Allen Fieldhouse

Thomas Robinson posted career-bests with 30 points and 21 rebounds, helping NO. 17 Kansas overcome a sluggish start and beat North Dakota 84-58 on Saturday in its final nonconference game. North Dakota (5-8) simply had no answer for the muscular 6-foo-10 Robinson. With 12 points and 10 rebounds, the junior had socked away his Big 12-leading ninth double-double by halftime. His monster game included two steals and four assists as the Jayhawks (10-3) won their 55th straight nonconference home game.

The February Revenge Tour for KU ended on Saturday at home against TCU. The Jayhawks tried as hard as they could to get rid of the memories of an inexplicable loss to the Horned Frogs two weeks ago, by completely crushing TCU 73-48 at Allen Fieldhouse. KU (23-4) held TCU to nine points in the first half. Ben McLemore outscored the entire team with 10 points, capped off with a thunderous dunk on the baseline. He finished with 14 points, four less than a game 18 from senior Jeff Withey.

Freshman guard Ben McLemore had 25 points and eight rebounds, Elijah Johnson added 18 points and No. 7 Kansas used a big second-half charge to beat Chattanooga 69-55 on Thursday night. The Jayhawks (2-1), coming off a loss Tuesday night to Michigan State, got off to a sluggish start against the Mocs, and still trailed 42-30 in the opening minutes of the second half. Jeff Withey began their comeback with a basket inside, Johnson ripped a 3-pointer and McLemore slammed down the first of back-to-back highlight-reel dunks to trigger a 27-4 run over the next 12-plus minutes.

Thomas Robinson had 25 points and 14 rebounds in his likely Allen Fieldhouse finale, Tyshawn Taylor added 22 points and No. 3 Kansas rolled to a 73-63 win over Texas on Saturday night. Robinson scored 18 of his points in the second half as the Big 12 champion Jayhawks (26-5, 16-2) tuned up for the conference tournament in style. Kansas has won eight straight overall, 22 in a row at home and improved to 20-7 all-time against the Longhorns. J'Covan Brown scored 29 of his 33 points in the second half for Texas (19-12, 9-9)

The 17th ranked Kansas Jayhawks (8-3) will host the Howard Bison (4-9) on Thursday night at Allen Fieldhouse.  It's the Jayhawks' first home game since their October 10th victory against then 2nd-ranked Ohio State. Kansas is coming off a 63-47 victory on the road at U.S.C.  Coach Bill Self was happy for the victory but also said his team played with a serious lack of energy. The Jayhawks were ranked in the top 15 before they lost to Davidson at the Sprint Center on December 19th.  Kansas is struggling from the three-point line this season, shooting just about 35% in their first 11 games.  However, they are still averaging close to 75 points per game and are nearly 50 percent shooting from the field.

The Kansas Jayhakws (3-2) return home to face Florida Atlanta University Wednesday night.  The Jayhawks are coming off a second place finish in the Maui Invitational, where they lost to Duke in the championship game. FAU is 3-4 on the season following its 68-55 loss at South Florida on Nov. 26. Thomas Robinson and Tyshawn Taylor currently lead the Jayhawks in scoring with each player averaging 16 points per game. Wednesday's game starts at 7 pm at Allen Fieldhouse.

There's a huge game coming up for the Kansas Jayhawks, but it's not the game against Ohio State. Tuesday night Kansas will host Long Beach State as a part of a 5-game homestand for KU.  It's a game that the Jayhawks won't look past especially considering the 49'ers defeated then 6th-ranked Pittsburgh and narrowly lost to then 7th-ranked Louisville.  LBSU is currently 4-3 and are picked to win the Big West Conference this year....

Jeff Withey had 15 points and 11 rebounds while becoming the Big 12's career blocked shots leader, Elijah Johnson emerged from a season-long slump and No. 14 Kansas walloped Texas 73-47 on a festive Saturday night at Allen Fieldhouse. Johnson finished with 12 points for the Jayhawks (21-4, 9-3 Big 12). Travis Releford added 15 and Ben McLemore had 13, including a 360 jam in the closing minutes that capped off quite a show against the Longhorns (11-14, 3-9) for more than a dozen former players in attendance.

After years of offers, KU Basketball may finally play a game in Wichita.  But that doesn't have Shocker fans expecting a showdown. The Jayhawks could play a game at INTRUST bank arena in December, against The University of Southern California Trojans. The teams first met in 2010, and KU beat USC 70-68 in Allen Fieldhouse.  It is USC's turn to host,  but it's venue holds almost 5,000 fewer people than the 15,000 seat Intrust Bank Arena. Shocker fans said they would rather see the hometown team take on KU, instead of a West Coast team.  "It's like, they're snubbing us," said WSU fan Martha Cable.  "It's like, we don't know you guys are there, so we're bringing in another team.

If you've been to any college basketball game, you've no doubt heard the pep band. But likely you've never paid attention to the members of the band, unless you have a connection. But if you've looked at KU's pep band, there is always a white hat bobbing up and down to the beat that he is pounding out. The white KU hat belongs to senior math education major Chris Carter, the energetic, drumming leader of the band. "I start it and the band kicks in, that way the music is a seemless flow," Carter said.

