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This is no April Fools’ Day joke: North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams is retiring. North Carolina put out this release on Thursday: After 33 years as a Hall of Fame head coach, our beloved Tar Heel Roy Williams is announcing his retirement. Thank you for all you have done and meant to […]

The USC Trojans will take on the Kansas Jayhawks in a highly touted second-round matchup on Monday night. This game features two teams on different trajectories right now. The reeling Jayhawks will be forced to fight through their struggles against a red-hot Trojans squad. Both groups will have a tall task with the plethora of […]

The Kansas Jayhawks are out of the Big 12 Tournament due to a positive COVID-19 test. Matt Norlander of CBS Sports reported Kansas, following a win over the Oklahoma Sooners on Thursday, had a player test positive for the virus. Norlander also reportedly said that the player participated in the win over the Sooners. BREAKING—Kansas […]

The No. 2 Baylor Bears suffered their first loss of the season against the 17th-ranked Kansas Jayhawks on Saturday, falling 71-58 on the road. In response to his team’s first defeat of the college basketball season, Scott Drew said that COVID-19 protocols led to Baylor’s demise on Saturday. “We were the No. 1-shooting team in the […]

Of course Bill Self would be chill with an asterisk riddled national championship banner hanging from Allen Fieldhouse. After all, the world is going to hell in a handbag. It only makes sense. “This would be the one year I would be in favor of it [the championship being awarded via the AP Poll] without […]

During his 17-year NBA career, Metta World Peace, formerly known as Ron Artest, had a reputation as an energetic, hot-headed and tough player. He was a key component of the infamous “Malice at the Palace” that occurred in 2004 when he was on the Indiana Pacers. It may not be as prevalent as it is […]

Despite the fact that the heralded Kansas Jayhawks had the game well in-hand, their cross-state rival Kansas State Wildcats didn’t simply let the clock run out. Instead, players from both Kansas and Kansas State collided along the baseline en route to an all-out brawl erupting to close the contest. With just seconds remaining in the […]

The San Antonio Spurs are a mere 14-19 on the season, and there have been some rumblings that Gregg Popovich may call it quits after he coaches in the 2020 Olympics. There have even been some rumors that Kansas Jayhawks head coach Bill Self could be in line to take over for Pop, and it’s […]

Five-star guard Bryce Thompson was down to a final four of schools in his recruitment, which included the Kansas Jayhawks, North Carolina Tar Heels, Oklahoma Sooners and Oklahoma State Cobowys. With the first signing period of the 2020 recruiting class underway, he has decided on the school where he’ll be taking his talents. He is […]

Bryce Thompson, a five-star prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, has narrowed his potential landing spots list to just four schools. Let’s get down to brass tax. Five-star combo guard Bryce Thompson is down to his final four schools in his recruitment according to a tweet he posted. The four schools include […]

The Streak died at age 14, a victim of fate and karma, not tragedy. Last season, for the first time since 2004, Kansas didn’t finish on top of the Big 12 standings. Injuries, attrition and a dysfunctional roster led to the Jayhawks finishing behind co-champions Kansas State and Texas Tech and a second-round NCAA Tournament […]

The Kansas Jayhawks did not win or share the Big 12 Conference title last season, marking the first time since 2005 that’s happened. However, the media selected the program to win the title and start a new streak in the preseason. While the program’s chance of ending their one-year drought looks good, here are three […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Other than the Court of Public Opinion, no one has been found guilty based on perception. In legal terms, “perception” equals reasonable doubt. What appears to be misconduct becomes a judgment call. Just because you’re thinking of flipping off the driver who cut you off, you’re not guilty of road rage […]

Javonte Brown, a four-star big man out of the 2021 college basketball recruiting class, has narrowed his potential landing spots list down to just three schools. Brown has officially narrowed down his choice of schools to three according to Jake Weingarten of Stockrisers. The 6-foot-11, 230-pound junior (class of 2021) out of Maryland is down […]

Frank Anselem, a 4-star prospect in the 2021 recruiting class, has received an offer from Bill Self and the Kansas Jayhawks, according to Jake Weingarten of Stockrisers. The 6-10 center, who attends Prolific Prep in California, continues to rack up offers as one of the best players at his position. Anselem also holds offers from […]

When the Big 12 Conference has its men’s basketball media day in Kansas City Wednesday, a major announcement will receive considerable attention. Monday, Kansas and Missouri announced that it had agreed to a six-game renewal of the Border Showdown, starting next season. The cessation of hostilities and the renewal of the rivalry was met with […]

Kansas Jayhawks coach Bill Self isn’t happy with the narrative going around that the college basketball coach is trolling the NCAA. Following the governing the governing body of college sports sending the school and coach a formal notice of allegations, the official Kansas Jayhawks Twitter account tweeted the following: Big Late Night in the Phog […]

Gethro Muscadin, a four-star big man out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, is slated to be seen by the Kansas Jayhawks on Thursday. In fact, it will be head coach Bill Self who will see the young man. This news was relayed to the masses on the mean streets of Twitter by Rivals […]

