Men's Basketball

Photos: KU holds traditional holiday shopping excursion

Wednesday night brought one of the surest signs that the holiday season has arrived in Lawrence, as the Kansas men’s basketball team visited the Iowa Street Walmart for its annual shopping excursion in partnership with the Salvation Army. Sixteen KU players used an allotted budget and a gift ...

Self crowns KU’s ‘MVP so far, hands down’

The Kansas faithful, at Allen Fieldhouse, T-Mobile Center and wherever else, have begun to bark their approval at Melvin Council Jr. whenever the fifth-year guard does just about anything on the basketball court. It’s a reference to the “If you’re not a dog, you’re dog food” ...

While hampered by illness, Peterson made welcome return for KU’s rivalry win

Kansas City, Mo. — With Darryn Peterson set to play in his first game in a month as a result of a hamstring injury — and for good measure dealing with a stomach bug with flu-like symptoms — head coach Bill Self had a message for him ahead of Sunday’s game against Missouri. “I told ...

After midgame run, KU coasts to 80-60 Border War victory

Kansas City, Mo. — With four and a half minutes remaining in the first half of Sunday’s Border War at the T-Mobile Center, Missouri’s Mark Mitchell soared over Kansas’ Paul Mbiya for a thunderous dunk that gave the Tigers a 23-21 lead. Mizzou proceeded to score three points in the next ...

Preview: KU, Missouri to renew rivalry at T-Mobile Center

Kansas’ struggles on offense in the second half of what became a 61-56 home loss to UConn on Tuesday occurred with the Jayhawks’ star freshman, Darryn Peterson, in street clothes as he missed a seventh straight game due to a hamstring injury. “It’s one of those deals, without DP, we ...

Notebook: Peterson will be available for Missouri game, barring setback

Kansas’ star guard Darryn Peterson is on track to play against Missouri and KU is approaching the game as though it will have Peterson back in the fold, head coach Bill Self said on Friday. “He’s practiced the last two days, so he should be available,” Self said. “Unless he has a ...

UConn flips script on glass in second half to beat KU

To hear UConn coach Dan Hurley tell it, the driving force behind the Huskies’ second-half rebounding surge against Kansas on Tuesday at Allen Fieldhouse was pain. Pain stemming from a realization that the Huskies’ lone previous loss on the year — a 71-67 defeat at home against Arizona on ...