LAWRENCE — The coach, the player and the announcer all share a similar view of where Kansas stands.
The Jayhawks are the lone undefeated in the conference, giving them an early edge over the rest of the nine-team field. They’re now racing on the in… Continue reading
LAWRENCE — There was a point in the second half Saturday when someone tugged on Bill Self’s suit coat.
Or gave the Kansas basketball coach an elbow. Or simply got in his ear.
Thomas Robinson was on the bench, in the second half, for prolonged minut… Continue reading
LAWRENCE –- The Jayhawks were dead, twice, and then they weren’t. They were staring a second straight home conference loss in the eye, and then they looked away.
If there is such a thing as a must-win in the third conference game of the year, this … Continue reading
NORMAN, Okla. — Sometimes dirty work can be glamorous.
Travis Releford scored 28 points Saturday. That kind of stat line belongs to a star player or a chucker, of which Releford is neither.
Releford is basically a clean-up guy for Kansas, but that jo… Continue reading
LAWRENCE — Bill Self knows a thing or two about the Big 12. If, for some reason, you need proof, he has seven straight conference championships sitting inside Allen Fieldhouse to back him up.
Good enough? OK, now that we have that out of the way, we … Continue reading
LAWRENCE — In addition to being a sound in-game technician, Kansas coach Bill Self can also pull the psychological strings of his players every now and then.
Unhappy with the play of his big men not named Thomas Robinson against North Dakota, Self ra… Continue reading
LAWRENCE — Elijah Johnson gets it.
A quick glance at Kansas’ roster tells you that this team is unlike other KU teams, that this team has less raw talent than its predecessors. That is undeniable, but sometimes athletes choose to bury their heads w… Continue reading
JAYHAWKS RING IN NEW YEAR WITH HOLIDAY CLINIC: Nearly 300 youngsters spent New Year’s Day with the Kansas women’s basketball team as the Jayhawks hosted their annual Holiday Hoops Clinic on Sunday. Kindergarten throught eighth-graders parti… Continue reading
The scenario at the time seemed almost perfect.
Bill Self and the Jayhawks had done what Self-coached teams have made a habit: They won the Big 12 championship, their seventh straight.
Then, in the NCAA Tournament, the top-seeded Jayhawks had other tea… Continue reading
LOS ANGELES – Games like this are an acquired taste.
Some teams can take perverse pleasure in creating something as ugly as Kansas’ 63-47 win Thursday at Southern Cal. Coach Bill Self hopes KU can become this kind of team, though the Jayhawks are s… Continue reading