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Self seeks another starting-caliber player

Topeka — After last summer saw several freshmen and transfers come and go from Kansas ahead of the 2023-24 season, head coach Bill Self is fully aware that his roster in June may not look like his roster in November. “We obviously have a little bit more depth on paper,” said Self, who ...

Back in hometown, Mayo looks to carve out sizable role with Jayhawks

Zeke Mayo was so young when he first put on a Kansas uniform he can hardly even remember it. “Probably around four or five years old,” he said Sunday. But one far more recent occasion wearing the crimson and blue, from his recruiting visit during his offseason stint in the transfer ...

Tradition of KU’s program drew Storr to Lawrence

AJ Storr got an up-close-and-personal look at the Kansas men's basketball team last summer, when he was playing against the Jayhawks for the Bahamas national team as part of KU's summer tour through Puerto Rico. Ten months later, many of those players he took on head-to-head are now his ...

Furphy will stay in NBA Draft

Shortly before Wednesday night's deadline to withdraw from the NBA Draft, Kansas' Johnny Furphy announced that he instead plans to remain in the draft and pursue a professional career. "Playing in the NBA has always been a lifetime goal of mine," Furphy wrote in a statement on social media. ...

Roundball Classic back for 16th year with new, familiar faces

The annual basketball game that brings Jayhawk greats back to Lawrence to help raise money for pediatric cancer is back for its 16th year, and this time around it will feature some Kansas luminaries of the very recent past. Ochai Agbaji, Gradey Dick and Jalen Wilson, all current NBA players, ...

KU will face Duke in Vegas Showdown

The Kansas men's basketball team will face Duke at Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena on Nov. 26, ESPN Events announced Thursday afternoon. The matchup is part of ESPN's second annual Vegas Showdown, a doubleheader that also features a matchup between Seattle and Furman, and then has Duke hosting ...

Rice transfer Noah Shelby commits to KU, will redshirt

Noah Shelby, a guard with two years of eligibility remaining who previously played at Vanderbilt and Rice, announced Sunday afternoon that he will join the Kansas men's basketball team next season. "I look forward to joining the @KUHoops family," he wrote in a post on X. "Redshirting this ...

What could next season look like for KU’s returning role players?

With the closure of the transfer portal for the spring comes continuity for Kansas, which beyond its three veteran starters also has three players coming back who were on the bench at the end of the 2023-24 season. They will all see their roles become substantially different, however, on a ...