Kansas Jayhawks

Kansas head football coach Charlie Weis was pleased to announce his 2013 recruiting class Wednesday afternoon. Weis, along with his staff, put together a class that includes 25 signees and one preferred walk on. Kansas received signatures from 10 of its 25 signees during the mid-year signing period in December and added an early enrollee, in halfback Colin Spencer (Dallas, Texas/Woodrow Wilson HS), in January. On Wednesday morning 14 more prospects faxed in their scholarship papers to bring the total number to 25. Also joining the program, but not signing a scholarship agreement, is preferred walk on, kicker Michael Mesh (Hutchinson, Kan./Hutchinson CC)

For the fifth-straight year, the Kansas men’s basketball team will make four appearances on ESPN’s Big Monday, as announced by the Big 12 Conference Monday. KU will be featured on ESPN’s Big Monday on Jan. 17 at Baylor, Feb. 7 versus Missouri, Feb. 14 at Kansas State and Feb. 21 versus Oklahoma State. The Jayhawks have played the Tigers in a Big Monday contest in each of the past eight seasons, and have faced Oklahoma State four times, Kansas State twice and Baylor once during the Big 12 era. Since the inception of the Big 12 in 1996-97, Kansas is 38-14 all-time on ESPN’s Big Monday (21-1 at home, 17-13 on the road)

For the first time since the late 1990's a 12 seed is going to the sweet 16 in the NCAA women's basketball tournament.  That team, is the Kansas Jayhawks. On Monday night the 12th seeded Jayhawks upset 4th seeded South Carolina 75-69 to advance to the team's second-straight sweet 16. Monica Engleman led the 'Hawks with 27 points while Angel Goodrich added 20 for Bonnie Henrickson's team. The Jayhawks advance to face the winner of the Notre Dame vs. Iowa game. 

By Eyewitness Sports (WICHITA, Kan.) The defending national champion Kansas Jayhawks will begin their run for a second straight title with a game against North Dakota State. KU will play the Bison in the Midwest Regional of the NCAA Tournament. The game is Friday in Minneapolis. The Jayhawks and coach Bill Self waited for Sunday's announcement after being bounced in the quarter-finals of the Big XII Tournament. Baylor beat KU 71-64. Louisville, Pittsburgh, N. Carolina and UConn are the No. 1 seeds for the NCAA tournament.

By Eyewitness Sports (WICHITA, Kan.) The defending national champion Kansas Jayhawks will begin their run for a second straight title with a game against North Dakota State. KU will play the Bison in the Midwest Regional of the NCAA Tournament. The game is Friday in Minneapolis. If you plan on going to the Tournament, here is some information to get you there and help you once you arrive: Game Site Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Map Downtown Minneapolis Metro Area Travel Minneapolis-St.

Despite a slow start the Kansas Jayhawks (5-2) still defeated South Florida (5-4) by nearly 30 points, 70-42 Tyshawn Taylor led the Jayhawks in scoring with 24 points and was one of three Kansas players finishing in double-figures scoring.  Thomas Robinson was playing with a slight cold but still scored 14 points and pulled down 8 rebounds.  Conner Teahan was the third 'Hawks player in double-digits scoring with 11. ...

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 8th ranked Kansas Jayhawks rebounded nicely at home with an 84 to 62 win over Oklahoma on Wednesday night.  The Jayhawks led by three at the half with Tyshawn Taylor scoring in double-digits.  Kansas came out firing in the second half, starting on a 31-13 run against the Sooners.  Taylor and Thomas Robinson finished with 21 and 20 points respectively with T-Rob getting another double-double with 17 rebounds. Kansas (17-4, 8-1) lost at Iowa State this past Saturday, their only conference loss so far this season. 

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) - Tyshawn Taylor and the rest of the Kansas Jayhawks know better than to focus on seeds this time of year. Especially when it comes to those nasty No. 11s. The second-seeded Jayhawks play No. 11 seed North Carolina State in the Midwest Regional semifinals Friday night. It was another No. 11 seed, VCU, which ousted the Jayhawks one game shy of reaching the Final Four last season. Taylor has said all along that seeds don't matter come March.

Baylor upset the 4th ranked Kansas Jayhawks in a big way on Saturday night.  The Bears beat Kansas 81 to 58. Pierre Jackson and Corey Jefferson combined to score 53 points against the Jayhawks, and only the starting 5 scored for the Bears.  Ben McLemore led the way for Kansas with 23 points while Wichita Heights' grad Perry Ellis had a bit of a breakout game with 12 points.  The Jayhawks still finished the season with...

The Kansas Jayhawks' 2013-14 non-conference basketball schedule was released Thursday afternoon.  The non-conference matchups are highlighted by trips to Boulder to face Tad Boyle's Colorado Buffaloes and a road trip to Florida to take on the Gators.  The Jayhawks will also host the Georgetown Hoyas at Allen Fieldhouse.  Here is the complete release from the Kansas athletic department: Kansas men's basketball annually has...

