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KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Cole Aldrich had 12 points and 18 rebounds, and No. 1 Kansas become the third team to reach 2,000 wins by pulling out an 80-68 victory over scrappy Texas Tech this afternoon in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A quick glimpse into the life of a Kansas Jayhawk, 112 years and 2,000 victories into the program’s narrative:
Thursday’s box score
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Sherron Collins says last year's Big 12 tournament quarterfinal loss to Baylor was a "What happened?" game. A year later, it's pretty easy to see what happened.
When: 11:30 a.m. today
LAWRENCE — Some of the best freshmen over the years have made their names by leading their teams deep into March with big scoring nights and eye-popping numbers. Undoubtedly, that will be the task ahead for Kentucky freshman John Wall if the Wildcats are to reach their potential, just as it was for Carmelo Anthony at Syracuse and Derrick Rose at Memphis, to name a few.
First team
LAWRENCE — Kansas coach Bill Self sold Travis Releford on redshirting his sophomore season by convincing him that he has the chance to be a 1,000-point scorer at KU playing the next three seasons.
Kansas is No. 1 — again. The Jayhawks (29-2), coming off their sixth straight Big 12 regular season title, moved back into the top spot in The Associated Press' college basketball poll today. It is their 14th week at No. 1 this season, more than triple the total of the other three schools who have been there in 2009-10. Kansas State dropped to No. 9.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Kansas coach Bill Self has his go-to phrases. There are “50-50 balls” to grab, “grind-it-out games” to win and “juiced arenas” to escape. One of the terms Self uses liberally in regard to Mike Anderson’s Missouri team is “interchangeable parts.”
LAWRENCE — All day Friday, Kansas guard Tyshawn Taylor continued to get these odd phone calls. A number Taylor didn't know would appear on his cell phone, he would answer and someone would ask him if he was selling a dog.
When: 1 p.m.
LAWRENCE — Thirty seconds remained in Sherron Collins' Allen Fieldhouse career when Cole Aldrich pulled Collins in for a hug, their last on that hallowed slab of wood. The crowd began to chant Collins' name as flashbulbs from hundreds of cameras captured a moment he wasn't ready to face.
LINCOLN, Neb. —Kelsey Griffin scored 18 points as third-ranked Nebraska beat Kansas 77-52 on Wednesday night.
LAWRENCE — Kansas State has experienced little failure this season, and maybe that's why Wednesday's 82-65 loss at Allen Fieldhouse was so disappointing for Jacob Pullen.
Wednesday’s box score
LAWRENCE — Tonight, down the road in Manhattan, Aggieville will be ready to rock. City and campus police can only hope that, if Kansas State tops Kansas in a battle of top-five teams at Allen Fieldhouse, the celebration will be a tad more melancholy than back in 1958, the last time a game played on Kansas soil between these rivals meant this much.
MANHATTAN — On the eve of the biggest game of the season, Jamar Samuels acted like Jamar Samuels.
When: 7:05 tonight
LAWRENCE — Bill Self thinks the four-year marriage between Sherron Collins and Kansas deserves further study. But before we take you too far into Collins' wild ride from stubborn kid to not-as-stubborn young adult, we offer a glimpse of Self and Collins on Monday, two days before Collins' last game at Allen Fieldhouse:
