Mitch Lightfoot
No. 17 KU ends No. 2 Baylor's perfect start with 71-58 win

By Dave Skretta Feb. 27, 2021 11:08 PM EST
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — After its record streak in the Top 25 came to an end, Kansas spent the past the past three weeks quietly getting better, ripping off five...

Braun scores 18 as No. 23 Kansas beats Kansas State, 74-51

By Dave Skretta Feb. 02, 2021 10:48 PM EST
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Christian Braun's big game for Kansas against Kansas State last season was overshadowed by an ugly game-ending melee. ...

Agbaji scores 18 to lead No. 5 Kansas to 95-50 rout of Omaha

By Dave Skretta Dec. 11, 2020 08:56 PM EST
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Ochai Agbaji and Mitch Lightfoot were held without a field goal and combined for two points when fifth-ranked Kansas needed a late 3...

North Dakota State's Rocky Kreuser (34) looks to pass under pressure from Kansas' Mitch Lightfoot during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Grant-Foster saves No. 7 KU in 65-61 win over N Dakota State

By Dave Skretta Dec. 05, 2020 06:10 PM EST

Kansas' Marcus Garrett (0) gets past North Dakota State's Tyree Eady to shoot during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
North Dakota State Bison at Kansas Jayhawks 12/5/2020

Dec. 05, 2020 05:12 PM EST

FILE - Kansas guard Christian Braun (2) is congratulated by teammate Devon Dotson after a three-point basket during an NCAA college basketball game against Baylor in Waco, Texas, in this Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, file photo. Sophomore guard Christian Braun is one of the Big 12's best sharpshooters. (AP Photo/Ray Carlin, File)
No. 6 Kansas rides expectations, uncertainty into season

By Dave Skretta Nov. 12, 2020 04:17 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2018, file photo, Kansas head coach Bill Self reacts against Tennessee during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the NIT Season Tip-Off tournament in New York. There has been more attention on Kansas basketball over the past six months in court rooms than on basketball courts, and Self and the rest of the No. 3 Jayhawks are ready for that to change. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)
No. 3 Kansas ready to focus on season rather than NCAA fears

By Dave Skretta Oct. 25, 2019 11:10 AM EDT

Xavier guard Quentin Goodin (3) reacts to a teammate's 3-point basket during the second half of a first-round NIT college basketball game Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Gary Landers)
Nebraska Cornhuskers at TCU Horned Frogs 3/24/2019

Mar. 20, 2019 09:28 PM EDT

Kansas State guard Barry Brown Jr., left, and Kansas forward Dedric Lawson (1) dive for the ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Lawrence, Kan., Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
No. 15 KU tops No. 16 K-State 64-49 to maintain Big 12 hopes

By Dave Skretta Feb. 25, 2019 11:09 PM EST

Kansas forward Mitch Lightfoot (44) dunks the ball as West Virginia forward Lamont West (15) watches during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)
West Virginia Mountaineers at Kansas Jayhawks 2/16/2019

Feb. 16, 2019 05:14 PM EST

Kansas' Ochai Agbaji (30) celebrates after making a 3-point basket during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Oklahoma State. Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, in Lawrence, Kan. Kansas won 84-72. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Lawson, Agbaji lift No. 13 Kansas past Oklahoma State, 84-72

By Dave Skretta Feb. 09, 2019 02:10 PM EST

Kansas' K.J. Lawson (13) and Eastern Michigan's Ty Groce (31) battle for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Eastern Michigan Eagles at Kansas Jayhawks 12/29/2018

Jan. 03, 2019 10:44 AM EST