The Kansas men's basketball team rushes to the court to celebrate with Kansas sophomore Libby Frost of Wakeeney, Kan., after Frost hit a three-pointer for K of head coach Bill Self's money to split with another contestant during Late Night in the Phog, Friday, Oct. 1, 2021 at Allen Fieldhouse.
After a little hiatus during the offseason, Basketball Friends is back for a second season of Kansas basketball content.
In our latest episode with Journal-World Sports Editor Matt Tait & 610 Sports co-host and producer Nick Schwerdt, we open up a fan mailbag and dive into some of the pressing questions surrounding the third-ranked Jayhawks and preseason favorites to win the Big 12 Conference.
In this episode we discuss:
• How important transfer guard Remy Martin will be to this team
• What’s expected from KU’s veterans and top returners
A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.
