Smithology

Baylor hasn’t yet faced Kansas at its best

http://www2.kusports.com/photos/2020/jan/11/330666/ With the momentous rematch between the Big 12’s two dominant teams drawing nearer by the hour, it’s important to remember that Kansas should be bringing a much different look into Round 2 with Baylor. It was during the two teams’ first ...

Finger-wagging Udoka Azubuike shows there’s even more to his evolving repertoire

Someone alert Dikembe Mutombo. Finger wagging isn’t just for blocked shots anymore. At least not in the inventive and adaptive mind of Kansas center Udoka Azubuike. The Jayhawks’ 7-footer went back Monday night, early in the second half versus Iowa State, to what has become his go-to ...

Jayhawks need to give Isaiah Moss some help outside the arc

http://www2.kusports.com/photos/2020/feb/08/330865/ There’s no question that Kansas coach Bill Self is happy with the recent play of his team’s 3-point specialist, Isaiah Moss. “Why wouldn’t I be?” Self said Friday, when asked about the surging senior marksman, who helped No. 3 ...

Complementary play of Ochai Agbaji easy to overlook

His name isn’t the first, second or even third to come up in most conversations about the No. 3-ranked Kansas basketball team. Nevertheless, the underappreciated Ochai Agbaji has proven instrumental for the Jayhawks in their pursuit of No. 1 Baylor. So gifted athletically, the sophomore ...

Jayhawks’ 3-point defense improving as season progresses

After the Kansas basketball team yet again went on the road and held an opponent to a scoring total in the 50s, Marcus Garrett didn’t mind calling the Jayhawks’ defensive effort “great.” The Cowboys’ 50 points marked the fewest by an opponent in a KU road game since the Jayhawks held ...