Marcus Morris

Marcus Morris, the leading scorer for No. 3 Kansas, has lost his starting job after getting kicked out of the Jayhawks' last game for throwing an elbow. Coach Bill Self says the 6-foot-8 junior won't start Wednesday when Kansas hosts Texas-Arlington. Morris, twin brother of teammate Markieff Morris, is averaging 15.5 points and 6.1 rebounds. He was ejected Dec. 22 at California when he swung his elbow at Harper Kamp. Self said Tuesday he did not know how long Morris would have to come off the bench.

Markieff Morris had 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Elijah Johnson scored six points in a 12-0 run in the second half, leading No. 4 Kansas past Colorado State 76-55 on Saturday night. Johnson came in off the bench and canned two 3-pointers after the Rams (4-3) pulled to 44-39 on a steal and driving layup by Travis Franklin early in the second half. Marcus Morris, who'd been helped into the locker room in the first half with what looked to be a knee injury, blocked two shots in the take-charge run for Kansas (9-0)

The Kansas Jayhawks have defeated the Texas Longhorns 85-73 for the Big 12 Championship. The win gives the Jayhawks an automatic birth in the NCAA Tournament and all but assures them of a number one seed. Kansas guard Tyshawn Taylor led the way with 20 points. Marcus Morris had 17 and his brother Markieff finished with 14 and 9 rebounds. Jordan Hamilton has 19 points to lead the Texas Longhorns.

Mario Little's three-point play broke a tie with 71 seconds to go and Oklahoma State missed a desperation heave at the buzzer, allowing No. 2 Kansas to escape with a 63-62 victory Thursday in the second round of the Big 12 tournament. Big 12 player of the year Marcus Morris, shut down most of the second half, hit a key 3-pointer for the Jayhawks (30-2). Kansas trailed by as many as eight until Oklahoma State (19-13) got in deep foul trouble in the second half. Keiton Page had 23 points and Jean-Paul Olukemi had 17 for Oklahoma State, which did a good job of keeping Marcus and Markieff Morris away from the basket and forced the Jayhawks out deep.

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Marcus Morris scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds, twin brother Markieff added 19 points and 10 boards and No. 3 Kansas moved into a tie for first place in the Big 12 by beating slumping Oklahoma 82-70 on Saturday. The Jayhawks (27-2, 12-2) shot 57 percent, making more than half of their shots from the field for the 21st time this season, and notched their seventh straight win in the series. Kansas opened a double-digit lead in the opening 8 minutes and led by at least 10 points for the final 27 minutes but struggled to put away the Sooners (12-16, 4-10)

The Kansas Jayhawks (29-2) blew a double-digit lead in the final four minutes but were able to hang on to beat the 22nd ranked Missouri Tigers (22-9) 70-66 in Columbia.  The win gives number 2 Kansas it's 7th consecutive Big 12 regular season title.  The loss is Missouri's first at home this season. Marcus Morris led the Jayhawks in scoring Saturday, with 21 points and 10 rebounds.  Thomas Robinson also had an impressive showing on the court with 15 points and 13 rebounds. It was Tyrel Reed, however, that hit one of the most clutch shots for Kansas this afternoon.

The Kansas Jayhawks return to the Elite Eight. KU will face the Rams of Virginia Commonwealth Sunday on KWCH 12. Tip-off is at 1:20 Central Time. From here on out, all the tournament games will be on CBS. KU advanced after beating another Virginia team, the University of Richmond, 77 to 57 in the Sweet 16. Brady Morningstar led the way for the Jayhawks with 18 points, shooting 7-11 from the field. Marcus Morris followed behing with 13 points and 7 rebounds.

In his first Big 12 Conference start this season, senior Brady Morningstar responded with a season-high 19 points, with the help of a season-high five three-point baskets, en route to No. 2 Kansas basketball’s 86-66 win at Nebraska Saturday afternoon. The win, which spoiled NU’s undefeated 14-0 home record this season, improved the Jayhawks to 22-1 overall, including 7-1 in league play, and marked KU’s 17th-straight win versus the Huskers. Nebraska dropped to 15-7 on the season and 3-5 in the Big 12. Morningstar, who also led the team with six assists, had five three-point baskets as part of 13 total three’s by the Jayhawks, which marked a season high and the most since the team hit 14 treys versus Tennessee Tech on Nov. 27, 2009.

Jayhawk senior forward Mario Little’s free throw after a made basket and a foul on Oklahoma State’s sophomore Roger Franklin with 1:11 to play in the game proved to be the deciding point in No. 2 Kansas’ 63-62 win over the Cowboys in the opening round of the 2011 Big 12 Championship. With the win the top-seeded Jayhawks advanced to the semifinals where they will face the winner of fourth-seeded Kansas State and fifth-seeded Colorado on Friday at 6 p.m. Little finished the game with eight points, including the last five points of the game for KU as the Jayhawks improved to 30-2 on the season, securing their fourth 30-win season in the last five years.

Marcus Morris registered 28 points and seven rebounds to lead No. 7 Kansas to a 92-62 basketball exhibition victory against Division II Washburn Tuesday.  The win was KU’s 35th straight exhibition victory dating back to 1995. Morris, a preseason All-Big 12 selection, hit eight of 10 shots from the field and all 11 of his free throw attempts en route to what would have been a career scoring high if it had been a regular season game.  Morris’ best scoring night as a Jayhawk was 26 points vs. Lehigh last season.

