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Samford basketball stormed back from 22 points down in the second half and had a chance to upset fourth-seeded Kansas late in their first-round matchup of the 2024 NCAA Tournament. When A.J. Staton-McCray blocked Nic Timberlake while down one point with 14.7 seconds left, the Bulldogs thought they had an opportunity to go the other […]

The Kansas basketball Jayhawks came into the NCAA Tournament as a wounded Goliath, one battered not by a slingshot, but rather an injury bug that is sidelining top player Kevin McCullar Jr. for the entirety of March Madness. A Round of 64 matchup with the relentless Samford Bulldogs left them incredibly vulnerable to the fatal […]

The brand of basketball Samford plays is quite different from most teams in March Madness’ field of 68. They use everyone in their rotation and call for substitutions quite a lot. This style of basketball was put to the test in the first round of the NCAA Tournament when they went up against a short-handed […]

Each of the last two seasons, you could make a case that Kansas Jayhawks guard Kevin McCullar Jr. has been one of the best players in the Big 12 conference, and certainly, the most important player on the Kansas roster. Unfortunately for the Jayhawks, who won the National Title in 2022 without McCullar — he was still […]

Kansas basketball’s last game of the season might not be the final college game for Hunter Dickinson. Though not yet confirmed, Jeff Ermann reports that “it’s not definite, but there’s a strong possibility” Dickinson will return to Kansas next year. The senior big man has an extra year of eligibility due to the pandemic and […]

The Samford Bulldogs take on the Kansas Jayhawks. Check out our Men’s March Madness odds series for our Samford Kansas prediction and pick. Find how to watch Samford Kansas. The Kansas Jayhawks won the 2022 national championship in men’s college basketball. They are an unquestioned blue-blood program with a record of remarkable consistency. Earlier this […]

The Kansas basketball team had a solid season and earned a four seed in March Madness, but they will be shorthanded for the tournament. Kevin McCullar Jr. has been battling the injury bug and Kansas head coach Bill Self said on Tuesday that he will not be available for the Jayhawks in the big dance. […]

This is just not the year for the Kansas basketball program. Coach Bill Self has faced a lot of adversity throughout the season, and it looks to be getting worse with the NCAA Tournament nearing. The Jayhawks still got a bid to March Madness despite these struggles due to the help of Hunter Dickinson and […]

Kansas basketball is entering the 2024 NCAA Tournament with more questions possibly than answers. Several analysts don’t expect the team to even get past the first round, since the team is dealing with injuries to Kevin McClullar Jr. and Hunter Dickinson. Kansas though is a team with such a rich history and tradition, that you […]

The first draft of this editorial had eighteen questions in total, but in order to not take up more of your day than I already was planning to, I decided to scale it back to ten total. March Madness generally offers far more than just ten important questions — or eighteen for that matter — […]

The Kansas Jayhawks and head coach Bill Self had a poor finish to the 2023-24 season and into the Big 12 Tournament. Despite that, the Jayhawks, with a 22-10 record, were selected as a No. 4 seed in Midwest Regional. But the biggest question facing Kansas is the health of their top two players in […]

The Kansas basketball team suffered a stunning loss in the Big 12 tournament against Cincinnati on Wednesday. The depleted Jayhawks team, who were without Kevin McCullar Jr. and Hunter Dickinson, got blown out by 20 in the first round of the tournament. Now, they wait to see where they will land on Selection Sunday, and […]

The Kansas basketball team went out in the second round of the Big 12 tournament in a 72-52 loss to Cincinnati, and amid the absence of Kevin McCullar Jr. and Hunter Dickinson, Bill Self explained the reason that the team lost after the game. “I thought that we were bad offensively,” Bill Self said, via […]

The Kansas basketball squad has a lot to do if they want to win the NCAA Tournament. They have had the worst season in the Bill Self era but hope is not at all lost. They can still gain momentum through the Big 12 conference tournament and carry it over to the big dance. It […]

The Cincinnati Bearcats take on the Kansas Jayhawks. Check out our Big 12 championship odds series for our Cincinnati Kansas prediction and pick. Find how to watch Cincinnati Kansas. The Kansas Jayhawks are not favored to beat Cincinnati in this game. When you look at the Big 12 Tournament bracket and see that Cincinnati is […]

Kansas basketball head coach Bill Self announced on Monday that star players Hunter Dickinson and Kevin McCullar Jr. will not be participating in the Big 12 tournament this week due to injuries, per Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports. Self also mentioned on his radio show Hawk Talk that he anticipates both Dickinson and McCullar Jr. […]

The Kansas Jayhawks, last season’s NCAA champions, begin their postseason play this week with the Big 12 Tournament. The Jayhawks have been an inconsistent team this season and have struggled in Big 12 Conference play. And now, Kansas will be without two of its top players in Hunter Dickinson and Kevin McCullar Jr. as both […]

Kansas basketball coach Bill Self is sharing updates about his team’s injured players. Kansas may be without a few of its stars for the Big 12 tournament, as Hunter Dickinson and Kevin McCullar Jr. are both battling tough injuries. Dickinson suffered a shoulder ailment during the team’s loss to Houston on Saturday. “[Dickinson] dislocated his […]

Kansas basketball is about to return to the NCAA Tournament for the 34th year in a row. The Jayhawks have struggled more this season than in recent memory but remain one of the most consistently strong teams in the country. The team has a 22-8 record and is trying to reach the NCAA Final Four […]

