Two days after earning the top spot in the final 2019-20 USA TODAY Coaches’ Poll, the media concurred with the coaches and named Kansas No. 1 in the final men’s basketball Associated Press Poll, the AP announced Wednesday.
The Kansas trio of Udoka Azubuike, Devon Dotson and Marcus Garrett were each named to the ESPN.com men’s basketball national awards, the website announced Tuesday.
Kansas senior center Udoka Azubuike has been named one of five finalists for the 2020 Citizen Naismith Trophy, recognizing the most outstanding men’s college basketball player, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Tuesday.
Everything about where Ochai Agbaji is now is surprising. He grew up the son of two former college basketball players, but did you know he was a great soccer player growing up?
For the second time in program history, the Kansas men’s basketball team has finished the season No. 1 in the USA TODAY Coaches’ Poll as the Jayhawks were top-ranked in the final poll of the 2019-20 campaign. KU was also the top-ranked team following its 2008 NCAA National Championship.
Following the recent announcement from the Big 12 Conference cancelling all conference and non-conference competitions through the end of the academic year, the Kansas Relays track and field meet scheduled for April 15-18 has been canceled.
In addition to the actions taken today by the Big 12 Conference and NCAA, Kansas Athletics will cancel all planned fan activities surrounding the men's and women's Big 12 and NCAA Basketball Championships, including pregame parties and pep rallies.
The Kansas women's basketball team will make its 24th appearance in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Tournament Thursday, March 12 at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo. The Jayhawks are the No. 10 seed and will play No. 7 seed Texas Tech at 8:30 p.m. CT in the first round. Thursday's first-round contest can be seen on Fox College Sports.
Kansas football unveiled several key dates leading into the 2020 season on Wednesday, which includes Late Night Under the Lights on Saturday, April 18 and Homecoming on October 3, among others.
Big 12 Conference regular-season champion and No. 1-ranked Kansas (28-3, 17-1) will tip off postseason play when it hits the court at Kansas City’s Sprint Center for the 2020 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship. Kansas will face No. 8-seed on Thursday, March 12 at approximately 1:30 p.m. on ESPN2.