One year after taking a team with only one returning starter to the national title game, coach Bill Self made a bold statement about this year’s squad that advanced to the Sweet Sixteen during the team’s annual banquet Monday evening. After his team finished 2-2 during its summer trip to Europe last August, Self couldn’t [...]
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. — Billed as a rivalry game, a tournament final, and a score-settler, the Big 12 Tournament Championship ended with walk-ons Christian Garrett and Niko Roberts dribbling out the clock, a handful of inconsequential seconds being the only thing stopping Kansas from already celebrating its ninth Big 12 Tournament title. Once the clock [...]
This week on the Fieldhouse Forum Podcast, Ryan McCarthy, Geoffrey Calvert and Mike Vernon welcome Kansas City Star Big 12 Sports Columnist Blair Kerkhoff to the show where they discuss the state of Big 12 and conference championships along with the Kemper Arena vs. Sprint Center. See the rest of the Fieldhouse Forum here. [...]
Coach Bill Self said he had several people contact him after Kansas secured its ninth consecutive Big 12 title Saturday despite losing to Baylor. They congratulated him on the title but expressed sympathy for the manner in which Kansas won the title. But Self doesn’t see it that way. He tells his team that the [...]
Kansas fans don’t know anything about sweating over Selection Sunday, but analyzing the bracket once it is unveiled is nothing new. Most years, there are teams to avoid and teams to drool over, regionals to covet and regionals to scorn. This year is no different. But while most top schools are hoping to avoid playing [...]
Baylor and Kansas. Two teams with talented players and recruits from across the country, but only one team has proven the tests of time with nine consecutive conference championships. Not to say there have not been a few battles, but for the most part, the Jayhawks continue to dominate the series, losing only once outside [...]
On Monday night, the Jayhawks came out and laid a beatdown on Texas Tech, the likes of which hadn’t been seen since… well, their beatdown of West Virginia on Saturday. Jeff Withey scored 22 points and calmly sunk his only 3-point attempt of his career. Elijah Johnson had 12 assists, six of which were on [...]
This Saturday, March 9, KU Hillel will host its ninth annual Bagels and Basketball. Students, alumni and community members are all welcome to gather at Abe and Jakes, 8 E. Sixth St., to watch the Jayhawks take on the Baylor Bears. Typically, students have enjoyed a traditional bagels and lox brunch at the event; however, [...]
Monday, March 4 was Senior Night for the men’s basketball team. Center Jeff Withey, guards Elijah Johnson and Travis Releford and forward Kevin Young played their last game in Allen Fieldhouse as Jayhawks.
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 [...]
It’s rare to see four seniors start on a college basketball team anymore. But when has Kansas been like other basketball programs? All four of the seniors showed off some sweet moves on Senior Night as Kansas cruised to a comfortable 79-42 victory over Texas Tech that left Allen Fieldhouse buzzing well after the speeches [...]
He was an owner, a business man, a friend. Last Monday, Feb. 18, the Los Angeles Lakers and the sports world lost one of the greatest owners in history. The effect that Jerry Buss had on not only the Lakers, but the NBA as well, is something that may never be seen again from a [...]
Remember NCAA Tournament Elijah Johnson? The Elijah that dropped 18 against Purdue to advance Kansas to the Sweet Sixteen and an eventual National Championship appearance? Kansas fans have been looking for him for quite some time in this 2013 campaign. Last night, they found him on the court in Hilton Coliseum. It couldn’t happen at [...]
It keeps getting better for Jeff Withey. The senior center from San Diego was named the Big 12 Player of the week on Monday for the second straight week. This is Withey third win this season and the fourth time in his career that he has recieved this honor. In Kansas’ two wins last week [...]
Kevin Young has this recurring dream. The Jayhawks are in the middle of another tough contest, battling back and forth and trying to get a grip on the lead. As the clock winds down the fans all start cheering louder. They can sense the victory drawing closer. Finally, the buzzer sounds and the fans pour [...]
