Category Archives: Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball

May 20

Local sports briefs: K-State baseball collects several honors

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K-STATE’S FISHER UP FOR AWARD GIVEN TO NATION’S BEST SHORTSTOP: Kansas State sophomore Austin Fisher earned a spot Monday in the Brooks Wallace award watch list, one of 14 players up for the honor give to the nation’s top shortstop. Fisher hit .358 in 53 games with 18 doubles, 3 triples, 2 homers and 34 RBIs. He led the Big 12 in conference-only batting average at .412. The top-seeded Wildcats begin play in the Big 12 Tournament at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday against No. 8 Texas Tech in Oklahoma City.

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Mar 26

KU women turn season around with two NCAA wins

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BOULDER, Colo. — The Kansas Jayhawks aren’t about to complain about their No. 12 seeding.

After all, they realize they were likely the last at-large team to make the women’s NCAA Tournament after losing seven of their last 11 games.

They’re eager, however, to prove that they’re not your average 12th seed.

The Jayhawks (20-13) were the ones chanting “Sweet 16!” for the second straight season Monday night after senior Monica Engelman scored a career-high 27 points in a 75-69 upset of fourth-seeded South Carolina.

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Mar 22

Roy’s 700th career win comes in a good place

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The mannerisms were all familiar Friday, yet few in the Sprint Center seemed interested … or perturbed.

There was Roy Williams putting his glasses on and off as if he was adjusting from headlines to agate type.

And there Roy was bent over as if in some sort of gastric distress over a call.

And there Roy was saving timeouts like Indian head pennies.

Yet Williams may just as well have been Andy Enfield.

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Mar 17

Kevin Haskin: Year for the No. 16 seed? Not likely at KU’s expense

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LAWRENCE — The 6th day of February was when fashionable overkill favoring prohibitive underdogs went viral.

Kansas triggered the sentiment. It lost at TCU.

What had been a mere whisper suddenly swelled into an uproar: This is the year a No. 16 seed beats a No. 1 in the NCAA Tournament!

Well, the time has come. The NCAA bracket was unveiled Sunday.

And, as fate would have it, Kansas was seeded on the 1-line.

“It’s going to happen, a 16 is going to beat a one. Eventually,’’ KU coach Bill Self said.

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Mar 09

Ellis the best of KU’s bigs vs. Baylor

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WACO, Texas – Bill Self called Perry Ellis the best player on the floor for Kansas on Saturday, which was both a compliment and an indictment.

Ellis, a freshman forward from Wichita, scored 12 points and went 5-for-7 from the floor in KU’s 81-58 loss at Baylor. The Jayhawks needed him, too, after starter Kevin Young picked up two fouls in the first four minutes.

“He was aggressive,” Self said. “He attacked them. The guys he was scoring on or over or around were legitimate shot blockers that were much bigger.”

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Jan 14

Jayhawks beat Baylor; McLemore’s injury not serious

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LAWRENCE – Listed at 7-foot-1, Baylor freshman Isaiah Austin might be the only player in the Big 12 capable of looking at Kansas’ Jeff Withey from above eye level.

When Austin drove in the paint, though, he got the same treatment as everyone else wearing Baylor green. Despite giving up five inches, KU’s Perry Ellis sent Austin’s shot back from whence it came, one of 13 blocks for the No. 4 Jayhawks in a 61-44 victory against the Bears on Big Monday at Allen Fieldhouse.

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Dec 02

Bench players spur KU past Minnesota

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LAWRENCE — Before the Jayhawks played Minnesota, Bonnie Henrickson could have told you that the game would be their biggest challenge of the season so far.
However, she couldn’t have told you that Kansas was going to have to take on a chunk of that… Continue reading →

Aug 06

Kaun scores 18, leads Russia into the Olympic quarterfinals

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LONDON — Former Kansas basketball player Sasha Kaun scored a team-high 18 points for Russia on Monday in a loss to Australia, but still helped his team win Group B in the Olympic Games.
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Jul 19

KU shuffles broadcast team

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Greg Gurley and Chris Piper, analysts for Kansas basketball broadcasts on radio and television, will swap roles next season.
Gurley will replace Piper as KU’s radio analyst, while Piper will provide color commentary for the Jayhawk IMG Television Netwo… Continue reading →

Jul 18

KU’s Wesley to portray Wilt in movie

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Veteran character actor Kip Niven and Kansas Jayhawks basketball player Justin Wesley will star in the upcoming film, “Jayhawkers,” which tells the story of how Forrest “Phog” Allen recruited Wilt Chamberlain.
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