Michael Engel
I'm a KU grad and longtime Royals fan who shudders at the names Ricky Bottalico, Kerry Robinson, and others too terrible to recount, while also longing for the days when Johnny Damon would do commercials with George Brett. I'm glad that there's a new crop of potential stars to hang my playoffs hopes on.
In the first half against Michigan, Kansas shot 68%, a blistering start unlike their previous two NCAA Tournament games. Going in, the scouting suggested that Kansas might be able to work well against…Read More
For a one seed, Kansas has had its warts, and all of them were on display in the first half of their 70-58 win over North Carolina. Sloppy passes, stagnant offense, poor execution, the random disappearance…Read More
The mostly-KU-friendly crowd at Sprint Center in Kansas City couldn’t have felt comfortable at halftime with the Kansas Jayhawks trailing the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 31-30. On a day when Georgetown…Read More
The Kansas Jayhawks took the first step towards the Big 12 Tournament Championship today, cruising past Texas Tech 91-63 in Kansas City on Thursday.
Baskets came frequently early on, as Ben McLemore…Read More
This couldn’t have been the plan Bill Self and Kansas had drawn up to win their ninth straight conference championship. With Kansas State losing earlier on Saturday, Kansas was assured of at least…Read More
And more..
It’s understandable if a group of seniors give years to a basketball program and get a bit tense…Read More
Ben McLemore led the way with a career high 36 points, while Kansas shot 56.7% as a team in a commanding…Read More
Forty minutes doesn’t seem to be enough to contain a Kansas/Iowa State matchup. For the second…Read More
The first time Kansas faced the TCU Horned Frogs, it took them over seven minutes to get on the scoreboard…Read More
Naadir Tharpe stepped in after Elijah Johnson fouled out with three minutes left in the first overtime.…Read More
After cruising to a win over Kansas State and snapping a three game losing streak, Kansas was able to…Read More
I need to offer a disclaimer. I’m still not sure I understand this internet meme, but I also can’t…Read More
With 45 seconds left in Kansas’s 83-62 win over Kansas State, Jayhawk guard Ben McLemore had the…Read More
First, the good news. Despite losing at Oklahoma on Saturday, Kansas is still 19-4 this season. Despite…Read More
With 12:42 left in the first half, Jamari Traylor made a short jumper after a pass from Ben McLemore.
They…Read More
Entering Saturday’s game against the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Kansas Jayhawks had a 33 game…Read More
In the opening minutes, it seemed like any other Kansas matchup with a .500 team. KU scored 12 points…Read More
It was more of the same at Allen Fieldhouse during the Kansas Jayhawks 67-54 win over the Oklahoma Sooners.
Ben…Read More
At the half, Ben McLemore and Rodney McGruder – the leading scorers on the year for both Kansas…Read More
They’re not all masterpieces.
At one point in the second half of Kansas’s 64-59 win on Saturday…Read More