Kansas Jayhawks

Kansas' Ben McLemore leads group of underclassmen headed for NBA

2013-04-09 18:02:00

Ben McLemore is one and done at Kansas. Ricky Ledo is none and done with Providence. McLemore, Kansas' talented freshman guard, was among several underclassmen who wasted little time in declaring for the NBA draft on Tuesday, the day after the college...

Wichita State going to Final Four after beating Ohio State, 70-66

2013-03-30 18:55:00

Wichita State is headed to the Final Four, and these Shockers should be no surprise to anybody. Not after the way they held off mighty Ohio State in the West Regional final at Staples Center on Saturday night. Malcolm Armstead scored 14 points, Fred...

Wichita State holds off Ohio State, 70-66

2013-03-30 21:56:00

Wichita State is off to its first Final Four since 1965 with the appropriate nickname: Shockers. The ninth-seeded team from Kansas concluded its siege through the West Regional on Saturday with a 70-66 win over Ohio State in front of 17,998 at Staples...

NCAA Tournament: Michigan upends top-seeded Kansas, 87-85, in OT

2013-03-29 19:15:00

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Trey Burke scored all 23 of his points after halftime, including a long, tying 3-pointer in the final seconds of regulation, and Michigan rallied to beat Kansas 87-85 in the South Regional semifinals Friday night. The fourth-seeded...

True underdogs mix with pedigreed types in wide-open NCAA tournament

2013-03-25 00:00:00

My dream of a West Regional foursome of Wichita State, La Salle, Harvard and Iowa State came only half true. Los Angeles fell two underdogs short from hitting for the Cinderella cycle. The disappointment abated when, in Philadelphia, the hallucination...

NCAA Tournament: Kansas pulls away from North Carolina, 70-58

2013-03-24 16:50:00

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Top-seeded Kansas got the best of 'ol Roy and his Tar Heels once again. Behind the impassioned play of Travis Releford and Jeff Withey, the top-seeded Jayhawks shook themselves out of a first-half slumber and blitzed No. 8-...

NCAA Tournament: North Carolina turns back Villanova, 78-71

2013-03-22 19:09:00

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- P.J. Hairston scored 23 points, James Michael McAdoo added 17 and North Carolina unleashed a flurry of 3-pointers to subdue gritty Villanova, 78-71, in the second round of the NCAA tournament Friday night, giving coach Roy Williams his...

NCAA Tournament: Kansas survives scare by Western Kentucky, 64-57

2013-03-22 22:30:00

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Jeff Withey scored 17 points and top-seeded Kansas struggled to put away scrappy Western Kentucky in a 64-57 victory Friday night that avoided what would have been the biggest upset on a day full of them in the NCAA tournament. The...

Louisville earns top seeding in NCAA tournament field

2013-03-17 16:15:00

The red-colored and red-hot Louisville Cardinals earned the No. 1 overall seeding for this year’s NCAA tournament. Rick Pitino’s Big East Conference tournament championship team got the top spot in the Midwest Region and will open play...

A few thoughts before NCAA tournament bracket is announced

2013-03-17 14:01:00

The waiting is almost over in “Bubbleville” as the clock ticks toward Sunday’s� NCAA tournament Selection Sunday show at 3 p.m. Pacific time on CBS. Believe it or not, a few late results might affect the final bracketing. The smart...

Gonzaga moves up to No. 1 in basketball coaches' poll

2013-03-04 10:06:00

These Bulldogs are no longer underdogs.� Gonzaga University’s basketball team on Monday rose to No. 1 for the first time in school history. Gonzaga topped the weekly USA Today coaches’ poll, earning 29 first-place votes. Indiana is second,...

Who's No. 1 in college basketball with no more unbeaten teams?

2013-01-13 16:56:00

When No. 15 Ohio State held off a late rally by No. 2 Michigan for a 56-53 victory on Sunday, college basketball had no more unbeaten teams. The first of the last three unbeaten teams to go down was No. 4 Arizona on Thursday night at Oregon, 70-66. Then...

1988 & 2008: Kansas University Wins the NCAA Basketball Tournament Kansas University is famous as the birthplace of basketball in 1898 and is known as one of the top basketball programs in the country. But it wasn't until 1988 that the Jayhawks first won the coveted NCAA basketball championship.

2013-03-27 05:29:00

Kansas University is famous as the birthplace of college basketball and is known as one of the top basketball programs in the country. In 1988 the Jayhawks won the coveted NCAA basketball championship against University of Oklahoma 83-79.

2013-03-27 00:00:00

Kansas State quarterback Ell Roberson hold the Big 12 Championship trophy up high after Kansas State defeated Oklahoma for the Big 12 Championship 35-7 in Kansas City, Dec. 6, 2003. (Photo by Peter Aiken)

2013-03-27 00:00:00