Alex Tchikou, a 4-star forward in the 2021 recruiting class, has picked up an offer from Bill Self and the Kansas Jayhawks. The 6-11 power forward, who attends Brewster Academy in New Hampshire, continues to rack up a ton of interest on the recruiting trail as one of the best players at his position. Baylor, […]

Isaiah Todd, a five-star prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, is down to just the Kansas Jayhawks and Michigan Wolverines. He’s projected to be an NBA-level player. The kid broke the news himself on the mean streets of Twitter by way of a nifty tweet: https://twitter.com/zaytodd/status/1181166896512667648 Obviously, as the picture indicates, he’ll […]

The Kansas Jayhawks caused a bit of a stir during their midnight madness event after people reacted differently to witnessing Snoop Dogg perform. Recently, the school was issued a formal notice of allegations from the NCAA. There’s Level I violations involved, including some directly connected to head coach Bill Self, so many assumed Snoop Dogg […]

ESPN college basketball bracketologist Joe Lunardi has released his Oct. 3 bracketology for the 2020 NCAA Tournament, with some familiar teams leading the way with No. 1 seeds. Michigan State, Louisville, Florida, and Kansas are at the top of the seeding list, and all four teams have national title expectations heading into the season. The […]

AJ Casey, a five-star prospect out of the 2022 college basketball recruiting class, has been offered a scholarship by the Kansas Jayhawks. This news happened by way of Rivals and Stockrisers reporter Jake Weingarten, who relayed the information to the masses on the mean streets of Twitter. Obviously, the timing here is strange, as the […]

University of Kansas head coach Bill Self has been at the center of some rumors lately. Speculation that he’ll be leaving college to go coach the Chicago Bulls next season has been making the rounds. Speaking to Sam Mellinger of KansasCity.com, Self has dispelled those rumors. “The Bulls thing is as far-fetched …” he told […]

The No. 18 Arizona State Sun Devils are actually becoming relevant in NCAA Basketball, posting an impressive 80-76 win over the top-ranked Kansas Jayhawks on Saturday night to move to 9-2 on the season. While Arizona State was decent last season, success is something new to the school as far as basketball is concerned. As […]

The Kansas Jayhawks will not have its brightest star in the recent NCAA National Tournament back for next season. This is after it was announced by Jayhawks guard Malik Newman that he intends to hire an agent and join the 2018 NBA Draft. By hiring an agent, Newman will not have the chance of going […]

The Kansas Jayhawks are a No. 1 seed while the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers are a Cinderella story at this year’s NCAA Tournament. However, the schools share a betting line at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com for their respective Final Four matchups Saturday. The Jayhawks and the Ramblers are both pegged as 5-point underdogs on the Final Four […]

With the FBI literally probing college basketball, it seems as though every coach in the country is asked for his thoughts regarding every little detail happening. Kansas Jayhawks coach Bill Self is no different in this regard, but he is not holding back when it comes to his feelings on Adidas. In an interview with […]

The Kansas Jayhawks can’t be stopped. 5-star prospect in the 2018 recruiting class, Devon Dotson, announced he was committing to Bill Self and company on the mean streets of Twitter. KU LETS GOOOO ❤️🏀💙#RockChalkJayhawk pic.twitter.com/EDPCFqkjjA — Devon Dotson (@d_dotson1) October 13, 2017 Devon Dotson, who is considered a top-20 prospect, is a 6-foot-2 guard. He […]

Following just one season at Kansas, Joel Embiid made the jump to the NBA where he was selected with the third overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2014 NBA Draft. However, Embiid recently revealed to Andrew Joseph of For The Win that he had initially wanted to stay another year at the collegiate level […]

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is reporting that the Border War is making a return … kind of. Reportedly, the Kansas Jayhawks and Missouri Tigers are working together to figure out a way to have an exhibition game later in the month. This isn’t inherently being done for the fans. Instead, more nobly, it is an attempt to […]

Bill Self is one tricky fella. Despite recently saying he might retire when his contract is up, the Kansas Jayhawks coach is still landing top prospects on the recruiting trail. David McCormack, out of the 2018 talent pool, is the latest to announce his decision to join the program. David McCormack is a top-50 talent […]

Big 12 basketball programs finally have a reason to smile. Kansas Jayhawks coach Bill Self, who has held a stranglehold on the league for over a decade, is pondering retirement. That idea of retirement? He is considering hanging up the whistle far earlier than you think. Speaking with ESPN.com reporter Myron Medcalf, Bill Self mentioned […]

With the NBA Draft order now shaken up a bit after the recent agreement to terms to trade the No. 1 overall pick to the Philadelphia 76ers, it is now time for the Boston Celtics to do some shuffling of their own. Having changed to the No. 3 overall pick in the Draft, the Celtics seemed […]

With many NBA teams looking for a new head coach, Kansas’ head coach Bill Self was a top target for many NBA teams including the Houston Rockets and Indiana Pacers. However, Self recently told reporters that he was not currently interested in making the move to the NBA. “I guess it is nice, but to […]