Kansas coach Bill Self out of hospital after heart procedure
Kansas coach Bill Self was discharged from a Kansas City-area hospital Sunday, where he'd been recovering after a procedure to treat blocked arteries in his heart, and the Hall of Famer will rejoin the No. 3 Jayhawks for the defense of their NCAA championship this week. “Coach Self responded well to the procedure and is expected to make a full recovery,” Wiley said.
news.yahoo.comNo. 7 Texas rolls past No. 3 Kansas 76-56 for Big 12 title
Dylan Disu overcame early foul trouble to score 18 points, Marcus Carr and Sir’Jabari Rice added 17 apiece, and seventh-ranked Texas silenced a heavily pro-Kansas crowd in a 76-56 romp over the third-ranked Jayhawks in the finals of the Big 12 Tournament.
Kansas basketball coach Bill Self to miss remainder of Big 12 Tournament after undergoing ‘standard procedure’
The Kansas Jayhawks will be without coach Bill Self after the two-time NCAA Tournament winning coach underwent a medical procedure earlier in the week, the university announced Thursday.
foxnews.comKansas coach Bill Self sidelined after medical procedure
Just over 20 years ago while on a recruiting trip to Pittsburgh, Bob Huggins collapsed at the airport while catching a flight home, awaking to find himself surrounded by strangers who were lifting him into an ambulance. Then the coach at Cincinnati, Huggins drifted in and out of consciousness on the ride to the hospital, where doctors told the future Hall of Fame coach that he'd suffered a massive heart attack. Huggins wound up having a device implanted to help normalize his heartbeat, and he was told to make some lifestyle changes — exercise more, watch what he was eating, lose some weight and try to lower his stress level.
news.yahoo.comAllen Fieldhouse at Kansas to get extensive renovations
Allen Fieldhouse is about to get a facelift. The historic home of defending national champion Kansas will soon undergo a significant renovation to upgrade its fan amenities, hospitality spaces and premium seating options while retaining the feel of the original building. Jayhawks athletic director Travis Goff said the multimillion dollar project, which will be funded by private donations, will include state-of-the-art videoboards, a new sound system and lighting, reimagined concourses on all three levels, along with changes to the adjacent Wagnon Student Athletic Center.
news.yahoo.comHouston back at No. 1 as Northwestern makes AP Top 25 debut
Houston returned to No. 1 in the AP men's college basketball poll on Monday for the third time this season, while Northwestern and Texas A&M barged into the rankings after each had a pair of impressive wins last week. The Cougars, riding a seven-game winning streak, jumped over Alabama and back into the top spot, where they spent two weeks in November and December and had another two-week stint last month.
news.yahoo.comSchools increasingly giving disgraced coaches second chances
The questions came one after another the moment Xavier announced it was bringing back Sean Miller, its former and wildly successful basketball coach. The guy who had been fired by Arizona and left in his wake multiple NCAA violations. Athletic director Greg Christopher went on the defensive, calling the allegations “troubling."
news.yahoo.comLouisville escapes major sanctions in hoops bribery case
An independent panel has placed the Louisville basketball program on two years of probation and fined it $5,000, but spared the school major penalties from NCAA allegations leveled in the aftermath of a federal investigation of corruption in college basketball.
Jayhawks rally, rock North Carolina 72-69 to win NCAA title
Kansas finished off the biggest comeback in national championship history Monday night, getting a big game from David McCormack, crucial shots from Remy Martin and surviving a potential game-tying 3-pointer by Caleb Love at the buzzer for a 72-69 victory over North Carolina in the Superdome.
Kansas earns No. 1 seed in Midwest Region; Auburn gets No. 2
Kansas earned a No. 1 seed for the 15th time on Sunday, second only to North Carolina for most in college hoops history, and will open the NCAA Tournament in the Midwest Region against the play-in winner between Texas Southern and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in Fort Worth, Texas.
