Jackson's Journal

Getting to know: Oklahoma basketball

While KU’s first Big 12 loss showed some of the team’s flaws, this year’s squad is still one of the better teams in college basketball. After a tough opening three-game slate, the Jayhawks will have an opportunity to figure some things out during a favorable stretch to close out ...

Kansas still projected to win Big 12 following home loss to Baylor

Contrary to popular belief, the sky is not falling for the Kansas men’s basketball team. Sure, Saturday’s 67-55 loss to Baylor highlighted some of KU’s limitations, particularly when sophomore point guard Devon Dotson is out and center Udoka Azubuike is bottled up. It was also a ...

Getting to know: Baylor basketball

This is what college basketball is all about. Despite it being early in Big 12 play, there is already a top-five matchup taking place that could ultimately impact the conference race. No. 3 Kansas (12-2, 2-0 Big 12) is slated to host No. 4 Baylor (12-1, 2-0) in a Saturday afternoon ...

Getting to know: Iowa State basketball

Things don’t get any easier for the Kansas men’s basketball team. After defeating West Virginia in the Big 12 opener, No. 3 Kansas (11-2, 1-0 Big 12) will head to Hilton Coliseum to square off with Iowa State for its first conference game away from home. The road tilt is also just ...

Big 12 opener showed how Jayhawks have returned to their dunking dominance

The Kansas bench started to stand up before David McCormack even caught the ball. With just over three minutes left in the game, junior Marcus Garrett set up the sophomore big man with an alley-oop off a designed set during KU’s eventual 60-53 win over West Virginia on Saturday. ...

Getting to know: West Virginia basketball

Kansas might be entering the Big 12 season in unfamiliar territory, but the expectation remains the same. For the first time since the 2004-05 campaign, the Jayhawks will begin a league slate without winning at least a share of the conference crown the previous year. Still, No. 3 Kansas ...

Jayhawks remain favorite to win league title in 2020 ahead of Big 12 play

It figures to be a different type of Big 12 race for the Kansas men’s basketball team in 2020, at least compared to the previous 15 years. After finishing third in the league last year, behind co-champions Kansas State and Texas Tech, KU’s streak of 14 straight Big 12 titles came to ...

Getting to know: Stanford basketball

The key for Kansas will be not letting one loss turn into two. Eight days after falling at Villanova, KU (9-2) will hit the road again by traveling to Stanford for a Sunday afternoon matchup. The Jayhawks dropped their No. 1 ranking in the AP poll after the 56-55 defeat, and are now the ...