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Bison shock Jayhawks, 64-63
Bucknell knocks KU out of NCAA Tournament
Kansas University’s men’s basketball team had a chance for a last-second victory, but the No. 14-seeded Bucknell Bison knocked the Jayhawks from the NCAA Tournament with a 64-63 first-round win Friday in Oklahoma City. Trailing 64-63 with less than three seconds left in the game, Michael Lee inbounded the ball all the way to Wayne Simien at the free-throw line. Simien turned around and launched a shot that bounced off the front of the rim as time expired.
X-Factor Game 15: Kansas 83, Bucknell 58
Kansas University sophomore J.R. Giddens made up for Keith Langford’s reduced play with 25 points and five rebounds in the Jayhawks’ 83-58 virtual victory over the Bucknell Bison in the first X-Factor simulation of the NCAA Tournament. Giddens also grabbed five rebounds in 23 minutes, helping replace Langford. The injured senior scored seven points in 13 minutes off the bench.
Chat wrap with Bedore, Housenick
KU beat writer Gary Bedore and Bucknell beat writer Tom Housenick answered questions from KUsports.com readers during a 10-minute chat just hours before the teams faced off in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
6Sports video: Former coach remembers Giddens
John Martin, Kansas University’s J.R. Giddens’ former coach, said Giddens was the best athlete he had ever coached. Giddens, who hails from Oklahoma, attended John Marshall High School.
6Sports video: Self happy to be home
Kansas head coach Bill Self returned home to Oklahoma with his team Wednesday night. Kansas University’s men’s basketball team will face Bucknell at 8:50 p.m. Friday in Oklahoma City in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
6Sports video: Langford’s health still questionable
Although Keith Langford has been practicing with the team, the Kansas guard says he won’t know if he’ll be able to play in the first round of the NCAA tournament game against Bucknell until Friday.
6News video: Fans happy KU to play in OKC
Although Kansas alumni in Oklahoma City meet regularly to watch KU basketball games on television, members are happy this year because they can actually watch KU play live.
6Sports video: Nevada takes out Texas
Nevada beat eighth-seeded Texas, 61-57, Thursday in the first-round of the NCAA Tournament.
6Sports video: KU football in good shape
Despite the loss of two key players this year, the Kansas University’s football team is still in good shape. Junior Banks Floodman says the linebackers are gelling well.
Kansas fans not worried by OKC’s bison parade
Could it be an omen? Or is it a hoofed, horned happenstance? To Bucknell University Bison fans, the 100 painted buffalo lining the streets of Oklahoma City point to a win for their team as they match up against Kansas University in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
Langford vows to play tonight
Senior says he will be on floor for opener
If there’s any way humanly possible he can play, Kansas University’s Keith Langford will play in tonight’s first-round NCAA Tournament game against Bucknell.
Bucknell coach: ‘I just hit a wall’
In his 11th year as Bucknell University’s men’s basketball coach and in the midst of an 11-game win streak, Pat Flannery took a walk. Twice.
Woodling: Woodling: KU-OSU dream game
Thousands upon thousands of newspaper inches have been devoted to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament during the last several days. I’ve tried to read as many words as I could, but after awhile they run together and become a blur. Nevertheless, one opinion column I came across caught my attention.
KU’s Hawkins OK after run-in
Lee unfazed by practice collision; Jayhawks loose
In an instant, many of the fans at the Ford Center whipped their attention toward midcourt during Kansas University’s open basketball practice Thursday after hearing a blood-curdling scream and seeing a KU player drop to the floor in pain out of the corner of their eyes.
Swimmer finishes 30th in NCAA championships
Senior swimmer Amy Gruber finished 30th in the 50 freestyle event Thursday at the NCAA Swimming Championships.
Softball hitting road
Kansas is back in California this weekend to participate in the Capital Classic in Sacramento.
Baseball playing at home
Kansas University’s baseball team begins a three-game weekend series with the Western Illinois Leathernecks at 3 p.m. today at Hoglund Ballpark.
Men’s basketball briefs
¢ Moody’s staph infection potentially serious ¢ Proud of home state ¢ Seniors’ last chance ¢ Stingy zone ¢ Confident ¢ Focused group
Jayhawk fans flock to Oklahoma
After watching the Jayhawks on TV all year, Dennis Bates and his 4-year-old son, Jackson, were thrilled to get their first live glimpse of the team. It came at Thursday’s open practice at the Ford Center.
Editorial: Success
The fine 1997 and 2005 Kansas basketball teams have special reasons to be proud.
Kansas University has had its full share of outstanding basketball teams, players and coaches and trails only Kentucky and North Carolina on the all-time victory list. But two Jayhawk seasons that merit extra attention at tournament-time are those of 1997 and 2005.