The Kansas Jayhawks were picked to finish in the bottom half of the Big 12 this upcoming season by USA TODAY sports writers.

Kansas 69, UCF 68. Andy Mitts. It's pretty clear that things just aren't working right now for the Jayhawks. Despite the unfortunate officiating in the second half that likely cost them the game ...

LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball went up against UCF on Tuesday at home, during Big 12 Conference play, and survived with a 91-87 win inside Allen Fieldhouse.. The No. 11 Jayhawks went into halftime ...

Kansas Jayhawks defeated UCF without Dajuan Harris at Allen Fieldhouse. ... UCF wasn’t shy about shooting 3-pointers, with 24 of its 40 shots coming on 3-pointers in the first half.

UCF conceded a 13-4 run out of halftime, capped off by Dajuan Harris Jr., who hit just the Jayhawks’ second 3-pointer of the game, and eventually stretched the lead to 35 points midway through ...

UCF has been unranked all season, only receiving votes briefly after a huge upset to start the year. The Knights won the only prior meeting between these two programs, a 65-60 game in Orlando last ...

No. 7 Kansas posts 2nd-largest margin of victory in program history in 99-48 win over UCF. ... Rylan Griffen scored 14 points and Dajuan Harris Jr. and AJ Storr each had 11 for the Jayhawks (10-3 ...

We've got another exciting Big 12 matchup on schedule as the Kansas Jayhawks and the UCF Knights are set to tip at 8:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday at Allen Fieldhouse.

The Jayhawks shot 50.6% from the field with five players finishing in double figures, and outrebounded UCF (10-3, 1-1) 63-32 with 22 offensive boards resulting in 37 second-chance points.

UCF will not sneak up on Kansas this time around, and the Jayhawks will be eager to rebound after falling behind by as many as 18 points. But can the Knights do it again, and perhaps crack the top ...

UCF lost to the Jayhawks by 51 points at home a couple of weeks ago. So the fact that the Knights were able to take Kansas to the wire in Allen Fieldhouse speaks volumes about their resiliency.

The Jayhawks forced eight turnovers in the first half alone. Kansas did an excellent job of swarming UCF’s players in the paint and held Knights star Keyshawn Hall to 11 points on 2-for-7 shooting.