Andrew Wiggins is headed to Kansas
Andrew Wiggins, the No. 1 recruit for the 2013 college basketball class, announced on Tuesday that he will attend Kansas.
Wiggins had kept things quiet and there was only one reporter present at his announcement from his high school — Huntington Prep in West Virginia. The Toronto native is picking Kansas over North Carolina, Kentucky, and Florida State.
Wiggins’ father, Mitchell...
2013 NBA Draft: Who could be the next "big" thing for Boston?
Now that the 2012-2013 season is over for the Celtics, it's time to start thinking about the draft.
This year's crop of college players is nothing to write home about, but there are some who could be decent role players for years to come. Boston needs size and a guard who can handle the ball. Luckily, there are plenty of players like that to choose from.
Here are some big...
Brandon Triche: “We think we’ve got mismatches at every position”
Against Kansas, it was Jayhawk senior Jeff Withey saying that he felt he could “dominate” Mitch McGary, who “wasn’t very tall” in the paint. Against Florida, junior Patric Young talked about how McGary wasn’t much of a post scorer. There has been no shortage of bulletin-board material for Michigan so far this tournament. Teams seem to be itching to push the Wolverines’...
‘Fake Jeff Withey’ Reveals His Identity
At the same time that Kansas’ Jeff Withey started emerging as a star center, the hilariously crude...
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KU duo named to AP All-America Team
LOS ANGELES Kansas redshirt freshman guard Ben McLemore and senior center Jeff Withey have been named to the Associated Press All-America Team announced Monday.
Three teams of five were named plus an honorable mention list by Associated Press (AP). McLemore was named to the AP Second Team, while Withey was a third-team selection by the 65-member media panel which votes on the All...
Video: Withey Provoked "the Monster"
After notching 25 points and 14 rebounds and thoroughly outplaying Kansas center, Jeff Withey, Michigan freshman Mitch McGary discussed the pregame slight that provoked him, the belief that the Wolverines maintained late, Trey Burke's performance, and more.
Michigan’s Big Man Attack Plan (with Video)
The #1 shot blocker in Big 12 history. That doesn’t just sound ominous… it is ominous. But while it’s true that Michigan will be facing the best defensive post presence they’ve seen all season in Kansas’ Jeff Withey, the match-up isn’t necessarily one that’s an exercise in futility for the Maize & Blue.
Game Preview Part One: Michigan vs. Kansas
GoBlueWolverine's Sam Webb and Kyle Bogenschutz break down Michigan's matchup with Kansas inside 'Jerry's World,' the key to the Wolverine's success in Auburn Hills, Mitch McGary against Jeff Withey, and the guys go into the locker room for insight from LaVall Jordan and Jeff Meyer.
Michigan game plan hinges on McGary, transition game
Bryan Fuller
It’s been addressed exhaustively throughout the week leading up to Michigan’s Sweet Sixteen meeting with Kansas on Friday evening: the battle between Mitch McGary and Kansas senior center Jeff Withey.
Withey is an experienced seven-footer and arguably the best shot blocker in the country. McGary is a frenetic, 6-foot-11 freshman energy man that enters the Sweet Sixteen...
Notebook: Michigan prepping for experienced Jayhawk defense
Two words ought to inspire trepidation in the heart of any player driving to the basket: Jeff Withey.
Kansas’s senior center is the defensive stopper for the Jayhawks, the last line in a defense that often doesn’t allow opposing offenses to get that far. But when they do, when an opposing player reaches the rim, he has Withey to deal with. And it’s no picnic.
Withey has blocked...
UNC's Williams can't get past Kansas...again
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Make that 0-3 for Roy Williams against his former school, Kansas.
And make that the second straight year that the Kansas Jayhawks have sent Williams North Carolina Tar Heels home from the NCAA tournament, this time 70-58 at Sprint Center on Sunday.
After forcing Kansas into 12 first-half turnovers and limiting the Jayhawks to 25 percent shooting the worst shooting...
No. 3 Kansas 70, North Carolina 58
Kansas got the best of `ol Roy and his Tar Heels once again.
Behind the impassioned play of Travis Releford and Jeff Withey, the top-seeded Jayhawks shook themselves out of a first-half slumber and blitzed No. 8 seed North Carolina down the stretch for a 70-58 victory Sunday in the third round of the NCAA tournament.
Withey had 16 points and 16 rebounds, and Releford finished with...
Kansas ousts UNC from NCAAs with second-half run
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Kansas got the best of ol Roy and his Tar Heels once again.
Behind the impassioned play of Travis Releford and Jeff Withey, the top-seeded Jayhawks shook themselves out of a first-half slumber and blitzed No. 8 seed North Carolina down the stretch for a 70-58 victory Sunday in the third round of the NCAA tournament.
