KU Sports: Kansas men’s basketball players help buy gifts for needy families ↗
Jamari Traylor had a Santa hat on his head and big smile on his face as he dropped a full-function radio-control pickup truck into a shopping cart on Thursday night in Wal-Mart on Iowa Street.
KU Athletics: No. 18/19 Kansas returns home to face Georgetown Saturday ↗
After 29 days away from Allen Fieldhouse, No. 18/19 Kansas returns home to host Georgetown, Saturday, Dec. 21, at 11 a.m. on ESPN. KU ended a two-game losing streak with an 80-63 victory against New Mexico in the Kansas City Shootout presented by Coventry Health Care at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., on Dec. 14. Georgetown is 7-2 on the season and defeated Elon College, 85-76, on Dec. 17. The Hoyas bring a six-game winning streak to their first trip to Allen Fieldhouse and their first true road game of the season. Kansas, on the flip side, is ready for a home game as the Jayhawks last played in AFH on Nov. 22.
Bleacher Report: Best-Case, Worst-Case NBA Projection for Rising 2014 Draft Star Joel Embiid ↗
We've all heard this type of story before: A 7-footer plays his first organized basketball at 16 years old, finds out he's pretty good and then gets scholarship offers from high-profile colleges.
But none have gotten this good this quickly.
