Kansas redshirt-freshman Jalen Wilson has been named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week, the conference announced Monday. The weekly award is the first for Wilson and is selected by a media panel.
Kansas Women’s Basketball (7-10, 3-8 Big 12) continues their two-game road trip this week as they head to Manhattan for the Dillons Sunflower Showdown against Kansas State.
SLATE: Struggling Wildcats and Jayhawks meet tonight
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K-State vs. KU gameday usually gets the vitriolic juices flowing, but this year with K-State riding an 8-game losing streak and KU losers in four of their past five games it’s difficult for fans on either side to beat their chests. Both teams just need a win, though K-State’s need is much more desperate. At the least, both teams will hope to stage a second consecutive melee-free meeting.
On-court struggles aside, the Wildcats and Jayhawks will face each other in the 294th Dillons Sunflower Showdown tonight at 7:00 in the blue barn of Lawrence. Were K-State a more competitive team, fans might have some optimism about ending the long streak of futility in Allen Fieldhouse. But with the current losing streak, compounded by the loss of DaJuan Gordon to a foot injury, optimism is not high. Rivalries are weird, though. Last year’s struggling Wildcat squad play an exc