basketball

South Dakota State earned its way into the NCAA Tournament during the past two seasons, losing in the first round to Gonzaga last year by 20 points. Four starters are back from that squad when the Jackrabbits travel to Lawrence for their first road game of the season. Kansas coach Bill ...

Getting to know: Kentucky basketball

At the beginning of every college basketball season, Kentucky reloads with a talented crop of star freshmen. Check. Then there’s usually at least a couple of holdovers from the previous season, hoping to improve their NBA draft stock. Not this year. Calling this team young would be an ...

Getting to know: Tennessee State basketball

At long last, the start of the 2017-18 college basketball season has finally arrived. The Kansas men’s basketball team played seven exhibition games, counting the four games in Italy in August. Unlike the Jayhawks, Tennessee State didn’t play in any actual preseason games leading ...