Kansas Jayhawks

Kansas super-senior center Taiyanna Jackson has received the recognition of All-America Honorable Mention from the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) for the second-consecutive season, the organization announced Thursday.

Kansas begins a seven-game homestand this weekend as the Jayhawks host the West Virginia Mountaineers. The three-game series will start on Friday at 6 p.m. CT.

Kansas diver Shiyun Lai was named to the All-Big 12 First Team and swimmers Lydia Lafferty and Lezli Sisung earned All-Big 12 Second Team honors, the conference office announced Thursday.

The University of Kansas, Kansas Athletics and the KU Alumni Association announced key dates for the 2024 football season today, including the school’s 112th Homecoming Game, set for the weekend of Oct. 19 vs. Houston, and Family Weekend, scheduled for Sept. 28 vs. TCU.

Kansas senior Shira Elinav will play for the Israel National Team in the upcoming Group B qualifiers for the 2025-26 UEFA Women's Nations League. Elinav is planning to play with the team for its two upcoming matches over the next week.

The Kansas women’s tennis team heads northeast to wrap up regular season road play with another set of Big 12 matches as the Jayhawks take on West Virginia and Cincinnati this weekend.

The Kansas Jayhawks (22-12-1, 7-5 Big 12) head to Ames, Iowa, to take on the Iowa State Cyclones (13-18, 3-6 Big 12) from April 5-7 at Cyclone Sports Complex in KU’s fifth Big 12 conference series of the season.

In a back-and-forth game on Wednesday night, the Wichita State Shockers defeated the Kansas Jayhawks 7-6 at Eck Stadium. Wichita State’s Mauricio Milan hit a walk-off single with two outs in the ninth inning to win the game.

Kansas softball dropped its first game of the week at Nebraska, 4-0, Tuesday night at Bowlin Stadium in Lincoln.

Both sophomore Will King and senior Davis Cooper tied for 13th place as the Kansas men's golf team finished in a tie for seventh at the Cowboy Classic on Tuesday, posting a team score of 848 (-16) in the 23-team field.

Kansas will play at Wichita State on Wednesday night at 6 p.m. CT at Eck Stadium. The Jayhawks have won five of their last seven games after earning a sweep at BYU this past weekend.