Coach Bill Self announced on Friday that the Kansas Jayhawks have added transfer Hunter Mickelson to the team.  Self also said in a teleconference on Friday that he will definitely be searching for an outside hire to replace assistant coach Joe Dooley who left KU to become the head coach at Florida Gulf Coast.  Self added that he's unsure if Doc Sadler will remain with the Jayhawks. Here is the official release from Kansas regarding the addition of Mickelson: Kansas coach Bill Self has announced that forward Hunter Mickelson (6-foot-10, 245 pounds)

Kansas Jayhawks' point guard Angel Goodrich will head just a few hours down the road to play professional basketball.  On Monday night Goodrich was taken by Tulsa with the 30th overall pick in the 2013 WNBA draft.  Here is the full release from KU athletics:   Angel Goodrich, the all-time assist leader in Kansas history, became the sixth player in Kansas history to be chosen in the WNBA Draft, when the senior point guard was tabbed...

You can take the kid out of Kansas. But you can't take the Kansas Basketball fan out of the Kansas Kid. With NASCAR taking the weekend off of Easter, you can be sure that Clint Bowyer will be catching up on his favorite team, the Kansas Jayhawks. "I would give anything to be watching and being around -- especially the tournament games," said Bowyer "It's so much fun.  Everybody that works for me went to Kansas State or is a K State fan.  Casey (brother) and I are the lone wolf KU fans, so it's been fun to follow them.

For the first time since the late 1990's a 12 seed is going to the sweet 16 in the NCAA women's basketball tournament.  That team, is the Kansas Jayhawks. On Monday night the 12th seeded Jayhawks upset 4th seeded South Carolina 75-69 to advance to the team's second-straight sweet 16. Monica Engleman led the 'Hawks with 27 points while Angel Goodrich added 20 for Bonnie Henrickson's team. The Jayhawks advance to face the winner of the Notre Dame vs. Iowa game. 

Baylor upset the 4th ranked Kansas Jayhawks in a big way on Saturday night.  The Bears beat Kansas 81 to 58. Pierre Jackson and Corey Jefferson combined to score 53 points against the Jayhawks, and only the starting 5 scored for the Bears.  Ben McLemore led the way for Kansas with 23 points while Wichita Heights' grad Perry Ellis had a bit of a breakout game with 12 points.  The Jayhawks still finished the season with...

The Big 12 released the bracket for the Men's Basketball Tournament, and the Kansas Jayhawks will hold the #1 seed. Click Here to see the complete bracket. Kansas State, who tied with the Jayhawks for the conference regular season title will be the #2 seed. Kansas owns the tiebreaker over the Wildcats due to winning both head-to-head games this season. The tournament starts on Wednesday in Kansas City at the Sprint Center. Kansas & Kansas State will both play on Thursday.

Ben McLemore scored 30 points and Jeff Withey added 17 as the 14th ranked Kansas Jayhawks ( 20-4, 8-3) beat 10th ranked Kansas State (19-5, 8-3) 83-62 on Monday night. Click here for photos of the warmup Allen Fieldhouse was jam-packed with thousands of screaming fans hoping to will their Jayhawks out of a three-game losing streak.  It started out as a close game but once Thomas Gipson and Jordan Henriquez both got called for their second fouls, Kansas started pulling away.  Kevin Young's dunk followed quickly by an alley oop to Jeff Withey sparked a racuous Fieldhouse to go crazy during a 12-5 run that put Kansas up 28-15.

For the first time since 1988, the Kansas State Wildcats will be ranked higher than the Kansas Jayhawks when the two teams take the court tonight. The new AP poll for the week of February 11 has been released, and K-State checks in at #10, while the Jayhawks fell to #14 in the midst of a three-game losing streak. KSU is currently on a four-game winning streak. Wichita State received three votes in the latest poll. 1. Indiana 2. Duke 3. Miami 4. Michigan   5. Gonzaga 6. Syracuse  7. Florida 8. Michigan St. 9. Arizona   10. Kansas St. 11. Butler 12. Louisville 13. Ohio St. 14. Kansas 15. Georgetown 16. Pittsburgh 17. Oklahoma St. 18. Marquette 19. New Mexico 20. Wisconsin 21. Notre Dame 22. Memphis 23. Oregon 24. Colorado St. 25. Kentucky    Others receiving votes: Minnesota 80, Missouri 69, Cincinnati 68, Saint Mary's (Cal)

The 5th ranked Kansas Jayhawks ( 19-3, 7-2 ) travel to Norman on Saturday to face the Oklahoma Sooners (14-7, 5-4) . For the first time since the 2005-06 season the Jayhawks find themselves on a two-game losing streak.  Kansas scored just 13 points in the first half at TCU on Wednesday en route to a 62-55 loss to the Horned Frogs. Since that infamous 2006 season, however, the Jayhawks have won ten straight games against Oklahoma. Oklahoma head coach Lon Kruger has yet to beat the Jayhawks in his time at Oklahoma but is 5-13 overall against the University of Kansas.