I wonder how many people in Manhattan were calling a charge of Elijah Johnson's last drive of regulation last night at Iowa State. Self the gamesman-- Bill Self went off early on lead official Mark Whitehead last night, drawing a technical just over 2:00 in on a play that didn't seem worth it.  It was to Self, who got more than his fair share of the calls the rest of the night.  I'm not saying he orchestrated the call, but with Iowa State...

The February Revenge Tour for KU ended on Saturday at home against TCU. The Jayhawks tried as hard as they could to get rid of the memories of an inexplicable loss to the Horned Frogs two weeks ago, by completely crushing TCU 73-48 at Allen Fieldhouse. KU (23-4) held TCU to nine points in the first half. Ben McLemore outscored the entire team with 10 points, capped off with a thunderous dunk on the baseline. He finished with 14 points, four less than a game 18 from senior Jeff Withey.

If you've been to any college basketball game, you've no doubt heard the pep band. But likely you've never paid attention to the members of the band, unless you have a connection. But if you've looked at KU's pep band, there is always a white hat bobbing up and down to the beat that he is pounding out. The white KU hat belongs to senior math education major Chris Carter, the energetic, drumming leader of the band. "I start it and the band kicks in, that way the music is a seemless flow," Carter said.

Jeff Withey had 15 points and 11 rebounds while becoming the Big 12's career blocked shots leader, Elijah Johnson emerged from a season-long slump and No. 14 Kansas walloped Texas 73-47 on a festive Saturday night at Allen Fieldhouse. Johnson finished with 12 points for the Jayhawks (21-4, 9-3 Big 12). Travis Releford added 15 and Ben McLemore had 13, including a 360 jam in the closing minutes that capped off quite a show against the Longhorns (11-14, 3-9) for more than a dozen former players in attendance.

Ben McLemore scored 18 points, Jeff Withey added 13 points and nine rebounds and No. 3 Kansas shut down Oklahoma in a 67-54 victory Saturday that pushed the Jayhawks' winning streak to a nation-leading 17 games. Withey had four blocks and three steals, and Travis Releford added 10 points for the Jayhawks (18-1, 6-0 Big 12), who won their 33rd straight at Allen Fieldhouse to match the fourth-longest home winning streak in school history. Kansas opened a 29-21 lead at halftime and never was threatened in the second half, holding the Sooners to 35 percent shooting for the game.

Two words describe Koch Arena, loud and proud. Wichita State student Paige Baker says, "We support our team so much and we are so loud. It's got to be overwhelming to not be from here and to be in this arena. " Student Reid Warfield says, "I'm trying to reach the Wichita State players and I'm trying to get into the head of the other team. " As is every fan in the house. That's why ESPN calls Koch Arena the 7th toughest place to play in the country . Student Ryan Arnold says, "I love this team and so does everybody else.

Kevin Young had 16 points, hitting four critical free throws down the stretch, and sixth-ranked Kansas fended off pesky Temple 69-62 on Sunday for the Jayhawks' 11th straight win. Travis Releford added 14 points on 5 for 5 shooting, none of his baskets bigger than a 3-pointer from the wing with 34.9 seconds left. With the shot-clock winding down, Releford's shot gave Kansas a 65-58 lead, essentially turning away its Atlantic 10 foe. Ben McLemore added 13 points and Jeff Withey had eight points, 11 rebounds and nine blocked shots for the Jayhawks (12-1)

Wichita State pulled of a historic victory Saturday night at Allen Fieldhouse. No, not in basketball but volleyball. Chris Lamb and his Lady Shockers are headed to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament after beating KU, 3-1 in Lawrence. Click here for photos of WSU vs KU Volleyball Wichita State (24-9) came from behind on the road and beat the Jayhawks23-25, 25-16, 25-19 and 25-21. The Shockers didn't let the aura or noise of Allen Fieldhouse get to them, hanging tough with the nationally ranked and top-seeded hosts, especially after game one. "We've had, like, three teams this season but when the good teams shows up on the court, I think these girls are capable of a lot," head coach Chris Lamb said after the game.

Freshman guard Ben McLemore had 25 points and eight rebounds, Elijah Johnson added 18 points and No. 7 Kansas used a big second-half charge to beat Chattanooga 69-55 on Thursday night. The Jayhawks (2-1), coming off a loss Tuesday night to Michigan State, got off to a sluggish start against the Mocs, and still trailed 42-30 in the opening minutes of the second half. Jeff Withey began their comeback with a basket inside, Johnson ripped a 3-pointer and McLemore slammed down the first of back-to-back highlight-reel dunks to trigger a 27-4 run over the next 12-plus minutes.

Ben McLemore had nine points, 12 rebounds and five assists in his Kansas debut, and the seventh-ranked Jayhawks pulled away from pesky Southeast Missouri State for a 74-55 season-opening victory Friday night. Jeff Withey finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds, and freshman Perry Ellis added 15 points and eight boards for the Jayhawks, who have won 40 straight season openers at Allen Fieldhouse. This one was a bit tougher than expected. The Redhawks managed to close within six midway through the second half, but Kansas slowly extended the lead behind its slew of freshmen to put the game away.