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The Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball take the court for the second consecutive day in pursuit of the second milestone of the season, the Big XII Tournament Championship.  Kansas was able to advance to semi finals after a hard fought 80-68 victory over the Texas Tech Red Raiders for the programs 2,000th victory and will now face the Texas A&M Aggies for the right to play in the championship game.  The Jayhawks are looking to improve to 31-2 and advance to their 4th championship game in 5 years.  Texas A&M enters this game with an impressive 23-8 record and finished 11-5  in Big XII play and are currently ranked #23 in the AP poll.  Friday’s game will be televised on the ESPN at 6PM CST. Read the rest of this entry »

The Kansas Jayhawks joined the Kentucky Wildcats and the North Carolina Tarheels as the only three schools to post 2,000 wins in their histories as the Jayhawks defeated the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Big XII quarterfinals, 80-68.  Kansas, the nation’s top-ranked team, improved to 30-2 overall, while Texas Tech dropped to 17-15 on the season. The Jayhawks reached 30 wins in a season for the third time in the last four years, as well as the ninth time in school history. Read the rest of this entry »

The Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball team returns to the Sprint Center in Kansas City to take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders for their opening round game of the Big XII tournament.   The Jayhawks enter the game looking for their 2,000th win in program history and to work on securing the overall number one seed in the NCAA tournament.  The Jayhawks are looking to improve to 30-2, before  hopefully playing  the winner of the Texas A&M/Nebraska game in the semifinals.  Texas Tech enters this game with a pedestrian 17-14 record and they are hoping to get back on the winning track after losing their final 7 Big XII games of the regular season.  Thursday’s game will be televised on the Big XII Network at 11:30AM CST. Read the rest of this entry »

The #7 player in the ESPNU 100, Josh Selby, will make his college decision known at the Jordan Brand Classic in New York City on April 17th. According to Selby’s mother, Maeshon Witherspoon, the timing of the event worked out perfect since Selby planned on announcing his decision in April anyway. Read the rest of this entry »

ESPN 150 Watch List defensive back, Bernard Thomas, saw his Blue Springs High School teammate, running back Darrian Miller, commit to the Kansas Jayhawks, and now Kansas fans are hoping that the 5′10″ 175 pound cornerback will follow Miller to Lawrence. While Miller’s commitment is certainly a plus for the Jayhawks, Thomas isn’t ready to join his teammate just yet. Read the rest of this entry »