Friday’s Kansas basketball barnstorming event in Topeka has been called off because of severe weather

By Matt Tait     Apr 29, 2022

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Kansas head coach Bill Self smiles as Kansas guard Christian Braun (2) jokes on the stand as the Jayhawks celebrate their 72-69 win over North Carolina in the NCAA National Championship game.

Friday’s Kansas basketball barnstorming stop at Washburn University in Topeka has been canceled because of the threat of severe weather, according to an email from 6th Man Strategies.

While the majority of the event takes place indoors, past events have shown that KU fans are lined up outside for as long as a couple of hours while waiting to get into the venue or for autographs from the players.

Because of that, 6th Man Strategies co-founder Matt Baty said he and WU coach Brett Ballard made the joint decision to call off the event early rather than risking it.

Baty said full refunds will be provided and added that they hoped to bring the tour back to Topeka sometime this summer.

As of today, there is no reschedule date in place for the Topeka stop.

Baty said an email had been sent out to all who purchased tickets for the event and that ticket refund or transfer requests need to be sent, via email, to chrissy@6thmanstrategies.com.

The transfer option allows for those who purchased tickets to the Topeka event to have it moved to upcoming events at Hays High (Saturday), Blue Valley Northwest High (Sunday), Rockhurst High (May 6), Dodge City (May 7) and Pembroke Hill (May 8).

Baty said all refunds and transfers would be processed quickly.

For more information on KU’s national championship barnstorming tour or to purchase tickets, visit barnstormingtour.com.

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.