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New-coach success stories in college hoops
In his first season as Kentucky's coach, John Calipari led the Wildcats to 35 wins and a trip to the regional finals of the NCAA tournament.
Young helps No. 6 Kansas turn back Temple, 69-62
The seniors hadn't been playing like seniors, and Kansas was suffering for it. Elijah Johnson kept turning the ball over on offense, Kevin Young ...
SMU good fit for Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown
Larry Brown was a young assistant on coach Dean Smith's staff at North Carolina in the mid-1960s when he turned down his first head coaching offer.
McLemore's 22 gives Kansas huge road win, 74-66
It's not supposed to be this easy for a kid playing his first collegiate road game. Kansas' Ben McLemore, a redshirt freshman surrounded in the ...
Withey leads No. 9 Kansas past Richmond, 87-59
Jeff Withey had at least six inches on just about everyone from Richmond. Little surprise that every time the Spiders slashed into the lane, Withey ...
McLemore leads No. 9 Kansas past Colorado, 90-54
Ben McLemore is already accustomed to being on the finishing end of alley-oop dunks. He was on the giving end on Saturday. It happened midway through ...
Appling leads Michigan St. past Kansas 67-64
Looking to bounce back from a season-opening loss, Michigan State turned to its top returning scorer from last season. Keith Appling came through.
Jayhawks poised for another Final Four run
Everybody seemed to be happy on the Kansas bench last season. Bill Self was certainly pleased with the way his team ran roughshod to an eighth ...
Plenty of changes as Big 12 hoops season nears
Bob Huggins is back in the Big 12, this time with West Virginia. TCU has joined the fold, too, and everyone else converged on the Sprint Center on ...
Kansas signs hoops coach Self to $3.8M contract
Bill Self could be roaming the sideline at Allen Fieldhouse well into the next decade. The Kansas basketball coach agreed to a restructured contract ...