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KU season ends with top players shut down, coach sitting out
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Kansas' best two players were neutralized for long stretches, its point guard played on a sprained ankle in the second half, and the Jayhawks once again were without their Hall of Fame coach. It was all too much to overcome, even for a No. 1 seed desperately...
No. 1 seed Kansas cruises past Howard with Self still absent
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Jalen Wilson had 20 points and seven rebounds for No. 1 seed and defending national champion Kansas, which allowed absent and recovering coach Bill Self to rest a bit more comfortably during a 96-68 victory over Howard on Thursday in a West Region first-round game. ...
The Associated Press 2022-23 Men's All-America Team
The Associated Press 2022-23 All-America men’s basketball team with statistics through regular-season and conference tournaments: First Team Zach Edey, Purdue, 7-4, 305, Junior, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 22.3 points, 12.8 rebounds (58 of 58 first-place votes, 290...
Edey, Jackson-Davis, Wilson headline AP All-America Team
Purdue's Zach Edey and Indiana's Trayce Jackson-Davis have given the Big Ten Conference a third straight year with multiple first-team Associated Press All-America picks, while Kansas had a second straight first-teamer in Jalen Wilson. The 7-foot-4, 305-pound Edey appeared on all 58...
No. 7 Texas rolls past No. 3 Kansas 76-56 for Big 12 title
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The players flooded off the Texas bench, right past interim coach Rodney Terry and to the middle of the court inside T-Mobile Center, where they couldn't wait to get their hands on the trophy crowning them Big 12 champions. After the season they had, who...
No. 3 Kansas beats Iowa St 71-58, moves to Big 12 title game
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas coach Bill Self spoke to his team remotely during breakfast Friday, while the Hall of Famer continued his recovery from an emergency medical procedure earlier this week, and told the Jayhawks that he was proud of their quarterfinal performance in the Big 12...
No. 3 Kansas beats West Virginia 78-61 without ailing Self
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas assistant Norm Roberts was sitting inside T-Mobile Center on Wednesday night, scouting potential Big 12 Tournament quarterfinal opponents, when he learned that Jayhawks coach Bill Self had gone to the emergency room. Once the shock wore off, and...
Kansas out to defend Big 12 Tournament title in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The bulls-eye on the back of third-ranked Kansas these days is about as big as it's been in coach Bill Self's tenure. The Jayhawks already have defended their Big 12 regular-season championship, winning the toughest league in the country by almost any...
Kansas star Jalen Wilson named AP Big 12 player of the year
Big 12 scoring and rebounding leader Jalen Wilson of Kansas is the unanimous pick as The Associated Press Big 12 player of the year. Kansas State senior forward Keyontae Johnson joined Wilson as the only unanimous first-team picks in the selections revealed Tuesday. Johnson, a...
Sir'Jabari Rice and No. 9 Texas smother No. 3 Kansas 75-59
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Kansas had already won the Big 12 championship by the time the Jayhawks made their last trip of the season down to Texas. The Longhorns sent them home with a message: The league tournament promises to be every bit as rugged as the regular season. ...
