By KEN DAVIS Shame on Syracuse University. On the day college basketball turned on the ignition and pressed its foot on the accelerator to start the annual hoop celebration known as March Madness, Syracuse’s administration deflected the spotlight off the court and made headlines by announcing coach Jim Boeheim will not return as coach of […]
Photo gallery: Kansas 2022 national champs
April 16, 2022 by Leave a Comment
By KEN DAVIS I intended to post this photo montage from the national championship game about a week ago. Two days after returning home from New Orleans, I tested positive for COVID. There’s little doubt that I caught the virus in the Superdome, where I think Roy and Wanda Williams may have been the only […]
Another miracle championship game for KU
April 5, 2022 by Leave a Comment
National championship game: Kansas gets the job done in a tournament for the ages Chris Dortch Apr 5 Jayhawks load the wagon, rally past Heels to win NCAA title Ochai Agbaji (KUAthletics.com) By Ken Davis NEW ORLEANS—In 1988, Kansas had Danny and The Miracles. In San Antonio in 2008, it was Mario’s Miracle. Monday night […]
Self, Jayhawks see unique opportunity in title game
April 4, 2022 by Leave a Comment
By KEN DAVIS NEW ORLEANS – Validation is not a word that coaches toss around easily. Missed opportunities are not a topic of discussion with most college basketball teams. The Kansas Jayhawks are not “most” college basketball teams. KU recently moved to the top of the charts in college basketball with the most victories of […]
Five keys to the Villanova-Kansas national semifinal
April 2, 2022 by Leave a Comment
By KEN DAVIS Since 1985, when coach Rollie Massimino led Villanova to its remarkable upset of John Thompson, Patrick Ewing and Georgetown in the national championship game, the Wildcats have had one of the prominent programs in college basketball. Villanova is making its fourth trip back to the Final Four since that game this […]
Self wants Kansas to catch up in NCAA titles
March 30, 2022 by Leave a Comment
By KEN DAVIS Kansas coach Bill Self called Monday “a slow day” for the Jayhawks . After returning from the Midwest Region championship game Sunday in Chicago and holding a victory celebration in Allen Fieldhouse, the coaches and players took care of logistics, such as hotel rooms, tickets and some interviews on Monday. It was […]
Wright must adjust rotation without Moore
March 29, 2022 by Leave a Comment
By KEN DAVIS Villanova starting guard Justin Moore had surgery Monday morning to repair the torn Achilles tendon he suffered Saturday in a win over Houston that lifted the Wildcats into the Final Four. It was instantly obvious that Moore would not be able to play in the Final Four. Now Villanova coach Jay Wright […]
Villanova experienced in losing injured stars
March 29, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Villanova will be without injured guard Justin Moore when the Wildcats meet Kansas in a national semifinal game in New Orleans Saturday. Moore, who leads Villanova in minutes and is second in scoring, tore his Achilles tendon with 35 seconds left in a regional final victory over Houston. He had successful surgery Monday morning. Losing […]
Self, Jayhawks know Friars are better than lucky
March 25, 2022 by Leave a Comment
By Ken Davis We’ve learned quite a few things since Kansas arrived in Chicago for its NCAA tournament Sweet 16 matchup with Providence on Friday night. We know certain Jayhawks are in awe of the NBA championship banners that Michael Jordan hung in the rafters of the United Center. We know that other KU […]
Lightfoot’s health big factor for Kansas
March 17, 2022 by Leave a Comment
By KEN DAVIS No matter the situation, it is standard procedure in the NCAA tournament to take one game at a time. The team that looks too far ahead and peeks at the possible matchups in its bracket can quickly fall into trouble. That even applies to the No .1 seeds, like Kansas, against a […]