A matchup that Kansas basketball fans have been intrigued by for years may be just a few weeks away from happening. CBS Sports college basketball analyst Matt Norlander reported Tuesday morning that sources have told him that Kansas and Gonzaga are slated to open the college basketball season ...
ESPN is canceling plans to host its men's college basketball events in Orlando, the network announced Monday afternoon. "ESPN Events set out to create a protected environment for teams to participate in early-season events in Orlando," an official statement from ESPN read. "Based on certain ...
We’ve been waiting a while to see [the revamped Kansas men’s basketball schedule][1] and now that it’s out, we have a much better idea of what the upcoming season will look like. Sort of. There’s a lot of work still to do between now and Nov. 25, when the NCAA has said that the ...
The old saying surrounding Kansas football and the coach who is in charge went something like this: Find a way to win five or six games a year and they’ll build a statue for you. This, of course, was what people said long before the decade of despair that has tested the patience of even the ...
One of my favorite things to do with my blog is create lists and draw up potential lineups based on the way we think the Jayhawks might play. And while the most likely plan for the 2020-21 Jayhawks is to play four guards around one big man, [KU coach Bill Self on Thursday said he and his ...
Junior college transfers are a rare sight in the Kansas basketball program, but the Jayhawks believe they found a good one in 6-foot-7 wing Tyon Grant-Foster. Just how good remains to be seen, but there are some high hopes and big expectations being attached to Grant-Foster, who comes to KU ...
Kansas basketball coach Bill Self said Thursday that he has talked to Silvio De Sousa “a lot” [since the senior announced last Friday that he was stepping away from basketball,][1] but Self still does not know what’s next for the former KU forward. “I don’t think he’s made a ...
Rock Chalk will head to Rocky Top in 2021, when the Kansas men's basketball program travels to Tennessee to take on the Volunteers in the 2021 SEC/Big 12 Challenge. While the rest of the Kansas men’s basketball program’s 2020-21 schedule remains a work in progress, ESPN on Wednesday ...
Even with all of the talent, versatility and excitement in the Kansas backcourt this season, the one player many KU fans can’t wait to see is junior forward David McCormack. For the first time in his Kansas career, McCormack will be playing without Udoka Azubuike in the mix, opening the ...
It’s been a couple of years since now-former KU forward Silvio De Sousa made a real impact for the Kansas basketball program on game night, so it’s hard to say his recent decision to step away from basketball will hurt the Jayhawks much. But that doesn't mean De Sousa’s departure won't ...
For nearly three full quarters of Saturday’s 38-17 loss to West Virginia in Morgantown, W.Va., the Kansas football team did all that its disgruntled fan base has ever asked it to do. It competed. Before Leddie Brown’s 87-yard touchdown run put the Mountaineers up 24-10 with 3:37 to play ...
Two years into his Kansas basketball career, junior guard Ochai Agbaji appears to be ready to take on more responsibility than ever within the program. In addition to suddenly being one of KU’s most experienced players, Agbaji also is one of the team’s most versatile scorers and ...
Now that the 2019-20 NBA season is finally over — four months later than it usually ends — the focus shifts to the 2020 draft, which is slated for Nov. 18. Between Oct. 16 and Nov. 16, draft prospects are allowed to go through a slightly altered pre-draft routine that includes virtual ...
Add Markieff Morris’ name to the list of former Jayhawks who have won an NBA title. His place as the 13th former Kansas basketball player to win a world championship became official Sunday night, when Morris and the Los Angeles Lakers knocked off the Miami Heat, 106-93, in Game 6 of the NBA ...
http://www2.kusports.com/photos/2019/dec/14/330519/ **Friday update:** So much for this year's potential KU-Virginia matchup in the regular season. According to multiple reports, including those from CBS Sports reporters Matt Norlander and Jon Rothstein, Kansas will face Boise State in the ...
Despite the fact that Kansas football coach [Les Miles announced Thursday that he has tested positive for COVID-19,][1] the plan, at least as of today, is for him to coach the 0-3 Jayhawks in their next game at West Virginia on Sept. 17. However, considering that we know about as much about ...
Sometime next week, NCAA officials are expected to vote on allowing men's basketball players an extra year of eligibility because of the COVID-19 pandemic — a move that could make an impact on Kansas' roster. The NCAA passed a similar proposal for all fall sports athletes earlier this ...
For the second installment of this season’s “He Will, He Won’t, He Might” feature here at KUsports.com, we’re ripping off the redshirt and taking a look at what’s ahead for senior forward Mitch Lightfoot. The man that coaches say bleeds crimson and blue, Lightfoot sat out the ...
The Kansas men’s basketball coaches will conduct a virtual visit with four-star Class of 2021 big man Sam Ayomide Onu on Friday evening, reports Jake Weingarten of stockrisers.com. The 6-foot-11, 255-pound center from Phelps School in Malvern, Pa., is expected to announce his six finalists ...
While rumblings about a pair of Big 12 conference games in December have been talked about for the past week, Matt Norlander, of CBS Sports, recently attached actual dates to those games. Citing sources, [Norlander recently reported that the Kansas men’s basketball team will play at Texas ...