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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Kansas basketball team picked up a much-needed road win on Saturday against #25 Oklahoma basketball. The Jayhawks have not been playing well away from home as of late, and they went down big early against the Sooners. Kansas trailed by double digits in the first half, and it looked like their road woes were […]

The Kansas basketball team had high hopes coming into the 2024 Big 12 basketball season and now they’re in a position where they will be forced to fight for their conference championship lives. Hunter Dickinson, the Michigan transfer and star big man, got real on what it will take to chase down the conference’s current […]

Monday hasn’t been a great day for Bill Self and Kansas basketball. The Jayhawks started a new week on the road in Lubbock for a matchup versus the Texas Tech Red Raiders, and it turned out to be a complete disaster for Kansas. Self seemed so frustrated over how the game was turning out that […]

The Kansas basketball team is clearly very good as they are currently ranked #4 in the country, but they have some big consistency issues that are plaguing them a bit. After a huge home win against then #4 Houston on Saturday, the Jayhawks lost in overtime at unranked Kansas State basketball on Monday. Kansas has […]

The Kansas basketball team lost their third road game in a row on Monday night as they fell in overtime against Kansas State basketball. It was obviously a tight game as it was all tied up at the end of regulation, but there was a point in the second half when  the Jayhawks led by […]

Kansas basketball coach Bill Self isn’t getting down following his team’s close overtime loss to Kansas State on Monday. Self is choosing to remain positive and look at what his team did right in the close game. Bill Self less than concerned about his team after an OT loss in Manhattan, it would appear. "This […]

Kansas basketball coach Bill Self is trying to keep expectations about his team grounded. Kansas defeated Houston 78-65 on Saturday, and the Jayhawks had one of their best offensive games of the season. Self thinks it’s too early to crown the victory as Kansas’ most important win of the season. “I think it’s a little […]

Bill Self has been the Kansas basketball coach for 21 seasons, and in that time, the Jayhawks have only finished one season with 10 or more losses. Self has won 81 percent of his games as the Jayhawks head coach — the best win percentage in Kansas history — and his 556 wins are second-most […]

It wasn’t pretty, but Kansas basketball pulled out a five point win at home against Cincinnati basketball on Monday night. The Jayhawks looked sharp to start the game as they quickly got their lead into double digits, but the Bearcats made it an interesting game. The contest was all tied up heading into halftime, but […]

The Kansas basketball team took on Cincinnati basketball on Monday night at home, and after a hot start from the Jayhawks, it turned into a pretty close game. Kansas got out to an early 19-7 lead, but Cincinnati quickly stormed back and went up 35-33 just before halftime. The two teams went into the break […]

Kansas basketball coach Bill Self is realizing the depth and toughness of the Big 12 conference. The Jayhawks lost another road game to one of the cellar dwellers in the league on Saturday. Kansas basketball bowed to West Virginia, 91-85, in Morgantown. “There’s going to be games like this for everybody” in the Big 12, […]

With the college football season ending earlier this week, college sports fans have shifted their attention over to college basketball, and it has not disappointed this week. Four of the five teams ranked in the top five went down this week, and one of those teams was Kansas basketball. The Jayhawks had lost just one […]

The Kansas Jayhawks absorbed a brutal 65-60 loss Wednesday night on the road against the UCF Knights, and their night didn’t get any better with star big man Hunter Dickinson seemingly picking up a lower-body injury during the game. However, it doesn’t appear that the knee injury he suffered is serious enough to have Kansas […]

Now that the college football season is over, college sports fans will have all of their attention on the college basketball world for the next three months. Two of the best teams in college basketball this season are Kansas basketball and UConn basketball. Right now, The Jayhawks are ranked #3 in the country and the […]

The Kansas basketball program has had a tremendous start to the 2023-24 season. The Jayhawks are 13-1 and are the No. 3 team in the country. Despite the team’s success, other Big 12 squads pose serious threats. Head coach Bill Self discussed the key to overcoming Kansas’ tough competition. The Jayhawks need to improve in […]

The Kansas basketball program will have its hands full when it faces the Wichita State Shockers on December 30th. The Jayhawks are ranked the second-best team in the country, but the Wichita State basketball squad possesses exceptional attributes. Bill Self acknowledged the challenge of taking on the Shockers despite Kansas having Hunter Dickinson at their […]

