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The No. 25 Kansas Jayhawks collected their second win in a row and third overall through four games in the 2025-26 college basketball season on Saturday. As expected. Kansas basketball took care of business against the Princeton Tigers at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, crushing the visitors to the tune of a 76-57 score. However, the […]

18-year-old freshman Darryn Peterson is already being discussed as the potential No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. He certainly isn’t the first college basketball star to receive serious hype — but sometimes the top prospects are overrated. Peterson, who is still settling into the college world with Kansas basketball, features all of […]

The 2025 Kansas basketball team has the potential to bounce back after two straight disappointing seasons by the blue bloods’ usual standards. This year’s key piece for the Jayhawks is their freshman phenom, Darryn Peterson, a five-star recruit who picked the Jayhawks out of Ohio. He could also be the top pick in the 2026 […]

Which player will be selected first overall in the 2026 NBA Draft? It is still too early to confidently make an accurate prediction, but Sam Vecenie of The Athletic believes it could be Kansas basketball star Darryn Peterson. Vecenie recently placed Peterson No. 1 overall in a 2026 mock draft. In the article for The […]

When you think of Kansas Jayhawks basketball, Bill Self is the first thing that comes to mind. The legendary coach has led his team to many victories and has established himself as a bona fide Hall of Fame coach. He has won the NCAA Championship twice, in 2008 and in 2022. He’s been the head […]

The Kansas Jayhawks have long been one of the standard bearers in college basketball, especially under head coach Bill Self. Self has led the Jayhawks to multiple NCAA Tournament appearances, including two NCAA national championships. Kansas has always been a program that’s able to attract the top recruits in the country, and they did so […]

Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self has hired veteran assistant Tony Bland to his staff, sources tell ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Bland, most recently an assistant at Washington, comes to the Kansas bench shortly after the Jayhawks lost another veteran assistant, Norm Roberts, who retired after last season. Self also lost assistant Chase Buford to the […]

In late July, Kansas basketball coach Bill Self underwent a heart procedure due to blockage in two of his heart arteries. A successful procedure that enabled his surgeon to give Self the green light to continue coaching. As for Self, that scary experience never compelled him to think of retirement, per Sam Gillenwater of On3Sports. […]

Bill Self has battled some health issues over the last couple of years, leaving Kansas basketball fans to wonder if the legendary head coach will be manning the sidelines for much longer. Despite undergoing a heart catheterization and having two stents inserted for blocked arteries in late July, the two-time national champion still has a […]

In late July, Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self underwent a heart procedure. He endured a heart catheterization after having blockages in his arteries. After his procedure, Self spoke to Jeff Goodman of The Field of 68 and said he is a ‘clean bill of health”. He said that he is back to work, playing […]

Former Kansas Jayhawks star Zeke Mayo is ready for the next chapter of his basketball career. Mayo revealed that he is going overseas, signing a professional contract to play for Ironi Kiryat Ata in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. This decision comes after he took part in the NBA Summer League in July. He represented […]

Kansas Jayhawks head coach Bill Self is recovering in the hospital after undergoing a heart procedure. The university issued a statement regarding this development, providing some good news about the two-time national champion’s health. “Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self felt unwell and experienced some concerning symptoms Thursday,” the athletic department said, per On3’s Nick […]

Kansas men’s basketball got some good news on Monday when head coach Bill Self announced that guard Elmarko Jackson has been fully cleared for all basketball activities. Jackson tore his patellar tendon last summer, forcing him to redshirt the 2024-25 season. As a freshman the year before, he averaged 4.3 points per game to go […]

Joel Embiid has blossomed into one of the best players in the NBA since entering the league from the Kansas basketball program. Embiid was convinced he would redshirt and then play four seasons for the Jayhawks. However, by the end of Embiid’s freshman season, he was already projected as the No. 1 pick in the […]

Kansas basketball’s Hunter Dickinson landed with a team from the Western Conference after going undrafted in the 2025 NBA Draft. The Jayhawks’ center had a decorated college career. Dickinson, who transferred to Lawrence after three years at Michigan, has been a five-time all-conference selection and a three-time All-American. The double-double machine possesses a polished post […]

Kansas basketball is one of the biggest blue bloods in college basketball, but the team has felt stuck in place for the last two seasons. It has not lived up to the standard set by Kansas basketball, which is why Bill Self hit the ground running on the recruiting trail. Today, Self got another batch […]

The Kansas Jayhawks will have the services of transfer guard Melvin Council Jr. in the 2024-25 college basketball season after all. Council transferred to Kansas basketball but also had his eyes on the 2025 NBA draft, which he has now withdrawn from, according to college basketball insider Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports. “Kansas’ Melvin Council […]

Hunter Dickinson had a long college basketball career, and it came to an end when the Kansas basketball team lost in the NCAA Tournament this past season. Dickinson started his career at Michigan in 2020, and he spent three years with the Wolverines before coming to play for the Jayhawks. Dickinson was always one of […]

Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self will not have a familiar face by his side when the Jayhawks take the court next season. Longtime assistant Norm Roberts announced his retirement after 13 seasons on the Kansas staff and more than 30 years in college basketball “I want to thank everybody at the University of Kansas […]

In today’s day and age, many college basketball programs have taken to reloading on the fly by means of the transfer portal rather than recruit high school seniors. For the Kansas Jayhawks, they have a good mixture of incoming freshman recruits and transfer portal commitments. Kansas just landed a solid addition out of the transfer […]

