Men's Basketball

Moore could be right addition at right time for Jayhawks

The Kansas men’s basketball team’s acquisition of Shakeel Moore did not arrive with the greatest fanfare. On3 ranked him as the 285th-best transfer in the portal. 247Sports gave him a comparatively generous ranking at 274th. For comparison, AJ Storr, arguably the jewel of the Jayhawks’ ...

Buford joins KU coaching staff as analyst

The Kansas men's basketball team is bringing back another familiar face to serve on its coaching staff. Chase Buford, who spent three seasons as a walk-on for Bill Self from 2007 to 2010, will now join Self as an analyst, KU announced Friday morning. Buford most recently served as the head ...

Former KU great Keith Langford reflects on a year of retirement

Keith Langford never had an issue with his identity being defined by his status as a basketball player. In his year of retirement since stepping away from a lengthy and decorated overseas professional career, though, Langford, 40, has swiftly developed a new identity: “glorified ...

Mock drafts agree on Furphy’s first-round status; what about McCullar?

Two weeks have passed since the NBA Draft withdrawal deadline saw Johnny Furphy decide once and for all to forgo his remaining collegiate eligibility, and two more weeks remain until he hears his name called in the draft. He and Kevin McCullar Jr. are the two members of last year’s Kansas ...

Clemence getting back into action after ‘professional’ redshirt year

When Zach Clemence returned to Kansas last offseason following a brief stint in the transfer portal and an ill-fated commitment to attend UC Santa Barbara, the agreement with head coach Bill Self was that Clemence would take a redshirt to work on his game, then emerge as a better player in ...