A new in-season college basketball tournament is set to offer participating teams up to $2 million in NIL deals, per an exclusive report by Front Office Sports. The “Players Era” tournament is looking to invite eight college basketball teams to compete in the tournament, which will take place at MGM Arena in the Fall. The […]

Kansas basketball has had an uncharacteristically difficult season. The Jayhawks didn’t win the Big 12 conference regular season title, and the team has the most losses in conference of any team the school has had since the 1980s. The Jayhawks are headed to the NCAA tournament, but they are definitely vulnerable. Here are a few […]

It is a top-25 Big 12 match-up as Kansas faces Houston. It is time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Kansas-Houston prediction, pick, and how to watch. Kansas comes into the game sitting at 22-8 on the year while sitting 10-7 in conference play, which is tied for fourth in the Big […]

Kansas senior guard Kevin McCullar Jr. returned to action after sitting out four of five basketball games due to a bone bruise in his left knee. In his comeback games against Baylor and Kansas State, he scored a combined 39 points. Late in the Jayhawks’ 90-68 victory over the Wildcats on Tuesday at Allen Fieldhouse, […]

Kansas basketball played their final home game of the season on Tuesday night as they celebrated their seniors with a big win over rival Kansas State basketball. The game wasn’t close for very long, and the Jayhawks ended up cruising to a big win. Much like any rivalry game, there was some controversy at the […]

The Big 12 conference has gotten tougher over the years. Heading into March Madness and the conference tournament, Houston is the consensus top team in the nation. One would think that the prestigious Kansas basketball program would be right there with them at the second spot but they are not. Bill Self and Hunter Dickinson’s […]

Monday marks Week 18 of the college basketball season and, more importantly, the final week of the regular season. It also brings the first AP Top 25 Poll in March. With the first conference tournaments underway, we will soon have a list of teams who have qualified for the NCAA Tournament. While the AP Poll […]

In-state rivals clash as Kansas State visits Kansas. It is time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Kansas State-Kansas prediction, pick, and how to watch. Kansas State enters the game sitting at 17-12 on the year, and 7-9 in conference play. That places them in ninth in the Big 12 this year. […]

Kansas basketball’s Kevin McCullar Jr. is revealing what head coach Bill Self said to the team following a loss to Baylor on Saturday. The Jayhawks suffered their seventh conference loss of the season to the Bears. “It’s March now, he told us, it’s going to come to a time and point now where you just […]

The Kansas basketball team fell on the road to Baylor basketball on Saturday, and the Jayhawks fell to 9-7 in Big 12 conference play with the loss. Those seven losses are the most that Kansas has surrendered under head coach Bill Self ever, and it is the most he has ever had in his entire […]

It is a top 15 Big 12 match-up as Kansas visits Baylor. It is time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Kansas-Baylor prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Kansas comes into the game sitting at 21-7 on the year while sitting 9-6 in conference play. They are ranked seventh in the nation, and they […]

The Kansas Jayhawks have been one of the best teams in the country this season, but they’ve suffered a major blow recently in the form of a knee injury to star guard Kevin McCullar Jr. The Jayhawks have played inconsistent basketball as of late and recently head coach Bill Self suggested McCullar’s injury could be […]

Iowa women’s basketball superstar Caitlin Clark, the newly crowned scoring queen in women’s college basketball history, launches three’s from distances that most men’s basketball players wouldn’t dream of. She also hits an extraordinarily high percentage of them. During the 2022-23 season, Clark hit 42.9 percent of three’s from 25 to 30 feet, per Ben Pickman of […]

In college basketball, there are a lot of crazy streaks, and Kansas basketball is a team that usually has some going in their favor. On Tuesday, BYU basketball took a visit to Kansas in hopes of ending a couple different streaks. The Cougars hadn’t beaten the Jayhawks since 1960, and Kansas had also won 19 […]

BYU basketball upset Kansas 76-68 on Tuesday in what was a shocking result. No. 7 Kansas’ defeat also ended their 19-game home winning streak. BYU coach Mark Pope addressed the team’s big road victory, via Myron Medcalf of ESPN. “I think the guys agree that everybody that grows up knows what this place is, and […]

The Kansas Jayhawks basketball team dropped its seventh game of the season on Tuesday, losing to BYU 76-68. This is the fifth game the team has played without star Kevin McCullar Jr. after he suffered a knee injury in a loss to Kansas State. The Jayhawks also lost to Texas Tech during this stretch, and […]

It was a frustrating night for the No. 7 Kansas basketball team as they fell at home to the unranked BYU Cougars Tuesday night, 76-68. Jayhawks head coach Bill Self spoke after the game and was candid in talking about the team’s performance, especially expressing how he felt about the contest before tip-off. The Kansas […]

Prior to their game against BYU basketball, Kansas basketball won 19 straight home games. It would end on Tuesday night. Behind 18 points apiece from Dallin Hall and Jaxon Robinson, BYU basketball stunned the Allen Fieldhouse crowd on Tuesday night by pulling off a 76-68 victory over the Jayhawks. In addition to breaking the streak, […]

The BYU Cougars take on the Kansas Jayhawks. Check out our college basketball odds series for our BYU Kansas prediction and pick. Find how to watch BYU Kansas. The Kansas Jayhawks endured some choppy waters this season. Kansas lost to West Virginia. The Jayhawks also lost to UCF, an indication of how badly they had […]

In a year where the race for the national championship is as wide open as ever in college basketball, the Kansas Jayhawks are a popular pick to go all the way. Kansas has the second-longest active NCAA Tournament appearance streak at 24 years plus has earned a four-seed or better in 22 straight tournaments. Both […]