He was referring to injured senior forward KJ Adams who dislocated his shoulder in Wednesday’s loss at Iowa State. Adams missed Saturday’s game versus K-State and is expected to miss his second straight game Wednesday at TCU. KU coach Bill Self has said Adams’ status will be a “week-to-week” decision.

As the Kansas Jayhawks gear up to face in-state rival Kansas State in Saturday’s Sunflower Showdown, Wildcats head coach Jerome Tang didn’t hold back on his respect for the Jayhawks’ defensive intensity.

It appears the Bill Self-Jerome Tang handshake rift is still a thing. It began last year when Self, the Kansas coach, addressed it after defeating Tang and the

Zeke Mayo -- a native of Lawrence, Kan., playing in his first "Sunflower Showdown" -- had 14 of his 24 points in the first half as No. 9 Kansas built a big lead and then held on to defeat in-state rival Kansas State 84-74.

Kansas hosts the Arizona Wildcats after Elle Evans scored 22 points in Kansas' 75-52 win over the Arizona State Sun Devils.

Sloppy play, the fact that every bounce seemingly went Iowa State’s way, and the fact that Bill Self didn’t really rotate his guys when things started going downhill led to a game that was a tossup midway through the second half changing into an Iowa State romp late.

Kansas ranks near the top 15 in the country in scoring defense, placing at No. 3 in the Big 12. Kansas State coach Jerome Tang detailed what makes the Jayhawks so difficult on tha

The Kansas women’s basketball team (12-6) provided a bounce-back game for conference newcomer Arizona (12-8), which ended its three-game losing streak as the Jayhawks dropped the second game of their homestand 74-59 on Sunday afternoon.

• In the middle game of KU’s three-game win streak, the Jayhawks held Arizona State to 13 points in the final half of a 74-55 victory on Jan. 8 at Allen Fieldhouse. Arizona State hit 5 of 23 shots the second half and went 1-of-11 from 3 as KU erased a six-point halftime deficit.

When the Jayhawks needed their stars to step up, Hunter Dickinson and Dajuan Harris Jr. delivered, especially after recent struggles. Dickinson was dominant inside, scoring 25 points on 12-of-19 shooting while grabbing eight rebounds and dishing out three assists. He set the tone early and kept Kansas steady throughout.

The No. 9 Kansas Jayhawks won the Sunflower Showdown in dominant fashion with an 84-74 victory over the Kansas State Wildcats in the latest edition of the Sunflower Showdown on Saturday.