Withey had 16 points and 16 rebounds, and...
Kansas ousts UNC with second-half spurt
Here are three observations from North Carolina's 70-58 loss to Kansas in the NCAA tournament's Round of 32 on Sunday:
1. Bill Self still holds the upper hand.
For those keeping a reasonable head planted firmly on their shoulders, three games is far too small a sample size to throw around the idea that any coach "owns" the other. But Self's 3-0 record against...
SAD, SAD DAY
UNC fan sad during loss to Kansas
No. 8 seed North Carolina had a 30-21 lead on No. 1 seed Kansas in the first half of Sunday's NCAA Tournament action in Kansas City... and then it all fell apart in the second half. Kansas would go on to win the game 70-58, to land themselves in the Sweet 16. And after one block in the final minutes from Jayhawks senior center Jeff Withey, the CBS cameras caught one Tar Heels...
This Face Sums Up North Carolina’s Exit From March Madness
North Carolina Tar Face – that is what I’m calling this. This cringe and painful face came from a North Carolina fan late in the second half in their lose to Kansas. The specific play that caused this look was Kansas’ Jeff Withey epic block by the 3-point line that was the “finish him” moment of the game.
There is always next year big Red.
The post This Face Sums Up North...
Former Missouri Guard Kim English Hates On Kansas’ Jeff Withey
Jeff Withey put on an amazing performance for the Kansas Jayhawks today against the North Carolina Tar Heels in the third round of the NCAA Tournament. Withey finished with 16 points, 16 rebounds, and 5 blocks, plus a victory that takes Kansas to the Sweet Sixteen.
However, not everyone was impressed.
Former Missouri guard Kim English, now with the Detroit Pistons, was baffled by...
Jeff Withey block makes North Carolina kid cry, Tar Heels hurt so bad
Kansas Jayhawks' big man Jeff Withey blocks so hard he makes North Carolina Tar Heels fans cry.
Second half lifts Kansas to Sweet 16
Kansas got the best of `ol Roy and his Tar Heels once again.
Behind the impassioned play of Travis Releford and Jeff Withey, the top-seeded Jayhawks shook themselves out of a first-half slumber and blitzed No. 8 seed North Carolina down the stretch for a 70-58 victory Sunday in the third round of the NCAA tournament.
Withey had 16 points and 16 rebounds, and Releford finished with...
Jayhawks, Tar Heels meet again in NCAA tourney
North Carolina coach Roy Williams has plenty of stories about his days at Kansas, and he pulled out one of the more poignant ones Saturday afternoon, as the two historic programs were preparing to meet in the third round of NCAA tournament.
It had to do with James Naismith and Phog Allen - the founder of the game and one of its greatest coaches - and it went something like this...
Jayhawks, Heels moving past Roy-vs.-KU angle
KANSAS CITY, Mo. The novelty and nostalgia part of North Carolina coach Roy Williams facing his former school, Kansas, has long since worn off.
It really means nothing to the players who will square off Sunday at 4:15 p.m. in the third round of the NCAA tourney.
What does matter is simply what's at stake a trip to the Sweet 16.
"There's going to be a lot of hype...
Top-seeded Jayhawks hang on vs. WKU
Jeff Withey scored 17 points and top-seeded Kansas struggled to put away scrappy Western Kentucky in a 64-57 victory Friday night that avoided what would have been the biggest upset on a day full of them in the NCAA tournament.
The Jayhawks (30-5), flummoxed by the Hilltoppers' full-court pressure, trailed 31-30 at halftime. Kansas eventually built an 11-point lead in the second...
No. 1 Kansas survives WKU's upset bid
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Jeff Withey scored 17 points and top-seeded Kansas struggled to put away scrappy Western Kentucky in a 64-57 victory Friday night that avoided what would have been the biggest upset on a day full of them in the NCAA tournament.
The Jayhawks (30-5), flummoxed by the Hilltoppers' full-court pressure, trailed 31-30 at halftime. Kansas eventually built an...
Charles Barkley called Kansas center Jeff Withey, "Jeff Whitey" (Video)
We all know that Turner Sports analyst Charles Barkley has a tendency to not think before he speaks and earlier tonight during a live look-in of the Kansas/Western Kentucky match-up, he had an unfortunate verbal error.
During the live look-in, Kansas center Jeff Withey was called for a foul on a shot attempt and Barkley accidentally called him "Whitey":
(Courtesy...
Dreaming of the Second Round: A Look at Potential NCAA Tourney Second Round Matchups
Shaka Smart and VCU are looking at a potential second round matchup with Michigan.
One of my favorite aspects of March Madness is imagining the great second round matchups that might occur if everything works out the way I think it will (which happens 5% of the time). Throughout the season, there is a great deal of hyperbole made about conference superiority, but the tourney acts...
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