Men's Basketball

KU locks down late to survive Colorado, 75-69

BOULDER, Colo. — Colorado had led for just two minutes on the night when it had a golden chance to seize control late in Tuesday’s game against No. 19 Kansas. But the Buffaloes, trailing just 60-59, got blocked on back-to-back attempts at transition layups, KU guard Melvin Council Jr. used ...

Vaughn to coach Jayhawks against Colorado; Self back home from hospital

Updated 8:56 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026: BOULDER, Colo. — Assistant coach Jacque Vaughn will serve as Kansas’ acting head coach for Tuesday night’s road matchup at Colorado, head coach Bill Self announced on Tuesday afternoon. Vaughn, a former All-American point guard for the Jayhawks ...

Self taken to hospital, did not travel with Jayhawks to Colorado

Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital on Monday and did not travel with the Jayhawks to their upcoming road game in Colorado, KU Athletics announced in a statement. The statement said Self “felt under the weather earlier today and, out of an ...

Preview: KU will take its show on road to Colorado

The Kansas men’s basketball team got its season back on the right track during a well-timed homestand with a pair of dominant wins, 84-63 against then-No. 2 Iowa State and 80-62 over Baylor. Now, back above .500 in what are still the early stages of Big 12 play, the newly 19th-ranked ...

Peterson, Bidunga lead Jayhawks past Baylor, 80-62

The Kansas men’s basketball team on Friday night demonstrated just how fearsome a duo Darryn Peterson and Flory Bidunga can truly be. Peterson scored 26 and Bidunga added 23 points — on an unbelievably efficient 22-for-27 combined shooting — and the Jayhawks took care of Baylor, 80-62 at ...

Preview: KU remains at home to take on Baylor

From the opening minutes on Tuesday night, it was clear that Kansas had emerged onto James Naismith Court on a mission. The Jayhawks jumped ahead of No. 2 Iowa State early while displaying a level of intensity on both ends of the court that simply hadn’t been present for much of the previous ...