Recent Posts Tagged With 'kansas_jayhawks'

• Kansas Jayhawk Basketball, 2009-2010 Lineup

  Posted on Friday April 24th, 2009 at 15:48 in kansas_jayhawks, ncaa_basketball, kansas_basketball

  How Good Will KU Be Next Season?So you've probably heard by now that Xavier Henry and brother C.J. are headed to KU and now the Jayhawks are the clear-cut pre-season #1. In case you're wondering, I've already filled out my 2009-2010 NCAA bracket with...

• I Am Not Crazy: KU Will Make the Final Four

  Posted on Wednesday March 18th, 2009 at 15:12 in kansas_jayhawks, ncaa_tournament

  Despite the Wall Street Journal's number-crunching, which reveals that KU had better not overlook North Dakota State, I was thrilled to discover that I'm not the only one picking the Jayhawks to make the Final Four again.Disregard the Spock pseudonym...

• Big 12 Tournament Bracket 2009

  Posted on Monday March 9th, 2009 at 12:20 in kansas_jayhawks, big_12

  Since the Jayhawks won the Big 12 Regular Season Title outright with a come-from-behind thriller against Texas, it's now time to scan brackets for the Big 12 Tournament, which starts Wednesday.Some people view conference tournaments as highly-charge...

• First NCAA Bracket of 2008-2009

  Posted on Thursday November 13th, 2008 at 10:39 in kansas_jayhawks, ncaa_basketball

  Thanks to the good folks at ESPN, we can begin engaging in NCAA tournament speculation in November. KU comes in as a #6 seed, which will probably be about right...although if the young (very young) Jayhawks win some games down the road, their "nation...

• Jayhawks Land a Haymaker on Memphis

  Posted on Friday October 10th, 2008 at 13:25 in kansas_jayhawks, ncaa_basketball

  Scout.com reports:It's over. Thomas Robinson gave Bill Self's Jayhawks a verbal commitment to play his basketball at KU. Robinson, a 6-8 power forward from Brewster Academy in New Hampshire, is the first commitment in KU's 2009 class. Robinson is ra...

• Kansas & Memphis Square Off Over Recruits

  Posted on Wednesday October 8th, 2008 at 10:51 in memphis, kansas_jayhawks, ncaa_basketball, bill_self

  The University Daily Kansan has a well-written piece on Phase 2 of the KU-Memphis battle. As you know, the Jayhawks pulled out an amazing comeback victory to take home the NCAA title this March. Now Bill Self and John Calipari are going head-to-head ...

• Kansas Jayhawks Basketball in Canada: Recap

  Posted on Wednesday September 17th, 2008 at 16:20 in jayhawk_basketball, kansas_jayhawks

  I have to think Canada had one of the more exciting moments in its history when the Kansas Jayhawks visited to play 3 games back in August. Seth Davis recaps the trip and gives us an idea of who the major players on KU's young 2008-2009 team will be....

• Allen Field House Gets Love from Sports Illustrated

  Posted on Thursday August 28th, 2008 at 14:27 in kansas_jayhawks, ncaa_basketball

  SI points out what I've known for the last 20 years: Allen Field House in Lawrence, Kansas is an incredible college hoops venue.As always, I'm proud to be a Jayhawk. ...

• Kansas Jayhawks Are #2 NCAA Team in the World

  Posted on Tuesday July 29th, 2008 at 14:42 in kansas_jayhawks

  Blogging will be light this week, because we'll be heading out of town this weekend and I have a bunch of stuff to get done first. However, I'd be remiss if I didn't point out that the Kansas Jayhawks rank #2 in ESPN's "Prestige Rankings." This is wh...

• Kansas Jayhawks 2008-2009 Schedule

  Posted on Friday July 25th, 2008 at 11:48 in kansas_jayhawks, ncaa_basketball

  The Jayhawks have released the schedule for the upcoming basketball season. As the KC Star notes:The defending national champion Kansas Jayhawks will be young, but they won’t be untested entering Big 12 play.Not after a nonconference slate that wil...

