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KU routs UIC, 78-53
Jayhawks will face Pacific Tigers on Sunday
First-round games in the NCAA Tournament usually aren’t this easy. The Jayhawks had few problems defeating the Flames, 78-53, on Friday at Kemper Arena, winning a game that wasn’t in doubt after midway through the first half.
6Sports video: NCAA first round sees close games, upsets
Texas Tech and Syracuse advance, but only a few teams have had easy wins in the early going.
6Sports video: Jayhawks seek to avoid first-round upset
KU has had trouble in their first-round games in the past couple of years. The Flames will do their best to come up with the upset, but the ‘Hawks are ready for action
6Sports video: ‘Hawks want to stop Banks
Coach Bill Self believes that UIC’s Cedrick Banks may be the Flames’ biggest threat.
6Sports video: Gordon remains KU’s Iron Man
Charles Gordon and John Randle played both offense and defense last season. This year, Randle will focus on offense, but Gordon may continue to play both sides of the ball.
6Sports video: KU fans descend on Kemper Arena
Fans watched the Jayhawks practice in Kemper Arena and made predictions about their team’s chances in the NCAA tournament.
Seniors motivated for last hurrah
Olson, Graves, Nash hope to go out with bang in NCAAs
Though he has had fun as a non-scholarship basketball player at Kansas University, Brett Olson wouldn’t recommend his walk-on job to just anybody. “It depends who you are,” said Olson, a Chanute senior who is completing his second and final season with the program. “If you are a person who needs playing time and publicity for motivation, it’s not a good role.”
Bar owners expect to score with KU game
Local establishments ready for Madness to strike tonight
To Ulysses Demby’s way of thinking, late is great. Count Demby, manager of Lawrence’s Set’Em Up Jacks, among the restaurant and bar operators who are pleased with tonight’s late tipoff of Kansas University’s first-round NCAA Tournament game.
Flippin’ over March Madness
Cheerleading squad strives to spread Jayhawk spirit
Today, seconds before the Jayhawks bound onto the floor at Kemper Arena, Kansas University head cheerleader Marcus Bush will sprint across the court carrying a large KU flag streaming behind a 10-foot pole. His energetic cohorts will be close behind running, jumping and punching themselves and their pompoms high into the noisy air. Pulse rates among the crimson and blue faithful will be rising, but the pregame pageantry can bring a lump to the throats of the cheerleaders as well.
Jayhawks ready to fight
Kansas determined to beat Illinois-Chicago for Self, but Flames no pushovers
Kansas University’s men’s basketball players want to win tonight for their coach. “Coach Self is like the general. We are like the troops. We’re going to fight to keep our general alive, basically,” junior guard Michael Lee said.
Guards catalyst for UIC
Undersized Flames aware they won't thrive in paint
As the higher seed, Kansas University will don its home white uniforms for tonight’s first-round NCAA Tournament game against Illinois-Chicago. UIC coach Jimmy Collins knows that, but Collins still thinks one of the Jayhawks will be wearing blue, trailing a cape and displaying a red “S” on his chest.
Kemper memories fresh
Aide led KU to 1988 title at K.C. arena
As Kemper Arena ages, Danny Manning’s awe regarding the lackluster building has grown. Manning, a former Kansas University men’s basketball great, played his last collegiate game — an 83-79 victory over Oklahoma that gave KU the national title — at Kemper Arena on April 4, 1988. The last of Manning’s 2,951 career points at KU gave the Jayhawks the four-point lead and iced the championship.
Wilkes’ dunks, Self’s 3s highlight practice
Omar Wilkes’ dunking and Bill Self’s long-range shooting proved to be the highlights of Kansas University’s 30-minute NCAA Tournament workout Thursday night at Kemper Arena.
KU wins 12 titles in outdoor opener
Kansas University’s track and field squad took home 12 individual titles, and five Jayhawks set NCAA provisional qualifying marks Thursday in the outdoor season opener at Emporia State.
KU’s Gruber 34th in first NCAA event
Kansas University swimmer Amy Gruber competed in the 50 freestyle Thursday at the NCAA Swimming Championships. Gruber finished 34th in the 50 freestyle, three spots higher than her finish last season. She swam the event in a time of 25.76. Before the race the Bigelow, Ark., native was seeded 64th.
KU tickets night only
Holders of the 550 tickets distributed by the Kansas University athletic department for tonight’s NCAA Tournament game between KU and Illinois-Chicago in Kemper Arena also will be admitted to the first game of the night session.
Question of the day
Asked of J.R. Giddens, KU freshman point guard whose three-point prowess could be a vital part of KU’s tournament run.
Coach’s bad decision helps Bradley earn split
If Kansas University’s softball team had played 13 innings Thursday against Bradley, the Jayhawks may have swept their twinbill at Arrocha Ballpark.
Fans stake out prime spots to watch ‘Hawks
When it comes to catching their Kansas Jayhawks at practice, longtime fans Bob and Liz Arnold weren’t about to take any chances.
After more than 100 years, KU cheerleading has grown, changed
What came first, cheerleaders or megaphones?
Woodling: Q&A from Kemper Arena
Unanswered questions about Kansas University’s men’s basketball team on the cusp of the NCAA Tournament.
‘Hawks block out fan distractions
Don’t bother asking Wayne Simien for tickets, or knocking on Michael Lee’s door at the Westin Crown Center Hotel. And forget about calling J.R. Giddens. The freshman guard and his fellow Kansas Jayhawks are busy preparing for tonight’s first-round game of the NCAA Tournament at Kemper Arena.