There’s plenty of similarities between Kansas and Villanova. Two All-American point guards. Two of the best offenses in the country. Two coaches who have won national titles. A pair of 1 seeds. With a spot in the national championship game on the line, Villanova (34-4) will play its ...
San Antonio — When Charles Barkley looks around college basketball, one of the most impressive feats that stands out to him is the Kansas basketball program’s streak of 14 straight Big 12 titles. Considering the one-and-done era, all of the transfers and just the challenge of ...
Playing as well as anybody in the NCAA Tournament, Kansas sophomore Malik Newman said there was one moment when he felt like he arrived in a big way. No, it wasn’t the 32-point performance against Duke. It wasn’t any of the big shots he hit earlier in the tournament. Newman’s ...
When the brackets were unveiled on Selection Sunday, everybody saw the opportunity for Kansas and Duke to meet in the Elite Eight. Both teams took care of business in the first three rounds and set up the mega matchup between blue bloods. With a trip to San Antonio and the Final Four on ...
Omaha, Neb. — As the final minutes ticked off the clock in the Kansas basketball team’s 80-76 victory over Clemson in the Sweet 16 on Friday, Duke players stood in a tunnel waiting for their chance to take the floor in the following game. The Blue Devils were behind a curtain so ...
In the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1997, Clemson will play Kansas at 6:07 p.m. Friday for a spot in the Elite Eight. The Jayhawks have played in the Elite Eight in each of the last two seasons, Clemson has made it once in program history. The fifth-seeded Tigers, voted to finish ...
**Omaha, Neb. —** The purpose of the trip was to mix in freshmen, transfers and upperclassmen at the beginning of the season. Essentially an opportunity to bond overseas before the grind of the season begins. Scheduled to play four games in August, the results don’t matter. ...
Equally skilled at scoring and rebounding, Seton Hall senior forward Angel Delgado presented one of the toughest matchups for Kansas big men all season. Heading into the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament, the Jayhawks could face more players like him. Clemson, KU’s opponent in ...
