KU’s end-of-boot-camp training with The Program has been postponed

By Matt Tait     Sep 24, 2018

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Kansas head coach Bill Self gives a pat on the chest to Kansas center Udoka Azubuike (35) at the conclusion of the Jayhawks' practice on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kan.

Editor’s note, 5:35 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24: This story has been updated from the original post to reflect that the Jayhawks’ training with The Program will no longer be held this week.

Kansas basketball officials announced late Monday afternoon that the Jayhawks’ upcoming session with The Program, slated for Wednesday and Thursday in Lawrence, had been postponed.

Instead, the Jayhawks will conclude Bill Self’s boot camp on Tuesday and begin practicing for the 2018-19 season on Wednesday.

When asked for clarity on the scheduling change, a KU basketball spokesman said The Program instructors still could come to Lawrence to work with the Jayhawks at some point this season but will not be coming this week. No new date for the two-day conditioning which was slated for Wednesday and Thursday has been scheduled at this time.

KU, of course, on Friday will officially tip off the 2018-19 season with its annual Late Night in the Phog celebration at Allen Fieldhouse.

Late Night is slated to begin at 6:30 p.m. Friday and will feature all of the normal skits and entertainment along with a men’s basketball scrimmage to cap off the event.

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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.