Quick Hitters: Florida
Kansas started four freshman for the first time in school history and, for the third time in four games, lost away from Allen Fieldhouse. The Florida Gators were so dominant at times in the first half that they Jayhawks didn’t even look like the belonged on the same floor. The second half was more competitive […]
Kansas is what we thought they were: young
Try to transport yourself back to before the season started. Before you saw Wiggins actually play in a game. How many games did you think Kansas would win? Well back in May when the non-conference schedule was announced, I asked everyone in a SquareOff and 40% of the users picked Kansas would lose three or […]
Joel Embiid starting against Florida
Joel Embiid is starting for Kansas against the No. 19 Florida Gators tonight. Embiid, who is averaging 9 points and six rebounds over 19 minutes per game this season, has proven to be an effective center for the Jayhawks this season. Bill Self is now starting four freshmen and a sophomore. This is the second […]
What to Watch for: Florida
There is no rest for the weary and the Jayhawks continue their monster schedule by heading to Florida to take on the No. 19 Gators. Here are some things to keep an eye on: 1. Another Duke? Aside from Villanova and Duke, Florida is probably the best team the Jayhawks play in the nonconference schdeule. […]
Jack Harry denies use of homophobic slur to describe the Jayhawks
Jack Harry, who is an open Mizzou fan, referred to the Kansas Jayhawks as the “Gayhawks” on 41 Action News during their Sunday night broadcast. Harry denied the claims in a YouTube video, as well as the December 9th 10 pm news broadcast. “During our 10 p.m. sports report last night, I was having a […]
Kansas drops to No. 13 in both polls
Kansas dropped to No. 13 in both polls. Last week, Kansas was No. 6 in the AP and No. 7 in the USA Today Poll. AP Top 25 RK TEAM RECORD PTS 1 Arizona (63) 9-0 1,623 2 Syracuse (2) 9-0 1,522 3 Ohio State 8-0 1,453 4 Wisconsin 10-0 1,318 5 Michigan State 7-1 1,311 6 […]
Jayhawks pick up football honors
Despite a disappointing season, Kansas football picked up a few honors the last week. It is good to see that some people paid attention to the talent that clearly shined above the rest in Lawrence. Perhaps the biggest honor was given to Isaiah Johnson, who was named the Defensive Newcomer of the Year on Wednesday. […]
The Battle for the Governor’s Cup
The Sunflower Showdown is the storied rivalry between the Kansas Jayhawks and the Kansas State Wildcats. They meet for the 111th time in the 2013 edition of rivalry week. Being the 14th most played game in the country, the Governor’s Cup is no joke. The rivalry dates back to 1902, where the Jayhawks won 16-0. […]
Wiggins Watch: Colorado
Andrew Wiggins arguably had his best offensive game of the season against Colorado. Wiggins was 7-for-11 from the floor, 1-of-3 from beyond the arc, 7-of-9 from the charity stripe, five rebounds, one block and two turnovers. Here are the highlights:
Calipari comments on losing out on Wiggins
EDIT: Calipari again spoke about Wiggins, this time to SNY.tv. ZagsBlog.com again put up the transcript: “We both went after him and [Kansas] got him,” Calipari said exclusively to SNY.tv. ”Kids want things for different reasons. I don’t take it personally. I wished him luck.” Calipari compared the situaton to how he lost Stanley Johnson, the […]
Michigan State’s Payne ‘Pissed’ at attention given to Wiggins, other frosh
Michigan State’s Adreian Payne isn’t too pleased about the attention the super freshman (Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker, Julius Randle and Aaron Gordon) are getting. Ben Baskin of ZagsBlog.com blogged about the senior forward’s comments: “Yeah it pisses us off,” senior forward Adreian Payne told SNY.tv exclusively after he dropped a career-best 29 points on 10-for-15 shooting and […]
