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The longtime Kansas Jayhawks coach was alarmed at an answer he received Wednesday inside the visitor’s locker room at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. The response came when Self asked his staff how preparations were going ahead of a 6 p.m. tipoff against host TCU. “Not great,” was the message delivered to KU’s 22nd-year coach.

North Texas guard Latrell Jossell followed an unusual path to and through the world of college basketball. He went from lightly recruited prospect to Kansas signee to Stephen F. Austin

Mayo committed two vital turnovers on inbounds passes off Houston’s full-court press. KU was up two points with 16.6 left in regulation when he was called for a five-second inbounds violation. Two free throws by J’Wan Robert tied it at 66 with 13.9 seconds left. KU turned it over on the Jayhawks’ final possession of regulation.

Bill Self is referencing a game from the 2006-07 season. In that game, Texas A&M pulled off a 69-66 upset over the Jayhawks, and Acie Law helped to earn his “Captain Clutch” nickname by hitting a three-point shot late to take the lead making his free throws a bit later to seal the deal.

There were 75 student-camping groups in Allen Fieldhouse onFriday, reserving spots for Saturday’s KU-Houston game. There were 156 such groups for the KU-UNC constest.

Kansas basketball is getting closer to full strength. KJ Adams is close to returning to the Jayhawks from an injury.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kansas big man Hunter Dickinson grabbed an offensive rebound and had the ball cradled into his body with both arms, with no intention of letting TCU take it away from him.

Kansas basketball head coach Bill Self didn’t hold back when discussing the energy—or lack thereof—coming from the student section at Allen Fieldhouse this season.

Check out everything Kansas basketball coach Bill Self and his players had to say following a rivalry win at home against Kansas State.

Kansas basketball head coach Bill Self watched the night unravel against Houston, then recalled one similar brutal defeat.