Just three days after playing 45 minutes in Kansas’ 92-86 double-overtime loss to Houston, Hunter Dickinson will be back in Allen Fieldhouse on Tuesday night for a Big 12 battle against UCF, a team that will have revenge on its mind after losing to KU by 51 points on Jan.
Kansas basketball’s path to a Big 12 regular season title became more difficult Saturday with a loss at home against another contender, Houston.
Here's a look at how the Houston men's basketball team erased a six-point deficit in a handful of seconds to win at Kansas.
Houston coach Kelvin Sampson, in praising his team’s maturity after it beat Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday night, uttered one of his typical aphorisms: “There’s a 94-foot slab of rectangular wood we play on.
KU’s Hunter Dickinson and TCU’s Trazarien White were both tagged with technical fouls for refusing to release the basketball after a hard-fought rebounding battle on Wednesday.
The Houston Cougars are one of the hottest teams in college basketball — and they finally picked up a signature victory. Houston (16-3, 8-0) came into Saturday'
Kansas must prioritize containing Cryer, especially in transition and off screens. Guarding him will likely be a group effort, with Dajuan Harris Jr. expected to take on the primary defensive assignment. Harris’ ability to disrupt ball-handlers and contest shots will be critical in limiting Cryer’s impact.
Mayo committed two vital turnovers on inbounds passes off Houston’s full-court press. KU was up two points with 16.6 left in regulation when he was called for a five-second inbounds violation. Two free throws by J’Wan Robert tied it at 66 with 13.9 seconds left. KU turned it over on the Jayhawks’ final possession of regulation.
Kansas coach Bill Self said the effort against UCF was like everyone was hungover, despite a Kansas win. Zeke Mayo was the standout star in this one, along with Hunter Dickinson. And boy, did Kansas need its two stars to beat UCF 91-87 at home.
Allen Fieldhouse was a vital piece in Kansas men’s basketball’s close 91-87 win over UCF on Tuesday night. The Jayhawks needed the home-court advantage to squeak out a win without
The first Kansas men’s basketball game without Dajuan Harris Jr. in the lineup since March 7, 2020, featured some never-before-seen sets of five Jayhawks. As KU coach Bill Self searched for answers, there were groups without point guards.
The Knights hit 14 3-pointers and registered 20 assists on 29 field goals, but came up just short of a signature road win at Kansas.