Arlington, Texas — There’s no question that Michigan has dedicated a lot of time to figuring out how to get around Kansas center Jeff Withey. Heck, any team that didn’t certainly wouldn’t be playing in the Sweet Sixteen. But with the Wolverines’ players, you get the feeling there isn’t much else to worry about inside. [...]
There’s something that felt strangely right about Jeff Withey’s performance against North Carolina. This is the Withey that promised Kansas coach Bill Self that he wouldn’t be a failure upon arriving in Lawrence. This is the comfortable Withey, the natural-looking Withey, and perhaps the easiest to spot, the hungry Withey. This Withey is an offensive [...]
Basketball beat writer Blake Schuster and photo editor Ashleigh Lee ask Kansas City Chiefs running back Dexter McCluster some word association questions on the streets of the Power and Light District in Kansas City, Mo. before the Kansas Jayhawks took on the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers in the second round of the 2013 NCAA Tournament.
With three and a half year-old Reece dressed in red and white, and sporting pom-poms of the same color, Greg Canty tried to teach his daughter a bit about her heritage. The little girl looked out of the Sprint Center windows and noticed a huge Jayhawk banner staring back, causing her to commit the cardinal [...]
Even after a loss to Robert Morris University in the first round of the NIT, there is still something to smile about in Kentucky. Julius Randle, the 6-foot 9-inch, 225-pound power forward from Dallas, and Rivals.com second best player of the 2013 recruiting class, made it official just after noon on Wednesday that he’ll be [...]
The Kansas Jayhawks will start their final tournament of the season where they won the Big 12 Championship Saturday, as a number one seed in Kansas City, Mo. The Jayhawks embark on the road to their second consecutive Final Four at the head of a South region that’s loaded with big names like No. 8 [...]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — At some point in the third matchup between Kansas and Iowa State this season’s the drama would reach a crescendo. It just wasn’t expected it to happen so early in the Jayhawks’ semifinal match of the Big 12 championship, and freshman guard Ben McLemore certainly wasn’t expected to be the one [...]
For a series that has been filled with drama, the last half of Kansas’ Big 12 Championship semifinal game against Iowa State played out pretty quietly. Iowa State hit some more threes, as it always does, but couldn’t keep up with the Jayhawks as they outscored the Cyclones 53-42 in the final frame. Perry Ellis [...]
You could say Kansas’ semifinal match of the Big 12 Championship didn’t start until there were 9:41 left in the first half. That’s when Ben McLemore found himself with the ball on the wing, knocked down a 3-pointed and jawed at the Iowa State bench while high-stepping back on defense. That’s also when Kansas received [...]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Perhaps the problem for Kansas’ fans not accustomed to its new camouflage jerseys was that they hadn’t seen them in action. You see, after all the flak the Jayhawks received, no one seemed to mind Adidas’ new look when it was strapped onto Ben McLemore and sent soaring through the air [...]
With Kansas’ senior point guard in the midst of a 39-point performance against Iowa State, his predecessor Tyshawn Taylor decided to do what he does best and took to Twitter. “What’s all this talk about Elijah Johnson you Jayhawk fans speak of?” Taylor posted. Johnson had been the topic of discussion for quite some time. [...]
WACO, TEXAS — Entering Saturday’s contest at Baylor, Ben McLemore had done everything anyone could ask of him. The freshman guard had multiple 30-point outings over the season, broke Danny Manning’s Kansas record for points by a freshman and produced 1.75 spine-shaking dunks per game — the latter, of course, is an unofficial stat. Yet [...]
WACO, TEXAS – You could argue how much it mattered, given that the Jayhawks clinched their ninth straight Big 12 title before tipping off against the Bears, but the Kansas team that was flying above the rim and knocking down 3-pointers over the last few games was nowhere to be found in Waco. Instead Kansas [...]
It was supposed to be a night that all of the Kansas seniors enjoyed together. Elijah Johnson was just too busy sharing the moment to think about capturing one for himself. Playing for the last time in Allen Fieldhouse, the Jayhawks’ point guard dished out 12 assists, half of which went high above the rim [...]
To say Senior Night in Lawrence went off with a bang wouldn’t be hyperbole. The Jayhawks defeated the Texas Tech Red Raiders by seemingly dunking every other trip down the court. Jeff Withey led all scorers with 22 points — three shy of his career best — while grabbing nine rebounds. The big man missed [...]
