JANUARY 10, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM
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KU's 125 years of basketball celebration to attract Jayhawk legends of the past KU basketball plans to bring back all of its living former coaches for a reunion this Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse. Here’s more...
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JANUARY 9, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM
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MJ Rice - Returning to practice Rice (back) is expected to return to practice on Monday, Michael Swain of 247Sports.com reports.
Impact Rice, who was inactive during Saturday's showdown with West Virginia due to back spasms, is expected to practice on Monday. The 6-foot-5 freshman has appeared in 11 games this season, averaging 3.6 points and 0.8 rebounds on 8.5 minutes per game. Barring any setbacks, he appears ready to return Tuesday against Oklahoma.
JANUARY 9, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
KU basketball's KJ Adams isn't known as a scorer. Here's how he's turned into one... Kansas basketball sophomore KJ Adams continues to impress offensively ... and has even surprised KU coach Bill Self. Here’s how he’s doing i...
JANUARY 8, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM
Joseph Yesufu - Logs 16 minutes in return Yesufu (hamstring) recorded two points (1-3 FG, 0-2 3Pt), two rebounds and a steal across 16 minutes off the bench in Saturday's win at West Virginia.
Impact Yesufu returned to action following a one-game absence, and he has logged double-digit minutes in each of his last two outings. The production just hasn't been there, though, as Yesufu has not scored in double digits since he posted 14 points in a Nov. 28 win over Texas Southern.
JANUARY 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
MJ Rice - DNP Saturday due to back spasms Rice did not play in Saturday's win due to back spasms, Jordan Guskey of The Topeka Capital-Journal reports.
Impact Back spasms caused Rice to sit out in Saturday's 76-62 win against West Virginia. Consider Rice a game-time decision for Tuesday's game with this minor injury.
JANUARY 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
How forward Jalen Wilson's mindset propelled KU to road victory against West Virginia Despite an off-night shooting, Jalen Wilson made his mark in KU’s 76-62 win over West Virginia in Morgantown. He set the tone with his physi...
JANUARY 8, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM
Joseph Yesufu - Going through warmups Saturday Yesufu (hamstring) is warming up ahead of Saturday's game versus West Virginia, Jordan Guskey of The Topeka Capital-Journal reports.
Impact Yesufu sat out the Jan. 3 win versus Texas Tech due to a tweaked hamstring. While the exact timeline for his return is still unclear, coach Bill Self said he doesn't expect him to sit out for too long, so it wouldn't be surprising if he begins to work his way Saturday against the Mountaineers. If Yesufu does remain out, then Bobby Pettiford should continue to see increased usage behind starting guards Dajuan Harris and Gradey Dick.
JANUARY 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Coach Bill Self and his Kansas Jayhawks ready for another trip to face West Virginia Bill Self was guest speaker at a Bob Huggins-sponsored cancer benefit fundraiser the night before KU’s win last season in Morgantown.
JANUARY 6, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM
Kansas Jayhawks season outlook in early January 2023 Kevin Sweeney joins Ben to discuss the outlook for Kansas heading into conference play this season.
JANUARY 5, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM
In a wide-open college basketball field, who will rise to No. 1?
After Purdue and UConn endured recent upsets, Andy Katz and John Fanta break down who can win it all in a wide-open field.JANUARY 4, 2023
Joseph Yesufu - Not expected to be out long Yesufu (hamstring) is not expected to be out a while, Jordan Guskey of The Topeka Capital-Journal reports.
Impact Kansas' head coach Bill Self said he does not think Yesufu will out be out a while. However, the coach did not want to test his player's hamstring not at 100 percent. Fantasy managers should not be surprised if he sits out Kansas' early-January games, but he is expected to return this month.
JANUARY 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Joseph Yesufu - DNP at Texas Tech Yesufu did not play at Texas Tech on Tuesday because of a hamstring injury, according to Jordan Guskey of The Topeka Capital-Journal.
Impact Previously undisclosed, a tweaked hamstring is why Yesufu had to sit out the Jayhawks' first game of 2023. Their next game will be at West Virginia on Saturday.
JANUARY 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Dajuan Harris - Team high in points Tuesday Harris notched 18 points (6-7 FG, 5-5 3Pt, 1-2 FT), one rebound, three assists and two steals over 36 minutes during Tuesday's 75-72 victory over Texas Tech.
Impact Harris logged his best scoring and shooting performance of the season to help make up for this relatively lackluster performance by Kansas forwards Jalen Wilson and Kevin McCullar, who shot a combined 9-fo-25 from the field Tuesday. The junior point guard averaged just 1.2 three-point attempts per game coming into this win, so this great performance from beyond the arc shot his three-point percentage up to 52.4 percent for the season. Harris' high overall shooting efficiency (52.3) combined with his 6.5:2.0 assist-to-turnover ratio should continue to make him one of the best backcourt players in the Big 12.
JANUARY 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Jalen Wilson - Struggles scoring in tight win Wilson chipped in 16 points (6-16 FG, 3-9 3Pt, 1-2 FT), six rebounds, three assists and one steal over 39 minutes during Tuesday's 75-72 win over Texas Tech.
Impact Wilson didn't have his best performance during this tough road matchup, though he still put up at least 15 points for the 12th time in 14 starts this season. The 6-foot-8 junior's shooting efficiency has decreased since stepping up into a bigger role this season, going from 46.1 in 2021-22 to 41.8 in 2022-23. However, this is understandable given that both his field-goal and three-point attempts have more than doubled to 17.4 and 6.6 this year, respectively. Wilson should continue to serve as the Jayhawks' top scorer (20.6) and rebounder (8.4) when then team faces West Virginia on Saturday.
JANUARY 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
KU basketball survives late rally to defeat Texas Tech: How the Jayhawks won in Lubbock Dajuan Harris hit a career-high five threes and scored a career-best 18 points for KU basketball, as the Jayhawks held on to win against Tex...
JANUARY 4, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM
Kansas coach Bill Self on the importance of winning at home in the Big 12 Kansas Jayhawks head coach Bill Self talks about the importance of winning at home and how his team was able to come back in the second half...
JANUARY 3, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM
Joseph Yesufu - Likely out Tuesday Yesufu (undisclosed) isn't dressed in uniform for warmups ahead of Tuesday's game versus Texas Tech, Jordan Guskey of The Topeka Capital-Journal reports.
Impact Yesufu's next chance to play is Saturday's game versus West Virginia. He is averaging 3.2 points and 0.8 rebounds in 11.0 minutes across his last five appearances.
JANUARY 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Ranking the 11 best road wins so far, and how they could matter in March
There have already been a handful of road wins that could end up being the best of the season. And in March, they could help decide selectio...JANUARY 2, 2023
Purdue tightens grip on No. 1 in men's basketball AP Top 25
Purdue solidified its No. 1 ranking in The AP Top 25, while No. 23 Charleston moved into the rankings for the first time in 20 years.JANUARY 2, 2023
College basketball power rankings: A new No. 1 following UConn's first loss
New Year's weekend chaos gives us a shake up in John Fanta's weekly power rankings: UConn and Arkansas are falling, Baylor drops off the lis...JANUARY 2, 2023
How KU's Self wants Kevin McCullar to handle game at Texas Tech, his former school Kevin McCullar, now a senior on the KU men’s basketball team, will be making a return trip to his former school on Tuesday. Bill Self believ...
JANUARY 2, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM
Bill Self's deft coaching moves send Kansas to another comeback win Three times in the 2022 calendar year, Self's Jayhawks have won games they trailed by 15 points at halftime. There's a reason.
JANUARY 1, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
