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With postseason just ahead, David McCormack needs to put inconsistencies behind him

As pivotal a role as David McCormack has played in Kansas turning its season around, the time has come for the Jayhawks’ veteran big to make one last step in his progression and put his inconsistencies behind him. Lapses in judgement and execution from McCormack cost KU in what could’ve ...

David McCormack shows Jayhawks how to play with free mind in crucial win over Tech

The most imposing player on the floor, Kansas big man David McCormack did much more than outmuscle the Red Raiders in the paint Saturday afternoon in a top 25 battle at Allen Fieldhouse. And with McCormack as a game-changing focal point on both ends of the court at Allen Fieldhouse, the ...

Jayhawks are about to find out if they can beat a quality team again

The Jayhawks have looked far from flawless, but the least complicated part of their February calendar is complete. Welcome to the make or break portion of the Kansas basketball schedule. Now that KU has another aesthetically challenged win over one of the Big 12’s lower-tier teams out of the ...

Path to a top 4 seed in NCAA Tournament still in play for Jayhawks

This year’s Kansas basketball team might do something that hasn’t happened since Bill Self took over the program in 2003. Not that it would be advisable. The Jayhawks certainly aren’t chasing the distinction of becoming the first KU team coached by Self to fail to achieve an NCAA ...

KU’s ugly road win had entertainment value — if you were watching Jalen Wilson

In a game filled with ugly basketball, one man in a Kansas uniform helped keep the Jayhawks’ Saturday road win at Iowa State at least relatively watchable. If you happened to zero in on Jalen Wilson and all that he did in a 64-50 victory at Hilton Coliseum it distracted from the other ...