Kansas grad Goff hired to be Jayhawks' new AD
Kansas has finalized a deal to hire Northwestern administrator Travis Goff, a Sunflower State native who graduated from the school, as its next athletic director.
Kansas has finalized a deal to hire Northwestern administrator Travis Goff, a Sunflower State native who graduated from the school, as its next athletic director.
The Kansas Jayhawks have signed men's basketball coach Bill Self to a lifetime contract, the school announced Friday.
Roy Williams, who led North Carolina to three NCAA titles in his 33 seasons as a college basketball head coach, has retired, saying, "I no longer feel that I'm the right man" for the job.
USC handed Kansas its third-worst loss in program history during the second round of the NCAA tournament on Monday night.
— Southern California coach Andy Enfield is taking another program back to the Sweet 16.
The first day of the NCAA tournament saw two huge upsets and bad days for the ACC and Big Ten. Day 2 saw Virginia and Texas lose to double-digit seeds.
What started as a field of 68 is down to 32. Here's how we rank the teams that remain heading into Sunday's action.
David McCormack, who hasn't played since March 4 after testing positive for COVID-19, scored 22 points to help Kansas advance past Eastern Washington on Saturday.
— David McCormack returned from his COVID-19-caused hiatus just in time to rescue No. 3 seed Kansas.
Admitting that he's learned "to expect the unexpected," Kansas coach Bill Self said Sunday night that the Jayhawks will travel to the NCAA Tournament on Monday with three fewer players than they had hoped for, because of COVID-19.
Duke, Kansas and Virginia each failed to indicate that lingering COVID-19 issues will stop them from participating in the NCAA tournament, ESPN has learned, opening the door for all three to play, if selected.
Kansas has withdrawn from the Big 12 tournament following a positive COVID-19 test, the school announced Friday.
— Ochai Agbaji scored a career-high 26 points, Marcus Garrett added 17, and No. 11 Kansas held on after blowing most of a 20-point halftime lead to beat No. 25 Oklahoma 69-62 on Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament.
There are 357 Division I men's basketball teams. And most won't have much of a chance to win it all. We break down the near misses.
Kansas' David McCormack and Tristan Enaruna won't play in the Big 12 tournament due to COVID-19 protocols, coach Bill Self announced Tuesday.
While teams such as the Jayhawks and Hawkeyes dodged major pauses, others weren't so lucky. But they've all made it to March.
— Marcus Garrett scored on a driving layup with 22.4 seconds to go and Dajuan Harris added a pair of clinching free throws as No. 13 Kansas overcame a 15-point second-half deficit and beat UTEP 67-62 on Thursday night.
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Baylor | 13-1 | - | 28-2 |
Kansas | 12-6 | 3 | 21-9 |
Texas | 11-6 | 3.5 | 19-8 |
West Virginia | 11-6 | 3.5 | 19-10 |
Oklahoma State | 11-7 | 4 | 21-9 |
Texas Tech | 9-8 | 5.5 | 18-11 |
Oklahoma | 9-8 | 5.5 | 16-11 |
TCU | 5-11 | 9 | 12-14 |
Kansas State | 4-14 | 11 | 9-20 |
Iowa State | 0-18 | 15 | 2-22 |
AP | COACHES |
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12 | 16 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
---|---|---|---|
Zach Clemence | C | Signed | 87 |
K.J. Adams | PF | Signed | 86 |
Bobby Pettiford | PG | Committed | 82 |
Sydney Curry | C | Committed | - |
Final Fours | 15 |
Tournament Record | 109-48 |
Championship Seasons | 1952, 1988, 2008 |
Tournament Appearances | 49 |