Smithology

With No. 15 KU looking for a spark, PG Dajuan Harris is an obvious answer

With his Kansas basketball team coming off an unusual stretch of three losses in a row, head coach Bill Self openly suggested it might be time to “stir it up and try something different.” The Jayhawks’ starting five is so solidified 15 games into the season that Self isn’t going to ...

There’s still time for Tyon Grant-Foster to earn a spot in KU’s rotation

It doesn’t feel like all that long ago that Tyon Grant-Foster was finding ways to soar and shine off the bench for Kansas during the nonconference schedule. But as the stakes have risen and the opponents have become more daunting in Big 12 play, Grant-Foster’s minutes have ...

David McCormack’s struggles underlie Jayhawks’ problems in loss at Baylor

http://www2.kusports.com/photos/2021/jan/18/331829/ As good as he was for a three-game stretch leading up to the Jayhawks’ marquee Big Monday showdown at Baylor, no one really expected Kansas big man David McCormack to keep putting up 20 points a game. But given the way he had been playing, ...

What slump? KU’s Christian Braun will keep on shooting, making winning plays

For shooters on Bill Self’s teams, there’s a five-letter word that’s just as bad as any four-letter swear word: “slump.” “I don’t like it if a guy were ever — a shooter — to ever admit that he’s in a slump,” Self said Friday. And to his credit, sophomore guard Christian ...