Men's Basketball

Quartlebaum to leave KU staff; office manager Price promoted as replacement

Director of Basketball Operations Fred Quartlebaum will leave the Kansas program in June after a dozen seasons in Lawrence, head coach Bill Self announced on Thursday morning. Quartlebaum spent seven years as the director of student-athlete development before assuming his current role in 2020. ...

Passmore transfers to Maryland

Former Kansas wing Rakease Passmore has committed to Maryland, he announced on Friday afternoon. Passmore is the fifth and final KU player from the 2024-25 season to find a new home for next year in the transfer portal, and the second to choose the Terrapins after guard David Coit. Forward ...

KU men’s basketball misses out on marquee transfer

The Kansas men’s basketball team’s ongoing quest to find additional star players to pair with highly touted freshman guard Darryn Peterson was dealt a significant blow on Thursday evening when Texas Tech transfer forward Darrion Williams committed to N.C. State. Given that earlier in the ...

KU luminary Vaughn returns to Jayhawks as assistant coach

One of Kansas' best-ever point guards, who also happens to be a former NBA head coach, is joining Bill Self's staff. Jacque Vaughn is coming back to KU as an assistant coach, Self announced on Wednesday, filling the spot left vacant by the recent retirement of Norm Roberts. "I've known Jacque ...

Furphy and McCullar’s teams will meet in Eastern Conference Finals

One of the former Kansas men’s basketball players drafted in 2024 will have the chance to advance to the NBA Finals in his first professional season. The Indiana Pacers, who acquired Johnny Furphy No. 35 overall via a trade with the San Antonio Spurs, and the New York Knicks, who got Kevin ...

Area high school prospect Allen commits to KU men’s basketball

The Kansas men’s basketball team on Friday afternoon received a new high school commitment from a familiar source. Corbin Allen, a 6-foot-6 point guard in the class of 2025, revealed that he is joining the Jayhawks next season. “Blessed to announce my commitment to the University of ...