Men's Basketball

KU suffers largest blown lead in a loss in school history against Baylor

Waco, Texas — After several of its recent victories necessitated late rallies, the Kansas men’s basketball team found itself in the unfamiliar position of playing from ahead in the second half on Saturday afternoon. Perhaps the Jayhawks would have been more comfortable trying to string ...

McCullar makes long-awaited professional debut

After the Kansas men’s basketball team suffered a blowout loss at Houston on March 9 in its final regular-season game of the 2023-24 season, KU head coach Bill Self said he regretted having super-senior Kevin McCullar Jr. play in the game. McCullar had been dealing off and on for the prior ...

Preview: KU seeks first win at Baylor since 2020

After preventing its conference season from going off the rails with a narrow victory over UCF on Tuesday, the Kansas men’s basketball team has an opportunity to round into form when it travels to face Baylor on Saturday at 3 p.m. The Jayhawks will be looking for their first victory in Waco, ...

KU gets first taste of playing without Harris, which it may have to do again

Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self believed he was going to have his point guard Dajuan Harris Jr. for Tuesday night’s game against UCF — the same way he had Harris in the fold for the prior 159 games, including 98 in a row as a starter. “We thought he was playing this morning,” ...

Without Harris, KU survives UCF 91-87

The first Kansas men’s basketball game without Dajuan Harris Jr. in the lineup since March 7, 2020, featured some never-before-seen sets of five Jayhawks. As KU coach Bill Self searched for answers, there were groups without point guards. There were groups with three big men. One lineup late ...

Peterson named McDonald’s All-American

Kansas men’s basketball signee Darryn Peterson was named a McDonald’s All-American, KU announced on Monday afternoon. Peterson, a 6-foot-5, 195-pound combo guard from Canton, Ohio, is a consensus top-three player in the 2025 recruiting class. The selection makes him KU’s 52nd signee to ...

Preview: KU will need to regroup in time for UCF rematch

Home losses are rare enough at Kansas that prior to Saturday, the Jayhawks hadn’t experienced more than one in a single season since the 2017-18 campaign. Every other home loss in the six and a half years since has been followed by a road trip. This time, though, the Jayhawks will have an ...