In latest update on injured KU guard Remy Martin, Kansas coach Bill Self says Martin ‘definitely feeling better’

By Matt Tait     Feb 17, 2022

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Kansas guard Remy Martin (11) applauds a Jayhawk bucket during the second half on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021 at Allen Fieldhouse.

Kansas basketball coach Bill Self said Thursday, at his weekly news conference at Allen Fieldhouse, that injured guard Remy Martin told him this week that he was “definitely feeling better.”

Still battling a bone bruise in his right knee, Martin has missed the last five games after being limited in the handful of games before that.

The Arizona State transfer has not played since KU’s home loss to Kentucky, and his return to the court remains up in the air.

Self said earlier this week that there was no timeline for Martin rejoining the team, and he stuck with that stance during Thursday’s meeting with the media.

“(With) Remy, I really don’t know more other than the fact that, as of yesterday, he told me that he was definitely feeling better and he’s doing more on the court, one-on-zero, and maybe could get into some type of practices sometime soon,” Self said.

Most of Martin’s time during recent weeks has been spent in rehab. He has been on the bench in street clothes for all five games in which he did not play.

While Thursday’s update seems to suggest that Martin may be getting closer to suiting up again, Self said the timeline remained unknown.

“I still don’t see an immediate return for him, based on Thursday, (February) 17th,” Self added.

Sixth-ranked Kansas, which leads the Big 12 by two games in the loss column over Baylor and Texas Tech, plays at West Virginia at 7 p.m. Saturday and again Tuesday at home against Kansas State.

The Jayhawks have six regular season games remaining before the Big 12 tournament arrives, and Self has said in recent updates about Martin’s status that the injured guard would likely need to return to action with a few games remaining in the regular season in order to have time to shake off the rust and adjust to rejoining the team.

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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.