It’s often said you can’t go home again, but don’t tell that to Andy Kotelnicki. After a two-year stint calling plays in Happy Valley, the architect of one of the most explosive eras in Kansas football history is heading back to Lawrence.
Kansas and UCF are set to face off in Orlando this Saturday to open Big 12 play in front of roughly 9,000 Knights fans. It will be the second true road game of the season for KU, just a few weeks after it pulled away with an exhilarating overtime victory over NC State in Raleigh.
The first two months of the 2025-26 Kansas basketball season have brought plenty of exciting moments, particularly during the Jayhawks' three-game run at the Players Era Festival and solid wins over Missouri and NC State.
The year 2025 didn't bring much success for Kansas basketball fans. The Jayhawks were eliminated in the first round of the NCAA Tournament after a rough 2024-25 campaign, and they were even unranked at one point during the current season.
Things have been a little rocky with the status of star Kansas guard Darryn Peterson lately, and Bill Self’s comments on the Hawk Talk Radio Show did little to ease the tension.
The Kansas Jayhawks saw a lot of success across their various sports teams this year. Both Kansas soccer and Kansas volleyball reached the Sweet 16 in their respective NCAA Tournaments.
It is no secret that Allen Fieldhouse is one of the most iconic venues in all of college sports and gives the Kansas Jayhawks an unparalleled home court advantage.
For the past couple of months, Bill Self has walked on eggshells when discussing Darryn Peterson's injury. The star freshman has dealt with lingering quad and hamstring cramps through the first two months of his collegiate career, and those issues have now extended into the conference season.
Some student-athletes don't receive their first scholarship offers until their senior year. Others pick them up before they even reach high school. Last week, the Kansas basketball program reportedly extended a scholarship offer to Omar Muhammad, a high-flying phenom currently in the eighth grade.
After Kansas lost Devin Neal to graduation a year ago, the Jayhawks severely missed his contributions in 2025. KU finished in the bottom half of the Big 12 in rushing yards per game, which was uncharacteristic for a Lance Leipold-coached squad since he arrived in Lawrence five years ago.
The Kansas basketball team has been without its best player, Darryn Peterson, for nine of the Jayhawks' 13 games this season. Even in the contests Peterson appeared in, he was hampered by a lingering cramping injury that has limited the start of his collegiate career.
The Big 12 has always been one of, if not the best, basketball conferences in the country, and it might be better than ever this year. The league accounts for two of the nation's top three teams and six programs ranked inside the AP Top 25.
Last season, Kansas basketball earned a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament from the Selection Sunday committee. It was the lowest seed that a Bill Self-coached Jayhawk team has ever received and marked the first time one of his teams was given anything lower than a No.
As always, the Kansas Jayhawks will undergo a grueling Big 12 schedule once the calendar flips to 2026. The conference is as stacked as it has ever been, as it accounts for two of the nation's top three teams and several other ranked squads.
The Kansas basketball season has been incredibly confusing at times through the first two months of the 2025-26 campaign. While the Jayhawks have clear offensive limitations without freshman star Darryn Peterson and have looked shaky, they still carry a 10-3 record into Big 12 play as the calendar flips to January.
Kansas basketball has officially wrapped up its nonconference slate, yet freshman guard Darryn Peterson appeared in just four of the Jayhawks' first 13 games.
Kansas is losing redshirt freshman running back Harry Stewart to the transfer portal. Stewart didn’t see a ton of action this year, but when he did get touches, he made them count.
Monday night's 90-61 win over Davidson was one of the most impressive victories of the season for Kansas basketball. The Jayhawks limited mistakes on the defensive end, shot 57.8% from the field, and knocked down 11 3-pointers en route to a stress-free win.
Kansas coach Bill Self said Monday night that Darryn Peterson's family does not want the projected No. 1 pick to return from injury until he is "as close to 100% as possible."
The Kansas Jayhawks handled Davidson on Monday night at Allen Fieldhouse with a 90-61 win. But absent, once again, was star Darryn Peterson. The freshman sensation has not played since December 13th against N.C.