It took all 40 minutes and a hard-fought comeback, but the Kansas basketball team was able to walk into Assembly Hall a one-loss team and depart the same, securing a 75-71 win over the Indiana Hoosiers despite trailing by 13 points with 15 minutes to go in the 2nd half. For the first 35 minutes […]

So much of the tradition of college basketball is the environment and crowds of schools across the country. Kansas basketball’s Allen Fieldhouse is consistently one of the loudest places in the sports, but Jayhawks head coach Bill Self knows his team is entering a raucous territory on Saturday when it heads to Assembly Hall to […]

If you’re a college basketball fan and you hear the term “blue bloods,” unless your favorite actor is Tom Selleck, the first thing you’re going to think of is a medley of programs who fit this description. Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky, UCLA, Kansas and Indiana. This weekend, not only do Carolina and Kentucky play in […]

The Kansas basketball team took on Marquette basketball on Tuesday night in the semifinals of the Maui Invitational. The Jayhawks came into the matchup with an undefeated record, and they were ranked #1 in the country. The Golden Eagles were also undefeated, and they came into the matchup ranked #4 in the country. Marquette put […]

Shaka Smart has done a great job with the Marquette basketball team ever since taking over as head coach, and his best win came on Tuesday night in the Maui Invitational semis. The Golden Eagles came into this matchup against Bill Self and Kansas basketball ranked #4 in the country and with an undefeated record. […]

The Maui Invitational is loaded with top college basketball programs this season, and we saw a great matchup between Kansas and Marquette on Tuesday night. The Jayhawks came into this season ranked No. 1, and they were still there heading into this tournament after a comeback win over Kentucky in the Champions Classic. However, no […]

Kansas basketball did not live up to their No. 1 ranking Tuesday night in the Maui Invitational. No. 4 Marquette had the Jayhawks uncharacteristically out of sorts on its way to the 73-59 victory. Turnovers (18), free throw woes (9-of-16) and a lack of defensive cohesion contributed to KU’s upset loss, but head coach Bill […]

Welcome to the spotlight Hunter Dickinson. The Kansas basketball superstar thrust his name into the National Player of the Year conversation following a signature 27-point, 21-rebound game against Kentucky, an 89-84 win for the No. 1 ranked Jayhawks. Dickinson is off to a monster start with Kansas, averaging 22 points and 12 rebounds per game […]

The college basketball season has arrived, and what better way to kick off the action than a battle between the two best teams in college basketball history? In only their third game of the season, fans will get to watch Kansas take on Kentucky. Kansas is the number one team in the nation right now, […]

Bill Self and John Calipari helm two of the most storied men’s college basketball institutions, Kansas and Kentucky. In fact, the two programs are at the top of the wins rankings all-time for men’s basketball programs. Kentucky recently overtook Kansas after the Jayhawks had to vacate 15 wins. But the two titans will do battle […]

The college basketball season is here, so we decided to look at the highest-paid head coaches in the sport. These men are amongst the elite in the sport, and they are paid handsomely because of their positive impact on their teams. Some of these coaches have been around for what seems like forever, while others […]

The Kansas basketball team has rewarded longtime head coach Bill Self with a new contract that will make him the highest-paid coach in the sport, per Jeff Goodman of The Messenger. ‘BREAKING: Kansas’ Bill Self has signed a new amended 5-year rolling contract that makes him the highest-paid college basketball coach in the country, source […]

College basketball coaches play a huge role in terms of the success of a university’s basketball program. Given that the NCAA is one of the most competitive basketball leagues in the nation, bigger institutions are willing to pay more money to more seasoned coaches with a winning history. For this piece, let’s take a closer […]

The college basketball season is just a few short weeks away, and the recent release of the preseason AP Poll is the sign that things are very close. With college football starting in late August, the college hoops season typically sneaks up on people, but it’s always a pleasant surprise. No one is surprised, however, […]

With Bill Self running the show, the Kansas Basketball program is almost always one of the best teams in the nation. That is going to be the case again this year. The Jayhawks went to the NCAA Tournament as a #1 seed last season, but they shockingly lost to #8 seed Arkansas in the round […]