Men's Basketball

38th annual Late Night in the Phog set for Oct. 14 at Allen Fieldhouse

The Kansas men’s basketball program will officially usher in the 2022-23 season for its adoring fans with the 38th annual Late Night in the Phog on Oct. 14. KU announced the date of its unofficial season tipoff event on its social media platforms Thursday evening. The announcement did not ...

All signs pointed to Kansas for 4-star combo guard Chris Johnson

Long before new Kansas basketball commitment Chris Johnson could drive, former Texas Longhorns star T.J. Ford would pick him up and take him to whatever gym he needed to go to. The two are from the same neighborhood in the Houston area, and Ford, who has long been a basketball mentor for young ...

4-star combo guard Chris Johnson picks Kansas

The University of Kansas men’s basketball program landed its first oral commitment in the 2023 recruiting class on Tuesday evening, when four-star prospect Chris Johnson announced his plans to attend KU. Ranked No. 33 overall in his class by the 247 Sports composite rankings, Johnson, of ...

Big 12, BIG EAST extend annual college hoops series

The Big 12 Conference on Monday announced a two-year extension of its college basketball clash with the BIG EAST. The scheduling alliance, dubbed the Big 12-BIG EAST Battle, has been in effect since the 2019-20 season and now will run through the 2024-25 season. Both conferences have added ...

KU men’s basketball exhibition opener pushed back one day

The 2022-23 Kansas men’s basketball schedule was altered slightly on Wednesday so that KU will not be hosting a men’s basketball game and a home volleyball match on the same night this fall. KU’s exhibition hoops game against Pittsburg State has been moved from Wednesday, Nov. 2 to ...

Bold, aggressive Big Ten leaves door open for more expansion

INDIANAPOLIS — Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren talked Tuesday about the conference being bold and aggressive as college sports goes through a period of sweeping change, and he left the door open for more expansion after adding Southern California and UCLA in the offseason's biggest ...