Kansas Jayhawks NCAA Basketball News

The familiar absence of a preseason tournament for the Kansas Jayhawks has kept KU's record unblemished, while many other highly ranked teams bruise each other up in their preseason tournaments.

Tyshawn Taylor paced Kansas with 18 points Friday and the No. 1 Jayhawks shot 60 percent from the field in crushing Tennessee Tech 112-75. Kansas scored the final 11 points of the first half to take a 55-31 lead and had no trouble pulling away in the first basketball game between the schools.

As Kansas coach Bill Self sits down for Thanksgiving dinner, one would have to assume he will be thankful for the collection of talent that he has assembled this season.

The top-ranked Kansas Jayhawks put the nation's longest homecourt winning streak on the line this evening, as they play host to the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles to close out play in the Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase.

In two-plus years at Kansas, Conner Teahan has had one disappointment.He has never been a part of the Jayhawks regular playing rotation, but thats not it.

Despite a 50-point win in Kansas ' latest outing, coach Bill Self wasn't thrilled with everything he saw from the nation's top-ranked team.

Marcus Morris and Xavier Henry each scored 19 points, leading No. 1 Kansas to an 89-59 victory over Oakland, Mich.

Odds are, not many of the Kansas Jayhawks will know very much about five of their next six opponents.

Top-ranked Kansas returns home to face Central Arkansas in its second game of the Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase on Thursday, at 7 p.m. on Jayhawk TV.

His team had just been beaten by 58 points, and he managed just two free throws in what normally would be a forgettable game.

The cover features the three players in a dark gray box suspended in positions that can only be accomplished by superheroes, and the article details why this season Kansas has the opportunity to be a super-team. Also at the photo shoot was an ESPN Insider Web site video crew featuring a Kansas All-Access. Aldrich is suspended in the air and looks ...

The University of Central Arkansas has faced a lot of challenges in its five-year transition to NCAA Division I, but none more imposing than the one looming here Thursday night.

MSU and Kansas both survived upset bids Tuesday night. College basketball's top two teams narrowly avoided upset bids on Tuesday night.

Tyrel Reed hit four 3-pointers for 12 points and No. 1 Kansas scored 23 straight points in the first half to overwhelm Central Arkansas 94-44 Thursday night.

In the rematch, Kansas missed the free throws and Memphis had the final shot. The Jayhawks won again, but not without a tougher-than-expected fight from the undermanned and supposedly overmatched Tigers.

A rematch of the 2008 National Championship game is on tap in St. Louis this evening, as top-ranked Kansas and Memphis tangle in the Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase from the Scottrade Center.

A source close to the Kansas basketball program indicated late Tuesday evening that KU forward Marcus Morris one-handed facial over Pittsburg States Andy Smith in the Jayhawks 103-45 exhibition victory was not the first time Morris had brought the house down with a dunk this week.The source said the other victim was none other than 6-foot-11 KU ...

For an entire month, the singular focus of Josh Pastner's preparation was getting the University of Memphis ready to play Jackson State in the regular-season opener last Friday night.

Collins will be entering his senior year and is primed to do what he can to bring home a national championship to his school.

In tune ups, KU won both its exhibition contests with a +48.5 scoring margin. Hofstra is coming off a 21-11 season in which it placed fifth in the Colonial Athletic Association with an 11-7 record in 2008-09. Top ranked Kansas returns its top nine scorers, including all five starters, from last seasona s 27-8 team, which won its fifth straight and ...