For the second time in the Kansas' long basketball history, three players were taken in both rounds of the NBA Draft. It was also the second year in a row that two Jayhawk players were taken back to back as the Morris Twins were selected 13th and 14th overall by the Phoenix Suns and Houston Rockets, respectively. "I just told my brother that these are the two places we both wanted to end up at," Marcus said. "If we weren't going to be together I wanted to be a Houston Rocket.

Senior guards Jimmer Fredette of BYU and Nolan Smith of Duke are the leading vote-getters on The Associated Press All-America team. Freshman Jared Sullinger of Ohio State, junior guard Kemba Walker of Connecticut and senior forward JaJuan Johnson of Purdue also are on the team announced Monday. KU's Marcus Morris led the All-American second team and K-State's Jacob Pullen was named to the third team. Fredette, the nation's leading scorer, received all but one of 65 votes from the national media panel that selects the Top 25. Smith, who led the Blue Devils to a No. 1 ranking for 10 weeks this season, got 61 votes.

The Kansas Jayhawks return to the Elite Eight. KU will face the Rams of Virginia Commonwealth Sunday on KWCH 12. Tip-off is at 1:20 Central Time. From here on out, all the tournament games will be on CBS. KU advanced after beating another Virginia team, the University of Richmond, 77 to 57 in the Sweet 16. Brady Morningstar led the way for the Jayhawks with 18 points, shooting 7-11 from the field. Marcus Morris followed behing with 13 points and 7 rebounds.

The Kansas Jayhawks have defeated the Texas Longhorns 85-73 for the Big 12 Championship. The win gives the Jayhawks an automatic birth in the NCAA Tournament and all but assures them of a number one seed. Kansas guard Tyshawn Taylor led the way with 20 points. Marcus Morris had 17 and his brother Markieff finished with 14 and 9 rebounds. Jordan Hamilton has 19 points to lead the Texas Longhorns.

Mario Little's three-point play broke a tie with 71 seconds to go and Oklahoma State missed a desperation heave at the buzzer, allowing No. 2 Kansas to escape with a 63-62 victory Thursday in the second round of the Big 12 tournament. Big 12 player of the year Marcus Morris, shut down most of the second half, hit a key 3-pointer for the Jayhawks (30-2). Kansas trailed by as many as eight until Oklahoma State (19-13) got in deep foul trouble in the second half. Keiton Page had 23 points and Jean-Paul Olukemi had 17 for Oklahoma State, which did a good job of keeping Marcus and Markieff Morris away from the basket and forced the Jayhawks out deep.

Jayhawk senior forward Mario Little’s free throw after a made basket and a foul on Oklahoma State’s sophomore Roger Franklin with 1:11 to play in the game proved to be the deciding point in No. 2 Kansas’ 63-62 win over the Cowboys in the opening round of the 2011 Big 12 Championship. With the win the top-seeded Jayhawks advanced to the semifinals where they will face the winner of fourth-seeded Kansas State and fifth-seeded Colorado on Friday at 6 p.m. Little finished the game with eight points, including the last five points of the game for KU as the Jayhawks improved to 30-2 on the season, securing their fourth 30-win season in the last five years.

Kansas' Junior Forward Marcus Morris has been named the Big 12's Player of the Year.  Morris led the Jayhawks to another Big 12 regular season championship after averaging 17.3 points and 7.0 rebounds. He shot 59.7 percent from the field, a mark that was ranked in the top 10 nationally in the latest rankings. He improved those totals in league play, finishing with 18.8 points and 7.6 rebounds per contest while shooting 60.6 percent. Morris’ honor marks the sixth time a Kansas athlete has won Player of the Year and first since Wayne Simien in 2004-05.

The Kansas Jayhawks (29-2) blew a double-digit lead in the final four minutes but were able to hang on to beat the 22nd ranked Missouri Tigers (22-9) 70-66 in Columbia.  The win gives number 2 Kansas it's 7th consecutive Big 12 regular season title.  The loss is Missouri's first at home this season. Marcus Morris led the Jayhawks in scoring Saturday, with 21 points and 10 rebounds.  Thomas Robinson also had an impressive showing on the court with 15 points and 13 rebounds. It was Tyrel Reed, however, that hit one of the most clutch shots for Kansas this afternoon.

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Marcus Morris scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds, twin brother Markieff added 19 points and 10 boards and No. 3 Kansas moved into a tie for first place in the Big 12 by beating slumping Oklahoma 82-70 on Saturday. The Jayhawks (27-2, 12-2) shot 57 percent, making more than half of their shots from the field for the 21st time this season, and notched their seventh straight win in the series. Kansas opened a double-digit lead in the opening 8 minutes and led by at least 10 points for the final 27 minutes but struggled to put away the Sooners (12-16, 4-10)

In his first Big 12 Conference start this season, senior Brady Morningstar responded with a season-high 19 points, with the help of a season-high five three-point baskets, en route to No. 2 Kansas basketball’s 86-66 win at Nebraska Saturday afternoon. The win, which spoiled NU’s undefeated 14-0 home record this season, improved the Jayhawks to 22-1 overall, including 7-1 in league play, and marked KU’s 17th-straight win versus the Huskers. Nebraska dropped to 15-7 on the season and 3-5 in the Big 12. Morningstar, who also led the team with six assists, had five three-point baskets as part of 13 total three’s by the Jayhawks, which marked a season high and the most since the team hit 14 treys versus Tennessee Tech on Nov. 27, 2009.