Kansas great Walt Wesley died at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida, Thursday morning, former KU head coach Ted Owens informed Kansas Athletics. Wesley was 79 years old and had been fighting leukemia the past few years.
Gonzaga played a nearly perfect second half, busting open a back-and-forth game with a 15-0 run Saturday to pull away from Kansas for an 89-68 win and extend its nation-best streak of trips to the Sweet 16 to nine.
No. 4 seed Kansas (23-10) will face No. 5 seed Gonzaga (26-7) in the second round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament on Saturday, March 23. Tip from Delta Center in Salt Lake City will be at 2:15 p.m. CT and the game will be televised on CBS.
Hunter Dickinson had 19 points and 20 rebounds andย Nicolas Timberlake made both his free throws at the end to help the Jayhawks hold off Samford for a 93-89 victory Thursday in the NCAA Tournament.
Kansas held on to defeat Samford 93-89, led by Hunter Dickinson's 19 points and 20 rebounds in the First Round of the 2024 men's NCAA tournament. Watch the extended highlights here.
Kansas' Hunter Dickinson and Kevin McCullar Jr. have been named to the 2023-24 United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) All-America Team, the USBWA announced Wednesday. Dickinson is a second team honoree, while McCullar is an honorable mention honoree.
The Kansas duo of Hunter Dickinson and Kevin McCullar Jr. have been named to the 2024 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division I All-America Third Team, the NABC announced Wednesday. The NABC Division I team is selected on by the NABC membership.
No. 4 seed Kansas (22-10) will play No. 13 seed Samford (29-5) on Thursday, March 21, in the opening round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament. The contest from the Delta Center in Salt Lake City will begin at 8:55 p.m. CT and will be televised on TBS.
Today on the Jayhawker Podcast, weโre previewing the NCAA Tournament! Wayne and Greg will recap the Big XII Tournament and talk about both the men's and women's matchups coming up this week.