Men's Basketball

KU loses grueling 61-56 result to No. 5 UConn

For the first time ever, Connecticut has beaten Kansas, and it dealt the Jayhawks a rare nonconference home loss in the process. On the strength of a 7-0 run engineered entirely by veteran forward Alex Karaban, taking advantage of some rare lapses in an otherwise rock-solid KU defense, the ...

Peterson ruled out against UConn, will miss 7th straight game

Kansas will be without star guard Darryn Peterson for the seventh straight game when it faces UConn on Tuesday night, KU coach Bill Self announced. Peterson has been dealing with a hamstring injury throughout the season and has not played since the Jayhawks traveled to North Carolina on Nov. ...

Council, Jackson lead second-half comeback as KU stuns No. 17 Tennessee 81-76

Las Vegas — Already down star guard Darryn Peterson and key reserve Jayden Dawson due to injury, the Jayhawks’ task got even tougher when their lone standout from the first half on Wednesday against Tennessee, Tre White, ran into severe foul trouble. They responded with a remarkable ...

McDowell fits in well in first career start

Las Vegas — Redshirt sophomore guard Jamari McDowell has made key contributions to Kansas in the past, but they’ve generally taken the form of extended cameos. McDowell was only three games into his college career when he stepped in late to lock down Kentucky’s fifth-year guard Antonio ...

White’s clutch plays secure KU’s win over Syracuse, 71-60

Las Vegas — When Syracuse started hitting 3s after previously struggling to shoot, it could have spelled disaster for Kansas. When Tyler Betsey connected from deep with six minutes remaining to cut KU’s lead to 52-50, it brought the Orange the closest they had been since the opening ...