Men's Basketball

KU outlasts UCF 98-94 in overtime thriller to open Big 12 tournament

Kansas City, Mo. — The Kansas men’s basketball team found out — as the college basketball adage goes — just how hard it is to beat the same opponent three times. KU appeared set to coast to victory in its first game of the Big 12 tournament against UCF on Wednesday night when it took a ...

KU will face UCF to open Big 12 tournament

The sixth-seeded Kansas men's basketball team will face No. 14 UCF on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. to open the Big 12 tournament, after the Knights knocked off No. 11 Utah 87-72 on Tuesday night at the T-Mobile Center. Forward Keyshawn Hall, the Big 12's leading scorer, led UCF with 23 points ...

Dickinson named first-team all-league; Mayo, Harris earn additional honors

Kansas center Hunter Dickinson on Monday afternoon received first-team All-Big 12 honors from a poll of the league's head coaches, making him one of three Jayhawks to earn some kind of distinction. This is the second straight year Dickinson has been named to the first team. This season, the ...

Mayo’s strong bounce-back performance featured sharp scoring, passing

Early in the season, Kansas guard Zeke Mayo found a way to contribute even if he didn’t have his shot. For example, Mayo earned a direct shout-out from Michigan State’s Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo when he managed to give the Jayhawks 10 rebounds and seven assists on a night when he went ...

KU finishes off No. 24 Arizona 83-76 on senior night

In the lead-up to Saturday’s senior-night battle with Arizona, Kansas coach Bill Self said center Hunter Dickinson had a chance to cement his legacy at KU by carrying the Jayhawks down the stretch. He told Dickinson as much in a team meeting at McCarthy Hall on Friday. “I told him last ...