Lahaina, Hawaii — Two of the top programs in college basketball history — that would be Kansas University and UCLA — meet today for the 18th time overall with a spot in the finals of the Maui Invitational on the line.The UCLA Bruins, who are coached by Steve Alford, dumped UNLV, 77-75, on ...
Lahaina, Hawaii — Tired of waiting on the NCAA to “do their job,” Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self says the Jayhawks have taken the Cheick Diallo eligibility matter “into our own hands.”To that end, Self says two groups hired by KU that include “experts with PhD’s” ...
Don Jackson, the attorney who is representing the guardian of Kansas University freshman basketball forward Cheick Diallo in Diallo’s eligibility case with the NCAA, said Wednesday that he is confident Diallo will play for the Jayhawks this season.“I think his chances of playing for Kansas ...
Perry Ellis, who at 6-foot-8, 225-pounds has been used as a power forward during his three years at Kansas University, may soon see a change in his job description.“The way things are going, I think Perry is going to play a lot at the 3,” KU coach Bill Self said Monday, referring to the ...
Harry Giles, a 6-10 senior forward from Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia, on Friday orally committed to play basketball at Duke University.Giles, who had a final list of Duke, Kansas University, Wake Forest and Kentucky, made the announcement on ESPN.Giles, who is from ...
Mitch Lightfoot, a 6-foot-9, 210-pound senior power forward from Gilbert (Arizona) Christian High, has orally committed to play basketball at Kansas University next season.Lightfoot, who averaged 17.9 points, 9.7 rebounds and 4.8 blocks a game last season for Arizona’s Div. II state ...
Kansas City, Missouri — Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self’s plan as of this morning is to open games with a three-guard lineup.“I plan on playing ... I’m not saying that it will for sure happen, but as of now, Devonté (Graham, 6-2 sophomore) and Frank (Mason III, 5-11 ...
Kansas University senior forward Perry Ellis was named to the five-player preseason all-Big 12 men’s basketball team today while freshman Cheick Diallo was named Big 12 preseason freshman of the year in a vote of league coaches.Buddy Hield of Oklahoma was named preseason player of the year. ...