The No. 1 player in the 2026 high school boys basketball class will take a visit to Bill Self and the Kansas Jayhawks this weekend, according to Joe Tipton of On3. Tyran Stokes, a forward out of Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, CA, will also skip the grassroots circuit this summer, leading to […]

Bill Self and the Kansas basketball program know that the transfer portal isn’t all about who you bring in. It’s also about who you keep from leaving. After Jayhawks’ freshman center Flory Bidunga put his name in the portal, Self was able to keep the big man in Lawrence for next season. “Sources: Coveted big-man […]

The Kansas basketball team has been one of the best teams in the transfer portal the past few offseasons, but they haven’t been able to put it all together on the court. The Jayhawks landed one of the best players on the market last offseason as Wisconsin transfer AJ Storr came to play for the […]

It was a short run for Bill Self and Kansas basketball in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, losing to No. 10 Arkansas in the Round of 64. The program has now switched gears, and is eyeing the transfer portal. Monmouth’s best scorer (20.1 PPG) from last season Abdi Bashir Jr. announced his decision to enter the […]

Following its loss to Arkansas in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Kansas basketball freshman big man Flory Bidunga has decided to enter the transfer portal. ESPN’s Pete Thamel was among the first to report the news. “Kansas big man Flory Bidunga has informed the staff that he intends to enter the transfer portal, […]

The college basketball season isn’t over yet, but the transfer portal is already open. This happens in college football as well, and it tends to create some issues with both players and coaches. That is also the case with basketball, but that’s just the way that it works right now. One team that has hit […]

The college basketball transfer portal has only been open for a few days, but there are already a lot of intriguing names that have been entered. Perhaps the most intriguing so far is Donovan Dent. Dent is transferring from New Mexico after winning Mountain West Player of the Year. Dent reportedly had some initial interest […]

Bill Self and the Kansas Jayhawks provided a big injury update on KJ Adams. Adams tore his Achilles in the Jayhawks’ first-round matchup against the Arkansas Razorbacks on March 20 in the NCAA Tournament. With the team’s season officially over, Self announced on Wednesday that Adams had surgery to repair it. “KJ had successful surgery […]

Even though 16 teams are still battling it out in the NCAA Tournament in the Sweet 16, the rest of college basketball has already turned its attention to the transfer portal. The portal officially opened on Monday, and some of the biggest stars from the mid-major level are looking for a new home and a […]

As the Kansas basketball program lost to the Arkansas Razorbacks, 79-72, on Thursday night in the first round of the March Madness tournament, it broke a long-withstanding streak. While the Kansas basketball team set ugly records during the Big 12 tourney, this new mark is specifically for the national bracket and is eye-opening. Losing to […]

The Kansas Jayhawks were ousted in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, losing to the Arkansas Razorbacks, 79-72. It is yet another setback for the Kansas basketball program, following a difficult and disappointing regular season. The Jayhawks were outplayed and trailed for the majority of the game. Afterward, Kansas basketball coach Bill […]

KJ Adams wound up playing his final game for Kansas basketball on Thursday night, and it ended in devastating fashion. The 6-foot-7 forward suffered a non-contact injury in an NCAA Tournament Round of 64 matchup versus Arkansas and immediately grabbed his Achilles area. He was helped off the floor and exited to the locker room, […]

Arkansas basketball has secured itself a bid in the NCAA Tournament. Now, the fun truly begins. Ahead of the Razorbacks’ first-round matchup against Kansas on Thursday, the team has a key update on freshman guard Boogie Fland. Head coach John Calipari’s No. 2 scoring leader is expected to suit up against the Jayhawks, per ESPN’s […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Arkansas-Kansas prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Arkansas-Kansas. The Arkansas Razorbacks are the No. 10 seed in the West Region. The Kansas Jayhawks are the No. 7 seed. They meet in Providence, likely to face Rick Pitino and St. John’s in the […]

The Arkansas Razorbacks enter the March Madness Tournament as a No. 10 seed in the West bracket. They’re set to take on the No. 10 Kansas Jayhawks on Thursday to kick off the tournament. However, head coach John Calipari revealed an injury update that doesn’t bode well for the Arkansas basketball team. Calipari revealed that […]

With 68 teams in the March Madness field, it takes a lot of talent to make it to the Final Four. It might take even more luck, though. Not all paths to the Final Four are made equal in the NCAA Tournament, and that is certainly the case this year. Some teams have a seemingly […]

Kansas basketball is going through another season it may want to forget. The Jayhawks lost their 12th game of the campaign on Thursday in the Big 12 tournament. That’s the most losses in a single season the program has had under Bill Self, per basketball reporter Jon Rothstein. Kansas is now 21-12 on the year […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Kansas Arizona prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Kansas Arizona. The Kansas Jayhawks have gone through a very bumpy ride this season, so much so that they had to play a Big 12 Tournament second-round game on Wednesday night. Usually, it has […]

The Kansas basketball team has had an up-and-down 2024-25 season. As such, Kansas entered the Big 12 Conference Tournament without a top-25 ranking, although they should be in the Field of 68 without any issues. On Wednesday, Kansas began the Big 12 tournament against UCF. However, even with UCF being the underdogs, the Golden Knights […]