Stevenson helps No. 24 Wichita St beat Ole Miss 74-54
After his team's victory on Wednesday, Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall said he loved everything about the play of sophomore guard Erik Stevenson this season with one caveat. "I'd like him to shoot a little better percentage," Marshall said. "I'd like to see that." Stevenson had quite the...
No. 24 Wichita State rallies past East Carolina 75-69
Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall has never been shy about proclaiming the exploits of his team. But after the No. 24 Shockers outlasted East Carolina 75-69 on Wednesday, he was not in the mood to do so. "It wasn't anything to shout about or call home," Marshall said flatly. "We didn't play our...
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Trick play, FG lift No. 21 Navy over Kansas State 20-17
Bijan Nichols kicked a 23-yard field goal with two seconds remaining and No. 21 Navy capitalized on a fourth-down gamble in the final minute to beat Kansas State 20-17 in the Liberty Bowl on Tuesday. A Navy team with the nation's top-ranked rushing attack set up the winning score by completing a...
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Kansas State faces Navy and the triple option in the Liberty Bowl
No. 21 Navy is seeking to match a program single-season record by earning its 11th win as it faces Kansas State in the Liberty Bowl at Memphis, Tennessee. Kansas State will be trying to slow down Navy's top-ranked rushing attack. Navy quarterback Malcolm Perry has run for 1,804 yards. Perry is 116...
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Baker, Van Vleet named to Lute Olson All-Decade Team
Former Wichita State guards Ron Baker and Fred VanVleet were among the 25 players named Monday afternoon to the Lute Olson All-Decade Team. The team highlights some of college basketball's biggest stars from 2010-19. Players were selected by a voting panel of 21 Division I head coaches, four...
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Men's Hoops: WSU & KU both climb in national rankings
The Wichita State and Kansas men's basketball teams both moved up two spots this week in the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls. Kansas (10-2) moved up two spots in both polls, and the Jayhawks are now ranked #3 in the nation; KU is receiving one first-place vote among the 32 in the...
KU's basketball team forced to make emergency landing after engine problem on plane
After their win against Stanford Cardinal, the Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team experienced the scare of a lifetime when their pilot had to conduct an emergency landing back to the San Jose Airport. According to a statement tweeted out by KU Athletics, the team was flying back from San Jose,...
Chiefs top Bolts 31-21 to earn No. 2 seed, first-round bye
Patrick Mahomes kept scrounging around the Kansas City sideline for a score update from New England, and all the Chiefs quarterback learned was that Tom Brady had thrown a touchdown pass and an interception against Miami. That news blackout was by design. Andy Reid didn't want anybody to know what...
Sherfield's 1st double-double helps Wichita State, 84-66
Grant Sherfield posted 15 points, shooting a perfect 6-for-6, grabbed 11 rebounds for his first double-double and Wichita State beat Abilene Christian 84-66. Sherfield scored 11 points after halftime when he grabbed five rebounds blocked a shot and had three steals. Tyson Etienne added 13 points...
No. 5 Kansas pulls away in second half, beats Stanford 72-56
Isaiah Moss made three straight 3-pointers during a decisive second-half stretch and finished with 17 points, and No. 5 Kansas overcame an inconsistent performance on both ends to beat Stanford 72-56. Udoka Azubuike grabbed 13 rebounds as the Jayhawks held a big advantage on the boards. But he took...