Nearly 120 years after James Naismith thumbtacked the freshly typed 13 rules to his new game, “Basket Ball,” to a gymnasium bulletin board, the original copy of those rules is coming to Kansas City. The document, purchased in December by KU alumnus David Booth and his wife Suzanne for $4.3 million, will be displayed in a temporary exhibit at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Mo. Read the rest of this entry »
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Naismith’s Original Rules of Basketball on View at the Nelson-Atkins in Kansas City During March Madness
On February - 23 - 2011
Kansas cruises against Oklahoma State
On February - 22 - 2011
The game started off looking like it would be a shootout throughout, but once the Oklahoma State Cowboys saw their hot shooting cool, the Kansas Jayhawks quickly took control of the game for good by going on a 18-2 run before rolling to the 92-65 win Monday night inside Allen Fieldhouse.
The Jayhawks were once again led by someone named Morris. This time it was Marcus Morris who scored 27 points on 9-13 shooting. Read the rest of this entry »
Tyshawn Taylor Suspended
On February - 21 - 2011
Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self announced Monday that he has suspended junior guard Tyshawn Taylor indefinitely for violating team rules.
“Although we are disappointed in Tyshawn, he will remain a member of our team and practice with our team until he is reinstated for competition,” Self said. Read the rest of this entry »
OSU Cowboys visit the Phog.
On February - 20 - 2011
Once again the Jayhawks will hit the court on a Monday night for Big Monday, Oklahoma State University will travel to Allen Fieldhouse to take on the Jayhawks. The game will begin at 8:00pm and will air as a part of ESPN’s Big Monday. OSU is 16-10 overall, they are 4-8 in the Big 12. Kansas is 25-2, 10-2 in the conference and coming off of a big 89-63 win over Colorado. OSU is on a 3 game losing skid and has lost 8 of their last 11 games. This will be OSU and Kansas first meeting of the year. Bill Self played for OSU.
Kansas set to get over loss, CU comes to Phog
On February - 18 - 2011
Kansas will try to overcome one of their worst loses in memory by welcoming the Colorado Buffaloes to Allen Fieldhouse. Gametime is 1:00pm(cst) and will be broadcast on ESPN. The Buffaloes are 16-10 overall this year, 5-6 in the Big 12. Kansas meanwhile is 24-2, 9-2 in the conference. The Jayhawks have won 16 straight against Colorado, and 29 of the past 30 meetings; however, the last game came down to the wire. Kansas has not lost consecutive games in 5 years. The Jayhawks last loss to the Buffaloes was a 60-59 defeat on January 22, 2003 in Boulder.
