Men's Basketball

Kansas center Joel Embiid turns for a shot against Colorado forward Dustin Thomas during the first half on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013 at the Coors Events Center in Boulder, Colorado.

Warm Florida welcome awaits Joel Embiid

Justin Harden wishes he could get his hands on dozens of tickets for the Kansas University-Florida Big 12/SEC Challenge basketball showdown at 6 p.m. Tuesday in O’Connell Center in Gainesville, Fla. By Gary Bedore

December 8, 2013

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UF point guard to play against KU

University of Florida point guard Scottie Wilbekin was cleared to practice and will play Tuesday against Kansas University at the O’Connell Center, the Gainesville (Fla.) Sun reported.

Column: KU will get better, but it will take time

Kansas will get better, but not in the way a meal gets hotter by sticking it in the microwave. It’s going to be more of a slow, bumpy road with stops and starts, on the way to hotter performances. By Tom Keegan

Booker basks in game-winner

Colorado junior guard Askia Booker burned visiting Kansas University with long buzzer shots not once but twice Saturday in leading the Buffaloes to a 75-72 victory in front of loud crowd of 11,113 Saturday in the Coors Event Center. Both three-pointers broke ties.By Tom Keegan

Notebook: Wiggins laments miss; Embiid solid before break

Freshman Andrew Wiggins, who is expected to be Kansas University’s go-to guy this basketball season, launched a possible game-tying shot with 12 seconds left and KU down, 71-68, on Saturday in the Jayhawks’ 75-72 loss at Colorado. By Gary Bedore

Rocky Mountain low: Jayhawks fall to Colorado, 75-72

It took awhile, but Bill Self and his Kansas University Jayhawks have finally experienced the agony of defeat against Colorado. By Gary Bedore

Blowout still stings for Buffs, Boyle

Former Kansas University guard Tad Boyle, the fourth-year coach of the Colorado men's basketball team, says his players still have a bad taste in their mouths from a 90-54 loss to the Jayhawks last year at Allen Fieldhouse. The Buffaloes host the Jayhawks today at 2:15 p.m. in Boulder, Colo. By Gary Bedore

Frank Mason to open at point guard for Jayhawks

Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self, who has used the same starting lineup the past six games, will alter the opening five Saturday at Colorado. By Gary Bedore

Column: Once switch flips for young KU basketball players, look out

When the young players reach a deeper understanding of what their coach wants them to do, things could become extremely interesting. By Tom Keegan

Can Buffs get blue out?

Coors Events Center, the home of the Colorado Buffaloes, used to be known as “Allen Fieldhouse West” when the Jayhawks and their legion of loyal fans descended upon Boulder for KU-CU men’s basketball games contested in the Big 12 and Big Eight conferences. By Gary Bedore

Self: Shooting just one of KU's struggles

Maybe it was the low ceiling or dim lighting in the resort ballroom that affected Kansas University's basketball players last week in the Bahamas. Or the basketballs. Or the rims. Whatever the reason(s) ... “we couldn’t throw it in the ocean, and we were really close to the ocean,” KU coach Bill Self cracked Monday on his Hawk Talk radio show. By Gary Bedore

Opinion: Wiggins’ growing pains worth it

Andrew Wiggins played one lousy basketball game in the Bahamas. During the three-game Battle 4 Atlantis, he was no better than Kansas University’s third-best freshman, ranking behind Joel Embiid and Frank Mason. Columnist Tom Keegan has two words to say about that: So what?

Embiid named Big 12 newcomer of the week

Kansas University freshman Joel Embiid became the second Jayhawk to win Big 12 newcomer of the week honors this season, joining freshman wing Andrew Wiggins, who was won the award Nov. 18.

Bill Self ‘frustrated’ in Battle’s aftermath

Kansas University’s basketball players, coaches and family members, who endured a couple days of cloudy, rainy weather during their 41⁄2-day trip to the Bahamas, took advantage of a glorious, 80-degree, sunny Sunday morning before leaving the Atlantis resort at 1 p.m. for a return trip home. By Gary Bedore