Big 12 hoops could be winner in latest conference shuffle
Kansas basketball coach Bill Self was so disgusted by the last round of conference realignment — when Missouri and Texas A&M bolted the Big 12 for the SEC — that he vowed never to play the Tigers again. Self's reason was simple: The departures, along with Nebraska's move to the Big Ten and Colorado's to the Pac-12, had left the Big 12 on precarious footing. Perhaps because the Big 12 may have come out ahead — at least, when it comes to basketball.
news.yahoo.comKansas suspends forward Silvio De Sousa for brawl with Kansas State
3 Kansas suspended forward Silvio De Sousa indefinitely Wednesday for his role in the Jayhawks' brawl with Kansas State near the end of their game Tuesday night. De Sousa was the main instigator on the Kansas side, but he may not be the only one facing punishment. 22 of the Kansas Jayhawks, picks up a chair during a brawl as the game against the Kansas State Wildcats ends at Allen Fieldhouse on January 21, 2020, in Lawrence, Kansas. "The incident last night was not good for Kansas, it was not good for Kansas State, it was not good for college basketball," Kansas State coach Bruce Weber said Wednesday. The two schools are scheduled to meet again February 29 at Kansas State.
cbsnews.comKansas suspends forward Silvio De Sousa for brawl with Kansas State
3 Kansas suspended forward Silvio De Sousa indefinitely Wednesday for his role in the Jayhawks' brawl with Kansas State near the end of their game Tuesday night. De Sousa was the main instigator on the Kansas side, but he may not be the only one facing punishment. 22 of the Kansas Jayhawks, picks up a chair during a brawl as the game against the Kansas State Wildcats ends at Allen Fieldhouse on January 21, 2020, in Lawrence, Kansas. "The incident last night was not good for Kansas, it was not good for Kansas State, it was not good for college basketball," Kansas State coach Bruce Weber said Wednesday. The two schools are scheduled to meet again February 29 at Kansas State.
cbsnews.comUgly brawl breaks out at end of Kansas State-Kansas game
Silvio De Sousa #22 of the Kansas Jayhawks picks up a chair during a brawl as the game against the Kansas State Wildcats ends at Allen Fieldhouse on January 21, 2020 in Lawrence, Kansas. Third-ranked Kansas and Kansas State ended their bitter showdown Tuesday night with a wild melee in the disabled seating behind the Wildcats' basket that included punches, shoving and at least one player threatening to swing a stool. Kansas State shot technical free throws to booing from a few thousand fans, and the one make necessitated a change to the final box score. And while Self said he didn't agree with the steal and layup attempt, he did acknowledge that Kansas State was merely playing to the final whistle. Asked what his message was in the locker room after the game, Self replied: "There was no discussion on what happened from their vantage point.
cnbc.comSnoop Dogg's risque show at University of Kansas basketball event prompts apology from athletic director
"I take full responsibility for not thoroughly vetting all the details of the performance and offer my personal apology to those who were offended. "We strive to create a family atmosphere at Kansas and fell short of that this evening. 20 jersey with "Snoop" on the back, the artist performed for about 35 minutes to a full house that included the men's and women's basketball teams. He later told The Kansas City Star he expected a "radio edited" version of the songs. Also cited is a lack of institutional control within the program.The document does not detail what Kansas is accused of doing.
abc13.comKansas apologizes after Snoop Dogg's show featuring pole dancers
(CNN) - Kansas Jayhawks athletic director Jeff Long issued an apology Friday night following Snoop Dogg's raucous performance at an annual university event that included pole dancers. The hip-hop artist's appearance at the "Late Night in the Phog" kickoff at the University of Kansas caused controversy when Snoop, wearing a blue No. 20 Kansas jersey, sang to a cheering crowd while backed by dancers twirling around stripper poles. "We apologize for the Snoop Dogg performance at Late Night," Long said in a statement. Last week, the Kansas Jayhawks were charged by the NCAA with five Level I and two Level II violations, including a lack of institution control charge and a violation of coaching responsibilities standard.