The longtime Kansas Jayhawks coach was alarmed at an answer he received Wednesday inside the visitor’s locker room at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. The response came when Self asked his staff how preparations were going ahead of a 6 p.m. tipoff against host TCU. “Not great,” was the message delivered to KU’s 22nd-year coach.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Kansas big man Hunter Dickinson ... with no intention of letting TCU take it away from him. Coach Bill Self wasn't pleased with how that play ended for his preseason AP ...

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Kansas big man Hunter Dickinson ... with no intention of letting TCU take it away from him. Coach Bill Self wasn't pleased with how that play ended for his preseason AP ...

Bill Self, like most college basketball coaches ... inside the visitor’s locker room at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. The response came when Self asked his staff how preparations ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Kansas big man Hunter Dickinson grabbed an offensive rebound and had the ball cradled into his body with both arms, with no intention of letting TCU take it away from him. Coach Bill Self wasn’t pleased with how that play ended for ...

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP ... with no intention of letting TCU take it away from him. Coach Bill Self wasn’t pleased with how that play ended for his preseason AP All-America center, who ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Kansas big man Hunter Dickinson drew the ire of coach Bill Self after grabbing an offensive rebound. The problem was the preseason AP All-America center wouldn't let go of ...

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kansas big man Hunter Dickinson grabbed an offensive rebound and had the ball cradled into his body with both arms, with no intention of letting TCU take it away from him.

With four victories in its last five games, the Kansas men’s basketball team has put itself in an adequate position in the Big 12 Conference race, as 14 games are still pending on the schedule. The Jayhawks recently received assists from West Virginia,

is 6 p.m. at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. Gary Bedore covers KU basketball for The Kansas City Star. He has written about the Jayhawks since 1978 — during the Ted Owens, Larry Brown, Roy Williams and Bill Self eras. He has won the Kansas ...

The Kansas basketball team survived a scare against UCF on Tuesday night in a surprisingly tough Big 12 Conference showdown. UCF hung around for the entire game, but Kansas won 91-87 in Lawrence. UCF actually held a two-point lead at halftime before Kansas scored 50 points in the second half.

Kansas coach Bill Self said the effort against UCF was like everyone was hungover, despite a Kansas win. Zeke Mayo was the standout star in this one, along with Hunter Dickinson. And boy, did Kansas need its two stars to beat UCF 91-87 at home.