Kansas Track and Field Head Coach Stanley Redwine has been named the Head Coach of Team USA Men's Track and Field for the 2024 Paris Olympics, it was announced Tuesday.
The Kansas Jayhawks had four players recognized on the 2023-24 All-Big 12 Womenโs Basketball Team, which was announced Tuesday by the conference office. Taiyanna Jackson and SโMya Nichols both earned a spot on the All-Big 12 First Team, while Zakiyah Franklin and Holly Kersgieter received honorable mention.
Kansas guard Kevin McCullar Jr. has been named one of five finalists for the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced today.
No. 14 Kansas (21-8, 9-7 Big 12) concludes the home portion of the 2023-24 regular season when it plays host to Kansas State (17-12, 7-9) on Tuesday, March 5, in the Dillons Sunflower Showdown. The KU Senior Night tip from Allen Fieldhouse will be at 8 p.m. CT and the game will be televised on ESPN.
The Kansas softball team will host its first home game of the season on March 5 at 5 p.m. CT as the Jayhawks take on Creighton at Arrocha Ballpark. Kansas currently sits at 12-5-1 with a win-streak of nine and ranks 34th on the RPI list.
Kansas senior Lenny Ashby was named Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week, the conference office announced on Monday. Ashby hit .800/.875/1.300 (8-for-10), with two doubles, one home run, six RBIs, five runs scored, six walks and a 2.175 OPS in four games against Texas Southern this past weekend.
Former Kansas Track & Field standout Bryce Hoppel secured his first-ever World Championship title after winning the 800m at the 2024 World Indoor Championships in Glasgow on Sunday evening.
A career-high in scoring and a pair of double-doubles was enough for Kansas super-senior Taiyanna Jackson to close out the 2023-24 regular season with the final Big 12 Player of the Week award of the year, the conference announced Monday.
The Kansas womenโs tennis team emerged victorious in the Dillons Sunflower Showdown with a 4-1 victory at #58 Kansas State at the Mike Goss Tennis Center in Manhattan, Kansas on Sunday afternoon.ย