Not surprisingly, Kansas basketball coach Bill Self’s first thought after learning of Texas Tech’s upset of No. 1 Louisville on Tuesday night was about the Red Raiders and the Big 12. “It’s a great win for Tech,” Self said. “Great for our league.” From there, the topic quickly ...
I would’ve voted for Charles Woodson in 1997. I’ve always loved the idea of defensive players winning the Heisman. I would’ve put Todd Reesing in my Top 3 in 2007. He might not have deserved to win the award, but he was every bit the factor as those who made it to New York City for ...
The top two spots in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll remained the same this week, but there was plenty of movement behind No. 1 Louisville and No. 2 Kansas. The Jayhawks, who knocked off No. 20 Colorado at Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday night to pick up their seventh ...
He finished 5-of-8 from the floor, scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds in 27 minutes during [his team’s 72-58 loss to No. 2 Kansas on Saturday evening][1] at Allen Fieldhouse. By most accounts, Colorado forward Evan Battey was the Buffs’ best player against the Jayhawks. But ...
Before the 2019 Kansas football season began, I took a stab at a couple of different viewpoints on what was to come. The first belonged to the optimist and was a look ahead at KU’s first season under Les Miles from the perspective of those who believed there were plenty of reasons to be ...
In the moments following KU’s Maui Invitational title game victory over Dayton, Kansas coach Bill Self mentioned that the 1-2 punch of Devon Dotson and Udoka Azubuike may be the best the program has had in a while. Whether that’s true or not is largely a matter of opinion and also depends ...
Three wins in three days in Maui was worth two spots in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll, as the Kansas men’s basketball team jumped from No. 4 to No. 2 in the latest AP Top 25, released Monday morning. “I’m not sure the win will have a ton to do with what we do going forward,” ...
The Big 12 Conference on Monday broke the tie. Five days after earning co-MVP honors of the Maui Invitational with teammate Udoka Azubuike, sophomore point guard Devon Dotson was named the Big 12 player of the week. In KU’s three victories in Maui, Dotson averaged 21 points and 4.3 ...
Over the course of 12 games in three days, there were at least a few dozen plays at the Maui Invitational that made fans jump out of their seats. And many of those plays, be they big-time blocks or dunks, deep 3-pointers or high-flying plays in transition, will be remembered for a while. ...
Lahaina, Hawaii — Late in the first half of [Tuesday’s Maui Invitational semifinal victory][1] by fourth-ranked Kansas over BYU, Jayhawks fans were treated to something so many of them have been clamoring for for years. Sort of. During a timeout, with the Jayhawks leading the Cougars ...
**Lahaina, Hawaii —** At the time he spoke with the media following No. 4 Kansas’ 93-63 victory over Chaminade in Round 1 of the Maui Invitational, KU coach Bill Self was not sure who his semifinal opponent would be. That wasn’t an issue for BYU coach Mark Pope and Cougars Jake Toolson ...
[During Sunday’s coaches press conference, bright and early above Ka’anapali Beach in Maui,][1] Kansas coach Bill Self was asked by a couple of reporters to identify a player or two on his team that people might not know much about. One of his answers made sense and the other seemed ...
**Lahaina, Hawaii —** After playing two big men for the first 3:41 of [Monday’s 93-63 victory over Chaminade in Round 1 of the Maui Invitational,][1] Kansas coach Bill Self went away from the larger lineup and rarely went back. Now, things might be headed that way permanently. “I ...
http://www2.kusports.com/photos/2019/nov/15/330268/ Credit Sam Cunliffe for the Kansas men’s basketball team’s rise in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 poll. At least partially. [Cunliffe, the former Jayhawk now playing at Evansville, helped the Purple Aces shock No. 1 Kentucky a ...
Unless you have been purposefully not paying attention, you surely know by now that former Kansas guard Devonte’ Graham has been among the best players in the NBA to open the 2019-20 season. Yes, we’ve done [one update on Graham’s red-hot start,][1] but he hasn’t cooled off a lick ...
[On Tuesday morning, new Kansas commitment Bryce Thompson][1] became the latest member of the 2020 recruiting class to show that the NCAA allegations surrounding the Kansas men’s basketball program did not bother him. Following in the footsteps of recent KU commitments Gethro Muscadin and ...
Any time Kentucky falls, a not-so-small section of the Kansas basketball fan base lets out a little cheer. When that loss comes at the hands of someone who is tied to the KU program, that cheer gets a little louder. That was exactly what happened on Tuesday night, when John Calipari’s ...
When it comes to recruiting in college basketball, big days come nearly as fast as they go. And the biggest day of the 2020 recruiting cycle has arrived for the Kansas men’s basketball program. At 10 a.m. Tuesday, during a ceremony at Booker T. Washington High in Tulsa, five-star guard ...
He played 16 minutes in his college debut, followed it up with another strong showing in Game 2 and soon may be in line for even more playing time. Freshman wing Tristan Enaruna wasn’t perfect on Tuesday night in KU’s 68-66 loss to Duke at Madison Square Garden in New York City or during ...
**1 – Devon Dotson –** Clearly driven by a sub-par performance against Duke, Dotson was lights out in this one, putting up numbers that threatened triple-double status and setting the tone early with his tenacity. **2 – Tristan Enaruna –** A second straight solid game included a ...