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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Senior Keyontae Johnson was named one of 10 semifinalists for the 2023 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Men’s College Player of the Year Award, as announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club on Friday (March 10). Johnson was joined as a semifinalist for the award, along with Purdue’s Zach Edey, Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis, UCLA’s Jaime Jaquez Jr., Marquette’s Tyler Kolek, Alabama’s Brandon Miller, Houston’s Marcus ...

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Final Stats  |  Postgame Quotes  |  Photo Gallery KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A strong second-half performance carried No. 22/23 TCU to an 80-67 win over No. 12/12 Kansas State in the final quarterfinal game of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship on Thursday night before a crowd of 17,476 at the T-Mobile Center. With the win, TCU (21-11) advances to ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Seniors Keyontae Johnson and Markquis Nowell were each named finalists for the Lute Olson Player of the Year Award, which is given annually to the nation’s top player. The tandem were the only players from the same school, while they were among 5 from the Big 12 on the list, joining Texas’ Marcus Carr, Baylor’s Adam Flagler and Kansas’ Jalen Wilson. The other ...

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McPHERSON – Kansas Wesleyan mens' volleyball dropped a pair of matches on the first day of the Central Christian Invitational on Wednesday at Jerry Alexander Arena. KWU dropped matches to Jamestown and Cumberland. Jamestown 3, KWU 0 (25-13, 25-18, 25-16): Wesleyan faced Jamestown for the fourth time this season, the second in non-GPAC competition, and the Jimmies came ...

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Box Score | Postgame Notes | Season Stats Kansas City, Mo. – Playing without coach Bill Self on the sideline, third-ranked Kansas turned to big offensive performances from Jalen Wilson and Dajuan Harris Jr. along with some stingy defense to pull away from West Virginia 78-61 on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament. Wilson had 22 points and 11 rebounds, ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas Men’s Basketball Coach Bill Self will not coach in the remainder of the Big 12 Tournament. Please see below for statements from the University of Kansas Health System and Self: “KU Men’s Basketball Coach Bill Self is a patient at The University of Kansas Health System.  Chief Medical Officer Dr. Steve Stites wants to ...

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BALDWIN CITY – Kansas Wesleyan Softball suffered a pair of losses to the Baker University Wildcats on Wednesday. Baker won the opener 7-0, and followed with a 10-1 5-inning win in the second game.   The Coyotes faced defending NAIA Pitcher of the Week Kara Baker in the first game, and were limited to two hits.   The game was ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Kansas Men’s Basketball Coach Bill Self will miss today’s Big 12 Tournament game as he recovers from an illness. Assistant Coach Norm Roberts will serve as the acting head coach. Self is doing well and receiving great care at the University of Kansas Health System.

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WICHITA – The Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes played perhaps their best basketball of the season for 32 minutes Wednesday afternoon against Morningside.   They couldn't maintain the pace the final eight minutes, though. Morningside closed the game on a 25-8 run and defeated KWU 87-80 in a second-round game of the NAIA Men's National Championship inside Garvey Center ...

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#5 Medicine Lodge 56, #4 Bennington 45 The #4 Bennington Bulldogs season came to end Wednesday night, falling to #5 Medicine Lodge in the 2A State Quarterfinal game at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan. It was the first time Bennington had made it to state since 2008. Medicine Lodge would get off to an 8-0 start before Bennington ...

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Watch | Listen | Kansas Notes LAWRENCE, Kan. - Ranked No. 3 nationally, Big 12 regular-season champion Kansas (25-6, 13-5) enters the 2023 Big 12 Championship as the No. 1 seed for the 18th time in the 27-year history of the league. The Jayhawks will face the winner of the first round game between No. 8 West Virginia and No. 9 Texas ...