• NCAA Basketball Summer Recruiting Scene

  Posted on Thursday July 24th, 2008 at 15:20 in kansas_jayhawks, ncaa_basketball, bill_self

  The Las Vegas Sun has an in-depth look at the NCAA basketball summer recruiting scene from the perspective of Bill Self:"To be honest, I'm nervous," Self said of recruiting as a defending champ. "I'm nervous because we lost some great guys, and we've...

• Mario Chalmers Earns Contract with Miami

  Posted on Thursday July 10th, 2008 at 14:14 in kansas_jayhawks, mario_chalmers

  Jayhawk star Mario Chalmers has impressed the Heat enough that they signed him to a three-year deal worth a couple million. This makes 5 KU players from the championship team who will be playing for substantial money (Brandon Rush, Darrell Arthur, Da...

• Mario Chalmers is the Thorn in Derrick Rose's Side*

  Posted on Tuesday July 8th, 2008 at 18:10 in kansas_jayhawks, mario_chalmers, nba_basketball

  The Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls have started a series of NBA summer games. So far, Mario Chalmers, the star of KU's dramatic NCAA victory over Memphis, is getting the better of #1 draft pick Derrick Rose. (Much like he did in the NCAA championship g...

• Big 12 / Pac 10 Hardwood Challenge 2008

  Posted on Tuesday June 17th, 2008 at 13:31 in kansas_jayhawks, ncaa_basketball

  Remember last year, when the Big 12 split the Hardwood Challenge with the Pac 10 despite getting no respect as a conference nationally? Well, it could happen again this year. And again, watch out for marquee match-ups, with the Kansas Jayhawks taking...

• Paul Pierce Torches Lakers, Mario Chalmers NBA-Bound

  Posted on Tuesday June 10th, 2008 at 13:25 in kansas_jayhawks, mario_chalmers, kobe_bryant, paul_pierce, la_lakers, boston_celtics

  I realize I may be one of the three people in the Midwest who cares about the NBA finals. But old loyalties die hard. Seeing Kansas Jayhawk star Paul Pierce kill the Lakers and make Kobe Bryant look like a petulant child is surprisingly good for my h...

• Paul Pierce Beats up the Lakers in Game 1

  Posted on Friday June 6th, 2008 at 11:13 in kansas_jayhawks, paul_pierce, nba_basketball, boston_celtics

  Tell me you saw this last night. Game one of the NBA finals, which I'm eagerly soaking in because one of my all-time favorites, Paul Pierce, is finally going to get his championship ring.As the first half ended, former Jayhawk stud and six-time NBA A...

• Jayhawks Land #2 Recruiting Class for 2008-2009

  Posted on Saturday May 24th, 2008 at 13:21 in kansas_jayhawks, ncaa_basketball, ucla_bruins

  According to Rivals.com, the Kansas Jayhawks have inked the nation's 2nd-best recruiting class (best in the Big 12) for the upcoming season. KUSports.com:Kansas University’s seven-man basketball recruiting class of 2008 has been ranked No. 2 in the...

• Lawrence Rejoices as Columbia Mourns

  Posted on Tuesday April 22nd, 2008 at 17:26 in kansas_jayhawks

  A friend sent us these pictures, which I can't help posting, despite the pain they could conceivably inflict upon some unfortunate fellow bloggers. That NCAA Championship Trophy is good for at least one more fling. These date from the day of the Jayh...

• Jayhawk 2008 NCAA National Championship Videos

  Posted on Tuesday April 15th, 2008 at 16:40 in kansas_jayhawks

  Thanks for Jeremy Chrysler of PhogBlog for compiling these. I don't want to steal his thunder, so I'll just post the first video as a teaser. Go check out all Top Ten You Tube Videos of the 2008 Jayhawk National Championship run. ...