Men's Basketball

Notebook: KU projected as No. 2 seed in tournament field preview

Norman, Okla. — With a month to go before it learns its tournament positioning, the Kansas men’s basketball team was projected as a No. 2 seed in the West Region in the NCAA March Madness Selection Preview Saturday morning. If the tournament started today, in other words, that would put KU ...

KU rallies to win at Oklahoma 67-57

Norman, Okla. — In his first game back from injury, Kevin McCullar Jr. was having an inefficient shooting day, of the sort that became all too familiar for him during the month of January. He was 3-for-13 midway through the second half. Then he hit the biggest shot of the day. “I thought ...

NBA champion, ‘Survivor’ contestant Scot Pollard receives heart transplant

NBA champion and “Survivor” contestant Scot Pollard has had a heart transplant, his wife said on social media on Friday night. “Scot has a new heart!” Dawn Pollard posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Surgery went well and I’ve been told the heart is big, powerful and is a ...

Preview: KU looks to get healthy for Oklahoma

Even with its frequent and often vexing losses on the road this season, the Kansas men’s basketball team is still in contention for a Big 12 Conference title. But it doesn’t look nearly as attainable as it once did. After falling flat in a 79-50 loss to Texas Tech, one of the worst losses ...

Ongoing injuries cast pall over upcoming KU-OU rematch

The Kansas men's basketball team faces the possibility of a third straight game without Kevin McCullar Jr. and fourth in the span of three weeks if the super-senior guard isn't able to participate in practice over the next few days, KU coach Bill Self said on his "Hawk Talk" radio show Tuesday ...

After ejection, Self criticizes ‘physicality’ allowed by officials

Lubbock, Texas — In the annals of Bill Self’s illustrious coaching career, only once could he remember being ejected prior to Monday night. It was Feb. 4, 1999, Self was still the head coach at Tulsa, and as he put it, he must not have been thinking clearly in the 7,200-foot elevation of ...

Jayhawks overwhelmed, Self ejected in blowout loss at Texas Tech

Lubbock, Texas — With Kansas missing its top all-around player in Kevin McCullar Jr. for the second game in a row, the Jayhawks needed to get strong offensive contributions from all three of its veteran starters: KJ Adams, Hunter Dickinson and Dajuan Harris Jr. Instead, that trio had shot a ...