Kansas basketball

Kansas just suffered a resounding defeat against Iowa State, and the Jayhawks schedule isn't getting any easier in the days ahead.

He is the National Sports Media Association’s sportswriter of the year for the state of Kansas for 2022. I know I had two charges in the first half that gave the ball back, and when you don’t get a shot attempt up and they’re getting shots up in result of your turnovers, it’s going to lean in their favor every single time. That’s on us to take care of the ball better.” During a timeout, it seemed like Kansas had the momentum it needed to mount another comeback in Big 12 Conference play. Clemence, a sophomore forward who comes off the bench, was the latest to suffer an injury when he hurt his knee in the first half Saturday. The Jayhawks had 3 second-chance points, compared to the Cyclones’ 12. "But we have to do that, or he wouldn’t be able to score the ball because there’s such poor ball and body movement.” We need balance with our starting five, and when one guy has to feel like he’s got to go do it all on his own it crashes the offense," Self said. Fixing those all-too-common slow starts is easier said than done, especially with the first-place Longhorns coming to town. 8 Kansas has to grapple with its fourth Big 12 loss in its last five conference games. It’s added strain on a team that’s already relying on its starters so much, with redshirt junior forward Jalen Wilson the only one finding consistent success on offense recently. After trailing by 12 points at halftime, about four minutes into the second half the Jayhawks had cut the deficit to 5.