Men's Basketball

KU adds Canadian point guard Ngala

Updated 3:20 p.m. Friday, July 25, 2025: On Monday, Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self said he was looking for an experienced player who could run the point to serve as an “insurance policy” for this year’s roster; by Friday, he had a commitment from that type of player. Former ...

Mayo signs with Israeli professional team

Former Kansas guard Zeke Mayo has signed to play professional basketball for Ironi Kiryat Ata in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the team announced on Instagram on Thursday. Mayo’s agency ADS Sports Management also shared the news on social media and wished its client a “long, ...

Self hospitalized, has stents inserted; expected to be released soon

Kansas men's basketball coach Bill Self had two stents inserted at Lawrence Memorial Hospital on Thursday after experiencing "concerning symptoms," KU Athletics announced in a statement on Thursday night. "The procedure went very well, and he is expected to make a full recovery," the statement ...

JHX Hoops lets late lead slip, falls 71-68 to top-seeded Heartfire

Kansas City, Mo. — Momentum swung the way of the Kansas alumni team JHX Hoops late in each of its first two games of The Basketball Tournament, but on Wednesday JHX found itself on the receiving end of a pivotal run. After the former Jayhawks surged ahead 59-51 early in the fourth quarter, ...

High-motor Rosario settling in quickly with Jayhawks

Like any freshman, Kansas’ Kohl Rosario is looking to his coaches for advice on how he can improve in the early stages of his college career. “They’re going to tell me what I need to do, and I’m going to work on that,” he said. They also tell him, however, that he needs to do ...

JHX Hoops outlasts Purple Reign, 59-57

Kansas City, Mo. — The first official matchup between Kansas and Kansas State alumni teams featured a fittingly dramatic conclusion. After the KU alumni erased a double-digit third-quarter deficit, led by Zeke Mayo and player/general manager Tyshawn Taylor, Purple Reign managed to even the ...

Self says KU could still add to roster

Thanks to some key summertime additions — namely, guard Kohl Rosario and center Paul Mbiya — Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self feels even better about his roster than he did before. “You go back historically, we’ve been pretty good in the spring,” he said on Monday. “We ...