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Rock Chalk Forever
April 21, 2021 by Marcus Garrett There’s only one bad part about being a basketball player at Kansas. You know what it is? Saying goodbye. I always knew I was going to have to do it. I saw Devonte’ and Svi do it when I was a freshman. I saw Dok and Dot do it last year. It doesn’t matter when you leave this place, it’s the worst part because it’s so special. So I’m not leaving without letting you all know how thankful I am. Before I came to school here, I had probably left Texas twice in my lifetime.
Redshirt freshman point guard Dajuan Harris shines in first career start for Kansas | Tale of the Tait
Kansas freshman Dajuan Harris Jr. goes up for a layup during a game against TCU Tuesday night at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas on January 5, 2021. (Photo/Gregg Ellman) by Associated Press Kansas freshman Dajuan Harris knew well in advance of Tuesday’s 93-64 victory at TCU that senior Marcus Garrett might be out because of a head injury and that he might be asked to step up in Garrett’s absence. And he played like he was perfectly comfortable with that being the case.
Bears 'better' than Jayhawks in Baylor's first ever win in fieldhouse
Baylor coach Scott Drew has always told his team that in order to win in Allen Fieldhouse you have to be up 10 with 3 minutes to play. For a guy who had tried and failed 12 times before, Drew wound up being right on Saturday. And his team even gave him a little wiggle room. Behind stellar guard play and suffocating defense, the fourth-ranked Bears led No. 3 Kansas by 15 with 2:59 to play, paving the way for a 67-55 Baylor victory that snapped the program’s 0-for-17 stretch in Lawrence.
Shane Jackson: Rare home loss to Baylor highlights KU's limitations on offense
Kansas head coach Bill Self shouldered the blame, but it is unlikely anybody would have faulted him given the circumstances that led to his team's first league loss of the season. Sophomore point guard Devon Dotson was sidelined with a hip injury for a long stretch in the second half. Junior Marcus Garrett played on a sore ankle, an injury he suffered just a few days earlier against Iowa State. Center Udoka Azubuike was completely gassed by the end after fighting for post position all afternoon.
Notebook: KU sophomore forward David McCormack earns starting nod in season opener
New York — The answer to the mystery question of who would start at the 4 for Kansas was sophomore forward David McCormack. It turned out to be a good move. In 29 minutes of Tuesday’s 68-66 loss to Duke at Madison Square Garden, the 6-10 forward who started the final 13 games of his freshman season delivered 6 points, 13 rebounds and two steals.
No. 3 Kansas commits 28 turnovers in 68-66 loss to No. 4 Duke in Champions Classic
New York — For 39 minutes of Tuesday’s Champions Classic clash with Duke at Madison Square Garden, the third-ranked Jayhawks found a way to overcome a startling number of turnovers. But in the final minute, with a chance to take the lead, the Jayhawks’ 28th turnover of the night finally did them in and Kansas fell to the fourth-ranked Blue Devils, 68-66.
Quentin Grimes' flashes of potential raise familiar question | Smithology
Kansas guard Quentin Grimes (5) goes around Michigan State guard Matt McQuaid (20) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Champions Classic on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in Indianapolis. Kansas won. 92-87. As the Kansas basketball team keeps trying to leap up and reach its seemingly elusive ceiling, a recurring question persists. When will freshman Quentin Grimes become the assertive, effective perimeter player the Jayhawks need him to be?
Benton Smith: No. 9 Jayhawks can put marquee loss behind them
Lexington, Ky. — Pretend for a second like Saturday night never happened. Congratulations. You’re now thinking like a Jayhawk. No. 9-ranked Kansas played against one of the nation’s other most powerful programs, No. 8 Kentucky, inside one of college basketball’s most recognizable venues, Rupp Arena. And KU’s players left the SEC/Big 12 Challenge’s main event in need of some selective amnesia. Forget that Kentucky won, 71-63.
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