Men's Basketball

Self hopes to maximize starters’ minutes by providing clear endpoints

The minimal contributions of the Kansas men’s basketball bench this season have already been well documented. KU ranked 335th in the nation in bench scoring as of Thursday morning, as it has gotten less than 13 points per game from its reserves this year, and if that number seems somehow high ...

Failure to capitalize on second-half run helps continue KU’s road woes

Manhattan — For two minutes out of the halftime break Monday night, Kansas looked like it had been replaced by another team entirely. And on this occasion it was a welcome replacement given the disjunction that had defined the Jayhawks’ first-half effort at Kansas State — even as they led ...

KU suffers letdown in grueling 75-70 defeat at Kansas State

Manhattan — Kansas State’s most important possession of the game Monday night looked dead in the water. Then, with the shot clock ticking down in overtime, Tylor Perry zoomed into the paint past two Kansas defenders and managed to fling an underhand layup that spun its way into the hoop, ...

With key win in hand, KU shifts focus to Sunflower Showdown

Kansas coach Bill Self said that the crowd Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse for the game against No. 4 Houston was the best it's been all season. “I think our fans were more turned up today," Self said, "because we were playing a team that we know if we didn’t play well, (the other team) could ...

KU seizes control, earns resounding 78-65 victory over Houston

On a day filled with emotional highs for the Kansas men’s basketball team, a pair of dunks by Kevin McCullar Jr. rose above the rest. First, the super-senior guard punctuated a dominant KU start when he stepped in front of an ill-advised pass out of the post by Houston’s Joseph Tugler and ...