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College Basketball – Kentucky Remain Perfect, Kansas Clinch Another Conference Title
It’s a sign that all is normal in the world when Kansas clinch another Big 12 regular season title, while Kentucky, overcoming Georgia on their final road game of the season, improved to 30-0 in a year that seems to be about them and them alone.
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Kansas State Wildcats – Storming the Court Ruins the Celebrations
There’s nothing wrong with storming the court, but Kansas State fans took their celebration a bit too far after a rare moment of happiness in a terrible season for the Wildcats following a 70-63 over Kansas, making their rush more than just having fun with their players.
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Kansas Beats Iowa State – Big 12 Still Not Getting a New King
Statistics suggest that Iowa State are the best team in the Big 12 when it comes to offense, but those numbers weren’t enough in their attempt to beat Kansas for a second time this season. The Jayhawks remain in a league of their own in a conference they more or less own, winning 89-76.
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Kansas Over Utah – The Slow Climb Back Up to the Top
Nothing is coming easy this season for Kansas, even a home game against Utah in which they lead by 21 points. Eventually, despite losing that lead, the Jayhawks came through with great defense and being clutch from the free throw line, walking away with the 63-60, their 7th consecutive victory since that loss.
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Kentucky Over Kansas – Scary Good Way Too Early
It might not be a team with a number one overall pick in it, but Kentucky, with John Calipari doing the recruiting, have probably assembled the deepest and most talented team in the nation by far, with ten players that would start on any other squad in the country, unleashing their size and defense on Kansas, walking away with the 72-40 win.
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Kansas Fire Charlie Weis And He’ll Never Get a Good Coaching Job Again
This was probably the last chance for Charlie Weis to succeed as a head coach in College Football. Kansas never really improved during his two and something years on the job, and firing him was met with approval across the board, which says something about how bad things have been.
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Kansas Over Oklahoma – The Big 12 Doesn’t Change
There might be still a few games left to play in the Big 12, but Kansas already know that they’ll be at least co-champions of the conference after beating Oklahoma 83-75 after having all five starters in double figure scoring, needing to lose their next three games in order not to win the conference title exclusively.
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Kansas Over Texas Tech – Andrew Wiggins Justifies the Hype
Compared to the preseason expectations, one might say that Andrew Wiggins is slightly disappointing in his freshman year. However, it’s game winning plays like his dunk with 2 seconds left as Kansas beat Texas Tech 64-63 that bring back the faith in the hype surrounding him and his chances of being a star in the NCAA tournament and the future in the NBA.
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NBA Rumors – Joel Embiid Will Stay for a Second Season at Kansas
It’s always difficult to predict whether or not a college basketball star will actually give up the money and choose to wait for the NBA for at least one more year in order to improve, but according to Joel Embiid himself staying a second season with Kansas seems like a very good option.
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Kansas Beats Baylor – Someone Different Each Time
Being super freshmen and all, Joel Embiid and Andrew Wiggins get a lot of attention every time Kansas play. However, there’s much more to this team than those two players, as Naadir Tharpe has shown time and time again, most recently in the impressive 69-52 win over Baylor.